Vortex Mystery Guitar-pics added

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Vortex Mystery Guitar-pics added

Post by sprucehead74 » Wed Jan 19, 2022 9:39 pm

Hello! I have scoured the internet, called guitar shops, pawn shops, and peavey product dept to find the answer to my mystery.
I have a Peavey Vortex Special in Metallic Red. It's nowhere to be found and any info on Google is scarce and contradictory. I have found a pic of one other that I know isn't mine due to stickers on back are in different order. No serial number and didn't find in auction listings. Is this a Sales sample, custom, or employee guitar at one time? just want the story and hopefully year made. It does not match up to the 86 or 06 releases- has a bit of different features plus neither sold in this color. It's in beautiful condition which leads me to believe it sat in a display case or hung for most of its life. Bottom of V's have minimal wear which is unusual. Does the word special have meaning to an employee? I appreciate any help. Thank you- husband purchased a year ago for our son from pawn shop.
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Re: Vortex Mystery Guitar-Any Employees here?

Post by studiodtk5 » Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:47 am

I am not expert on the Vortex, but if you post some photos of yours, we may be able to assist I placing it in a time frame.
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Re: Vortex Mystery Guitar-Any Employees here?

Post by Rand O’Merik » Sun Apr 17, 2022 12:34 am

Vortex-1 was a modified voyager shape. Vortex-2 was a concorde V (I’ve owned both). They were only made in 85 and 86. They were also the only Vortex models made in the US - everything after those two original years was produced overseas in limited quantities due to poor sales, so you’re not likely going to find much about them.

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Re: Vortex Mystery Guitar-Any Employees here?

Post by Rand O’Merik » Sun Apr 17, 2022 12:45 am

I think I know which Vortex you have. The Vortex Special was a hardtail model offered in the mid-90’s. They were made in China.

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Re: Vortex Mystery Guitar-Any Employees here?

Post by sprucehead74 » Tue Apr 19, 2022 4:20 pm

Thanks for getting back to me- heres a few pics. Im not 100% sure what you meant by hardtail. i cant find any midel info on peavey. Is there a seperate place for china made? This is my sons guitar that my husband got at a pawn shop- so forgive me if im dumb on guitar language. Thank u!
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Re: Vortex Mystery Guitar-Any Employees here?

Post by JamesPaul » Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:39 pm

sprucehead74 wrote:
Tue Apr 19, 2022 4:20 pm
..Im not 100% sure what you meant by hardtail. ... so forgive me ... on guitar language. ...
The hardtail reference means a guitar with a fixed bridge. Contrast that with a guitar we say has a tremolo bridge which moves.

Which also demonstrates that we guitarists are not always good on guitar language. Because when it moves a tremolo bridge technically produces a vibrato effect - not a tremolo effect. :lol:
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