Awards

Product Awards & Recognition (selected, since 1986)

2020 Music Inc. Product Excellence Award, VYPYR VIP Series Amps
2019 Music Inc. Editors Choice Award, MAX® 300 Bass Amp
2019 Music Inc. Editors Choice Award, LN™ 1263 Column Array
2019 Music Inc. Editors Choice Award, Trace Elliot® ELF™ Bass Combos
2019 Music Inc. Editors Choice Award, MAX® Bass Amp Series
2018 Musikmesse International Press Awards (M.I.P.A.), Best Bass Amplifier, Trace Elliot® ELF™ Ultra Compact Bass Amplifer
2018 Music Inc. Editors Choice Award, MAX® Bass Amp Series
2017 Music Inc. Product Excellence Award, Dark Matter™ Speaker Enclosures
2016 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best DJ Product of 2016, Dark Matter™ Speaker Enclosures
2015 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Product of the Year, VYPYR® Pro 100
2015 Electronic Musician Editors' Choice Award, Peavey ReValver® 4
2014 MMR Dealers Choice Award, Amplifier Line of the Year, Peavey Electronics
2014 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best Instrument Amp of 2014, ValveKing® Combo 20
2014 NAMM Best In Show awards, Peavey named "Company to Watch"
2014 Bass Gear Best of Show, MiniMega®
2013 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Sound Reinforcement Line of the Year, Entire Line of Peavey Sound Reinforcement Products
2013 African Product Awards Best Musical Product, Peavey Electronics
2013 Bass Gear Best of Show, VYPYR® VIP
2013 Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award, AT-200™
2013 NAMM Best In Show "Gotta Stock It", VYPYR® VIP
2013 Worship Leader Best of the Best, Gadgets/Accessories, MuseBox™
2013 Worship Leader Best of the Best, Worship Team: Bass, TNT® 115
Guitar World Platinum Award, AT-200™, January 2013
2012 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Sound Reinforcement Line of the Year, Entire Line of Peavey Sound Reinforcement Products
2012 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best Power Amp, IPR™ 3000 DSP
Guitar Player Editor' Pick, AT-200™, Holiday 2012
Guitar Player Editors' Pick, Triple XXX® II, November 2012
Guitar World Platinum Award, Triple XXX® II, November 2012
Guitarist Guitarist Choice Award, AT-200™, November 2012
2011 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Sound Reinforcement Line of the Year, Peavey Impulse® 12D
2011 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Power Amplifier, IPR™ 3000
2011 Music & Sound Retailer Award, ReValver™ MKIII.V, Best New Multimedia/Software
Music Inc. Best Products of 2011, AmpKit LiNK™
Guitar Player Editors' Pick, Session™, December 2011
Worship Leader Best of the Best Award 2011, Impulse 12D® and Sanctuary Series S32™
Guitar Player Editors' Pick, PowerSlide™, May 2011
Guitar World Gold Award, AmpKit LiNK™, February 2011
2010 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Amp Line of the Year, Vypyr®
2010 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Instrument Amp, 6505®+ 112
2010 MIPA (Musikmesse International Press Award), Best Guitar Amp Combo, Vypyr® 15
2010 NAMM Best In Show awards, Peavey named "Company to Watch"
2009 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Power Amp of 2009, IPR™ 1600
2009 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Amp Line of the Year, Vypyr®
Guitar World Gold Award for Overall Value, PXD™ Void III, November 2009
Bass Player Editor Award, VB-3™, September 2009
Guitar World Gold Award for Overall Value, Vypyr® 75, August 2009
2009 Live Sound International/ProSoundWeb.com Readers' Choice Award, Best Large Format Line Array, Versarray™ 112
2009 Music Inc Supplier Excellence Award, Overall Excellence
2009 Guitar Player Readers' Choice Award, Best Home Studio Gear of 2009, ReValver™ MKIII
2009 Future Music (UK), Platinum and Value awards, ReValver™ MKIII
2008 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Instrument Amp of the Year, Vypyr®
2008 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Product of the Year, Vypyr®
2008 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Amplifier Line of the Year, Vypyr®
2008 Premier Guitar Premier Gear Award, ReValver™ MKIII
2008 ESPN "Easy Points: The Best of CES," RiffMaster™ Gaming Controller
2007 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Sound Reinforcement Line of the Year
2007 Music Inc Supplier Excellence Award, Product Innovation
Guitar World Gold Award for Overall Value, Windsor™, December 2007
Bass Player Editor's Award, Tour 700™ and Tour 410™, November 2007
Guitar World Gold Award for Overall Value, ValveKing®, September 2007
Adobe Systems Web Site of the Day, PeaveyCustomShop.com, August 27, 2007
2007 NAMM Best In Show, PeaveyCustomShop.com
2006 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Amplifier Line of the Year
