Are older Peavey necks interchangeable?

[The Lurker]

I have a chance at a G-bass for short money and am wondering if it's worth it just for the neck-- to swap necks between that and a Foundation?

 

[NicJimBass]

The neck pockets probably aren't the same, and a G bass is 35" scale and the Foundation is 34", so it won't work.

 

[The Lurker]

I figured there had to be some problem like that... still, it was a nice idea.

 

[smcd]

Do you have a G-Bass already? If not, you should pick it up. The G-bss is a fantastic instrument.

 

[The Lurker]

Do you have a G-Bass already? If not, you should pick it up. The G-bss is a fantastic instrument.

I know, I've tried them before-- I just don't like active electronics.

 

[smcd]

I know, I've tried them before-- I just don't like active electronics.

What do you call "short money"?

 

[The Lurker]

Three weeks' gas money.

 

[smcd]

That's a lot of dough. Don't know if I'd call that "short money". You could order one of these necks for that kind of dough.

 

[The Lurker]

That's a lot of dough. Don't know if I'd call that "short money". You could order one of these necks for that kind of dough.

If that's three weeks' gas money, what do you drive for a truck, man??????

 

[mindgrinder]

I know this is an older post, but since there was never a definitive answer given I thought I would post this here.
If someone wants to put a Peavey G-Bass neck on a Foundation, It will fit, but is not a direct bolt on. you would have two options. Option 1: use the two mounting holes closest to the heel and re-drill the two holes in the neck closest the headstock. this will leave a gap between the body and the neck heel (but would mostly be covered by the fretboard over hang) and the bridge would not need to be moved.
Option 2: Re-drill all four neck mounting holes in the neck and move the bridge a half inch towards the end of the body (If you notice a foundation body has room to do this)
Using a bridge with a larger base plate, like maybe a Badass II would probably cover the old bridge mounting holes. this would give you a nice clean neck fit and would be the option I would prefer if there were no plans to change it back.


here are some crappy cell pics of mine done in option 1 (didn't drill any holes though) just to see if it would fit.

 

[mech]

Good info and a worthy mod if a G-Bass neck ever shows up somewhere.

mech

 

[mindgrinder]

Good info and a worthy mod if a G-Bass neck ever shows up somewhere.

mech

Yeah, I don't think I've ever seen a g-bass neck for sale.