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NBD: $100 Peavey Foundation
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Excellent score. These days any US Peavey for $100 is quite a steal!
Since we are showing off pics of our Foundations here is my '86 & my '92 Foundatios, I bought the '92 one first then 7 months later bought the '86. For me though the '80's versions were always Peavey's best looking body and headstock shapes. And even though both of them had the great sounding SF pickups, I ended up letting the '92 go as the '86 ticked all the boxes. Just wished I'd bought a few of them years ago 
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Oh man, some memories on this thread. I forgot how cool those hardshell cases were!Awesome deal. My first bass was a foundation. It was black with a matching black head stock.
I got it for Christmas when I was like 8 or 9. I’m not sure where it went and decided a few weeks ago to get another one after all these years.
Mines a 86 sunburst. I’m not usually a sunburst fan, but I really like how the bass looks.
But man, my jaw hit the floor when I plugged it in and played it. It sounds amazing. I had a great bass from the start and didn’t even know it at the time.
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What is "super ferrite" is it a type of magnet, or winding... or marketing? I am curious because I have 1982 or 3 T20 with the single pick up and it has super ferrite stamped on it paid a lot for it compared to you.... I paid 150 for it like... 10-11 years ago.. That"s what, 500 bucks now? anyway any idea about the significance of the name..ferrite
First up, congratulations on scoring a really nice bass for not much money. Can’t go wrong with a Peavey.
Peavey used a plain truss rod cover on those. Any standard generic cover you can get off Reverb or similar places should work. Or you can just as easily make one.
The truss rod covers on my Foundations are all curved to match the headstock.
Sweet! I think that Tobacco Burst is the nicest finish Peavey offered in that era.
That’s quite a find, I’ve owned two Foundations both S models, can’t stay away from the old Peavey basses, my current go-to is an 83 T45.
Depending on the plastic and the thickness, a short bath in hot water can allow you to bend it.
All this Foundation talk had me take mine out again for the first time in years. Can't even remember the strings I have on it (Stainless I think, they still sounded lively) Oh I've missed this bass... might even break me from my Short Scale infatuation.
Those are my favorite pickups! A quick count in my head says I have eleven basses with SF pickups. You did well on that buy. Play it well.
Ferrite is a type of ceramic alloy used in magnets. That ceramic material contains iron oxide. The word "ferrite" is derived from "ferrum", the Latin term for iron (chemical symbol 'Fe'). The "Super" part of Super Ferrite is Peavey marketing.
Hope you can deal with this.... today you're my hero. Thanks for the source
That's got everything I love in a foundation... Nice bass... notice how few maple fretboards I've got... Still looking.
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Well, if it's show and tell for Foundys...
Here's my 84 and the 93 (which I sold, the 84 was a better bass in all respects). This is good for seeing the obvious changes from 80s to 90s era Foundations. Both have the awesome embossed Super Ferrites.
The 85 Fretless. Also sold this one because I found a 5 string Lakland for a steal. Can't justify having 2 fretless basses and in the end, 5 string wins for any unitasker.
It's active brother: the 85 Dyna Bass.
...and it's cousin, the 87 Patriot. I added a neck pickup to it. This one leans Ric vs the Foundy's J.
Here's my 84 and the 93 (which I sold, the 84 was a better bass in all respects). This is good for seeing the obvious changes from 80s to 90s era Foundations. Both have the awesome embossed Super Ferrites.
The 85 Fretless. Also sold this one because I found a 5 string Lakland for a steal. Can't justify having 2 fretless basses and in the end, 5 string wins for any unitasker.
It's active brother: the 85 Dyna Bass.
...and it's cousin, the 87 Patriot. I added a neck pickup to it. This one leans Ric vs the Foundy's J.
It was this very picture that made me realize that I needed, to find a 1980's Foundation bass. I wanted a black & maple like yours but I'm very happy with my custom (painted headstock) 
I also realized after getting the '86 that the '92 was not in the same league, so it went to a new owner who is happy with it.
I can't count how many times I watched this video, while looking for an 80's Peavey Foundation
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