2006 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Sound Reinforcement Line of the Year
2006 Music Inc Supplier Excellence Award, Level Playing Field (Dealer Fairness)
Guitar World Platinum Award for Quality & Design, HP Special™ CT guitar, August 2006
2005 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Effects Processor, Dual DeltaFex®
2005 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Power Amplifier, CS® 800x4
2005 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Sound Reinforcement Line of the Year
2005 Music Inc Supplier Excellence Award, Level Playing Field (Dealer Fairness)
2005 MIPA (Musikmesse International Press Award), Best Guitar Top, JSX®
2004 Music & Sound Retailer Awards, Manufacturer of the Year
2004 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Rep of the Year, Gregg Wilson
2004 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Power Amplifier, PV® 2600
2004 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Instrument Amplifier of the Year, JSX®
2004 Music Inc Supplier Excellence Award, Product Innovation
2004 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Sound Reinforcement Line of the Year
2004 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Amplifier Line of the Year, January 2005
Guitar Player Editors' Pick Award, JSX®, May 2004
Guitar Player Readers' Choice Award, Best Amp Head, Triple XXX®, November 2004
Guitar Player Editors' Pick Award, XXL™, 2003
Guitar Player Editors' Pick Award, V-Type™, September 2003
2003 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Outstanding Product Development
2003 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Power Amp, CS® 800H
2003 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best Speaker/Cabinet, PR™ 15
2003 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Rack Effect, Kosmos® Pro
2003 MIA (Music Industries Association, UK) Award, Individual Contribution to the Music Industry, Ken Achard
2003 MIA (Music Industries Association, UK) Award, Best Overall Live P.A. System, Escort®
2002 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Rep of the Year, Robin Venters
2002 Music & Sound Retailer Award, 2002 Product of the Year, Feedback Ferret®
2002 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Manufacturer of the Year
2002 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best Power Amp, PV® 2600
2002 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Instrument Amp, TransTube® 258 EFX
2002 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Bass, Cirrus™ Quilt Top
2002 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Mixer/Console, XR® 696F
2002 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New DJ Product, Club Mix™
2002 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Rack Effect, Feedback Ferret®
2002 EQ Blue Ribbon Award, Kosmos®
2001 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Mixer/Console, RQ™ 4324
2000 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Mixer/Console, RQ™ 2318
1999 Guitar Player Editor's Pick Award, Wolfgang® Special*
1999 Live Sound International Tin Ear Award, SP™ Series
1999 Gig Prove It All Night Award, PVM™ 22
1999 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Amplifier Line of the Year, TransTube®
1999 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Mixer/Console, XR® 684
1999 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Bass, Cirrus™ 5
1999 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Guitar, Wolfgang® Special*
1999 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Product of the Year, Wolfgang® Special*
1998 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Power Amp, CS® 800S
1998 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Speakers/Cabinet, SP™ 3G
1998 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Microphone/Wireless System, PVM™ 22
1997 EQ Blue Ribbon Award, SRM™ 2410, Best in Show AES
1997 Technology Applied to Amusement Award, MediaMatrix®, 79th IAAPA Convention
1997 TEC (Technical Excellence & Creativity), Outstanding Technical Achievement in Amplifier Technology, CS® 800S
1997 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, Best Manufacturer for Service & Repair
1997 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, Power Amps, Peavey 8.5c
1997 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, Effects & Processors, DeltaFex®
1997 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, Bass Amps, T Max™
1997 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, Instrument Amps, Rage® 158
1997 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, P.A. Enclosures; Peavey 115 DL
1997 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, Studio Monitors, Impulse® II
1997 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, Powered Mixers, XR® 600e
