Convertible pickup trucks are pretty cool……America loves pickups waaaaaaaay more than convertibles....
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Peavey Basses
- Thread starter nitrateaudio
- Start date
Back in the 70s, I had an oil finish koa body/5-piece-neck-through Dyna Unity Series bass with curved body wings like a Spector.
Probably got it for $200. One of the most comfortable basses I’ve ever owned. It came to me without any pickups or electronics,
but since it was a P-J, it was easy to set it up with new pups and a basic VVT passive harness. I can’t remember what pickups I bought for it, but it was a great sounding bass.
The only other peev I ever owned (much more recently) was a Jeff Berlin Palaedium. Fabulous bass, but I didn’t like the neck.
Probably got it for $200. One of the most comfortable basses I’ve ever owned. It came to me without any pickups or electronics,
but since it was a P-J, it was easy to set it up with new pups and a basic VVT passive harness. I can’t remember what pickups I bought for it,
but it was a great sounding bass.The only other peev I ever owned (much more recently) was a Jeff Berlin Palaedium. Fabulous bass, but I didn’t like the neck.
Don't wait to long to try it out. Somebody else might fall in love with it. The necks on these late 80s Peaveys are absolutely perfect for me. Let us know what you think after playing it.
Great basses and bargains for as good as they are. I have had foundations and a G bass which were good for the money but didn't excite a whole lot
I’ve owned a few Peaveys….a T40, two Palaediums (my favorite) and a MidiBase. Other than the weight of the T40, I had no complaints. After strapping on a T40, switching to a Palaedium feels like it was made out of balsa wood…but it’s alder, ebony fingerboard, Bartolini-like pickups, Badass bridge and a comfortably thin neck. It's the grandfather of both the Dean Jeff Berlin basses and today’s Cort Jeff Berlin basses.
That's odd, Peavey didn't build the Dyna Unity series until 1988.
You’re right-my timeline memories got screwed up again.
It was more like 2003 when I had that bass!
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,583
- 221,924
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Peavey B-Quad ... the electronics were, shall we say... over the top? But otherwise it had a great feeling/playing carbon-fiber neck and balanced well.
Last edited:
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,583
- 221,924
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
I'll agree with you on the look but agree far more with the point @UNICORN BASS raised regarding tone, don't recall ever being as disappointed with any bass as I was with my Sarzo. Gave it to a friend for a second opinion, she returned it with the words "That bass has no balls".It's a good looking bass!I'd like to try one also!
That quad bass….a Bromberg design? Stunning 
.
The interior circuitry is cray-cray, though. I removed something similar from my Tune wb4-f.
( 18 volt piezo only system with 3 band eq controls on top, and something like 7 more internal trimpots.)
Despite all that available tweakizatory power, I couldn’t get a sound I liked out of that bass.
In a completely (maybe overreacting) move, I put in a Lace Sensor surface mount humbucker with a direct to output jack.
I control volume/tone changes from preamp pedals now, and greatly prefer the sound.
From the remarks made here, sounds like I probably would’ve had a similar experience with the Sarzo.
.The interior circuitry is cray-cray, though. I removed something similar from my Tune wb4-f.
( 18 volt piezo only system with 3 band eq controls on top, and something like 7 more internal trimpots.)
Despite all that available tweakizatory power, I couldn’t get a sound I liked out of that bass.
In a completely (maybe overreacting
) move, I put in a Lace Sensor surface mount humbucker with a direct to output jack.I control volume/tone changes from preamp pedals now, and greatly prefer the sound.
From the remarks made here, sounds like I probably would’ve had a similar experience with the Sarzo.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,583
- 221,924
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,583
- 221,924
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Thanks!That quad bass….a Bromberg design? Stunning
The interior circuitry is cray-cray, though. I removed something similar from my Tune wb4-f.
( 18 volt piezo only system with 3 band eq controls on top, and something like 7 more internal trimpots.)
Despite all that available tweakizatory power, I couldn’t get a sound I liked out of that bass.
In a completely (maybe overreacting
I control volume/tone changes from preamp pedals now, and greatly prefer the sound.
From the remarks made here, sounds like I probably would’ve had a similar experience with the Sarzo.
I bought it to gild and resell, which I eventually did (to a B-Quad collector) so I only played it enough to set it up correctly and so don't have a players impression. It had a Wilkinson piezo bridge, Peavey VFL buckers and stereo jacks. Having the piezo was good for a fretless. But if that wasn't enough, the 8 holes in the cavity cover gave screwdriver access to sending individual strings to one or the other jack... maybe Brian Bromberg would actually do that ~ BB had other brands make essentially the same designed bass after ending his contract w/Peavey.
Last edited:
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,583
- 221,924
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
The venerable T-40 has always had a hardcore player fan base despite being one of the heaviest basses out there.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,583
- 221,924
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
?
Your gilded B-Quad pictured has Peavey VFLs, did you swap them out before selling ?
Reason I ask is Peavey + Chinese Whispers/Half-Truths/Wishful Thinking has a long history. Situation around one model mistakenly gets applied to others.
DeCola asked Bartolini for advice when designing the Jeff Berlin Palaedium quad coil pickups. Bartolini didn't make them but offered suggestions.
The VFL pickup was designed by Mike Powers, he didn't consult with Bartolini, he wanted to emulate the G&L MFD ; later changed track and went with active pickups.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,583
- 221,924
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
You are correct, not Bartolini but as you noted with them in mind. They were the original B-Quad pu's. I'm not that versed on Peavey so I'll change my post info - thanks for the clarification.
