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NUBD (New used bass day)

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by tgriley62, Dec 18, 2014.

  1. Dec 18, 2014 #1
    tgriley62

    tgriley62

    Jan 25, 2011
    S.E. Mo
    Picked up a 1983 angled super ferrite Peavey Fury today for $50. Will post pic's this weekend when my daughter brings over her good camera. Anyway, I have a few questions about Fury's but, first I have to say that I can't believe how loud that one pup is. OK here are the questions I have. Was 1983 the first year for the Fury's? The serial number seems to indicate that it was made toward the end of '83 (serial 01699172). Second, on the entire back is a black, soft pad that seems to be glued on with two rivets at the top of the two horns. Was this a standard Peavey addition, a special order or did someone just add it?. Third, it had old flats on it and the open "A" is very dead, but the fretted notes on the "A" string seem to be fine. Is this a case of a dead string or could it be something else? Thanks
     
  2. Dec 20, 2014 #2
    tgriley62

    tgriley62

    Jan 25, 2011
    S.E. Mo
    Pics as promised

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  3. Dec 20, 2014 #3
    scourgeofgod

    scourgeofgod

    Aug 17, 2006
    Fairly certain the pad was added and is not standard. I'd see how it sounds with a new set of strings.
     
    Last edited: Dec 21, 2014
  4. Dec 21, 2014 #4
    Bugeyed Earl

    Bugeyed Earl

    Aug 27, 2013
    South Florida
    Agreed, it looks like someone was trying to duplicate the pads that were on some Gretsch and Acoustic guitars. Great deal on that bass, the blue finish is really nice!