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Peavey Foundation V - Any Good?

Motorhate

Motorhate

Nov 10, 2018
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Dudes and Dudettes, I'm about to pull the trigger on a Peavey Foundation V from the mid 90s. Does anybody have one and more importantly are they any good? I have a Spector Euro LX 5 string, two Traben 5-string basses and a Vintage VJ75 5 string but have always been intrigued by the Foundation and was wondering if it was worth it.

Cheers in advance.
 
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Motorhate said:
Dudes and Dudettes, I'm about to pull the trigger on a Peavey Foundation V from the mid 90s. Does anybody have one and more importantly are they any good? I have a Spector Euro LX 5 string, two Traben 5-string basses and a Vintage VJ75 5 string but have always been intrigued by the Foundation and was wondering if it was worth it.

Cheers in advance.
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As long as you don’t mind narrower string spacing and you get the appropriate trussrod wrench, it should be fine.
 
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I’m assuming the OP means one of these. This one is mine from 1995. Excellent basses and I prefer these pickups to my Super Ferrite Foundation. Comfortable neck and lightish weight. The pickups are not Cirrus-type VFL humbuckers but an intermediate single coil design under those soapbar lids. Warm and articulate in my experience. They’re also nice looking instruments in black or white.

—and it does use an Allen key.
 
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jmlee said:
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I’m assuming the OP means one of these. This one is mine from 1995. Excellent basses and I prefer these pickups to my Super Ferrite Foundation. Comfortable neck and lightish weight. The pickups are not Cirrus-type VFL humbuckers but an intermediate single coil design under those soapbar lids. Warm and articulate in my experience. They’re also nice looking instruments in black or white.

—and it does use an Allen key.
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The truss wrench depends on the year. Older models with super ferrite pickups usually had a Gibson nut. Later models use a hex wrench.
 
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I actually just picked one of these up a few weeks ago, assuming we’re talking about mid 90’s as posted above.

I dig it, love the pickups and it’s a comfortable neck. Would recommend playing it first if you can/ checking condition but no regrets here
 
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Motorhate said:
have always been intrigued by the Foundation and was wondering if it was worth it.
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Is this the black one 'Paul S' is selling ?

Tidy bass, Paul looks after his gear. He must be having a clear out, white 3rd gen Fury I sold him is up for grabs too.

String spacing on these is not too tight, Peavey were constrained on the earlier version by forcing 5 strings to work within a narrower 4 string pickup. You have a wider neck, modern design so no chance of glue seam cracks or 18th fret ski hump. Tone-wise it's similar to your Vintage VJ, same for the build quality.
 
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kodiakblair said:
Is this the black one 'Paul S' is selling ?

Tidy bass, Paul looks after his gear. He must be having a clear out, white 3rd gen Fury I sold him is up for grabs too.

String spacing on these is not too tight, Peavey were constrained on the earlier version by forcing 5 strings to work within a narrower 4 string pickup. You have a wider neck, modern design so no chance of glue seam cracks or 18th fret ski hump. Tone-wise it's similar to your Vintage VJ, same for the build quality.
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That's the one mate. Heard really good things about Foundations but was intrigued at how cheap they were and what you got for your money. Hopefully be picking it up on Saturday.
 
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jmlee said:
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I’m assuming the OP means one of these. This one is mine from 1995. Excellent basses and I prefer these pickups to my Super Ferrite Foundation. Comfortable neck and lightish weight. The pickups are not Cirrus-type VFL humbuckers but an intermediate single coil design under those soapbar lids. Warm and articulate in my experience. They’re also nice looking instruments in black or white.

—and it does use an Allen key.
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Yes, that's the exact type. I think it's the same year too.
 
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jmlee said:
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I’m assuming the OP means one of these. This one is mine from 1995. Excellent basses and I prefer these pickups to my Super Ferrite Foundation. Comfortable neck and lightish weight. The pickups are not Cirrus-type VFL humbuckers but an intermediate single coil design under those soapbar lids. Warm and articulate in my experience. They’re also nice looking instruments in black or white.

—and it does use an Allen key.
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My first bass was a 4-string version of this, black body and maple neck with soap bars. I traded it in for a Fender, in retrospect I wish I had kept it and just paid a little more for the Fender. It was a solid if simple instrument.
 

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