Despite having my beautiful ash fury, my blue one with a foundation neck gets more play time. But everyone has their cup of tea, ya know
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That T40/T45/T20 profile is very similar to the Fender 57 Vintage Reissue and 83/84 Fender US Precision and Elite bass necks. They are 1 3/4" at the nut, but not super deep, kind of wide/thin. It's very comfortable, and that's coming from a J bass neck guy.
Wow, score!Thank you my friend (enabler)... I could not resist! I have always wanted an Axcelerator 5..and this baby is gonna get a nice new paint job
I would have snagged that for sure! I really like the black ones without gold hardware!
Well, that's what I get for getting up and shoveling nearly 2' of snow instead of jumping on TB first thing with my coffee!
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These type of things need to be viewed in their time and place.
Hartley had invested in a new business venture, he had an inexperienced unskilled workforce, his designer/engineer came from a motor sports background with that "make-do" mindset. Huge pressure to be under so snap decisions for solutions were expected.
5 minutes with copper tape vs 4 staples and a pie tin ? Pie tin was always going to win
I would have loved to be there during all of that growth, it must have been a blast.These type of things need to be viewed in their time and place.
Hartley had invested in a new business venture, he had an inexperienced unskilled workforce, his designer/engineer came from a motor sports background with that "make-do" mindset. Huge pressure to be under so snap decisions for solutions were expected.
5 minutes with copper tape vs 4 staples and a pie tin ? Pie tin was always going to win
I went through that at Whirlwind Music Inc. in the music cabling business, the company was 5 people when I started in 1976 and about 90 people when I left in 1989.
We did everything as far as production processes based on what we thought could work with no such thing as experience or anybody who had ever done it before us.
There were no production guitar/mic/speaker/PA snake/interconnect companies when we started, it was all crap from Japan or hand made stuff by road companies for their own use.
I might like the wider flatter Peavey necks as well then.
My Yamaha Attitude Custom neck is 1-11/16 inches at the nut and has a fairly flat neck profile and it is very comfortable for my not so big hands.
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So, I have aquired a Sarzo husk that has a pretty messed up neck, to say the least. To me, it looks as the route for the truss rod was made too deep. Maybe, when adjusting the truss rod the wood was too thin and cracked through. There was probably less than 1/16th of an inch of wood over the rod. Looking for suggestions on repair options. My first thought was to remove the fingerboard, cut the middle strip of maple out and glue another piece of maple and route for a new truss rod. Someone suggested removing the fingerboard, cleaning up the cavity, filling with epoxy, sand everything back smooth, and then route for new truss rod. I'm liking this because it would be extremely hard to cut out that middle piece. Also, thought of cutting the neck off and routing a neck pocket and make it a bolt on. I don't think that could be done because of the contour of the heel of the neck into the body wouldn't have enough depth.
Would love to hear suggestions and thoughts of the epoxy idea. Good thing I paid next to nothing for this.
Oh yeah, any suggestions for pickups. I don't think I'm going to find any original pickups. Just want to find something that would be a close fit.
Thanks
Would love to hear suggestions and thoughts of the epoxy idea. Good thing I paid next to nothing for this.
Oh yeah, any suggestions for pickups. I don't think I'm going to find any original pickups. Just want to find something that would be a close fit.
Thanks
Damn! Does it look like someone sanded on the neck? No idea really, but one sixteenth doesn't seem right...maybe some played the hell out of it...?
I'd put SFs in that thing.
Good luck!
Hey! My favorite cable in the 80s was the Constrictor! That half coiled/half straight cable was perfect for my needs! It might still be in my cable trunk in the garage!
That one took me some doing, The Who wanted it (their company was our English Distributor) so I eventually got it done.
The constrictor was a cable that Belden really did not want to make for me, they said it would be too hard to do and would take up way too much space in manufacturing.
But I bought millions of feet of guitar cable, millions of feet of mic cable, millions of feet of various speaker cables, and a whole lot of Medusa cable (for PA Snakes) so they did what they had to to keep me writing massive purchase orders year in and year out.
I did all the purchasing for the company, so much of the "face" of Whirlwind products were down to me.
Engineers were not really a thing at Whirlwind for a number of years, we eventually hired one and eventually another but we were probably 60-70 employees by then.
The physical and mechanical aspects of all the cable and many of the connectors were all me if they weren't industry standards already.
Materials choices were all mine, size, shape, feel, and all the boxes and their construction, so sizes, colors, etc.
I was the person who put Neutrik on the map in the USA, they were a tiny company when we first started working with them.
I'm the person whose name is on the Patent for the Leader (1/4" instrument) Plug with the chuck type strain relief inside and the molded flexible boot over the screw on cap.
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This is very cool to learn... the Peavey cult folks seem to be humble and helpful. I never would have known.
I remember doooooooling over the white plug whirlwind cable. ... didn't these have a lifetime warranty?
Yes they did...or do. That plug was a standard all brass telephone plug from Switchcraft part number #420.
The cap came in another color (I forget what maybe dark red or black) and we just got them in white and hot stamped the Whirlwind logo on them.
That was the unique plug that came before The Leader, we sold loads and loads of those starting in 1975/76 when I was still finishing up high school.
I had a lot of fun and learned a lot at Whirlwind, because we were five people when I started there, everything every day was new experience and there were no standards or practices, everything we did was just from scratch, so the growth and learning curve was massive.
