NBD: 1984 Peavey Fury with Super Ferrite Pickup

These have always intrigued me. Congrats! If I had this one I’d get a white pickguard to give some contrast to that pickup; there’s something so cool about an angled pickup!

 

Classic!

 

Awesome! Congrats! The slant Fury itch is real.

 

LOL!!! My ash baby will keep me company.

 

Sad in a way that Mississippi Peaveys are desirable (but then again, his offshore stuff is not exactly cornering the market), but a nice find.

For the life of me though, why NO ONE has run with that idea of a pickup surround with the built-in thumbrest is just beyond me, a little genius touch that needs to continue somewhere.

 

The first guitar I ever fell in love with... July, 1983, Guitar Magazine. Sheet music for Aqualung was inside. Also inside? An add for Peavey guitars. I think it had a Mantis and a Mystic on it. Fell in love with that red Mantis with black pickguard. I drew pictures of it, dreamed about it and begged my parents to buy it for me. Alas No dice. IKt would be 6 more years before I bought my first electric instrument and I stuck with the brand that made me fall in love with guitars, but it was a T-40 bass because no one in my circle played bass and I knew I could join a band right away. First amp was a Peavey. My second amp, first "real" amp with a head and a separate cabinet was a Peavey Mark IV with a 410 cab. I should probably find a nice Mantis on reverb just for grins. Maybe I can take it to my parents house and annoy them like they are afraid I would have if they had bought me a guitar.

Congrats on the wonderful Fury. It looks great. I hope she plays well for a long time to come.

 

I might just have to!

 

Here in the St. Louis area, Peavey is ubiquitous. They have always made decent bass gear.
Their P.A. gear is not bad. Seemed like every other band had SP 2’s.
I’ve played t-40, dynabasses, and foundation basses. All pretty heavy.
But since I started on a Ripper, felt normal to me!

 

That was my very first bass, may have been a year or two older but those exact specs. I do agree that the integral thumb rest was money.

 

Well here in this area, a lot of people still smoke and as far as....dammit, while I was responding to the thread, my cigarette burned away!

 

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What a great setup Black & Maple bass (the white edge around the pick guard finishes the look perfectly).The matching 2 x 15 cabs and head for me seal the deal, on a classic Peavey rig. I grew up with Peavey gear back in the 80's and never fully appreciated, just how good and well built their products where.
Hope it serves you well .
I'm just glad I came to my senses & bought my 86 Foundation, a couple years back that bass is a keeper.

 

I have an ash body slant pickup Fury which pairs really well with EB cobalt flats. Enjoy!

 

I have Chromes on mine which I like also. I can imagine Cobalt Flats would be gnarly.

The beauty of this first gen Fury is that it has the slimmed down body and all that I've seen are under 9 lbs. They were only made a couple years with the slant Super Ferrite. Fantastic basses all around.