PEAVEY VANDENBERG SERIES

The Peavey Vandenberg Series was designed in collaboration with Adrian Vandenberg a Dutch rock guitarist best known for his work with Whitesnake, and launched in 1988. The Vandenberg guitars are superstrats are instantly recognisable by their unique  "fiddle cuts" to the body. They had Kahler licensed Floyd Rose tremolos.

PEAVEY VANDENBERG CUSTOM

PEAVEY produced the VANDENBURG CUSTOM between 1988 and 1989. It was a more expensive version of the Signature model. Differences from the basic Signature model were: "Custom Vandenberg pearl inlays", a thinner neck profile, wider frets and the fret board was available in both ebony and flame maple. The Vandenberg Custom has a one piece mahogany body which is slightly thinner than the Signature, and the top is more arched.  The 2 piece laminated maple neck has a elongated set neck join extending through the body.

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PEAVEY VANDENBERG PUZZLE

PEAVEY produced the VANDENBERG PUZZLE between 1989 and 1992. It was identical to the Vandenberg Custom except for its black & white jigsaw puzzle graphics, domino position markers and a mini coil tap switch instead of the push-pull pot. This was the most expensive Peavey Vandenberg model and the rarest. They usually had black finish with white puzzle outlines but there are also some with white finish and black puzzle pattern.

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PEAVEY VANDENBERG QUILT TOP

PEAVEY produced the VANDENBERG QUILT TOP between 1989 and 1994. It was like the Vandenberg Custom model except with gold hardware, 2 humbuckers and a quilted maple top. The headstock has a more rounded edge than the other Vandenberg models. The Vandenberg Quilt top was available in three finishes: Transparent honey sunburst, transparent purple and transparent pink. The side edge of the maple top was not colored; giving a natural wood binding effect like on a PRS.

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PEAVEY VANDENBERG SIGNATURE

PEAVEY produced the VANDENBERG SIGNATURE between 1988 and 1994. There were two editions of this model. The Vandenberg Signature first edition had a medium weight poplar body with a slightly arched top and "fiddle cuts". The body is back routed, so no need for a pickguard.  The first edition of the Vandenberg model was came in 3 finishes: "gloss black", "sunfire red" and "rock-it pink". The bolt on neck was two piece laminated maple in a natural matte finish with an bony fingerboard . It was possible to adjust the neck tilt with an Allen key.

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Specifications:

ModelImageFinish colorsFinish effectsMade inNumber of stringsScale lengthGraphics
PEAVEY VANDENBERG CUSTOM
1988 to 1989
honey finish, pink finish, violet finishsunburst finish, transparent finishUSA6 strings24.75 inches scale-length-
PEAVEY VANDENBERG PUZZLE
1989 to 1992
No image yetblack finish, white finish-USA6 strings-puzzle graphics
PEAVEY VANDENBERG QUILT TOP
1989 to 1994
honey finish, pink finish, violet finishsunburst finish, transparent finishUSA6 strings24.75 inches scale-length-
PEAVEY VANDENBERG SIGNATURE
1988 to 1994
black finish, blue finish, pearl finish, pink finish, red finish-USA6 strings24.75 inches scale-length-
ModelPickup selector controlsVolume controlsTone controls
PEAVEY VANDENBERG CUSTOM
1988 to 1989
3-way selector switch1 volume control, 2 volume controls-
PEAVEY VANDENBERG PUZZLE
1989 to 1992
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PEAVEY VANDENBERG QUILT TOP
1989 to 1994
1 coil tap switch, 3-way selector switch1 volume control1 tone control
PEAVEY VANDENBERG SIGNATURE
1988 to 1994
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ModelPickups brand and modelPickups configuration
PEAVEY VANDENBERG CUSTOM
1988 to 1989
Peavey HCS pickup(s)stacked coil/humbucker pickups
PEAVEY VANDENBERG PUZZLE
1989 to 1992
--
PEAVEY VANDENBERG QUILT TOP
1989 to 1994
-2 humbucker pickups
PEAVEY VANDENBERG SIGNATURE
1988 to 1994
-1 single coil and 1 humbucker pickup
ModelBody materialBody shape featuresBody top material
PEAVEY VANDENBERG CUSTOM
1988 to 1989
mahogany bodydouble cutaway-
PEAVEY VANDENBERG PUZZLE
1989 to 1992
mahogany bodycarved top-
PEAVEY VANDENBERG QUILT TOP
1989 to 1994
mahogany bodycarved top, double cutawayquilted maple body top
PEAVEY VANDENBERG SIGNATURE
1988 to 1994
poplar body--
ModelBridgeHardware color
PEAVEY VANDENBERG CUSTOM
1988 to 1989
Floyd Rose tremoloblack hardware
PEAVEY VANDENBERG PUZZLE
1989 to 1992
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PEAVEY VANDENBERG QUILT TOP
1989 to 1994
Floyd Rose tremologold hardware
PEAVEY VANDENBERG SIGNATURE
1988 to 1994
Floyd Rose licensed tremolo-
ModelFingerboard materialFingerboard position markers
PEAVEY VANDENBERG CUSTOM
1988 to 1989
rosewood fingerboardarrowhead fingerboard position markers
PEAVEY VANDENBERG PUZZLE
1989 to 1992
-domino fingerboard position markers
PEAVEY VANDENBERG QUILT TOP
1989 to 1994
rosewood fingerboardarrowhead fingerboard position markers
PEAVEY VANDENBERG SIGNATURE
1988 to 1994
ebony fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers
ModelNeck jointNeck materialNumber of fretsPeghead (headstock)Tuner layout
PEAVEY VANDENBERG CUSTOM
1988 to 1989
set neckmaple neck24 fretreverse headstocksix-in-a-row tuners
PEAVEY VANDENBERG PUZZLE
1989 to 1992
set neck----
PEAVEY VANDENBERG QUILT TOP
1989 to 1994
set neck-24 fretreverse headstocksix-in-a-row tuners
PEAVEY VANDENBERG SIGNATURE
1988 to 1994
bolt on neckmaple neck24 fretpointed headstock, reverse headstock-