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12-29-2012, 12:38 PM
|  | I Play Bass | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | | | NBD: Peavey Palaedium (Jeff Berlin Signature)
Just picked this up from a guy on Craigslist. It is a super cool bass.
The pickups are super punchy and clear with an awesome mid-range bite. It is sort of a one trick pony, but that one trick is super good sounding.
Some people might not dig the aesthetics, but I think it is a really classy looking bass; very simple and understated.
In addition, the toothpick neck is probably the most comfortable neck I have ever played. Amazingly shallow front to back.    
The contours are super deep on the body and it is incredibly comfortable. 
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12-29-2012, 12:41 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Los Angeles | | | Interesting seeing knots in the wood. Usually companies try to avoid those.
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12-29-2012, 12:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Memphis/Marion area, AR. | | | Nice bass. REALLY nice. Enjoy! |
12-29-2012, 12:53 PM
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Very nice, these were cool basses when the first came out.
I had a red one. |
12-29-2012, 12:58 PM
| | I Play Bass | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SBsoundguy  Interesting seeing knots in the wood. Usually companies try to avoid those. | I thought that was odd too. I dig it though, gives character! |
12-29-2012, 01:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Logan,W.V.(not up some holler) | | | One of (if not THE most) underrated basses in history. If Jeff Berlin uses it, you know it's gotta be damn near perfect. Because he's one of the most anal retentive bassists I've ever seen in my life. But, it's sure paid off for him. In spades!!! |
12-29-2012, 02:07 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Ernie Ball MusicMan Guitars | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York and Philadelphia | | | Wanted to BUY one of these when they first came out..Sam Ash had a dark purple one...yecch...waited and waited, then discontinued..one of the coolest basses ever..
Super light..sounded great..Jeff was going for the "the replacement for the Fender Jazz"
To me this got close..I still remember that part.
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12-29-2012, 02:10 PM
| | I Play Bass | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Bassmunnky Wanted to BUY one of these when they first came out..Sam Ash had a dark purple one...yecch...waited and waited, then discontinued..one of the coolest basses ever..
Super light..sounded great..Jeff was going for the "the replacement for the Fender Jazz"
To me this got close..I still remember that part. | The difference to me is the Palaedium doesn't have the scooped Jazz sound with both pickups full up. It is really midrangey throughout- which is really awesome! |
12-29-2012, 02:11 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Durham NC | | | Very cool. Super slim necks on those and the Dean Berlin models.
I had a Czech Dean Berlin model for a while. Really tight Jazz sound. |
12-29-2012, 03:24 PM
| | I Play Bass | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jasper383 Very cool. Super slim necks on those and the Dean Berlin models.
I had a Czech Dean Berlin model for a while. Really tight Jazz sound. | It really is incredible how slim the neck is. It feels smaller than my Peavey Fury, and that is already small. |
12-29-2012, 03:32 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area | | | Great looking. I've never seen a knot on a bass. Kinda cool. Enjoy.
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12-29-2012, 03:37 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hooterville, Arkansas BR549 | | | I used to have a red one as well...gigged it for years. Loved the neck and the tone. Nice score
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12-29-2012, 04:21 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: West Bloomfield, Mich. | | | Congrats, cool looking bass. |
12-29-2012, 04:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: COLORADO | | | I like it! |
12-29-2012, 05:21 PM
|  | Registered Aging Hipster Spector User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC | | | first, great looking bass!
second, why do you think it's a one trick pony? with the wide pickup spacing id think you could a bunch of sounds out of it.
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12-29-2012, 06:15 PM
| | I Play Bass | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | | Quote:
Originally Posted by j.kernodle first, great looking bass!
second, why do you think it's a one trick pony? with the wide pickup spacing id think you could a bunch of sounds out of it. | That is true I suppose, though it really excels with both pickups on. I guess that is what I meant by that. |
12-29-2012, 06:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: glasgow (on the 16 bus) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SBsoundguy Interesting seeing knots in the wood. Usually companies try to avoid those. | peavey dont. my 1st bass (a milestone III) had 2 in the neck
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12-29-2012, 06:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by s_mcsleazy peavey dont. my 1st bass (a milestone III) had 2 in the neck | The Milestone model is a bottom of the line import. Completely different animals than US-made Peaveys. |
12-29-2012, 06:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: glasgow (on the 16 bus) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by smcd The Milestone model is a bottom of the line import. Completely different animals than US-made Peaveys. | i never said they were the same. just thought i'd point out that. obviously there will be diffrences in a £120 bass compared to a £1k+ bass.
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12-29-2012, 07:08 PM
| | I Play Bass | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southeast Wisconsin | | Quote:
Originally Posted by s_mcsleazy i never said they were the same. just thought i'd point out that. obviously there will be diffrences in a £120 bass compared to a £1k+ bass. | Very true, though I surely did not pay that for this beauty!  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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