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Peavey Foundation database
- Thread starter jgsbass
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I thought I'd posted in every Peavey thread,then I see this one
Good to hear you got things sorted Gallo. Folk neglect to mention there's more to a set up than just adjusting
the action
I've had my Foundations for a while. 4 and 5 with VFLs and the 4 with SFs,it came to me with a busted neck but lo and
behold a spare Millennium neck fits beautifully and it plays great.
Some folks might think it's heresy but I prefer the VFLs. To me the SFs on the T-20 and Patriot are Killers though
There's another Foundation not pictured,it's currently sporting a T-40 neck and is minus a neck pickup.
Good chance a humbucker is going in there wired series/parallel.
At the rate I'm working on it expect pictures sometime next year
Good to hear you got things sorted Gallo. Folk neglect to mention there's more to a set up than just adjusting
the action
I've had my Foundations for a while. 4 and 5 with VFLs and the 4 with SFs,it came to me with a busted neck but lo and
behold a spare Millennium neck fits beautifully and it plays great.
Some folks might think it's heresy but I prefer the VFLs. To me the SFs on the T-20 and Patriot are Killers though
There's another Foundation not pictured,it's currently sporting a T-40 neck and is minus a neck pickup.
Good chance a humbucker is going in there wired series/parallel.
At the rate I'm working on it expect pictures sometime next year
I'm with you on the soapbars. Definitely my favorite bass/pickups.I thought I'd posted in every Peavey thread,then I see this one
Good to hear you got things sorted Gallo. Folk neglect to mention there's more to a set up than just adjusting
the action
I've had my Foundations for a while. 4 and 5 with VFLs and the 4 with SFs,it came to me with a busted neck but lo and
behold a spare Millennium neck fits beautifully and it plays great.
Some folks might think it's heresy but I prefer the VFLs. To me the SFs on the T-20 and Patriot are Killers though
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There's another Foundation not pictured,it's currently sporting a T-40 neck and is minus a neck pickup.
Good chance a humbucker is going in there wired series/parallel.
At the rate I'm working on it expect pictures sometime next year
Does anybody have a suggestion or source for '86 Foundation saddles? I'm restoring a Foundation and Foundation S, from 1986, with rusted saddles on both. Can't make a set combing the best from each, and having no luck finding the large 1/2x3/4 size they used. Could switch to the smaller size, just wanted to keep them original, now leaning towards getting them re-chromed if my search keeps coming up empty.
That's a tough one. I needed just one saddle, got really lucky when an entire bridge popped up on ebay. Cost me $25 to get it, but problem solved. Never seen just a saddle for sale anywhere, and only Peavey ever used those big ones.
Maybe start a thread in the TB Wanted Classifieds, maybe someone will have a spare?
Those Foundation saddles are huge.
Question-do they have an effect on the sound of Foundation basses with these fitted.
Could it be a way of making a high mass bridge without a heavy cast bridge plate.
Question-do they have an effect on the sound of Foundation basses with these fitted.
Could it be a way of making a high mass bridge without a heavy cast bridge plate.
Well, it doesn't sound good, but I thank y'all for asking and answering a question I was about to post. I very recently obtained a Foundation S that has turned into much more of a project than I expected. When looking for some replacement saddles, I noticed that these Peavey ones look a lot larger than what I found. And apparently no one makes the correct size after-market replacements.
Short version: The bridge and saddles were really rusty. I cleaned up both, and managed to work a screw through the adustment screw holes to clean out the rust in the threads.
The problem is I tried to use some hardware store screws because there was absolutely no way the original screw with that tiny allen wrench head would work. I managed to break a screw, not leaving enough showing to grip and unscrew it. If I had tapered the screws I might've been OK.
If you have no other alternative, you might find a machine shop that could remove the busted screw?
Templar is correct. Unless you've got a bench press to drill it out a machine shop or maybe auto repair joint should be able to back it out. Do you think the screw is cross threaded? If so, the saddle is steel and if the screw is made from a softer material then the threads should be fine.
As a follow-up to my original question, here's the Foundation S prior to putting the strap locks on and flipping the string tree to the right position. Before and after. Wish I had taken clearer pictures of before but was pretty beat up and rusty.
