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The HP Signature Series EX double-cutaway guitar is a compilation of years of designing, engineering and manufacturing guitars. Named after Peavey’s founder and CEO, Hartley Peavey, the HP Signature EX guitar is an excellent value for the working musician. The Basswood body with Maple veneer gives the HP Signature EX guitar the perfect combination of lightweight comfort and sexy looks players desire. Standard features include Grover tuning gears, humbucking pickups and a string-thru body with tune-o-matic bridge.

Peavey HP Signature EX Electric Guitar Features…

Unpacked Dimensions (HxWxD): 37.00 x 13.00 x 2.75 in.

Packed Dimensions (HxWxD): 41.50 x 16.73 x 3.63 in.

Unpacked Weight: 8.00 lbs.

Packed Weight: 10.00 lbs.

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Best guitar!!!!!For the Money

I've had this guitar for about two months. I was looking for a cheap guitar that look good, but also plays good. I was amazed when it arrived because I couldn't believed a guitar could look that good for the money. I bought the sunburst and it looks awesome. But the most important thing is that it sounds awesome. Although it would sound better if put some Seymour JB's in it. I would highly recommend this guitar to everybody. Great for all style's of music. Nice job Peavey.

Bobbymonster17 from Puerto Rico (Jun 12, 2006)

The sound is what you would expect from humbuckers, good deep tones and pleasant to scorching highs. With the string through body configuration has loads of sustain. Stays in tune very well and has a comfortable neck, a wide thin type with a good neck joint. It sounds good whether you play it dirty or clean. If you have an aggressive pick attack the humbuckers perform quite well and clean tones are pleasing. I played rock, blues and jazz on it and was pleased with the sound in all pickup modes. I am using it as a slide guitar in open G tuning and the sounds are impressive.

I have a 2008 model which is a change from previous models in that it is a goth style instrument, not the gold hardware equipped model like other HP Signature EX's. There are no accessories included outside of the hex wrech to adjust the neck. The guitar is all black, no fretboard inlays, has two passive humbuckers with black covers, two volume and one tone control and three way pickup switch. There is gold lettering on the headstock (HPEX) and Peavey on the truss rod cover. It has a tone-pros style bridge and string through body. Smooth operating tuners which may be Grovers but there are no markings on them. The body is agathis not basswood as in the previous models. This model is made in China. It comes with a manual on guitar care and adjustment.

This is one of the worst examples of guitar making and it shows a total of lack of quality control. The jack plate screws were stripped and the plate was loose. The fretboard had machining marks at the edges, were not sanded smooth and the top of the neck binding looked as though it was shaped with a chisel by a novice guitar maker. The hardware was black finished and worn, there were chips in the paint on the back of the body around the covers and on the string through ferules on both sides of the body. The nut was either chipped or painted and the black paint had chipped on the headstock side. The serial number was illegible due to the tape it is printed on being folded over onto itself. The guitar would not intonate with factory strings, so I changed them to D'Addario's and had to max out the bridge adjustments to get a decent intonation. There is a small dent in the headstock and white glue residue on the headstock at the tuners.

The guitar has a good neck to body joint and a comfortable and smooth playing neck. The action was quite high when it arrived and can be adjusted at the bridge. The frets are well finished and medium jumbo in size.

This guitar has a five warranty if you register it with Peavey. I decided to fix the problems my self rather than send it back to them for service. I sent an email to Peavey customer service over the condition of the guitar and instructions on how to register it without being able to read the serial number. I have not received a reply. I later found the serial number on the Peavey store tag that came with the guitar so I was able to register it and renumber the guitar.

Ross Herber (08/27/2008)

These Schecter V1 Hellraisers are radical. There is something about inlaid wood that never fails to inspire and Schecter has outdone themselves – again. You get a lethal look, first of all. And: 3-piece mahogany neck, Floyd Rose System, Gothic Cross inlays & massive EMGs.

Schecter V1FR Hellraiser Electric Guitar with Floyd Rose Features…

Construction: Set-Neck w/Ultra Access

Body: Mahogany (Quilted Maple top on BCH)

Neck: 3-pc. Mahogany

Scale: 25.5 in.

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Frets: 24 X-Jumbo

Inlays: “Gothic Crossâ€

Binding: Abalone (BCH), Gray Pearl (BLK)

Pickups: EMG Active 81-TW/89

Electronics: Vol(tap)/Vol(tap)/Tone/3-way switch

Bridge: Original Floyd Rose Tremolo

Tuners: Grover

Hardware: Black Chrome

Buy Schecter V1FR Hellraiser Electric Guitar with Floyd Rose

"buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy!!!!!!!!"

The sex appeal is a 10 for sure but its not how the guitar looks if your a long time guitar player like me but how well it plays and this guitar has both good looks and great playibility.

This guitar belongs up thyere with the gibson v guuitars and beyond.I just dont see how they can sell it sooooooooo cheap.This guitar is a once in a liftime chance cause i am 100% sure you will never find a guitar better in its price range.

This is a solid peic eof equiptment.there was not one deffect one the whole guitar from what i could see, i t was flawless.I would probaly be comfortable takeing just this guitar to my gigs buy its self without a backup.I think this guitar would last forever with the right person(in my opinion)

dont own it

a customer from yahoo.com (2/25/2008)

"Best guitar for under 2 grand—- for $850"

This guitar is an aesthetic wonder. I bought it just because of its stunning features and drop-dead looks. And it was worth it.

Come on. This is the best value there is. THE BEST.

I purchased the "blemished" item, and could not find one single significant defect. there was a TINY amount of surface scratches, like the kind a guitar gets after being played for about a week, but for the $230 i saved… definitely worth it.
All schecters, in my experience, have ridiculously high quality standards, even with the flashy inlays and whatnot they like to put in. I've never had a problem

never had to use schecter support

a customer from gmail.com (1/11/2009)