Peavey Horizon I

USA-made between '83 and '86. Thickly lacquered maple neck and fretboard, 19 frets with black dot inlays and micro-tilt adjustment. Nobody knows what the body is made of. Black gloss finish, Strat-style body shape with longer upper wing. Dual-blade humbuckers, 1 volume, 2 tones, 3-way switch (I think it auto-splits in the middle position). Peavey bridge (a modded Tune-O-Matic/hardtail hybrid), metal knobs with "P" logo on the top, and "Tru-Lok" tuners. The jack screws in from the inside. No more loose nuts!

The dual-blade humbuckers sound quite nice. They are really great with harmonics (attn, Dimebag fans). The cleans are also quite nice. They have a pretty high output. Not too terribly noisy. The way the thing is wired is odd as far as Strat-style wiring schemes go. The tone pots are more effective than your typical tone controls; it has a wider 'range' for lack of a better term. Pretty versatile. The pots are completely silent; no scratchiness or dead spots whatsoever. The "treble-bleed mod" is factory standard. All caps are ceramic disc instead of the typical poly film. The pots are vintagey 24mm instead of the typical 16mm mini pots.

The action is ok. Could be lower, but I don't wanna mess with it. The tuning isn't exactly stable, but that's a combination of transporting it home and bad intonation. We'll see how it gets when she settles. The finish is good and quite tough, but a little bit orange-peeled.

Very reliable and durable. This thing is at least 22 years old and looks mint.

I hear Peavey has great CS. I emailed them asking them to date this guitar. I guess I'll know soon enough.

I bought it used (of course) for 150 bucks at the local guitar store. I think it's worth it. It sounds great, is well-made, is easy to play, looks killer...what more can you ask of a guitar?