Besides, the music business was fun in 1976-86, the NAMM trade shows were fun because completely new things were coming every day.
The beginning of companies like Travis Bean, SD Curlee, Kramer, Schecter, Dean, Charvel, Jackson, Dimarzio, Bill Lawrence, even Ibanez was still pretty new to the USA.
The E-Bow, the Chapman Stick, MusicMan, Spector, BC Rich, ESP, Peavey had just started making basses and guitars, Steinberger carbon fiber appeared.
Companies like Warmoth (1980), and AllParts (1982). The whole idea of parts guitars and aftermarket pickups, aftermarket custom pickguards.
Schecter's first item was a loaded pickguard assembly for a Strat, they weren't a guitar company for a few years.
A whole bunch of amp companies popped up out of nowhere, wireless for guitars from Nady Wireless.
The (Yamaha mostly) digital piano, and synths that had easy preset sounds after Moog and Arp both appeared in '74 or '75 I think.
I had a lot of fun and missed it after I left but I had two babies and needed to make a better living than they were willing to provide.
They are still alive and well at Whirlwind, the owner (my brother in law) is still the owner and has many, many millions in the bank, so they've done well.
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I can certainly understand the logistical nightmare of the Constrictor cable.
I can also see Pete Townsend bouncing around stage at the end of one!
I can also see Pete Townsend bouncing around stage at the end of one!
He liked two of them together with a Switchcraft extension plug #121 to make the extension.
Another black Axcelerator 5 for sale...on Reverb this time
Peavey Axcelerator USA Made 5-String Electric Bass (1990s, Black) | Jack's Guitarcheology | Reverb
Peavey Axcelerator USA Made 5-String Electric Bass (1990s, Black) | Jack's Guitarcheology | Reverb
Saw that one, no gold, too! It's a fairly reasonable price, however, I'm still hoping for a pre Covid, under the radar score price, like the one you got!
I'm also looking for cool Squier Vs, as they have a feel and familiarity that I like. The trick is ones that aren't vintage throwbacks. Can't hang with all the sunburst, it's gotta be black, green or refinished something insane, like neon!
Speaking of...it just arrived! Its pretty grody...I think they tried to clean it with spit before they shipped itSaw that one, no gold, too! It's a fairly reasonable price, however, I'm still hoping for a pre Covid, under the radar score price, like the one you got!
I'm also looking for cool Squier Vs, as they have a feel and familiarity that I like. The trick is ones that aren't vintage throwbacks. Can't hang with all the sunburst, it's gotta be black, green or refinished something insane, like neon!
It definitely will benefit from a new paint job! The neck feels great though, and everything works...has new strings on it, roundwounds with purple silks....GHS? Theyre not GHS Progressives but something similar.
So, an 80's Yamaha BB300 turned up at GC for $249 and I know Yamaha Japan and Taiwan could make great basses in those days in those places.
My 1990 Yamaha Attitude Custom was made in their Taiwan plant and it is a better made bass (also more expensive new) than my MusicMan so I had to grab the BB300 to see how good it is.
Got it yesterday and it is a well built bass with a really nice piece of maple and rosewood but the fretboard edge is more edgey than any other bass here (Peavey, MusicMan, Guild, Squier or Yamaha) the fretwork is not better, the split P sounds good but not unique or special...so I returned it today.
It also had a bent tuner key and the body condition is good not great.
I would say it was a pretty nice bass, but all the other basses here are just better.
What does this all have to do with Peavey?...well clearly Peavey was making better basses in the 80's than the Yamaha BB300 for less money.
The Gen 1, 2, 3 Fury basses, and the Patriot easily beat it in pretty much every respect.
I've touched a whole bunch of used basses in the last couple years...that were just not better than the old Peaveys I have here.
The few that were as good or better are still here, the rest are gone, and I don't even have any of the fancy Peaveys.
My 1990 Yamaha Attitude Custom was made in their Taiwan plant and it is a better made bass (also more expensive new) than my MusicMan so I had to grab the BB300 to see how good it is.
Got it yesterday and it is a well built bass with a really nice piece of maple and rosewood but the fretboard edge is more edgey than any other bass here (Peavey, MusicMan, Guild, Squier or Yamaha) the fretwork is not better, the split P sounds good but not unique or special...so I returned it today.
It also had a bent tuner key and the body condition is good not great.
I would say it was a pretty nice bass, but all the other basses here are just better.
What does this all have to do with Peavey?...well clearly Peavey was making better basses in the 80's than the Yamaha BB300 for less money.
The Gen 1, 2, 3 Fury basses, and the Patriot easily beat it in pretty much every respect.
I've touched a whole bunch of used basses in the last couple years...that were just not better than the old Peaveys I have here.
The few that were as good or better are still here, the rest are gone, and I don't even have any of the fancy Peaveys.
Seems like a good price on a Millennium 4, of you dont mind a fee Mark's and can do a local pickup. Not affiliated
Peavey USA Millennium 1999/2000 Transparent Blonde Peavey USA Millennium 1999/2000 Transparent Blonde | Woody's Gear Outlet | Reverb
Peavey USA Millennium 1999/2000 Transparent Blonde Peavey USA Millennium 1999/2000 Transparent Blonde | Woody's Gear Outlet | Reverb
