Raptor differences

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Turbo-T
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Raptor differences

Post by Turbo-T » Thu May 13, 2021 8:56 am

Can somebody briefly explain the evolution of the Peavey Raptor beginning with the first one.
Country of origin, changes in design throughout the line to current, etc.

SSS...?
HHS...?

Which one is thought to be the best of the whole run...?

Thanks,

Turbo-T
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Re: Raptor differences

Post by Turbo-T » Fri May 14, 2021 10:12 pm

Dealer (Kismet Guitars and Gear), Unionville, TN did investigative work on this for me.
Posting for the record in case anyone searches.

Props to them, great people, check out their store on Reverb if looking for Pevey guitars.

NFORMATION FROM: Blue Book of Guitar Values

PEAVEY

ELECTRIC: RAPTOR SERIES
The Raptor Guitar Stage Pack 3 is available with a Raptor Plus EXP guitar, TransTube Backstage Amp, an instructional DVD, guitar strap, cable, gig bag, digital tuner, picks, and an extra set of strings.

RAPTOR I
- offset double cutaway body, bolt-on maple neck, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlay, six-on-a-side tuners, Power Bend standard vibrato, white pickguard, three single coil pickups, three knobs (v, two tone), five-position switch, chrome hardware, available in Gloss Black, Gloss Red, Gloss White, or Sunburst finish, 25.5 in. scale, disc. 2000.

RAPTOR PLUS EXP
- similar to Raptor I, except has multi-lam body, six-on-one-side headstock with straight string pull and ergonomic tuner placement, master tone control, hum-canceling in positions 2 and 4, master volume control, available in Trans. Black, Trans. Blue (disc.), Trans. Red (disc.), Trans. Sunburst, Ivory, Cherryburst, Northeast Red, or White (disc.) finish, mfg. 1999-present.

RAPTOR PLUS CUSTOM
-similar to the Raptor Plus, except features Peavey Powerplate on back of headstock, wider pole pieces on the pickups, and vintage style steel bridge, available in Black, Gulfcoast Blue, Northeast Red, or Silverburst finish, mfg. 2014-present.

RAPTOR PLUS TK
- similar to Raptor Plus except, has covered single coil pickup in the neck position and high output single coil pickup in the bridge position, available in Glass Black, Cobalt Blue, Metallic Gold, Metallic Garnet Red, or Metallic Titanium finish, disc 2002.

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