U.S. Peavey Club

[MynameisMe]

Hello bass folks!
I'm trying to identify the Peavey for sale locally.
I love the blue.
The owner is not a player.
Your thoughts?

 

[MNAirHead]

MynameisMe - that one is tough..

Let's guide the discussion

1. How much is it?
2. Does anyone know the model?
3. Can someone ID if it's a domestic, international or prototype?

My opinion is that this could be some type of engineering prototype from the 90s OR is assembled from parts - (possibly a non-us model)... Peavey has been known to sell unique stuff laying around the warehouse.

Pretty MilleniumUSA Era Color... body seems to be a G or Millennium (bolt pattern, belly cut etc)... the knob drilling is confusing.

This may be an interesting buy with street value to the Peavey Cult.

My risk caution is that it could be a mix of 34 and 35 inch scale parts.

 

[MynameisMe]

MynameisMe - that one is tough..

Let's guide the discussion

How much is it?
Does anyone know the model?
Can someone ID if it's a domestic, international or prototype?

My opinion is that this could be some type of engineering prototype from the 90s OR is assembled from parts... Peavey has been known to sell both.

Pretty MilleniumUSA Era Color.

This may be an interesting buy with street value to the Peavey Cult.

Looks like the nut is messed up. Not a ender for me but dude only wants $ 100.00 for it and it's been for sale a couple months. I was thinking to ask for a discount.

 

[wild4oldcars]

Are the PJ millenniums passive or active? This one has a battery box but it seems strange to use vfls with no pre right?

Also, no scroll wheel? Isn’t that a millennium staple?

Millenniums aren’t really my area of expertise.

 

[MNAirHead]

Looks like the nut is messed up. Not a ender for me but dude only wants $ 100.00 for it and it's been for sale a couple months. I was thinking to ask for a discount.

NECK OPTIONS - I can't confirm 100%... a Millenium or GBass neck could fit in the neck pocket.... within the last few years, Peavey did release a bunch of parts into the market (so they're still around on this forum thread)

Someone smarter can confirm and/or indicate if there are 5 bolt necks that are non-usa.

NUT - I received parts from the factory that were work in progress, that one looks like it just needs a drop of glue and shifted over.

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$100 - I'd do it. looks like it's never been played, at worst, you can give it to a kid.

Note: if parts bass, sometimes they need a bit of prep and engineering to become legendary.

Note2: This 5 bolt neck setup configuration commonly needed shimming - when you look at the bass, the neck should be arrow straight (no ski jump etc)

 

[kodiakblair]

I'm with @MNAirHead on it being a prototype that never made the grade.

@wild4oldcars
Millennium PJs by were passive 34 scales.

Active VFLs with passive circuits were used at Peavey. RSB Koa for one.

 

[MNAirHead]

I'm with @MNAirHead on it being a prototype that never made the grade.

@wild4oldcars
Millennium PJs by were passive 34 scales.

Active VFLs with passive circuits were used at Peavey. RSB Koa for one.

Kodiak -- do you think the neck is USA Yankee OR some international thing?

Logo infers USA fury/Millenium era.... my concern for our friend is that it could be a "parts" that isn't possible to tune due to scale mismatch.

 

[mb94952]

I agree, for $100 you have nothing to lose. It has a millennium stench to it (A Mulder-esque statement referring to something with an extraterrestrial edge to it) .
Could be a post-proto-Palladium bass type thingy,
it is active due to battery box, so it must have a preamp of some type in there.
Either way, it COULD be a one-off, so you'd have a bass no one else has.
Just buy it. $100 is a tank of gas and lunch these days.

 

[UNICORN BASS]

100% can't go wrong.

 

[MNAirHead]

$100 is a tank of gas and lunch these days.

$10 is taco bell and bus pass

 

[mb94952]

MynameisMe - that one is tough..

