Who made Peavey guitars in 1977?

In 1977, Peavey Electronics Corporation controlled the Peavey name. Its one line on record was built at Peavey Meridian guitar production (USA).^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

A Peavey guitar from 1977 belongs to whichever era was running on its product line that year. An era is a stretch when the company that controlled the name and the plant that built the line both stayed the same. If you know the line, the table below tells you which version of Peavey you have. The name dates from 1965^[1], 12 years before.

Line by line in 1977

Line	Controlled by	Parent	Built at	Era	Grade
Peavey USA guitars	Peavey Electronics Corporation	—	Peavey Meridian guitar production Meridian, Mississippi, USA^{[1, 3, 5]}	1977–2015	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

What changed in 1977

Peavey USA guitars: a new era begins under Peavey Electronics Corporation, built at Peavey Meridian guitar production^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Where Peavey was built in 1977

Peavey Meridian guitar production. See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:

Other brands in 1977

Peavey, year by year

1970s

1977
1978
1979

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Sources

Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.

1
About Peaveygraded primary
2
Peavey Electronics (Wikipedia)graded community
3
PEAVEY Electric Guitarsgraded secondary
4
Peavey Closes MS Plants, Will Move Manufacturing Overseasgraded secondary
5
Peavey Commercial Audio: Contact Us (Americas street address 5022 Hartley Peavey Drive, Meridian MS 39305)graded primary

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