U.S. Peavey Club

[kodiakblair]

I tried to get the maximum spacing at the bridge, but ran into an issue with the G string on the bridge pickup. It was just too close to the edge and the output dropped off. SFs were obviously not designed for 5 string basses, so it's clear why they changed that up as the 5 string took off.

I had the exact same issue with my Foundation and Dyna 5'ers. Peavey's first foray into 5 strings showed a distinct lack of thought or more likely it was down to penny pinching.

 

[BassikLee]

I have loved my Peavey DynaBass Five so much that I never needed to shop for another five string bass, it has the tone and playability that is perfect for me both live and in the studio. With Super Ferrites and the Dyna Bass circuit the bass naturally has that perfect sound that I think of as the "Super Jazz" sound everyone else is trying to recreate. I usually run my bass in bypass mode, switching on the active 'flat' for slap or a boost and I use an external tone control for a more vintage tone. The spacing feels just a bit tighter than most current five string basses but you do get used to it, and even though the string length is 34" the B String is Thunderous and intonates properly. I have always used a GHS Bassics Lite set 40-58-80-102 and add a 120.

Fun fact: the treble control on the Dyna preamp is a passive tone control when the preamp is off.

 

[mb94952]

Fun fact: the treble control on the Dyna preamp is a passive tone control when the preamp is off.

I didn't know that !!! That is KILLER information !! That is SO WAY ahead of it's time. Peavey RULES !!!

 

[bassbrad]

Fun fact: the treble control on the Dyna preamp is a passive tone control when the preamp is off.

More fun fact, not on my bass, it is a prototype. In bypass mode there is no tone but the buffer is still engaged.

 

[bigtone23]

Fun fact: the treble control on the Dyna preamp is a passive tone control when the preamp is off.

Such a great feature. The only thing that would make it better (for me) would be if the passive tone would be on 10 in passive mode with the treble control at the center detent. I run the treble in the center detent 99% of the time. I also have the preamp level set so flat EQ is the same level as passive mode. Switching to passive has a noticeable treble cut. No biggie, though. It's cool it's there.

I didn't know that !!! That is KILLER information !! That is SO WAY ahead of it's time. Peavey RULES !!!

It really is ahead of it's time. It took until well into the 21st Century for that to be standard.

More fun fact, not on my bass, it is a prototype. In bypass mode there is no tone but the buffer is still engaged.

I like that!

 

[B-Mac]

Howdy,
Had a nice Fury delivered two weeks ago and a nice T-20 was delivered today.

I only had a few minutes to look them over at the same time as I am working from home and need to get my work completed.

So what is the difference between these two basses besides the name?

Is the early Fury a renamed T-20 or is it an improvement of the T-20 that warranted having a new model of bass?

Please enlighten me. I’ll have more time this evening to compare but at first glance maybe the lower bout on the Fury is wider?

Almost forgot…looking for a Peavey case for the Fury

 

[kodiakblair]

Is the early Fury a renamed T-20 or is it an improvement of the T-20 that warranted having a new model of bass?

A few differences but essentially the same bass.

Fury 21 frets/ 8" radius. T-20 21 frets/ 12" radius.

Different bridge designs.

Fury's body has more Fender like curves.

Biggest difference is body timber. The Ash Furys are really laminates of Hackberry, solid colours poplar/cottonwood laminates.

Same pickup, pots and caps .

 

[B-Mac]

A few differences but essentially the same bass.

Fury 21 frets/ 8" radius. T-20 21 frets/ 12" radius.

Different bridge designs.

Fury's body has more Fender like curves.

Biggest difference is body timber. The Ash Furys are really laminates of Hackberry, solid colours poplar/cottonwood laminates.

Same pickup, pots and caps .

Thanks the information!

 

[JTbass44]

NBD - Finally got the blue Foundation today, after shipping issues (the bass made three cross-country trips in the end from OR to DE and purchased this way back on July 11). This one makes three Foundations now and one Fury. Bass is in great shape w/ straight neck and no ski jump from micro-tilt. Have to shim the neck and get action lower, raise pickup heights a bit...the usual setup. Reverb listing had it as a 1986, but serial # puts it as a 1990. Maple has a bit more of a yellowish tint to it than my '87 Foundation, which might be due to this '90 being stored in a case more and not out as much? Just a thought.