1997 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, DJ Audio Equipment, CD Mix™ 9072A
1997 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, Instrument Cabinets/Speakers, 412MS
1997 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, Basses, Milestone®
1997 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Best New Lighting Product, Lite 3008
1997 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Guitar of the Year, Wolfgang®*
1996 Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award, MAQ 300 and 600
1996 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten Award, Best Manufacturer for Service & Repair
1996 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, DJ Audio Equipment, CD Mix™ 9072A
1996 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, Powered Mixers, XRD® 680
1996 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, Power Amps, Peavey 8.5c
1996 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, Instrument Amps, Rage® 158
1996 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, P.A. Enclosures, SP™ 5XT
1996 Music & Sound Retailer Best of the Top Ten, P.A. Enclosures; Peavey 115 DL
1996 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Product of 1995, Raptor®
1996 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Product, Guitars & Basses; Raptor®
1996 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Speaker, Monitor or Cabinet; SP™ 5XT
1996 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Outstanding Product Development
1995 Musician Editor's Pick Award, MAQ™ 300 and 600
1995 Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award, VMP-2™
1995 Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award, Spectrum Analog Filter™
1995 NSCA Expo Award
1995 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Outstanding Product Development
1995 EQ Blue Ribbon Award, MediaMatrix® Miniframe 100, Best in Show AES
Most Popular Bass Amp 1994, TNT® 115, Making Music Magazine (UK) Readers' Poll
Amp of the Year 1994, Bandit® 112, Making Music Magazine (UK) Readers' Poll
1994 Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award, MIDI Controller Peavey C8
1994 MMR Dealers' Choice Award, Outstanding Product Development
Rack in the Box Award, MediaMatrix®, AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention, 1994
Best in Show, Delta VU™, AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention, 1994
Best Club P.A. 1993, XR® 680, Making Music Magazine (UK) Readers' Poll
Bass Amp of the Year 1993, TKO® 65, Making Music Magazine (UK) Readers' Poll
Amp of the Year 1993, Bandit® 112, Making Music Magazine (UK) Readers' Poll
1993 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Speaker, Monitor or Cabinet; Mini Monitor™ II
1993 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Bass, MIDIBase™
1993 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Lighting Product, Lighting Solutions
1993 MMR (Musical Merchandise Review) Dealers' Choice Award, Outstanding Product Development
Best New Bass 1992, MIDIBase™, Making Music Magazine (UK) Readers' Poll
1992 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Sound Reinforcement Product, SP™ 5Ti
1992 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative DJ Product, CD Mix™ 7032
1992 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Lighting Product, PV® Lite System 3000
Amp of the Year 1991, Bandit® 112, Making Music Magazine (UK) Readers' Poll
Best in Show, SDR™ 20/20, 91st AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention, 1991
1991 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Manufacturer Ad Campaign, DPM-3™
1991 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Microphone, 520TN™
1991 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Bass, TL6™
1991 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Instrument Amp, Bravo™
Amp of the Year 1990, Bandit® 112, Making Music Magazine (UK) Readers' Poll
1990 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Product, Keyboards; DPM-3™
1990 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Lighting Product; Lite 2400™
1989 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Product, Microphones; PVM™ 38
1989 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Product, Sound Reinforcement; Deca 528
1989 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Product, Loudspeakers, Monitors, Enclosures & Components; HDH
Amp of the Year 1987, LTD™, Making Music Magazine (UK) Readers' Poll
Best Amp of 1987, Bandit®, Making Music Magazine (UK) Readers' Poll
1987 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Product, Sound Reinforcement; DECA™ 1200
1987 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Product, Instrument Amplifiers; Mega Bass
1986 Music & Sound Retailer Award, Most Innovative Product, Sound Reinforcement; DECA™ 700

