Realized I didn't do an NBD post for this bass I got a couple of days ago as I'm really enjoying the bass.
I commented on that recent post regarding cutting back on the number of basses - I have been in the process of paring down my collection and down to essentially two basses as players ( four basses in total but one is only being kept for sentimental reasons, another will be given to my son). One of the keepers is my US Fender P bass, the other one I was a little on the fence about, a G&L Tribute L2000. I love the Tribute but ultimately, it had too much of a modern sound and aggressiveness for this old guy. I decided to look for a Fender Jazz bass and having that as the other bass.
I was also reading the post about the demise of the US Peavey basses.
Come to think of it, both these posts were by a particular and well regarded member of the TB community named after a dairy product with a post graduate degree. Yes, I both blame and thank you Dr. Cheese for this. lol
In a weird twist, a US Peavey bass that I was curious about showed up on my local FB Marketplace, and reading some posts regarding the model in the Peavey group, I decided on a lark to take a chance on asking to see if the other person was interested in a trade. I have previously owned a bass with the Super Ferrite pickups (a Foundation) so knew what to expect. it wasn't the Jazz bass I had planned to have but two single coil pickups with a more beefy tone to it seemed more up my alley.
The Dynabass also had the option to go active or passive (okay, that's a check mark in its favor), It was a 1986 model (good year, good year fond HS memories), the bass was in great shape according to the Ad (sounding better and better) ......and it had a Kahler tremolo bridge. (okay, that was it, sounded too enticing, I had to try to get it).
Well, the seller was open to the trade, so we did it - each one of us happy at the prospect of what we would be getting.
It was better than I had expected, the neck is super slim. It's 1.5" but the radius of 8" made it seem even slimmer and pretty comfortable....oh and the sound, absolutely glorious. It was also in terrific condition, much better than I could have hoped for, other than a little bit of tarnish on the bridge, the bass looked like it was just bought a couple of years ago, not the 35 years the bass has been around. I know Peavey basses aren't the most expensive nor are they the highest quality boutique basses or even highly regarded by some, but let me tell you, some of these old Peavey basses are true gems and great players that were affordable even when they were sold new and more so today as often one of best deals you can find in a used bass. Wish I knew about Peavey basses when I was just starting out on the bass, I only thought Peavey made amps where I used to live.
While the G&L had terrific versatility and still feel is a great option, the Peavey Dynabass has a more subdued and for lack of a better description, an old school kind of active bass sound, a little like an Ibanez Musician I used to own in the 80s. I haven't really used the tremolo yet as I need to find a Kahler 1/4" one to put on it (I can put the one I have for a guitar on it, but it's not the right size for it to stay without falling off) but I don't think I'll be using that very often anyway.
While I'm going to be happy with my two basses for a while, I have to admit, some of these other Peavey models, the TL, the Cirrus or the Peavey Cyberbass...have piqued my interest.
and then there were three....well, four. (one is just for sentimental reasons and not really one I would play)
I commented on that recent post regarding cutting back on the number of basses - I have been in the process of paring down my collection and down to essentially two basses as players ( four basses in total but one is only being kept for sentimental reasons, another will be given to my son). One of the keepers is my US Fender P bass, the other one I was a little on the fence about, a G&L Tribute L2000. I love the Tribute but ultimately, it had too much of a modern sound and aggressiveness for this old guy. I decided to look for a Fender Jazz bass and having that as the other bass.
I was also reading the post about the demise of the US Peavey basses.
Come to think of it, both these posts were by a particular and well regarded member of the TB community named after a dairy product with a post graduate degree. Yes, I both blame and thank you Dr. Cheese for this. lol
In a weird twist, a US Peavey bass that I was curious about showed up on my local FB Marketplace, and reading some posts regarding the model in the Peavey group, I decided on a lark to take a chance on asking to see if the other person was interested in a trade. I have previously owned a bass with the Super Ferrite pickups (a Foundation) so knew what to expect. it wasn't the Jazz bass I had planned to have but two single coil pickups with a more beefy tone to it seemed more up my alley.
The Dynabass also had the option to go active or passive (okay, that's a check mark in its favor), It was a 1986 model (good year, good year fond HS memories), the bass was in great shape according to the Ad (sounding better and better) ......and it had a Kahler tremolo bridge. (okay, that was it, sounded too enticing, I had to try to get it).
Well, the seller was open to the trade, so we did it - each one of us happy at the prospect of what we would be getting.
It was better than I had expected, the neck is super slim. It's 1.5" but the radius of 8" made it seem even slimmer and pretty comfortable....oh and the sound, absolutely glorious. It was also in terrific condition, much better than I could have hoped for, other than a little bit of tarnish on the bridge, the bass looked like it was just bought a couple of years ago, not the 35 years the bass has been around. I know Peavey basses aren't the most expensive nor are they the highest quality boutique basses or even highly regarded by some, but let me tell you, some of these old Peavey basses are true gems and great players that were affordable even when they were sold new and more so today as often one of best deals you can find in a used bass. Wish I knew about Peavey basses when I was just starting out on the bass, I only thought Peavey made amps where I used to live.
While the G&L had terrific versatility and still feel is a great option, the Peavey Dynabass has a more subdued and for lack of a better description, an old school kind of active bass sound, a little like an Ibanez Musician I used to own in the 80s. I haven't really used the tremolo yet as I need to find a Kahler 1/4" one to put on it (I can put the one I have for a guitar on it, but it's not the right size for it to stay without falling off) but I don't think I'll be using that very often anyway.
While I'm going to be happy with my two basses for a while, I have to admit, some of these other Peavey models, the TL, the Cirrus or the Peavey Cyberbass...have piqued my interest.
and then there were three....well, four. (one is just for sentimental reasons and not really one I would play)
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