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U.S. Peavey Club

#2,081
here she is in her nekkid glory ...

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in the long term, i want to do the following:

1) clean sticker funk off of pickups
2) cavity cover
3) seal and paint. probably black. maybe.
4) fill fret lines with something black. ebony strips? maybe black out the dots too.
5) fill chunk missing around the 16th - 19th
6) epoxy fingerboard
7) replace rattle-y original tuners. not sure i care about them being "original" as i would never part with this bass.

i have put those black DR's on my ibanez ... and put some Roto 77's on the peavey. and i have dialed the action WAY down. i also put the straplock buttons back on ...
 
#2,085
MNAirHead said:
OK for small world chuckles..

Is the TL6 coming from Land O Lakes Wisconsin?

Timmy
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Nope. This one is up the road in Dallas. There is another still on the bay with the same finish. The one I picked up is a 1st generation, the other is a 2nd. That gives me 2 1st generation and 2 2nd. I may need help. I think if I get the red one on the bay I will have all the finishes that were offered with the TL6.

*checks bank account for necessary funds*
 
#2,086
MNAirHead said:
Millenium...
Is your Millenium a standard or plus or the funky p/j?

Please check your PM box.. have a private question (and no... nothing is wrong)


Foundation
Please remember this is JUST a personal opinion

I find it easier/faster do dial in sounds on a dual pickup bass.... need some bite? Roll on some bridge.. need some low end.. roll on some neck. It's my opinion that minute changes on a single pickup bass make more of a difference and compensate less than dual pickups.

The other notation (in the manual below) is that if you combine 2 ferrites on a foundation they become a fatter humbucker.

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Patriot
One of the guys I trade gear with (we swap expensive basses back and fourth for months at a time) will not send back his patriot. He's a more "aggressive" player he enjoys that he can dial in "Geddy or Squire tones"

When playing around with single pickup basses they do not all sound the same. Much of this has to do with where exactly the pickup is placed. A passive Musicman does not sound like a passive Pbass does not sound like a passive G&L (all the same concept designer)...

Smarter guys have taught me that this has to do with where along the string's harmmonic range the pickup is placed.

Overall Opinion 1 - Comfort and Band Mix
I have yet to own a quality bass that I couldn't dial in a useable tone. (That being said I don't believe a bass tone can be dialed in without a complete band spectrum mix from 30 feet).. my opinion is to find a comfortable neck (patriot and foundation necks had different profiles - even on the same model) and then spend a few minutes to find a useable tone that works with an amp (each bass and amp need to be mated to the strings, touch, room etc).

Overall, I find it faster to dial in a Foundation.. it's not a better bass, I'm just lazier.

Overall Opinion 2 - Pickguard
You may be a person who would enjoy a bass with a pickguard. This gives you the option to manipulate the bass.

Please don't be offended.. I have a hunch you would eventually modifiy any bass you have. A 2nd gereration Fury opens up your easier options to different pickups (standard pbass size pickups).. heck you may be an early HiA Bart customer (if you can find one)....with some barts you may be able to dial in your desired tone and eliminate the tone knob (Linc does this)

Please note neck profiles are very consistent, but did change within the models (normally at a generation)

I'd love to hear your opinion.

Tim

PS.. :crying:You'd hate my stable.. I have more knobs and switches than a russian submarine.. the bass I received friday has 2 barts, SIX kobs and a switch....Or worse yet.. a BQuad has 2 independent pickup systems..each string can be routed to either output jack --- funny huh

Now that being said.. I commonly gig a Milestone with tapes to keep things simple :o
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It's just an import millennium, one of the cheap JJ pickup ones. It was my first 5-string, currently my only 5er since defretting and installation of the preamp.

I do modify basses, but only cheap ones that have little value or are in bad shape and need restoration, I find it in bad taste to take a nice clean well-made bass and devalue it by rearranging parts all over it. I'm hesitant on the Foundation idea simply because I wouldn't want to be hacking it up if I can't find a switch to fit the original hole. I do like pickguard basses commonly, part for looks, part cause I can hold a couple picks under the edge for the few songs I use them, part because its easier to replace a pickguard than an entire body (especially something uncommon like a peavey) if I screw something up. The only bass I played with barts was a friends Ibanez BTB, and it sounded kinda meh, like the pickups didnt have much character or their own sound, as if it was just the preamp that made the tones, so I have never used Barts myself.

I'm not too picky on necks, as long as they arent humongous, probably the one thing that's kept me from having more than one ERB. I've played old baseball-bat-fender style necks, and tiny how-is-this-not-breaking-under-tension superthin necks. I prefer my current Ibanez SR overall, its about 1.5" at the nut, rather similar to a Jazz neck, with more of a D profile than a C, but again I liked the neck on my T-40 too. Also I love maple/maple necks and peavey is one of few brands that produced a lot of those.

I think my plan right now is to get ahold of a super-ferrite pickup or two and test it in my, well, pickup testing bass in different positions, that way I can (like when I proved to myself the best MM pickup spot is indeed the sweet spot they come stock in) find where I would prefer the pickup, which would indicate to me whether I would prefer a patriot, foundation, or possibly neither.

I prefer passive basses, and I don't hate actives, but in my experience they are significantly more expensive, and while they have more options I find it harder to find a good useable 'me' tone from them. As I've built a few passive basses I've gradually figured out my preferences and how to get my tone from a passive humbucker of some kind right around the middle area between neck and bridge. Also there's the gigging factor, I try to keep it simple because I am easily distracted (not quite ADD but with the way doctors diagnose that these days...), and also its one thing less that could go wrong.

