I own two BXP 5's, one is american made and the other is made in Indonesia and they both are awesome basses, well made, great sound. I personally prefer the passive J pickups, great tone. I have owned everything from Ibanez, Jackson, Gibson, Warwick, Guild and many others and am happier with the Millenium BXP 5's. They take a beating and hold up very well
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Peavey millennium basses
- Thread starter Crystalman85
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I own 2 of these basses. One is strung with Fender 9050L flatwounds, the other with Ken Smith slapmasters .40-.95
Both are built very well IMHO. I'll go point by point on these on why I like them;
Lightweight!!! Big consideration for me when getting a bass nowadays. I like Fenders, and have owned many in the past, but they're just too danged heavy for my taste.
I like passive pickups, so no disappointment there. When you turn both pickups to the same level, they do cancel the hum. A lot of times, I just use the neck pickup. Still quiet. They sound punchy, and have a good clarity. 6 of 12 new tracks on my band's son to be released CD were recorded with these basses, and they sounded really nice! No complaints.
The input jacks are solid! One bass is 4 years old, jack is still like new! The volume and tone pots feel really good, and no buzzing. Can't say that about most Fenders I've owned. I once owned a Yamaha that was even worse!!!
The necks feel really good, and you have 21 frets standard! Fender only offers more than 20 on deluxe models, and you'll pay a lot to get those (I did own 2 of those so called "Boner basses" back in the early 90's-they had 22 frets, but I absolutely HATED those things. I don't miss them one bit.)
I did two things to each of mine;
Put on Fender vintage jazz bass type volume and tone knobs. I like having the white lines, and they are a bit lighter than the stock metal knobs.
Both got Hipshot ultra lite tuners. One had plastic imitations of Gotoh GB-7's. The other had metal tuners, but with plastic bushings. The ultralites are very precise, and lightened up one really well.
If I have to complain about anything, it is this-no fretless option!
I've never played a USA Millenium, so I can't comment on those versus the BXP. I have no doubt that the USA's are superb instruments.
IMHO, for less than 300 bucks, you get a bass that sounds good, plays good, looks really nice, and won't break your back!! Not a bad deal. I wouldn't discourage anyone from buying one
Both are built very well IMHO. I'll go point by point on these on why I like them;
Lightweight!!! Big consideration for me when getting a bass nowadays. I like Fenders, and have owned many in the past, but they're just too danged heavy for my taste.
I like passive pickups, so no disappointment there. When you turn both pickups to the same level, they do cancel the hum. A lot of times, I just use the neck pickup. Still quiet. They sound punchy, and have a good clarity. 6 of 12 new tracks on my band's son to be released CD were recorded with these basses, and they sounded really nice! No complaints.
The input jacks are solid! One bass is 4 years old, jack is still like new! The volume and tone pots feel really good, and no buzzing. Can't say that about most Fenders I've owned. I once owned a Yamaha that was even worse!!!
The necks feel really good, and you have 21 frets standard! Fender only offers more than 20 on deluxe models, and you'll pay a lot to get those (I did own 2 of those so called "Boner basses" back in the early 90's-they had 22 frets, but I absolutely HATED those things. I don't miss them one bit.)
I did two things to each of mine;
Put on Fender vintage jazz bass type volume and tone knobs. I like having the white lines, and they are a bit lighter than the stock metal knobs.
Both got Hipshot ultra lite tuners. One had plastic imitations of Gotoh GB-7's. The other had metal tuners, but with plastic bushings. The ultralites are very precise, and lightened up one really well.
If I have to complain about anything, it is this-no fretless option!
I've never played a USA Millenium, so I can't comment on those versus the BXP. I have no doubt that the USA's are superb instruments.
IMHO, for less than 300 bucks, you get a bass that sounds good, plays good, looks really nice, and won't break your back!! Not a bad deal. I wouldn't discourage anyone from buying one
I've thinking about purchasing a 5-string version of the peavey bass that I've bought. it's a really cool sounding bass. I totally dig it. the guys in my brother's band digs the bass, friends and family digs the bass, even the crowd at a gig I've done 2 weeks ago were complimenting how awesome the peavey bass sounded and how awesome it looks. since I dig how this bass sounds, I'm think about purchasing a 5-string version for my band.
I've recently put on a set of dunlop nickle-plated strings on my peavey millennium bxp 4-string bass and I got myself one mighty sweet sound. since I've been impressed with the sound quality of the peavey millennium bxp 4-string bass, I plan to buy a peavey millennium bxp 5-string bass for my band.
I will be getting an MIA 89 foundation next month & I am going to try and get a MIA Fury this year also. I want to keep both original so that I will have one jazz and one precsion MIA peavy. My question is this: I have a Millenium BXP that I love, but I would like to put new pickups in it. Any suggestions on what type of pickups would be a good upgrade?
If you want pick-ups that can provide smoother sounds, EMG pick-up would be a good choice. personally, I dig EMG pick-ups. I own a peavey millennium bxp 5-string bass and it sounded pretty cool. I don't think it's necessary for me to change the pick-ups. but if you want to try something different with your peavey millennium bass, by all means give it a try and see if you like the results you get for changing the pick-ups.
I just purchased the Millenium AC five string and I'm very happy with it. I'm gong to take it to the Tech that sets up all my Basses to tweak the set up. It plays very well right out of the box and has great tone. I'm very happy with it. This is the first 5 string that I've owned and for the money it can't be beat.
I just purchased a BXP 5. I always wanted to try one. It's a lefty Indonesia model with the J pups.
I've read they are lightweight and that top horn looks like it goes to the 11th. I imagine they balance very well.
I've had good luck getting good tones from cheap basses so we'll see.
One question I had though is what size are the J pups in the millennium 5ers? Are they same length or different length like Fender 5ers?
I've read they are lightweight and that top horn looks like it goes to the 11th. I imagine they balance very well.
I've had good luck getting good tones from cheap basses so we'll see.
One question I had though is what size are the J pups in the millennium 5ers? Are they same length or different length like Fender 5ers?
GC has a nice looking Millennium Plus 5 on their site. These are rarely up for sale and are great basses.
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