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It's too bad Peavey gets ZERO respect.
- Thread starter gitlvr
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I know. Saying I'm excited would be the biggest understatement of the century. Nevertheless I'm excited
Already had my two cents added in THIS previous Peavey inferiority complex thread...
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=699548&highlight=peavey
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=699548&highlight=peavey
If you want to complain about crappy gear from the 1970's, look no further than Fender or Gibson. It's funny how people claim Peavey made junk in that era, when those 2 companies were busy destroying their reputations at breakneck speed. Did Fender make a bass amp in the 70's that wasn't half-assed?
As far as the 80's are concerned, I'd say Peavey made better basses than both Fender and Gibson, both in quality and innovation.
As far as the 80's are concerned, I'd say Peavey made better basses than both Fender and Gibson, both in quality and innovation.
I don't have a problem with their variety. They have the entry level Milestone Series($169) to the Cirrus Series(up to $2,399) with the BXP and Grind Series in the middle. And they make some really nice looking basses, in my opinion. So I think they have enough of a variety for people's level of playing and wallet.
tisk,tisk,tisk...guyz, if you never played on a usa cirrus wait before you slam it...let me tell you this I had a tobias 5str signature with zebrawood/ash body with wenge/ purple heart/maple neck all that...the bass had a growl a punch it barked da whole nine yards so I thought,but by me being a tone freak and lookin for another 6str bass I decided to check out what I saw in da bass player magazine this peavey cirrus now already da wood configuration had my attention because I know tones,now if the electronics was crap I can change em...no problem...when i went to a peavey dealer store near me and played this bass for the first time I ask if i could trade in that tobias...thats right a trade and the owner took it gave me two peaveys I sold one to a buddy and kept the other that store was stuck with that tobias for 3yrs nobody wanted it after they heard the peavey cirrus they all bought a cirrus 
check out on you tube(my bass buddy) bill dickerson by markson2008
check out on you tube(my bass buddy) bill dickerson by markson2008Well, I just played a T-40 again last night and was reminded of why I've wanted one for the past +25 years. It's just such an amazingly well built and solid bass. Definitely well worth what they sell for on the used market. If I had to choose between a T-40 and MIA Fender Jazz as my one and only, the T-40 would win hands down... no contest.
I have a Peavey combo and a halfstack for my guitars from the 80s and they're still working flawlessly. When I took up bass last year my first choice for a combo was Peavey. The combo I got worked for all of one song before it crapped out. :scowl:
Don't pay attention to the naysayers. Worst-case, look at it as a positive, with "all the complaining" you're on the inside track to owning great gear that others just don't "get". Forget the gear snobs.
I defied the odds and naysayers and bought a Chinese Peavey Grind BXP 5 string sight-unseen off of the internet at zZounds! 
Check it out!
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=701897&highlight=
I couldn't be happier about the playability, build quality, and sound from a bass at this price-point!
Check it out!
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=701897&highlight=
I couldn't be happier about the playability, build quality, and sound from a bass at this price-point!
If you upgrade the preamp in that to the Peavey Millennium preamp (i.e. the same as what they put in Custom Shop Cirruses), you WILL like it even better. Cost you about $65 for the preamp and a stacked knobset for the mid pot.
- Nov 1, 2009
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- Peavey Cirrus#47, BAM & Versarray, G&L basses, Genz Benz amps
OK, so check out my handle, that should tell you something....been playing since the late '60's, & hands down love the cirrus, prefer the USA 4 strings. It's that quality issue, plus the graphite reinforced neck is stable in a climate that dictates lots of adjustment to most other instruments. I was working in a major Peavey dealer in western Canada for 10 years, relocated to eastern now, but their gear, for the most part, was very good. Price point drives some items, & no, it wasn't all perfect, either. But most MI companies try to grab as much of the markets as they can, & Peavey has done very well with basses, bass amps, guitar amps & much of their PA. I has the pleasure of working with their Line Array PA systems, & loved them. Guitars, not sure of them, & I think they were wise to give up on the drums. Just my opinion, over 40+ years of playing & dealing with them.
Oh, yeah, I was the service manager in the Peavey store, too! You get to see everything going through there, & it was mainly guitars, & other brands of amps going in.
Tells you alot!
Oh, yeah, I was the service manager in the Peavey store, too! You get to see everything going through there, & it was mainly guitars, & other brands of amps going in.
Tells you alot!
You know, Peavey make drums....... Get rid of those unreliable Ludwigs..... 
Nice Steinberger. In the 80's when I was getting into my first bands a lot of guys were using Peavey. Now I'm not sure but for a lot of the parents I think the price of the peavey was attractive but we never saw them as cheap.
-eSmith.
Nice Steinberger. In the 80's when I was getting into my first bands a lot of guys were using Peavey. Now I'm not sure but for a lot of the parents I think the price of the peavey was attractive but we never saw them as cheap.
-eSmith.
The better question: Did Fender ever make a decent bass amp - EVER?
Now, back in the '70s, Fender did many things wrong, but they still made good tube guitar amps. Yes, their basses and guitars suffered, but back then Peavy didn't make basses or guitars. And when Peavy made an amp, it was solid state caca.
Over the years they got better - so too did Fender.
I *just don't know* quite where to begin with this one...
You can start with, that man rocks and so does his rig. Hey, Peavey stuff aint for everybody, but for some its the bees knees because its performance per dollar ratio is great. Rockers dont need hi-fidelity (like some jazz or pop guys might demand) so why spend money on high-end bass gear when youre just going to EQ it down to desirable rock tones? Besides many hotshot bass players with high-end gear cant rock their way out of a big sock! Yea you heard me!
That guy is obviously a moron. I've never owned one, but I've played through a few Peavey amps, and only one didn't sound great. If I'd had money at the time, I would own one of them right now.
