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It's too bad Peavey gets ZERO respect.

#184
earth said:
i will play any gig with it right now and i have fancier five and six string basses !! don't get hung up on brand names .
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I remember the "Earth" amps back in the 70's. Peavey clones. I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'!

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#190
I see lots of love for USA Peavey Foundation and Fury on this site. Every piece of Peavey gear I’ve ever owned has been rock solid and dependable. Rarely do you see a post “need help with my Peavey”. It’s always the high dollar gear that breaks down. It’s not boutique equipment but it’s dependable.
 
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Ostie said:
I see lots of love for USA Peavey Foundation and Fury on this site. Every piece of Peavey gear I’ve ever owned has been rock solid and dependable. Rarely do you see a post “need help with my Peavey”. It’s always the high dollar gear that breaks down. It’s not boutique equipment but it’s dependable.
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Work Horse MIA basses!
 
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Out of all the popular Peavey basses, I’m surprised that the TL5 gets next to no love or mention in most places, unless I’ve missed that, too. The TLs have become my favorite Peavey bass. It won’t replace my Mike Lull, but it’s a good bass to have to satisfy the urge for a little something different from time to time.

I had a TL earlier this year that I intended to defret, but I butchered the bass in the process and literally gave it to someone.

I just found another one that I intend to get in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to it!
 
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#194
With all due respect, Mr. Albini lives in a world of absolutes, where some shades of grey are just past shadows that can't be mic'ed. ;)


That said, I have found Peavey gear to range from the useless to the indispensable, and rarely to approach "expensive".
It is, often, excellent. Also, sometimes, very not.
Things vary.

The Peavey gear that I have is indispensable to me.

s_mcsleazy said:
in the words of steve albini "the thing about peavy equtment is it always works, it never sounds that good but it always works, you can find something peavy at the bottom of a lake and dry it off and it will work like it came out the factory. theres a upper limitation for anything peavey"

altho i have a milestone III and i love it to bits
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#195
My first electric bass was a Peavey Foundation, USA made, c1987. Wish I kept it, sounded great and was solid. I went to college as a music major with an English made JayDee bass that had a neck that was too thin for the wood used (JayDee has since fixed that problem), and it would quickly develop a terrible buzz and fret out at the worse time- right before rehearsal or a concert, because of temperature changes. I got chewed out multiple times because of that, and I remember thinking ‘the Peavey wouldn’t have done that’. Many times I considered tracking one down again- here is photo of me with it, good memories!

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#197
gitlvr said:
I've been a member here for a while, and have been playing bass for about a year. I have also played guitar for the better part of 25 years, about 20 in bars and clubs. Over that time, I've played in so many bands it would be difficult to name them all, and seen/competed with many more. Although Fender Ric, Yamaha and Ibanez are pretty common around here(or were in my day), by far the most prevelant bass and/or bass rig around is Peavey. I literally cannot count the number of bassists with either Peavey basses or Peavey rigs. Yet on a bass forum with so large a membership, Peavey is constantly slammed. I don't get it.
What prompted this thread was a post on another thread about Musicians Friend's deal of the Day. The last comment I read on the subject was "Too bad it's a Peavey."
I just can't fathom it. Now to be fair, i don't own any Peavey bass gear, although I own plenty of PA and a guitar amp with their name on it. One of the most popular guitar amps around this area is the dead simple but utterly reliable Bandit 112. For 20+ years, Peavey has been rock solid not only at gig after gig, but in delivering great tone, especially on the low end of the scale. I will never understand why they get so little respect. I'm proud of the Peavey gear I own. Sonically, I'd put it up against anything out there in it's range(I wouldn't use it other wise), and NOBODY builds reliability better than Peavey. You can drop kick Peavey gear across the stage, pick it up, plug it in, and get on with the show.
As far as bass gear goes, I think of 3 brands; Fender, Ampeg and, yes, Peavey.There are just as many(or more) Peavey rigs in use than the other two combined, yet they still get no respect. Go figger.
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Love their old tube amps. They were work horsescand took a lot of abuse when I was under 25 and didn't know any better. Still have a few of them

Their instruments, I have little experience but have seen my share of them with people who still own and play them despite owning way more expensive basses.
 
#198
I have a Peavey Minx 110 that is a good little practice amp. I have had it for about 25 years. It is a really good little amp for what it is.

I keep in the corner of the living room and play through it almost daily. I have it setup through an ABY switch with my XBOX and use it to jam along to Rocksmith tunes.

You can dog on me for that if you want, but I always have a band to jam/practice with and don’t have to deal with any of the drama. The drummer always keeps good time, too.
 
#199
gitlvr said:
I've been a member here for a while, and have been playing bass for about a year. I have also played guitar for the better part of 25 years, about 20 in bars and clubs. Over that time, I've played in so many bands it would be difficult to name them all, and seen/competed with many more. Although Fender Ric, Yamaha and Ibanez are pretty common around here(or were in my day), by far the most prevelant bass and/or bass rig around is Peavey. I literally cannot count the number of bassists with either Peavey basses or Peavey rigs. Yet on a bass forum with so large a membership, Peavey is constantly slammed. I don't get it.
What prompted this thread was a post on another thread about Musicians Friend's deal of the Day. The last comment I read on the subject was "Too bad it's a Peavey."
I just can't fathom it. Now to be fair, i don't own any Peavey bass gear, although I own plenty of PA and a guitar amp with their name on it. One of the most popular guitar amps around this area is the dead simple but utterly reliable Bandit 112. For 20+ years, Peavey has been rock solid not only at gig after gig, but in delivering great tone, especially on the low end of the scale. I will never understand why they get so little respect. I'm proud of the Peavey gear I own. Sonically, I'd put it up against anything out there in it's range(I wouldn't use it other wise), and NOBODY builds reliability better than Peavey. You can drop kick Peavey gear across the stage, pick it up, plug it in, and get on with the show.
As far as bass gear goes, I think of 3 brands; Fender, Ampeg and, yes, Peavey.There are just as many(or more) Peavey rigs in use than the other two combined, yet they still get no respect. Go figger.
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You took one pull quote from one thread and assumed that Peavey gets SLAMMED here?

The same negativity you saw gets hurled at (literally) every piece of gear out there. Fender is the most popular AND most berated brand on this forum.

Virtually every "Which bass should I buy for XXXX budget?" thread will have half a dozen guys chime in with something like "Get a used Peavey whatever model and save the rest for an amp".

No, sir. Peavey does not get bashed around here.

That being said, I played through Peavey amps and PA early on in my career (mid 80s). It wasn't "bad" stuff, but it wasn't amazing either. Their PA gear got the nickname "Mississippi Mud" for a reason. It just never sounded "clear". And don't blame it on the sound guy either. He had retired early from touring because he had a heart attack at 45. He knew his stuff and had a great ear. Once we updated out gear he showed us how to make it sound amazing.

So, their stuff is fine. If you own some, rock it with pride. But it's not the best stuff ever made. Be objective about it.

Again, the brand as a whole does not get bashed (any more than any other brand) around here. Period.

Relax. ;)
 
#200
They made a tone of perfectly serviceable yet completely bland gear in the 70's and 80's that powered many a band. Since then we have far more options available and Peavey has moved most of their manufacturing overseas. The Undercover Boss episode left me never wanting Peavey anything, but that's another story I guess.
 

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