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PEAVEY-SPONSORED JOE SATRIANI CLINIC TOUR A 'TREMENDOUS SUCCESS'
Press Release
2004-05-29

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May 20, 2004, PEAVEY INT'L. HEADQUARTERS*Peavey endorser and legendary guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani demoed his new co-designed Peavey JSX* guitar amplifier on a U.S. Clinic Tour that ran from May 11 in Overland Park, Kan., through May 18 in Portland, Ore. Thousands of guitar enthusiasts attended the clinics, including 450 the closing night.

Reese Marin, owner of Bellevue American Music in Bellevue, Wash., says the clinic he hosted on May 17 was a "tremendous success" and drew a very positive response from his region's music community. "The attendees, as well as the staff, were all very enthusiastic regarding the amp and how it sounded," he comments. "Joe came on stage and played to a standing-room-only audience, then answered fans' questions and graciously signed autographs for the next 2 1/2 hours. We had 245 people inside and another 40 or so outside looking in the windows."

The new three-channel JSX guitar amplifier combines the tonal flexibility and responsive, versatile gain structures Joe Satriani has always sought into a single guitar amplifier. As a starting point in creating this ultimate tone amp, Peavey amplifier design engineers began with two amps Satriani has used extensively throughout his career: the Peavey Classic® 50 and, more recently, Peavey Triple XXX® Series amps. "I started to rely on those amps quite a bit, but I wound up in a situation where my live rig was completely different from what I used in the studio," he says. One of the main goals of the JSX amp project was to bring these different tones and EQ options together in one amp.

Satriani road-tested several JSX prototypes during the 2003 G3 Tour. "It was really great to hear the JSX in an actual working situation," he says. "It was interesting to hear how the shape of my guitar solos changed (simply) because I was so excited about what was coming out of those Peavey speakers.

"And," he adds, "it's great to know that the JSX is a completely modern, affordable amp. That means a lot, because guitar players are always chasing tones, and now, finally, they're all in this amp."

Satriani performed clinics at Guitar Source in Overland Park, Kan.; Dale's Music in Hazelwood, Mo.; Buddy Rodger's Music in Fairfield, Ohio; Guitarworks Inc. in Greenwood, Ind.; Bellevue American Music; and Showcase Music & Sound Inc. in Portland, Ore.

Peavey Electronics Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of musical instruments and professional sound equipment in the world. Peavey holds more than 130 patents and produces more than 2,000 products, which are distributed throughout the United States and to 136 other countries. To find out more about Peavey Electronics and its artists, visit www.peavey.com.