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Peavey Grind 4 String. Just WOW! Im buying one! Opinions?

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by johnny1978, Dec 16, 2007.

  1. Dec 16, 2007 #1
    johnny1978

    johnny1978 Guest

    Nov 18, 2007
    Well I was at Guitar Center last night for about 3 hours. I originally wanted a MIM Fender P-Bass. My squire is alright but I wanted something for the longer term and of better quality. I must have played every 4 string in the place. I play a few Warwicks, Schecter, Cort, MIM and MIA Fender Jazz and P-Bass,Dean, OLP, Stingray's, ESP. You name it I played it. The Peavey just blew me away. I picked it up cause it looked awsome the way its made with that wood and finish. I have always been a Pbass guy and it blew me away. I hate to admit it but it fit me much better than the P. :crying:

    The neck felt 10X better than the Fender to me. I really cant believe it. I think that at $379 its a LOT of instrument for the money. I am new at bass but the build quality seemed very good. I put it right next to a Warwick and yes the W was nicer, but not that much nicer considering the $1000 price gap. Im not saying a Peavey is as good as Warwick, at least the grind model but it was impressive. I loved the tone it got.

    It blew the MIM Pbass out of the water and the MIM was $100 more than the Peavey. I put money down on it until I get paid cause I played three different ones and the one I like best is on hold.

    I ran all basses through an Ampeg SVT head and Ampeg Cab. That way there if they sounded like crap to my ears its not the amp anyway. :p

    At any rate I dont think there is a bass under $1000 out of a factory that is better than that Peavey. It just feels like a much nicer bass than the price would lead you to believe. Maybe I caught a really good one, but Im sold.

    Sorry for the long post.
     
  2. Dec 16, 2007 #2
    morf

    morf Inactive

    Feb 17, 2006
    No, Peavey makes great basses, congrats :)
     
  3. Dec 16, 2007 #3
    dela217

    dela217

    Mar 2, 2006
    New Orleans, La
    I have been playing boutique high end basses for 30 years. So, I am spoiled. I went to a friends house and he had a Peavey Grind sitting in a stand. I picked it up and was amazed by this bass! I am seriously considering getting one to use on my not so friendly gigs. The sound was nothing compared to my Alembic Series II, but was a terrific bass for the money. I would take one of these any day over a Fender or anything that Guitar Center sells. I would take it over the Warwick too!
     
  4. Dec 16, 2007 #4
    Rumblin' Man

    Rumblin' Man Inactive

    Apr 27, 2000
    Route 66
    I tried a Grind at the local shop and I found it to be a good sounding, solidly built bass. But I didn't get a "gotta have it" feeling from it.
     
  5. Dec 16, 2007 #5
    smogg

    smogg

    Mar 27, 2007
    NPR, Florida
    I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
    Peavey basses in general are very under rated. They offer a lot of bang for the buck through out the various price ranges. Congrats on a smart purchase, have fun.
     
  6. Dec 16, 2007 #6
    RL6

    RL6 Guest

    Feb 8, 2006
    I had the Grind 6 strings for a while. I tried three of them before buying it, two of them were unplayable. And they had top do a lot of work on the one I finally bought But once this was done,it was a really nice instrument. Make sure that the one you buy is properly set up.
     
  7. Dec 16, 2007 #7
    peaveyuser

    peaveyuser Inactive

    Oct 18, 2006
    Montreal,Canada
    It's the one peavey I don't like, I find that it's a bit too "rough" and the strings don't fit on the fretboard (not enough room) but then again maybe I just played a bad one.
     
  8. Dec 16, 2007 #8
    FL Knifemaker

    FL Knifemaker Guest

    Apr 9, 2006
    Lakeland, FL
    Now that you're a Peavey fan, check out some of the older American made ones!! :)
     
  9. Dec 16, 2007 #9
    thefunkelastic

    thefunkelastic Guest

    Oct 23, 2007
    I noticed in GC last time I was there that the grinds had "made in china" stickers on them, and they also didn't have any of the quality problems that I had heard of (no fret problems, no bad finish) did they change where they made them and improve their quality control?
     
  10. Dec 16, 2007 #10
    ebozzz

    ebozzz Supporting Member

    May 17, 2001
    Colorado
    Or newer ones as well....;)
     
  11. Dec 16, 2007 #11
    NorCal Dog

    NorCal Dog

    Nov 28, 2005
    415/707
    with the right setup,, these peaveys smoke... here's mine with a set of Nordstrand Fat Stacks / coil tap...

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  12. Dec 16, 2007 #12
    alexofc69

    alexofc69

    Feb 3, 2004
    San Jose, California U.S.A.
    Peaveys are great and underated. You did a good thing by putting the one that felt good to you on hold. My last trip to DC they had a batch of Peavey Mileniums and Grinds that were junk. Bad finish, setups etc. But for the most part extremely good!