That's a possibility I'm going to check into. I own a couple of solid vises, and a drill stand that works as a drill press, it holds an electric drill very securely. The size of the hole is the issue. I would need the proper drill bit, and everything would need to be lined up very exactly; not sure I have the skills to do it without damaging the threads.
My mistake when using the hardware store screws was not tapering them. Six worked fine, with a little patience. Two broke, one I was able to remove, the other didn't leave anything to grip.
I checked with a local independent guitar store because the owner has been doing repairs for 40+ years, but they didn't have any bass saddles to match the over-sized Peavey Foundation ones.
Since the Foundation S isn't exactly a valuable collectible (lol!), I will have no issue rigging a new tailpiece if it comes to that. Obviously the proper Peavy TP is preferred.
Thanks for the input!
The screws I used are definitely softer than the saddles. I don't anticipate any thread damage....unless I try a DIY removal and blow it.
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I just stumbled on to this thread and I wanted to add mine to the mix. I bought a Foundation FL (Fretless) and I've been gigging with it for the past 3 years. I believe it is a 1988 model. Love it and it has a minor distinction of gold tone hardware.
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Here is mine, I have a thread about it where I am trying to find out the original color. Previous owner said it was blue. It is a 1992. I do not know of any blue Foundations.
Sorry for the bad pictures, I am a few thousand miles away from that bass right now so I had my wife take some pics. BTW I only paid $45 for it and it plays great. It was a bit crackly when I first got it, but after cleaning up the Pots and re soldering a few wires, I am back in business.
Sorry for the bad pictures, I am a few thousand miles away from that bass right now so I had my wife take some pics. BTW I only paid $45 for it and it plays great. It was a bit crackly when I first got it, but after cleaning up the Pots and re soldering a few wires, I am back in business.
Here is mine, I have a thread about it where I am trying to find out the original color. Previous owner said it was blue. It is a 1992. I do not know of any blue Foundations.
Sorry for the bad pictures, I am a few thousand miles away from that bass right now so I had my wife take some pics. BTW I only paid $45 for it and it plays great. It was a bit crackly when I first got it, but after cleaning up the Pots and re soldering a few wires, I am back in business.
Three places you could check.
- Pull the rear cover off. Maybe they left the cavity alone under the foil, assuming they still put the foil in.
- Take the nut off of a control, might have to pull it out, and see if the drilled hole is still blue.
- Look under the pickups.
I am definitely going to repaint the bass, I just do not know if I want to go with the original color or some sort of custom job. I removed the rear cover when I was fixing wires in there, and it was definitely blue. I just do not think that was an offered color for the foundation in 1992 or ever for that matter. I thought they were all black, white, red, sunburst, or natural wood.
there are some blue foundations; i've seen them on talkbass before.
no pics anymore, but a listing: Peavey Foundation 1980's Blue electric bass guitar MADE IN USA with a hardshell case Near Mint | Reverb
another old listing from reverb: SOLD - FS: '89 Peavey Foundation 8.4lbs Blue/Maple
no pics anymore, but a listing: Peavey Foundation 1980's Blue electric bass guitar MADE IN USA with a hardshell case Near Mint | Reverb
another old listing from reverb: SOLD - FS: '89 Peavey Foundation 8.4lbs Blue/Maple
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Those were the standard colors but like other manufacturers, Peavey used colors off of the usual choices. Same with wood, painted models were usually poplar but folks have found ash underneath, which could have been to complete a run or order. Some people have contacted Peavey parts and gotten information on their instrument but not sure if they still do that and they lost their serial number database a few years back, don't know if that was needed for research.
I think that's an '89 or '90. The body was downsized in 91, and the headstock was rounded off more. You do have the later bridge and bar string tree. That combination only happened in 89 and 90.
Here is mine, I have a thread about it where I am trying to find out the original color. Previous owner said it was blue. It is a 1992. I do not know of any blue Foundations.
Sorry for the bad pictures, I am a few thousand miles away from that bass right now so I had my wife take some pics. BTW I only paid $45 for it and it plays great. It was a bit crackly when I first got it, but after cleaning up the Pots and re soldering a few wires, I am back in business.
