Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1987 to 1989
PEAVEY made the NITRO III Custom between 1987 and 1989. It was a USA made superstrat with HSS pickups and Kahler 2710 locking tremolo. These are great value guitars if you can get hold of one. Peavey described the Nitro III Custom as follows in their 1988 catalog:
"3, 2, 1, 0 “ignition”.....The Nitro III maintains the same feel, balance, and performance at the Nitro I, but offers exceptional tonal versatility. The pickup arrangement is awesome with the Alnico humbucker plus two high-output single coils. The blend of many different sounds is easily controlled with each pickup having its own switch, and the 12-pole humbucker is even capable of “single coil" operation. 5 degree tilted headstock. and black chrome hardware.....It's ready!"
Specifications (26)
Controls
Number of control knobs | 2 control knobs |
Pickup selector controls | 3 selector switches |
Tone controls | 1 tone control |
Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
Pickups configuration | 2 single coil pickups and 1 humbucker pickup |
General
Finish colors | black finish, blue finish, red finish, white finish, yellow finish |
Made in | USA |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Scale length | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Body
Body material | poplar body |
Body shape features | double cutaway |
Body style | super strat style body |
Hardware
Bridge | Kahler locking tremolo |
Hardware color | black hardware |
Tuners | Peavey Precision tuners |
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
Inlay at 12th fret | double dot inlay at 12th fret |
Neck
Neck joint | bolt on neck |
Neck material | laminated neck, maple neck |
Number of frets | 22 fret |
Nut | locking nut |
Peghead (headstock) | matching-finish headstock |
Truss rod | adjustable truss rod |
Tuner layout | six-in-a-row tuners |
Prices (4)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
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2018 | $235 | good | Todd | |
1996 | £150 | good | Mark | Came with original Peavey hardcase. Lockable nuts were missing. It seems to have a quite narrow fretboard ? |
2018 | $100.00 | good | ||
1989 | $400 | new |