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U.S. Peavey Club
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Oh wow! I see what you're saying. I will need to go back and do a thorough tear-down and inspection.
Might be worth shooting some contact cleaner/fader lube in there. Also important to make sure the knobs are seated so they don’t touch each other during their swivel.
I just snagged an Axcelerator 5 and that has that same preamp. Mine works very well and outside of a lil crackling with pots, which cleared up with some contact cleaner...to my amazement!
Thanks for asking Brother.
Pandemic came along and nicely scuppered any life on the water plan.
Covid hammered sales locally and Brexit destroyed sales to Europe. All in all 2020 was a wash out.
Sold just 2 x T-40s, T-20, 3rd gen Fury, Axcelerator 5 and a bolt on Cirrus.
Ah...that sucks. I've watched several of those documentaries of people on narrow boats and it looks like a nice relaxing life. Hope you can rekindle it somehow.
Never understood why a Fender Jazz 11 pounder is okay, but the sky starts falling when its an 11 pound Peavey....makes no sense.
In what universe is an 11 pound Jazz bass "okay"?
The only people who don't mind an 11 pound Jazz are the same folks who don't mind an 11 pound anything. What?
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Nice one I've been wanting a Hog Peavey....$800 though...pretty steep.
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Nice one I've been wanting a Hog Peavey....$800 though...pretty steep.
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I own Fender, Rickenbacker, Gibson, Peavey, Gretsch, Ibanez, Eastwood, Tune and others besides Dean.
My point is simply that the T-40 is repeatedly referred to as a boat anchor, but the Fender Jazz Bass, which very often is just as heavy, never gets the same bashing.
I own a beautiful 2016 Fender American Jazz Standard that is gorgeous and an absolute joy to play, but is every bit as heavy as my ‘82 T-40.
Are you selling off your entire collection? Hope you at least keep one or two for playing when you retire.
The heaviest bass I own is my Modulus Q6 and it is 10 pounds, 4.5 ounces. I don't notice the weight when I play it but I do notice the tone and great playability. Most of us can play a T-40 with a wide strap and be happy. A player with back issues may have a real problem with a heavy bass.
My Modulus is my only bass that weighs more than 10 pounds. My G.Gould ggi6 weighs 2 pounds less than the Modulus. It is a featherweight 6 string bass. My Cirrus Wenge top 6 weighs right at 10 pounds and is my second heaviest bass.
My Modulus is my only bass that weighs more than 10 pounds. My G.Gould ggi6 weighs 2 pounds less than the Modulus. It is a featherweight 6 string bass. My Cirrus Wenge top 6 weighs right at 10 pounds and is my second heaviest bass.
That is the hope, problem is I'm a very disinterested salesman and there little regard for Peaveys in Europe.
It'll be a long slog.
If you weren’t in Scotland and had a Tobacco Burst Foundation or T-20 or an early Fury I’d be contributing to your retirement fund.
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
I have never been bothered by "heavy" basses. 72 J--10#12oz, 83 El Toro--10#1oz, 84 Foundation--9#11oz, both US SUBs--9#10oz, 21 Squier CV JV-10#5oz. I have many more in the 10 pound zone. All that matters is that they balance on the strap. Those 8 pound basses often don't.
@kodiakblairIf you weren’t in Scotland and had a Tobacco Burst Foundation or T-20 or an early Fury I’d be contributing to your retirement fund.
Best of luck.
The one that got away all because I tried to get the price down $50 less. Been kicking myself ever since!
I was calling this tobacco because of no real orange or red blend to black which may be incorrect to call it tobacco.
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