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Peavey Palaedium Bass Questions!!

NachoConde

NachoConde

May 22, 2010
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Hello talkbass! This is my first thread ever, ive always looked though this forum finding out new stuff and seing other people's gear, but now i have some questions about one of my basses.

This bass is a Peavey Palaedium, the Jeff Berlin signature model. I was wondering wether you guys might know some of the history behind this bass.
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thanks!

-Nacho
 
#3
danomite64 said:
Cool Bass! You need to read RULE 3 before asking about its value, though.
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Yeah I read through the rules afte making the post, also i read some other threads where the bass had been mentioned, and i think it was enough to make me change my mind about even considering to sell it :)

I mean, this is the first bass ive ever had, and i got it back in 06 for $100 with a cheap 15 watt practice amp, and having read about how good an instrument this is, it makes me really not want to let it go any time soon :smug:
 
#5
When Jeff Berlin endorses a particular model he does get involved with design(I had a friend who built prototypes and player's customs at Dean). The Paladium came out in the early nineties. It was basically a refinement of the Foundation. Same VFL pickups but the placement was changed. The neck pickup was moved closer to the neck for more bass response. Also, the knobs were arranged in a straight line per Jeff Berlins specs.( I believe he was used to the arrangement of a Jazz bass)

The headstock was angled back similar to the Unities of the same period so no string retainer was necessary, and a Badass bridge was installed at the factory. All Palladiums had gold hardware and were considered the top of the line passive bass in Peavey's line.

Consider yourself very lucky to have found a Palladium at the price you did. I Play Foundations with a similar layout, and have not run across a Palladium I could afford at a time I could afford it.
 
#6
Back in spring of 1992, Jeff came to Union Music in Worcester MA and did a live clinic, and he was demo'ing the new-at-the time Palaediums. I picked one up that day, and Jeff signed the back of the headstock for me. Still got it; great bass. Very light, very fast neck.

/rick
 
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bassmanrocke said:
When Jeff Berlin endorses a particular model he does get involved with design(I had a friend who built prototypes and player's customs at Dean). The Paladium came out in the early nineties. It was basically a refinement of the Foundation. Same VFL pickups but the placement was changed. The neck pickup was moved closer to the neck for more bass response. Also, the knobs were arranged in a straight line per Jeff Berlins specs.( I believe he was used to the arrangement of a Jazz bass)

The headstock was angled back similar to the Unities of the same period so no string retainer was necessary, and a Badass bridge was installed at the factory. All Palladiums had gold hardware and were considered the top of the line passive bass in Peavey's line.

Consider yourself very lucky to have found a Palladium at the price you did. I Play Foundations with a similar layout, and have not run across a Palladium I could afford at a time I could afford it.
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Wow, awesome :) I guess the people at Invalid Link Removed didn't know how good a bass it was, i mean the other option they gave me was a Squier bass, and that was like $200!
This is just what i was looking for! Thanks for all the history for this bass :D
 
#8
I bought mine NOS in 1997 for $550. Great bass. Horrible for slapping IMO. Sounds bad, neck pickup is in the way. Great for fingerstyle and pick. I hate the gaudy gold hardware so I've switched out black with a chrome bridge. Only gold left on mine is the neck plate.

Neck is ridiculously thin with a thick ebony fingerboard and graphite reinforcement (supposedly). Combination of thin back and thick ebony make this a very unstable neck. I've got two necks and they both have problems. If you can get the neck to work it is a great bass. I'm thinking of having one of the necks made fretless so I can play like Jaco.


$100 is a ridiculously low price.
 
#10
Phil..

there's something wrong in your setup... OR it's been dorked

PM me and we'll get it on the right track.

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History.. signature model... has VFLish pickups (not ferrites)

For lurkers.. you can find a bolt on dyna from this era that will have slightly more features at a lower price... PM me before buying .. they're not all the same.

Tim
 
#11
Man, I sort of miss my Palaedium.

I bought mine new for about $800 at a Daddy's Junky music back in '92. After a year or so I had Moses build a custom graphite neck to the exact specs, and it was killer. Sold it a few years ago, and sometimes regret it. It's a great jazz bass with an incredibly fast, narrow neck.

I was surprised Moses still has a pic of mine in their custom gallery... [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
 
#12
The neck should be very stable. The thick ebony isn't likely to be causing any stability problems.

Great sounding basses. Maybe not great sounding when you're playing it all by yourself but it sits in a band mix just great. That's largely because Jeff's very much coming from the Jack Bruce school of midrange nastiness. And that sound is the very anithesis of what passes for a good sound in the bedroom in these days of "smiley face" EQ. But when you play with a band, it's great.

Very easy to move around that neck, the basses were pretty light, and had a great sound. And for $100, it can't be beat. Heck, I'd double your money on it :)

John
 
#13
I went to a clinic of JB's back in the mid 90's or so and he was letting people play his bass at the end. I took my turn and thought his bass played like a dream. Was his personal bass the "same" as the production models or did he have a few custom things going on just for him?
 
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Hoover said:
Hey, I'll bet I played your bass before you bought it!
I used to go into Mr. Music after I moved back to Brighton in '92, and I remember trying a Palladium they had hanging there several times. Liked it enough that I mentally filed it under the "Some Day..." category.
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I bought it from the Salem, NH store.
 

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