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I'm curious...Peavey

#21
Kawai-chang said:
Yes, I believe the...what... 15,000 members here are probably a sizable chunk of the U.S. bass playing market.
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We are not all Americans by a long shot. I guess we are maybe 75% American. That would still be about 11,250 bassists.:)

I agree with StuartV about seeing lots of low end MIA Peaveys for sale. This makes sense because a lot of them were made. I actually see fewer Millenniums, for sale than I did a few years ago. That makes sense because they really are nice basses, and they were only made for about two years before Peavey shut down just about all of their US production except the Cirrus.

I think the same is true of some other higher end Peaveys.

BTW, I think any price rise has been moderate, and if a buyer takes his or her time, one can still find plenty of good deals. I don't want to see Peavey prices rise. It is good for those with limited means to be able to buy quality gear for lower prices.:bassist:
 
#22
MNAirHead said:
20 years ago, folks would have giggled when I pulled out a USA Peavey.
Tim
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I had an all Peavey rig I bought in '92 and man I got snickers galore. Peavey was really looked down upon at the time in the local scene I was in. I STILL HAVE that rig today with no changes or repairs other than adding Black Widow speakers to the cab that didn't already have BW's back in '95. I sold off my Rickenbacker 403s5 in favor of my Foundation 5. Sure the Ric is worth more money but I didn't sell it for money (got the $300 I asked for it) but I liked both the feel and sound of the Peavey better.
 
#23
About 2 years ago I picked up a T-40 again and in about 2 weeks I'm adding a T-20. Why? Well, I had a T-40 a long time ago and I remembered it being a versatile bass so I got one. I've never owned a T-20 before but the opportunity presented itself so Im about to add one to my stable.
Down the road I hope to also get a Foundation and a Dyna.

These are all well-made, US-made basses that are still selling for very affordable prices. They are also much more consistent in quality than Fenders from the same era. You rarely have to worry about the quality of the instrument.
 
#26
Off and on, Peavey has almost always had a top notch bass on the market that can easily rival any US bass on the market, but they never seem to catch on with the general public.

I think Peavey, like most companies, gets a bad rap for their import line while the top shelf stuff gets overlooked.

That being said, I'm really gassing for a nice Cirrus 6er. :hmm:
 
#29
MNAirHead said:
They've had more of a history of marketing blunders or efforts that weren't understood.
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Also for many, if they were inexpensive, that meant they were cheap. As in poorly made.

Peavey came up with CNC and their great split necks at a fraction of the price of a Fender.

Fender users would not even look at the Peaveys, thinking that they were not worth a lot, since, indeed, they were not worth a lot of money.

Thing is: on all my Fenders I had to "upgrade" the pickups.

Never had to do it once with a Peavey bass. Actually buying a Fury with a split P pickup would be the best way to upgrade the pickup of a Fender Precision.
 
#30
Peavey always seemed to find a way to shoot themselves in the foot.

I recall when the Peavey basses came out, my local shop had the line. I was a hardcore Fenderite at the time, but I was impressed with the T-40 at first glance. Wow, THIS is a machine!

Until I picked one up, that is. Damn, what an anchor. He had a half dozen in the store, and they all weighed a ton. But they sounded terrific, good enough to almost justify the weight. If only they had used alder.

Although pretty clever, the T-40's somewhat unconventional controls were kinda offputting as well. "Say that again, if I turn the knob all the way....it does what?" "Uh yeah okay."
 

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