My only complaint is that this thing is hefty! My black '87 is 8.2lbs, my white '87 is 9.2lbs, but this blue '90 is 10.6lbs! Could the body wood be different? Did they use different wood a few years later? I know there are always slight variations in weight, but I thought the white '87 @ 9.2lbs was a bit heavy and to see this one is a full 1.4lbs heavier is a big difference. A whopping 2.4lb heavier on this '90 w/ a maple neck vs. the '87 one, also w/ a maple neck.

 

[bassbrad]

Ending the saga of the past year I have finally finished restoring and modding the Peavey bass from last year and giving her a name. I had a long love affair with a Precision bass, The Unknown Blonde, that did not end all that well so I swore off them all together and sort of did the same with my fretless Jazz. I had always sort of wanted a PJ bass and over the years had one or two that I played, usually an endorsement loaner that was close but never enough to purchase. I sort o had a wish list.
Years go by and this wish list solidified neck thru body, 21 frets, 60's placement of the J pickup, black or dark color with black hardware (to counter the Blonde). I expected to replace the pickups with Seymour Duncan's and use a wiring that had worked so well on one of my loaner basses.
This Peavey DynaBass Unity Series LTD popped up on my FB feed that was eerily close, at a price that was in my budget so I hit Buy Now. While it initially had gold hardware it did have the exact Seymour Duncan Pickups I desired; Hot Vintage Precision and a Jazz Stack V.
IMHO one issue with the VVT wiring most folks do on a PJ bass causes a phasing issue that to my ears is very unpleasant, one solution is to use a 3 way switch, a volume and tone for each pickup. This allows me to get a separate neck or bridge pickup signal without that interaction
and the placement of the bridge pickup offers a fuller less honky tone.
Searching for black hardware was more a challenge that I thought at first but persistence and a bit of help (yeas I know the bridge says Kramer, to quote @JimmyM IDK). I am especially happy with the resin cast jet black P logo knobs as the crowning touch.
TB may I introduce Midnight Brunet

She joins my modest collection of Peavey basses the White Dyna Bass Five, Red Verdine White (Sarzo) and my dear old well travelled Foundation FL.

 

[Thundar]

NBD - Finally got the blue Foundation today, after shipping issues (the bass made three cross-country trips in the end from OR to DE and purchased this way back on July 11). This one makes three Foundations now and one Fury. Bass is in great shape w/ straight neck and no ski jump from micro-tilt. Have to shim the neck and get action lower, raise pickup heights a bit...the usual setup. Reverb listing had it as a 1986, but serial # puts it as a 1990. Maple has a bit more of a yellowish tint to it than my '87 Foundation, which might be due to this '90 being stored in a case more and not out as much? Just a thought.

My only complaint is that this thing is hefty! My black '87 is 8.2lbs, my white '87 is 9.2lbs, but this blue '90 is 10.6lbs! Could the body wood be different? Did they use different wood a few years later? I know there are always slight variations in weight, but I thought the white '87 @ 9.2lbs was a bit heavy and to see this one is a full 1.4lbs heavier is a big difference. A whopping 2.4lb heavier on this '90 w/ a maple neck vs. the '87 one, also w/ a maple neck.
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Very nice!! Believe it or not, I have a line on one just like this right now, and I mean identical except it has top-hats...LOL...I saw it on FB market this morning and couldn't believe it. The seller said she is waiting for buyer #1 to call her today but if he backs out, its mine

 

[JTbass44]

Very nice!! Believe it or not, I have a line on one just like this right now, and I mean identical except it has top-hats...LOL...I saw it on FB market this morning and couldn't believe it. The seller said she is waiting for buyer #1 to call her today but if he backs out, its mine

Awesome. Best of luck and hopefully buyer #1 bails.

 

[mb94952]

