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11-09-2012, 03:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK | | | Peavey BASS I.D.
I'm thinking of having a punt on this Peavey, but emailing the shop resulted in no reply
Does it look like a C4-NT, or an early Grind maybe ? Though i thought earlier Grinds had the cut out around the lower horn, so maybe not a Grind. A search here through the Peavey Clubs had me growing a beard, there's that many pages, so had to give up and ask 
Its an interesting selection of woods - anyone know what they could be ? - looks kinda tiger stripey.
Anyone know the string spacing too ?
I dont like those type of bridges and would prefer something like the Schaller adjustable roller bridge, but i;m not sure if the bridge mounting holes would line up, or even if the number of
bridge mounting holes are the same .. 3,4,5, etc    
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11-09-2012, 05:50 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | | It's a Grind. Kind of a nice looking example. How much do they want? |
11-09-2012, 05:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana | | | I thought all the grinds had string through body bridges?
Millennium maybe, you got a serial number or better shot of the head stock? |
11-09-2012, 06:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | | Definitely a Grind. Definitely not a Millennium. Import Millenniums have bolt on necks and, depending whether it's passive or active, either 3 or 5 control knobs. |
11-09-2012, 06:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK | | | Thanks guys - no serial number, and passive. Price is Ģ140 GBP
About $220 ? They describe this as barely used
I must admit i've never seen a Grind with that wood combo
V. nice
Will try and get better shots and serial No. - possibly by this weekend |
11-09-2012, 06:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK | | NB
Just had a quick gaze thru a peavey thread, and never found a grind with that wood combo, and the grind fret dots seem to be on the upper edge of the fret board rather than along the middle
The only PV i found with that wood combo, same bridge, gold hardware, fret dots along the middle, was this TB members' C5  |
11-09-2012, 07:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | | I stand corrected. That's a C4. Apparently it's a Europe-only model, which is why I misidentified it. $220 and barely used? You can't lose. |
11-09-2012, 07:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK | | | Wow - you guys never got the C4 over there ? I wonder who makes those kinda decisions. Seems a bit mad
Anyways fella - thanks for the final confirmation
Hopefully some better pics to come |
11-10-2012, 09:50 AM
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11-10-2012, 09:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | | The serial number was on a paper sticker on the back of the headstock. It's common to find them missing. |
11-10-2012, 11:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK | | | OMG
What a brilliant idea that was Peavey ! I can date my 89 RS Sig but not this one.
Cheers dude |
11-10-2012, 01:15 PM
| | | | Man that is one sharp looking bass.
I may have to really start keeping my eyes open for the Peavey's
I played a Cirrus (<---spell check) & was blown away by the basses overall fit & finish, sound was so idk? Smooth/woody/very very clean sounding.
Not sure how to describe it, but it was nice.
Almost bought an 80's Foundation the other day but passed due to a horrible body refin that was otherwise beat to death, brought back and run through a giant garbage disposal.
The maple neck was still awesome and still tempting to grab, but NOT for $200 |
11-10-2012, 01:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by 1SHOT1HIT  Man that is one sharp looking bass.
I may have to really start keeping my eyes open for the Peavey's
I played a Cirrus (<---spell check) & was blown away by the basses overall fit & finish, sound was so idk? Smooth/woody/very very clean sounding.
Not sure how to describe it, but it was nice.
Almost bought an 80's Foundation the other day but passed due to a horrible body refin that was otherwise beat to death, brought back and run through a giant garbage disposal.
The maple neck was still awesome and still tempting to grab, but NOT for $200 | You can buy an all-original 80's Foundation in excellent condition for $200. |
11-10-2012, 01:28 PM
|  | Dangerous User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Fort Wayne, IN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by 1SHOT1HIT Man that is one sharp looking bass.
I may have to really start keeping my eyes open for the Peavey's
I played a Cirrus (<---spell check) & was blown away by the basses overall fit & finish, sound was so idk? Smooth/woody/very very clean sounding.
Not sure how to describe it, but it was nice.
Almost bought an 80's Foundation the other day but passed due to a horrible body refin that was otherwise beat to death, brought back and run through a giant garbage disposal.
The maple neck was still awesome and still tempting to grab, but NOT for $200 | I'm sorry, but YOU are only allowed to play Jazz basses.
Preferably Fender or Squier.
I don't make the rules, man.
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11-12-2012, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by mellowinman
I'm sorry, but YOU are only allowed to play Jazz basses.
Preferably Fender or Squier.
I don't make the rules, man.
| Hey, I can live with that.
Just don't tell anyone I've already got a P and plant to probably obtain others. Shhhhhh! |
11-12-2012, 09:34 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: France | | Definitely a Cirrus 4 low end series made in Indonesia.... maybe in the late 90's, I think it was only sold in Europe, not US. There's some US series you now can't even find in Europe... but the price isn't the same, the pickups and the preamp too  |
11-12-2012, 09:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK | | | So what makes this definately a Cirrus and not a C4 ? |
11-12-2012, 11:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MAGUSŪ So what makes this definately a Cirrus and not a C4 ? | It's not a Cirrus. It is a C4. Until this thread popped up, I was unaware of the existence of the C4, but I'm very familiar with the Cirrus line. The bridge used on your bass was never put on either the US or the BXP Cirrus models. The US model had an ABM bridge, and the BXP's had the "finger style" individual bridges. The volume/tone control network is different on a Cirrus than it is on your bass. The Cirrus has a 5-knob setup (vol., pan, high, mid, low). I don't know a lot about the C4, but I've read it has passive electronics, and the Cirrus line is active. |
11-12-2012, 11:59 AM
| | | | Beautiful bass. Everything I would be looking for in a bass... |
11-12-2012, 12:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK | | | Yeah i'm pretty sure its a C4, just wondered what the previous poster was gonna say as to why it was " definately " a Cirrus
I'd quite like the individual finger bridge set up, which i think Ibanez call a Mono Rail bridge
Other than that, an ABM from a Cirrus would be OK. Thing is, its a 5 screw mount bridge on this C4, and finding a bridge to match the holes is probably impossible, but I dont want to mess the bass up by drilling holes elsewhere | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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