Serial number and if it has Super Ferrites.
In this thread we are mostly about the Super Ferrite pups.
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1980s Peavey Foundation appreciation thread
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Serial number and if it has Super Ferrites.
In this thread we are mostly about the Super Ferrite pups.
Don't forget about the headstock pinstripe, that and the ferrites mark it as the desirable model. My patriot rocks, and is from that era.
Shes mine 
had it for 3 days now, 180 bucks.Here are the specs (sent Peavey serial number)
You're Foundation Sunburst FL shipped from the factory on May 11 1990.
It is item # 00094080.
Dual Cutaway Contoured Hard Maple Body
Narrow Bi-Laminated Maple Neck
Graphlon Top Nut
34" Scale
21 Frets
Two Super Ferrite single coil pickups
Two volume controls
Master Tone Control
Chrome hardware
Guess its a year old for this forum, but ill post pics anyway for all you foundation lovers
had it for 3 days now, 180 bucks.Here are the specs (sent Peavey serial number)You're Foundation Sunburst FL shipped from the factory on May 11 1990.
It is item # 00094080.
Dual Cutaway Contoured Hard Maple Body
Narrow Bi-Laminated Maple Neck
Graphlon Top Nut
34" Scale
21 Frets
Two Super Ferrite single coil pickups
Two volume controls
Master Tone Control
Chrome hardware
Guess its a year old for this forum, but ill post pics anyway for all you foundation lovers
Congrats on the purchase.I but most important, how does it play, have you achieved the 2112 sound yet? A new set of Ken Smith light stainless really lives the ferrite pickups up. Not that they need much, so much better than a j pickup.
anyone with some calipers wanna do me a favor?
I'm interested to know what the neck measurement is at the heel? String spacing? Looking for something narrower than the typical Fender but I can't seem to find any measurements for these guys.
I'm interested to know what the neck measurement is at the heel? String spacing? Looking for something narrower than the typical Fender but I can't seem to find any measurements for these guys.
Which typical fender? There are many different fender necks out there.
What I will tell you is that the standard foundation neck is like the smallest jazz bass neck you will ever find. I am always amazed at the small size and easy playability of my patriot, which is the same neck profile as the foundation. it is smoking fast.
And those super ferrite pickups put the jazz and p bass pickups to shame, but that's is just my opinion.
What I will tell you is that the standard foundation neck is like the smallest jazz bass neck you will ever find. I am always amazed at the small size and easy playability of my patriot, which is the same neck profile as the foundation. it is smoking fast.
And those super ferrite pickups put the jazz and p bass pickups to shame, but that's is just my opinion.
Sorry, the patriot is at the house a thousand miles away. Impossible to measure right now. The string spacing would be at or just a little under 17mm. About the same as a jazz bass.
As for the neck pocket, I would not be able to guess, but it is fast all the way to the body, and all but the biggest meathooks like mine can get access to the last fret.
As for the neck pocket, I would not be able to guess, but it is fast all the way to the body, and all but the biggest meathooks like mine can get access to the last fret.
havent quite got it yet haha, but im sure getting a great fretless tone. those pickups are amazing, praising them all day everyday doesnt give them close to enough recognition about how they sound
Picked up this Foundation with original case for $120 this summer. I got it for my son who wanted a bass to learn on. I have to admit I was tempted to keep it for myself!
I know, it will take. Little time to get the fretless thing down, but with the clarity of the pickups, it will be a lot easier. Try changing your hand position, and picking strength all over the bass. Frequently that is much more effective for quick tone changes on a restless, than messing with the knobs. Just a little technique thing you can try, really changes things up fast. Go from a nasty snarl to a smooth upright-ish tone just by moving your picking.g hand around. Much more effective on fretless, because you don't get the fret wire homoginizing the tone, you get the wood. That's a fretless in my avatar, though not a Peavey, so I know a little about them. LOL
Heck, at $120, go get one for yourself. You might.try a Patriot to, same bass with a single ferrite in the sweet spot. I had to leave mine at home this trip, cause I spent so much time playing it, I neglected my boutique fretless 6 string. I love my Linc Luthier, but that Patriot is just so darn much fun to play that I can't put it down. And its fretted, I am a fretless player, blasphemy!!! LOL
What kind of hum are we talking about? You have the p and j pickup combo right? With active, or without? Trying to rememberthe found s layout.
Yes, the Foundation S is a p/j combo, passive, single coil, pretty sure that the pups are not super ferrites as they started to use those later but it has a great p, j and combo sound so I would rather buy another bass than change the pups. the control cavity was shielded by the factory with aluminum foil.
Humbuckers help reduce hum when the pups are dialed together which helps but that kind of limits what I can do. I never noticed it before but I am playing with a church band now and it just is a lot more noticeable.
the real noise seems to come when I dial up the tone
Humbuckers help reduce hum when the pups are dialed together which helps but that kind of limits what I can do. I never noticed it before but I am playing with a church band now and it just is a lot more noticeable.
the real noise seems to come when I dial up the tone
If I'm not mistaken, the pickups in the Found S are humbucking Schallers. I have an 87 that's dead quiet.
Well the pickups are not super ferrites, they are schaller. Thyey are not a bad sounding pickup, but they are real finicky, and are usually replaced due to a short lifespan. Just problems internal to the pickup. Before yanking them, I would check a different power outlet, and check for computers, fluorescent lights , etc... that could be injecting noise into your sound. It may just be a bad ground in that wall socket, no point in checking the pickups before you test everything else.
If it is the pickups, you might look into a set of Bartolini's, run passive. Thy are my go-to pickup when a mod is needed, and I have never been dissappointed.
You might also chk with MNAIRHEAD here on tb, see if he has a spare set of schaller laying around, if yours turn out to be shot.
Just a couple of options.
If it is the pickups, you might look into a set of Bartolini's, run passive. Thy are my go-to pickup when a mod is needed, and I have never been dissappointed.
You might also chk with MNAIRHEAD here on tb, see if he has a spare set of schaller laying around, if yours turn out to be shot.
Just a couple of options.
quick question guys (and gals), if I wanted to put a different body on my older foundation S, the neck pocket isn't standard Fedner size is it?
I'm looking to put a more 90's style foundation body with the existing neck/PU's/hardware.
I'm looking to put a more 90's style foundation body with the existing neck/PU's/hardware.
Sounds like a ton of work.. the neck and pocket are a peavey design.. I've never known of aftermarket replacements...
Sounds like you just want a different guitar.
Tim
He would not be the first to build a body around an existing neck as a first step to learning to build guitars. There is probably a used Johnson somewhere waiting to be frankensteinized for this purpose.
I would not do it on a Foundie. Maybe refinish the body, ok.
