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I’ve always been somewhat skeptical of branding based on an owners name. But having held this instrument I can understand why. The HP2 is handcrafted in the Czech Republic, mine using 30-year-old new original stock Birdseye maple. NOS is stamped on the back of the head stock.If you know the story behind this guitar, I think this small detail reveals why this guitar holds Hartley Peavey‘s name. I think he remembered why it was made, I think he remembers working with the original inspiration. You can definitely see it in the detail and quality in this guitar.Into it:Pros:-Stunning finish - Flawless.-The neck is made from a single piece of Birdseye maple with detail to matching the grain of the top and back of the neck.– The double dipped humbucker‘s or completely noiseless. I agree that tone is subjective – but I don’t really have another guitar to compare this to other than the original Wolfgang. -The humbucker‘s can be split – I’ve heard people go either way on liking or hating this feature but the tones are very versatile. Cons: If you don’t have one, that’s a con. I might change the case if I absolutely had to change something, but then again- I think it’s pretty much perfect too.

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Well I get the guitar, top is stellar its everything I expected except it never had a string tree mounted. Despite the photographed picture of it being in place, its missing the Floyd rose string bar above the locking but. There aren't even holes drilled for one. All I can say is WOW 2500 and I get a guitar that's not even complete. Further looking into the case nothing there but tremolo bar, a couple keys for the case, and an opened bag with a couple allen wrenches in it. Something funny going on here? The guitar otherwise is perfect. Top is incredible. Sounds great, needs very little. I'm disappointed it shipped this way. It isn't the end of the world and no I'm not sending it back over a 10 dollar part but geez what do I tell someone when they ask me about the string tree?

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I had high expectations for a $2500 guitar that is not made in the USA. My initial impression was WOW! However, I started noticing the following issues as I get to know more about the product:1) The Peavey Floyd Rose is a cheap imitation with very stiff turning screws in the bridge. The bottom ends are not smooth so it roughly rubs against the horizontal saddle screws. A definite flaw compared to a 15-year-old guitar I have with genuine Floyd Rose which I never had such an issue with even today.2) The neck humbucking pickup is mounted at an angle from the body. In short, it's not straight.3) The first two frets from the nut are higher enough to cause string buzz.I took a chance on this without the Peavey guitar-making heritage because it's an EVH design. You're more than likely to get a much cheaper MIM EVH Wolfgang without all these issues. Best European luthiers, what a joke. Check out the story of how Hartley tried to put plywood pieces inside the 5150 amps to which EVH argued and won.It all makes sense to me now. The Peavey HP2 has no soul and inspiration from EVH. It's basically a capitalist-inspired replica of the Wolfgang. Hartley has done the same as he did with the amps when he was working with EVH. It's like a replica watch made in Korea.

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