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Calling All Peavey Gurus...

Bassguy61

Bassguy61

Feb 28, 2008
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Pearl, MS
#1
After 3 years of being bass-less, I'm finally at a point where I'm going to pick one up again. Still on a tight budget, so I'm looking picking up a used Peavey. Had a T-40 back in the day and enjoyed it, just not the weight. My current options look like: USA Fury, USA Foundation, Cirrus BXP. Can you shed a bit of light some of the pluses and minuses of these? Leaning toward the Foundation just want some expert opinions. Thanks, gents!

John
 
#3
By all accounts, and from what I remember, the USA-made Fury and Foundation are great basses that are usually under-valued compared to others built as well. I have a Cirrus BXP and love it. Nothing like the Fury or Foundation with the active pickups/preamp and the neck-through construction, but very versatile sound and it plays like buttah. It could use a satin neck perhaps, but the profile is great from the nut to the body, very fast, and the weight is very nice, not too heavy, but still solid feeling. Anything under $400 for one is a steal IMO. Play them all if you can, but whichever you get, welcome back to the Peavey bass world!
 
#5
Thanks for all the help so far! I'll go check the classified. Looks like the Foundation is probably what I'll look for...

Are there any quick ways to verify USA made vs. import? (i.e., headstock shape, pickup type, etc...) I've seen a few that I'm pretty sure are USA, just looking for easy confirmation without actually getting serial numbers, etc... Looking on line so not usually able to read the headstock writing.
 
#10
The USA Millenium would be on my list, but will likely be over my budget. Really wanting to stay under $300, and the Foundations are all well below that. The only USA Millenium I've come across is on the GC used site and goes for a couple hundred over my range (though it IS gorgeous). Same with the US Cirrus. Honestly, the only reason the BXP got any consideration is that I am one of those guys that likes fancy tops...
 
#11
You'll never find a US Cirrus for anywhere near $300. But with some patience, you absolutely can find a US Millennium in that price range. This NOS US Millennium was listed at $295 and didn't sell. And it was listed twice.

After that, most used Peaveys are within the $300 range. My first choice would be a G-bass.
 
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I would go with the Fury. Its just a rock solid bass that will not let you down. I own a beautiful Foundation, a Fury and the Millennium. I use all 3 but always look to the Fury as my main. I must admit though, I only used my Milly tonight at practice. All 3 are great basses for the money. You really can't go wrong here.
 
#18
Thanks so much for all the help and suggestions! I actually decided on the Foundation. White with a maple board. It should be here in the next couple of days. Looks to be in great shape. Not sure of the age, but I'll figure that out once it gets here. It does have the Super Ferrites in it.
 

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