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#81
Sry if im late and no-one cares about my story here but my band once told me to get rid of my geddy bass because "It didn't cost alot"

all i could think was....***?!?!?!


It gets the tone i like, it looks killer, the feel is perfect and i've had it for many a years; yeah right i'm gonna get rid of it because it's not as expensive as a deluxe j-bass....

anyways thats my rant :)
 
#83
Dr. Cheese said:
Just two weeks ago, I ran into some local players here who looked a Cirrus four and said "I ain't payin' $1,200 for no Peavey!" I know Peavey has made budget instruments, but anybody who knows anything about basses ought to be able to look at a Cirrus and play it and tell that it is no budget bass! As a Peavey owner, it really irks me that Peavey value is always seen as cheapness. The bass player that Woodchuck described needs to get a backbone.
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I agree, but in our favour, as long as Peavey has a bad reputation their prices are less likely to inflate because of popularity. That's always a good thing if you ask me. :)
 
#85
rayzak said:
My girlfriend absolutely hates my Stingray. She doesn't care that it's a great bass, she just can't stand the Burnt Apple color. I happen to love it. She'll always say, "are you playing that ugly reddish thingy?" :rolleyes:
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haha! My girlfriend hates my Stingray too! She says it's "big and ugly" :D
But then she loves all my Spectors because they are so "beautifully shaped, sleek and sexy" and they "sound punchy" :smug: so she's the one I'm gonna marry! :p
 
#94
Arthur U. Poon said:
Too bad he didn't answer back "Well if this is the bass that you guys prefer, then chip in and buy it for me!" :p...
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When I started back into bass a couple years ago, I couldn't afford a bass, and was borrowing one. As I began to really get my chops back PLUS some (wasn't hard - last time I played bass was in highschool in the '70s. I just solo-played flattop guitar and sang a little since then. ...Plus I have TalkBass now), the guys in our newly-formed band (RE-formed, sort-of - the drummer played with me back in that highschool band!) did just what you said, Arthur: they chipped-in and bought me a bass; a PEAVEY bass.

A year and a half later, I still love my MIA Peavey foundation 5-string. I think I'm going to invest maybe too-much money in it to have a luthier try to optimize its performance as much as can-be (especially the icky-sounding B-string), rather than buy a different bass, just because of my attachment to this thing.

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The reason Peavey had a bad rep in my mind for years was because of their early-eighties PA/disco speakers. They were AWFUL - an absolute rip-off in my mind. That product line gave me a very bad taste for Peavey for many years.

Joe
 
#95
Back in the old six days a week gigging days occasionally some smart @ss musician would say something rude about the gear or the sound of the band. I used to just ask them, "Hey man, it's Friday night, how come you don't have a gig??" They usually got real quiet after that. I used to have four Peavey power amps, built like a brick and twice as thick. Be proud of your Peavey gear.
 
#96
Joe Beets said:
Back in the old six days a week gigging days occasionally some smart @ss musician would say something rude about the gear or the sound of the band. I used to just ask them, "Hey man, it's Friday night, how come you don't have a gig??" They usually got real quiet after that. I used to have four Peavey power amps, built like a brick and twice as thick. Be proud of your Peavey gear.
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I'm constantly scouring eBay for DPC 1000's and 1400's... their pwr-amps are pretty solid and trustworthy from what I have read.
 
#97
I feel left out... but in a good way... :)

I've been in lots of bands over the many years I've been at this (tho you'd never know it to listen to me play :) )... both short lived and long term with everything from total psycho-flake-jerks to great friends, playing everything from Judas Priest to Miles Davis. Nobody has ever been that critical of my gear or my tone, and I've never been kicked out of a band.

In short, I'm amazed at the gall of the small-minded overcritical idiots, and even more, the way the recipient handled it (or not, as it were).

Just in case, I should probably say (to hopefully avoid potential misreads) that I'm not some ego-junky claiming to be a jaw-dropping player... my abilities and virtuoso-class talent can't be spoken in the same breath. However, I do like to think my focus on doing my very best to maintain a strong groove has helped me earn the good rep I've worked hard to try and get/maintain.
 
#98
Joe Beets said:
Back in the old six days a week gigging days occasionally some smart @ss musician would say something rude about the gear or the sound of the band. I used to just ask them, "Hey man, it's Friday night, how come you don't have a gig??" They usually got real quiet after that. I used to have four Peavey power amps, built like a brick and twice as thick. Be proud of your Peavey gear.
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I've used lots of Peavey gear over the years and have yet to have a single problem with any of it. It worked well and didn't cost a lot of money. I know, that's pretty boring. There's a reason Peavey is as successful as it is and it's not from selling crap.

The only problem I really had with their bass gear was the weight.

I'm pretty sure a lot of Peavey's "bad rep" is coming from clueless people who probably:

1. Never owned or used Peavey gear.
2. Abused Peavey gear.
3. Are gear snobs.
 

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