Ending the saga of the past year I have finally finished restoring and modding the Peavey bass from last year and giving her a name. I had a long love affair with a Precision bass, The Unknown Blonde, that did not end all that well so I swore off them all together and sort of did the same with my fretless Jazz. I had always sort of wanted a PJ bass and over the years had one or two that I played, usually an endorsement loaner that was close but never enough to purchase. I sort o had a wish list.
Years go by and this wish list solidified neck thru body, 21 frets, 60's placement of the J pickup, black or dark color with black hardware (to counter the Blonde). I expected to replace the pickups with Seymour Duncan's and use a wiring that had worked so well on one of my loaner basses.
This Peavey DynaBass Unity Series LTD popped up on my FB feed that was eerily close, at a price that was in my budget so I hit Buy Now. While it initially had gold hardware it did have the exact Seymour Duncan Pickups I desired; Hot Vintage Precision and a Jazz Stack V.
IMHO one issue with the VVT wiring most folks do on a PJ bass causes a phasing issue that to my ears is very unpleasant, one solution is to use a 3 way switch, a volume and tone for each pickup. This allows me to get a separate neck or bridge pickup signal without that interaction
and the placement of the bridge pickup offers a fuller less honky tone.
Searching for black hardware was more a challenge that I thought at first but persistence and a bit of help (yeas I know the bridge says Kramer, to quote @JimmyM IDK). I am especially happy with the resin cast jet black P logo knobs as the crowning touch.
TB may I introduce Midnight Brunet
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She joins my modest collection of Peavey basses the White Dyna Bass Five, Red Verdine White (Sarzo) and my dear old well travelled Foundation FL.

I totally get it, Brad ! Congrats on Midnight Brunet ! She's a real player's bass. I was the same, kind of, that I started on P/J's and for some reason played dual soapbar basses like Cirrus for over a decade, but in the last year I've gone back to P/J's as my almost preferred bass. One of my favorites now is my Peavey RJIV, which is nearly identical to Midnight Brunette in that "Samurai" is a neck thru with a pickup selector.

 

[mb94952]

NBD - Finally got the blue Foundation today, after shipping issues (the bass made three cross-country trips in the end from OR to DE and purchased this way back on July 11). This one makes three Foundations now and one Fury. Bass is in great shape w/ straight neck and no ski jump from micro-tilt. Have to shim the neck and get action lower, raise pickup heights a bit...the usual setup. Reverb listing had it as a 1986, but serial # puts it as a 1990. Maple has a bit more of a yellowish tint to it than my '87 Foundation, which might be due to this '90 being stored in a case more and not out as much? Just a thought.

My only complaint is that this thing is hefty! My black '87 is 8.2lbs, my white '87 is 9.2lbs, but this blue '90 is 10.6lbs! Could the body wood be different? Did they use different wood a few years later? I know there are always slight variations in weight, but I thought the white '87 @ 9.2lbs was a bit heavy and to see this one is a full 1.4lbs heavier is a big difference. A whopping 2.4lb heavier on this '90 w/ a maple neck vs. the '87 one, also w/ a maple neck.
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WOW, never heard of a 10+ lb Foundation. I bet it sounds great !! 3 cross country trips ! I would've LOVED to see a GoPro movie of that !!!!

 

[JTbass44]

WOW, never heard of a 10+ lb Foundation. I bet it sounds great !! 3 cross country trips ! I would've LOVED to see a GoPro movie of that !!!!

It is super hefty, but you're right, it does sound the best of the three, which isn't that surprising really. Maybe all of that heft improves the tone and overall sustain?

Yup, UPS ground from OR to DE and then for some reason it went back to a MGR in Minneapolis (why we can't figure out) and then it ended up back to original sender. He then sent it back across the US to me...yet again! Oh well, it's here now. Shipping these days! Such a mess.

 

[Chuck M]

It is super hefty, but you're right, it does sound the best of the three, which isn't that surprising really. Maybe all of that heft improves the tone and overall sustain?

Yup, UPS ground from OR to DE and then for some reason it went back to a MGR in Minneapolis (why we can't figure out) and then it ended up back to original sender. He then sent it back across the US to me...yet again! Oh well, it's here now. Shipping these days! Such a mess.

I once ordered a Stingray 5 and it weighed about 12 pounds. It sounded incredible. I sent it back because it was too heavy for me but it was seriously the best sounding SR 5 I have ever heard.

 

[58kites]

Howdy,
Had a nice Fury delivered two weeks ago and a nice T-20 was delivered today.

I only had a few minutes to look them over at the same time as I am working from home and need to get my work completed.

So what is the difference between these two basses besides the name?

Is the early Fury a renamed T-20 or is it an improvement of the T-20 that warranted having a new model of bass?

Please enlighten me. I’ll have more time this evening to compare but at first glance maybe the lower bout on the Fury is wider?