Let's guide the discussion

1. How much is it?
2. Does anyone know the model?
3. Can someone ID if it's a domestic, international or prototype?
4. My risk caution is that it could be a mix of 34 and 35 inch scale parts.

What is the affect of mixing 34" and 35" parts ? Intonation issues ? Will the bass still play in the "money frets" like first 5-8 frets ok ? At worst, he could part out the bass and still be ahead of the $100 price tag, easily ! The pickups alone I'd buy for $65 for the pair.

 

[MynameisMe]

What is the affect of mixing 34" and 35" parts ? Intonation issues ? Will the bass still play in the "money frets" like first 5-8 frets ok ? At worst, he could part out the bass and still be ahead of the $100 price tag, easily ! The pickups alone I'd buy for $65 for the pair.

So you're saying sell it and part it out on the Peavey Club Forum?

 

[Maxdusty]

Looks like the nut is messed up. Not a ender for me but dude only wants $ 100.00 for it and it's been for sale a couple months. I was thinking to ask for a discount.

I'm not at all knowledgeable of Peavey basses as many here are, and I think somewhere already mentioned is the answer you're looking for.
I'm going to chime in a question to ask the seller....where did he/she get it from? I think that'll help pinpoint the bass somewhat. Most of the Peavey basses I've owned or have seen have a serial number embossed on the back of the headstock, I don't see it here so I think as already mentioned by people above, it's either a prototype or a bass put together from Peavey parts. It wasn't intended for sale in the general market brand new whatever it is.
The nut issue isn't a biggie at all, just move it, it does look like it slid off or maybe it's not even glued on.

for $100, personally...I would buy it without hesitation if everything worked, that is if I weren't trying to cut down my bass collection as I'm doing right now.

 

[kodiakblair]

Kodiak -- do you think the neck is USA Yankee OR some international thing?

I'll be perfectly honest, nothing I'm seeing suggests USA origin except perhaps assembly.
Same heel as a passive Millennium, same bridge, same knob configuration.

Angle of the photo makes it difficult to say the scale length.

Take a passive Millennium, rout for VFLs, rout a battery box to power the VFLs.

Bingo, you'd have the bass pictured. It would take 5 minutes work for somebody to knock one up in Loc 2, place was loaded with "what if" ideas.

 

[MNAirHead]

So you're saying sell it and part it out on the Peavey Club Forum?

nope - we're a cheap bunch... the "collectable" parts are from pre 1984 T Guitars

 

[MynameisMe]

I'm not at all knowledgeable of Peavey basses as many here are, and I think somewhere already mentioned is the answer you're looking for.
I'm going to chime in a question to ask the seller....where did he/she get it from? I think that'll help pinpoint the bass somewhat. Most of the Peavey basses I've owned or have seen have a serial number embossed on the back of the headstock, I don't see it here so I think as already mentioned by people above, it's either a prototype or a bass put together from Peavey parts. It wasn't intended for sale in the general market brand new whatever it is.
The nut issue isn't a biggie at all, just move it, it does look like it slid off or maybe it's not even glued on.

for $100, personally...I would buy it without hesitation if everything worked, that is if I weren't trying to cut down my bass collection as I'm doing right now.

His brother gave it to him.
That's all the info he would give me.

 

[MNAirHead]

His brother gave it to him.
That's all the info he would give me.

I'll give you $125 shipped for it - no guarantees needed.

 

[MynameisMe]

I'll give you $125 shipped for it - no guarantees needed.

I will let you fellas know how it turns out.

 

[58kites]

nope - we're a cheap bunch... the "collectable" parts are from pre 1984 T Guitars

 

[Maxdusty]

His brother gave it to him.
That's all the info he would give me.

Wonder if the brother worked in the industry or perhaps even Peavey.

You could certainly do much, much worse with an instrument that costs $100...some of these "mystery" basses end up being a truly wonderful find. At the very least, this is a Peavey using either US or overseas parts of a certain known standard, can't say the same for much of the $100 unknown basses you see on ebay.