I play guitar and this is still very true today - Peavey deals mostly in the lower to medium bracket and their most legendary (and "premium") amp is beloved for

I play guitar and this is still very true today - Peavey deals mostly in the lower to medium bracket and their most legendary (and "premium") amp is beloved for just that: (comparatively) cheap, reliable and a distinct sound. Interestingly enough, another guitar amplifier company that could be considered VERY premium started in a very similar way: modifying and building their own gear just out of frustration with (back then) existing gear and lack of money: http://diezel.typo3.inpublica.de/history.8.0.html http://diezel.typo3.inpublica.de/history.8.0.html Actually, Boogie did too: http://www.mesaboogie.com/US/Smith/our_story.html http://www.mesaboogie.com/US/Smith/our_story.html