Almost forgot…looking for a Peavey case for the Fury

The T20 body is bigger than the Gen 1 Fury.
The necks are different.
I think the Gen 1 Fury body shape is better than the T20.
I don't care for the T20 bridge.
The Trapezoidal bridge on the Fury is good, and is better if you replace the saddles (smaller) with brass ones from the Wilkinson bridge.
Peavey claims they made bodies from southern ash (commonly called swamp ash) on the clear coated ones.
If my ash Fury is not ash, I don't care. It looks like ash to me and and is hard enough to seem very ash like.
They also matched the grain well enough that it looks like a one piece body from the front and like two piece from the back.
I like the Fury neck, mine has an '87 neck on it and I like that year best of the Peavey necks.
The T20 doesn't seem to have as many fans as the typical 1.5" nut Peavey neck with a 8" radius fretboard.

 

[bigtone23]

My only complaint is that this thing is hefty! My black '87 is 8.2lbs, my white '87 is 9.2lbs, but this blue '90 is 10.6lbs! Could the body wood be different? Did they use different wood a few years later? I know there are always slight variations in weight, but I thought the white '87 @ 9.2lbs was a bit heavy and to see this one is a full 1.4lbs heavier is a big difference. A whopping 2.4lb heavier on this '90 w/ a maple neck vs. the '87 one, also w/ a maple neck.

WOW, never heard of a 10+ lb Foundation. I bet it sounds great !! 3 cross country trips ! I would've LOVED to see a GoPro movie of that !!!!

It is super hefty, but you're right, it does sound the best of the three, which isn't that surprising really. Maybe all of that heft improves the tone and overall sustain?

I have had Foundations pretty much all over the map for weight. All had/have Super Ferrites.
My first was a black '93, square bridge, cheaper 90s tuners- 8#1oz (it neck dove a bit more than I like)
The Flatwound black '84, trap bridge, open gear tuners- 9#11oz
The black fretless '85, trap bridge, open gear tuners- 8#14oz
Roundwound black '84, trap bridge, open gear tuners- 9#14oz
White 87 with '87 Patriot neck, trap bridge, Schaller tuners- 9#15oz (If this had metal P knobs, it would be over 10#)
On a similar note:
Black 85 Dyna Bass, Schaller bridge and tuners- 8#14oz
Grey/green 91 Dyna Bass 5, Schaller bridge and tuners- 8#10oz

I find the weights of the Dynas somewhat curious--they have heavy hardware, but are almost the lightest of the group. The 5er in particular, with the extra tuner and string is the lightest I still have. It balances nicely. These Dynas also have either the original plastic knobs or lightweight aluminum knobs, so that can save some weight vs the 3 metal P knobs on the Foundations.
I feel that getting around 8.5# is the tipping point for not dealing with neck dive.

 

[bigtone23]

I have had Foundations pretty much all over the map for weight. All had/have Super Ferrites.
My first was a black '93, square bridge, cheaper 90s tuners- 8#1oz (it neck dove a bit more than I like)
The Flatwound black '84, trap bridge, open gear tuners- 9#11oz
The black fretless '85, trap bridge, open gear tuners- 8#14oz
Roundwound black '84, trap bridge, open gear tuners- 9#14oz
White 87 with '87 Patriot neck, trap bridge, Schaller tuners- 9#15oz (If this had metal P knobs, it would be over 10#)
On a similar note:
Black 85 Dyna Bass, Schaller bridge and tuners- 8#14oz
Grey/green 91 Dyna Bass 5, Schaller bridge and tuners- 8#10oz

I find the weights of the Dynas somewhat curious--they have heavy hardware, but are almost the lightest of the group. The 5er in particular, with the extra tuner and string is the lightest I still have. It balances nicely. These Dynas also have either the original plastic knobs or lightweight aluminum knobs, so that can save some weight vs the 3 metal P knobs on the Foundations.
I feel that getting around 8.5# is the tipping point for not dealing with neck dive.

Oh, and my highly modded/frankenstein Foundation-ish T42.5 (for the newer members: an 80s black Foundation body routed for T40/45 pickups, trap bridge, metal P knobs, T45 neck with Schallers) is 9#6oz. That's pretty light considering the little extra weight gain from the T pickups over the SFs and the Schallers over the open gears. I'm sure as an original Foundation it may have been closer to 9#.

 

[Thundar]

Very nice!! Believe it or not, I have a line on one just like this right now, and I mean identical except it has top-hats...LOL...I saw it on FB market this morning and couldn't believe it. The seller said she is waiting for buyer #1 to call her today but if he backs out, its mine

Well...I missed out...Buyer #1 showed up. I gotta pay closer attention to FB marketplace!