Corporate Honors & Awards (selected, since 1978)

Hartley and Mary Peavey named recipients of 2019 Governor’s Choice Award in the Mississippi Arts Commission’s Governor’s Arts Awards
Recipient of AV Magazine's AV Awards 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award, September 2015 in London, England
2015 NAMM Milestone Award for 50 Years of Service In The Music Products Industry
2015 Musical Merchandise Review & Front Of House Special Appreciation Award in Commemoration of 50 Years of Service to the Music Industry
Named Citizen of the Year by The Meridian Star, March 2, 2012
Recipient of the MIPA (Musikmesse International Press Association) Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award, March 2010
Inaugural inductee to the Mississippi Innovators Hall of Fame, May 2008
Recipient of the Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the University of Southern Mississippi College of Business, April 2008
2008 Mississippi Tourism Association Award for Event of the Year, for "Mississippi: Celebrating a 50-Year GRAMMY Legacy" event
Recipient of Torchbearer Award from Better Business Bureau of Mississippi, March 2007
Recipient of inaugural Outstanding Community Award for charitable response to Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Music & Sound Retailer Awards, January 2006
Recipient of inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award, 2005 Music & Sound Retailer Awards, January 2006
Hartley Peavey's adaptation of CNC (computer numeric controlled) routing and copy lathe techniques to instrument making listed on Guitar Player's 101 Greatest Moments in Guitar History, April 2005
Named Man of the Year by The Music Trades, April 2005
Inducted into Vintage Guitar Magazine's Hall of Fame by readers of Vintage Guitar, April 2005
Recipient of inaugural manufacturer's Lifetime Achievement Award from Guitar Player Magazine, January 2005
Recipient of Special Appreciation Award for 40 years of service to the music industry, MMR (Musical Merchandise Review), January 2005
Recipient of Honorary Doctor of Creative & Performing Arts degree from Mississippi State University (also delivered commencement address), May 8, 2004
Recipient of Guy Tozzoli Peace Through Trade Distinguished Leadership Award, Mississippi World Trade Center, 2003
Highway 493 North in Meridian, Miss., renamed Hartley Peavey Drive, January 30, 2003
Hartley Peavey inducted into Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, 2001
Recipient of NAB (National Association of Business) Distinguished Performance Award for School-to-Work Company of the Year, 1998
Recipient of second annual EQ Magazine People of the Year Award, December 1994
Named No. 27 on the list of Top 100 Most Important People in Guitar by Guitar World magazine, May 1994
Recipient of the Senatorial Medal of Freedom, May 1994
Recipient of Business Alumni Fellows Award by Mississippi State University for alumni who have distinguished themselves in their respective careers, March 28, 1994
Recipient of 1993 Motorola Product of Imagination Award, presented by Electronics Engineering Times at the Powered by Motorola Awards ceremony in Austin, Texas, March 3, 1994
Received the United States Merchant Marine's Appreciation Award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration, December 8, 1993
Peavey Europe named Company of the Year by Backstage Musick Magazine, 1992
Honoree of The National Literacy Honors Award, selected for distinguished achievement and personal initiative in the cause for a literate America, November 22, 1992
Honored by President George H. W. Bush with a tour of Peavey Electronics and speech to all employees, the first occasion of a U.S. President recognizing a music and sound equipment manufacturer with a personal visit, December 3, 1991
Representative of one of the 20 companies selected nationwide to participate in the Japan Corporate Program sponsored by the United States Department of Commerce, January 1991 and January 1996
Listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the worldwide music industry in February '88, '89 and '90 issues of BAM Magazine
Inducted into the Rock Walk of Fame, Hollywood, California, January 17, 1990
Honored for Best Training Program by NAMM (International Music Products Association), 1989
Honored by the Meridian Public School System by renaming the Ross Collins Vocational School Auditorium (est. 1942) as the Hartley D. Peavey Auditorium, 1989
Honored by the Meridian/Lauderdale County Chamber of Commerce by the establishment of the Hartley Peavey Entrepreneurial Award (annual award given to regional entrepreneurs), 1989
Recipient of Award of Merit for Excellence of Commitment to Music in Mississippi, 1988
Inducted into the International Music Products Association (NAMM) Hall of Fame, 1988
Received "Captains of Industry" Tribute for State of Mississippi by Jackson Business Journal, 1988
Honored as Outstanding Alumnus of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Vocational Educators, 1985
Named permanent recipient of the Export Award for the State of Mississippi, 1986
Received Presidential "E Star" Award for Excellence in Exporting from the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1985
Designated as Man of the Year by The Meridian Star, 1984
Named Mississippian of the Year by Mississippi Broadcasters Association, 1984
Received Mississippi Export Excellence Award, 1984
Received Mississippi Export Excellence Award, 1983
Named Honorary Member of the National Association of Young Music Merchants, 1983
Honored by the City of Meridian by establishing April 21, 1982 as "Hartley Peavey Day"
Received Industrial Glove Award (Governor's Award for top industry in Mississippi), 1980
Recipient of Recognition for Contribution, Mississippi Executive Department, 1978
Received President's "E" Award for Exports from the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1978

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Product Awards & Recognition (selected, since 1986)

Corporate Honors & Awards (selected, since 1978)

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