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Peavey Grind BXP Tragedy

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BassEyeDoc

Dec 25, 2009
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#1
While I had my bass at the local music store having a bit of work done on it, my 11 year old son decided to set it up vertically against a glass display case. Needless to say, the bass fell and even though he dove to catch it, hit the ground and snapped the neck just below the nut. :crying: :rollno:

I'm pretty proud of my reaction, which was stunned silence. I mean, I didn't say or do a thing. My son's bawling, thinking I'm gonna kill him and I'm just sad for my 3 month old bass.....

Totally my son's fault, not the music store at all. Since i bought it there, they're going to replace it at cost+shipping. Just one more reason to buy from the LMS.

But there's more. They loaned me an Ibanez SRX 700 to play until the Grind shows up. Its new/never been sold but has been around for awhile. They'll sell me that for the same price as the Grind. I'm noodling with the SRX, but it just doesn't seem the same. Not sure if its just what I'm used to and if its something I'll adjust to or not. I like the neck of the Ibanez, a bit thinner than on the Grind, which I like, but it has lower frets, something that I'm not sure I'd like. Its not been set up for me either.

So, given the choice what would more experienced bassists vote for at the same price. Peavey Grind BXP 4 string or the Ibanez SRX 700? Both are NTB. Ibanez has active pickups, Grind is passive. Volume isn't a huge deal for me, practice at home on a Line 6 Lowdown Studio 110, plenty loud and not gigging (only have been playing for 3.5 months).

Thanks for opinions and input!

JW
 
#2
BassEyeDoc said:
So, given the choice what would more experienced bassists vote for at the same price. Peavey Grind BXP 4 string or the Ibanez SRX 700?
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Whichever one YOU like better - which from your post seems to be the Peavey. Don't ever let anyone tell you why you SHOULD like another bass better. Whatever feels and sounds better to you is the better bass...for you.

Congrats on holding your tongue and not tearing the poor kid's head off. You taught him - by your example - a valuable lesson on how to deal with setbacks.
 
#3
You're right, I'm leaning towards the Peavey. Going to noodle with the Ibanez a bit over the week to be sure though.

One more "confounder" is the fact that I was playing on chrome flatwounds on the Peavey, the Ibanez has stock round strings, probably stainless. Not saying one's better or worse, but they're pretty different! <G>

I wasn't clear on what I was looking for, more on build quality (from someone who knows more about basses than I've learned in a few months).

"Problem" is that they're both nice and seem to be quality instruments.

JW
 
#4
I am impressed with your reaction to your son. Accidents will happen and kids are more valuable than basses - I have a 6-year-old, so I am expecting something to happen, sometime. I just hope I can handle it as well as you did.

Dan K.
 
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BassEyeDoc said:
While I had my bass at the local music store having a bit of work done on it, my 11 year old son decided to set it up vertically against a glass display case. Needless to say, the bass fell and even though he dove to catch it, hit the ground and snapped the neck just below the nut. :crying: :rollno:

I'm pretty proud of my reaction, which was stunned silence. I mean, I didn't say or do a thing. My son's bawling, thinking I'm gonna kill him and I'm just sad for my 3 month old bass.....

Totally my son's fault, not the music store at all. Since i bought it there, they're going to replace it at cost+shipping. Just one more reason to buy from the LMS.

But there's more. They loaned me an Ibanez SRX 700 to play until the Grind shows up. Its new/never been sold but has been around for awhile. They'll sell me that for the same price as the Grind. I'm noodling with the SRX, but it just doesn't seem the same. Not sure if its just what I'm used to and if its something I'll adjust to or not. I like the neck of the Ibanez, a bit thinner than on the Grind, which I like, but it has lower frets, something that I'm not sure I'd like. Its not been set up for me either.

So, given the choice what would more experienced bassists vote for at the same price. Peavey Grind BXP 4 string or the Ibanez SRX 700? Both are NTB. Ibanez has active pickups, Grind is passive. Volume isn't a huge deal for me, practice at home on a Line 6 Lowdown Studio 110, plenty loud and not gigging (only have been playing for 3.5 months).

Thanks for opinions and input!

JW
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Good on ya! Can't really blame your son and you are right about the LMS. This is why it is nice to have a good relationship with the shop.

As to your dilemma, just play the loaner till your Grind is done. You sound to me like the Grind is the one you prefer anyway.
 
#15
Well done on not over-reacting to an honest mistake :) ...and nice of the shop to lend you a bass seeing as the accident was nothing to do with them.

As for the basses. I love Peavey. The first bass I bought was a Peavey Dynabass (that was the European name for the early Grind series, I think). Having played other people's basses, the second I picked up this Peavey in the music shop I KNEW immediately it was perfect. No other bass had felt that comfortable. I plugged it in and ..."yeah, cool..." (I was 14 and had playing for a year, what the hell would I know about tone?). There's something about my hands and the shape of the peavey neck that is just a perfect combination...and after much more experience and trying many different manufacturers, I realise I love the tone too.
Last year, I gave that bass to a friend of mine and bought a Grind 6 string on eBay without even playing it. Wouldn't ya know it, I loved it :D

What's the point of all this rambling? I've played Ibanezes and I like them but I get the feeling you're a Peavey man.
 

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