I think in the studio active basses can do some really excellent things, especially if the guitarist is changing sounds around and suddenly you drop out of the mix. I just tend to be unable to justify to myself the added cost of actives, and when I do have one (trying out a friends or at a music store) it just gets a little overwhelming. I think if I ever held a B-Quad my head would explode. :eek:

Also my apologies if my huge posts are driving other folks reading this thread nuts :D
 
#2,087
MTMTEX said:
Nope. This one is up the road in Dallas. There is another still on the bay with the same finish. The one I picked up is a 1st generation, the other is a 2nd. That gives me 2 1st generation and 2 2nd. I may need help. I think if I get the red one on the bay I will have all the finishes that were offered with the TL6.

*checks bank account for necessary funds*
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Link me -- the red one on the bay was probably mine.. I shipped it to LandOLakes Wisconsin
 
#2,088
Bass..
Sorry to jump to the wrong opinions -- normally the BXP stuff is in the BXP club or threads.

Foundation.. you could put a volume, blend and tone.. wouldn't hack it aat all.

Ibanez Barts.. may NOT be the same stuff Pedulla etc install.



Ferrite.. this is kind of the Patriot role.

Simplicikty is good.

Studio stuff... this is commonly requested to be passives.

BQuad.. yes they're a bit funny on the electronics side.. it's the answer for the "sterile" graphite issue.. they're stunning to play - just ask a modulus guy

Thanks for the banter.

Tim
 
#2,090
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#2,092
So I started to look into the Patriot. Will post photos soon. The body is trashed but to me it's mojo.

Bass was played, as evidenced by some fret wear (nothing dramatic) tremolo marks in the fret space and grooves in the SF pups.

The neck is impeccable.

I will work on the electronics (very scratchy pots) and on the pickguard, which needs to be flattened.

Tim, you said you could help?

Note that it's July in Phoenix, I really don't need to use my oven or heat gun, I can leave it outside between wooden planks, with a bunch of weight over the top.
 
#2,094
NickInMesa said:
So I started to look into the Patriot. Will post photos soon. The body is trashed but to me it's mojo.

Bass was played, as evidenced by some fret wear (nothing dramatic) tremolo marks in the fret space and grooves in the SF pups.

The neck is impeccable.

I will work on the electronics (very scratchy pots) and on the pickguard, which needs to be flattened.

Tim, you said you could help?

Note that it's July in Phoenix, I really don't need to use my oven or heat gun, I can leave it outside between wooden planks, with a bunch of weight over the top.
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electronics.. try just moving it for 5 minutes.. then work in some contact cleaner.

Pickguard weight.. Iv'e had good luck prepping some 3/4 plywood.. waxpaper on top.. warm it in the oven to 250 (salt & pepper to taste - JUST JOKING).. then pull it out put it on the wax paper.. more wax paper on top.. another piece of 3/4 plywood.. concrete bag on top... Let it sit for a few days.

It's also a good time to reinforce the plug area.. these things do crack frequently.
 
#2,095
MNAirHead said:
electronics.. try just moving it for 5 minutes.. then work in some contact cleaner.

Pickguard weight.. Iv'e had good luck prepping some 3/4 plywood.. waxpaper on top.. warm it in the oven to 250 (salt & pepper to taste - JUST JOKING).. then pull it out put it on the wax paper.. more wax paper on top.. another piece of 3/4 plywood.. concrete bag on top... Let it sit for a few days.

It's also a good time to reinforce the plug area.. these things do crack frequently.
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Well I am lucky enough that it is not cracked.

The body paint is a mess, though. No need to "relic" it. Relic-ed by mean of playing the .... out of the instrument.

Neck is impeccable...
 
#2,096
NickInMesa said:
Well I am lucky enough that it is not cracked.

The body paint is a mess, though. No need to "relic" it. Relic-ed by mean of playing the .... out of the instrument.

Neck is impeccable...
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Now is the time to reinforce the 1/4 plug area.. OR be super careful about pulling out your plug.. 2 hands.

I forgot Basalmic and Olive Oil when cooking your pickguards.

IF you like.. I can do this first (have a peavey reactor) that has the same issue.. I'd need a week before I get around to it.

Tim
 
#2,097
Nothin like a body with some nice mojo, I just consider body/paint damage to be "character." :D

Now I'm really gonna sound stupid but... You can have a blend pot in a passive bass? I've only encountered them in active basses, I thought it was something that had to be a part of a powered preamp. If so, what would I be looking for in a blend pot?

Thx.
 
#2,098
MNAirHead said:
Now is the time to reinforce the 1/4 plug area.. OR be super careful about pulling out your plug.. 2 hands.

I forgot Basalmic and Olive Oil when cooking your pickguards.

IF you like.. I can do this first (have a peavey reactor) that has the same issue.. I'd need a week before I get around to it.

Tim
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I basically bought the Patriot to say I have one. I may play it :)

All my Peavey have been playable so far... Foundation has had a cracked nut for a while, I have to get it fixed.

But the Fury is a killer. Big bottom :)

I may turn this Patriot into something playable.
 
#2,099
Basstovsky said:
Nothin like a body with some nice mojo, I just consider body/paint damage to be "character." :D

Now I'm really gonna sound stupid but... You can have a blend pot in a passive bass? I've only encountered them in active basses, I thought it was something that had to be a part of a powered preamp. If so, what would I be looking for in a blend pot?

Thx.
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Yes of course. A blender pot is just two stacked opposite pots.

I had an RBX 270 (still my avatar, never thought about changing it) which was stacked.

I do not own one single active bass. Just too much control and too artificial sounding for my own taste.

I am not sure if Peavey has any model with a blender.
 

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