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U.S. Peavey Club
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I ordered a new camera (AGAIN, after returning two) so until then sorry about the horrible photo, but I put a Babicz bridge on my RJIV today !!
I contacted the seller, its straight white, not "Pearl"...I was curious is all, really just curious.
I contacted the seller, its straight white, not "Pearl"...I was curious is all, really just curious.
Interesting. I don't recall ever seeing a white one with a matching headstock that wasn't Pearl White. I do know that there were at least three different versions of white finishes on the early foundations...pearl white, a stark white, and a creamy looking white...because I've owned all three versions.
I can't quite make out enough of the serial #, but according to the chart it's either late '85 or early '86. Many extra bonus points for the matching stock. Looks to be in pretty nice shape, too.
You must buy this Foundation Peavey, Bleecker. You know it and I know it.
Edit: The knobs are suspect. Not exactly what we'd expect, the originals may have been pilfered. No way to know for sure.
Or...maybe the witch hats are OEM (?). Never say never with Peavey, I guess.
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Right, and the Dyna! I do love me an active bass. My Dynas deliver! Can't imagine how cheap Dynas were once the Cirrus hit the market. If I was paying attention in the 90s, I'm sure I would have found $100 Dynas!
Haha! I bet Bleeker is looking out for the more wacky and clandestine colors. I know I would probably jump off a cliff for Metallic Rose or Heather.I don't recall ever seeing a white one with a matching headstock that wasn't Pearl White. I do know that there were at least three different versions of white finishes on the early foundations...pearl white, a stark white, and a creamy looking white...because I've owned all three versions.
I can't quite make out enough of the serial #, but according to the chart it's either late '85 or early '86. Many extra bonus points for the matching stock. Looks to be in pretty nice shape, too.
You must buy this Foundation Peavey, Bleecker. You know it and I know it.
Edit: The knobs are suspect. Not exactly what we'd expect, the originals may have been pilfered. No way to know for sure.
Or...maybe the witch hats are OEM (?). Never say never with Peavey, I guess.
Interesting. Interesting, that is certainly a late 85/early 86.
I do know that pearl white was considered a 'custom' color that came with the matching headstock. I too don't recall seeing gloss white with matching headstock, either. I have a pearl white Foundy body with a Patriot neck. Would love to have the matching headstock and rosewood board for a photo negative of my black Foundys, but oh well. The bass is killer as it sits, no complaints at all.
I never say never, but would bet smart money that the witch hats were a replacement for the original rubber grip knobs when either:
1. The rubber grips disintegrated, broke off or spun off. 'that/those knobs ain't right, but I have this/these...
2. The owner didn't like that form factor. (I replace speed knobs with witch hats all the time, but do like and use the Peavey rubber speed knob.
Regardless, if I got a splined shaft pot Peavey with replacement knobs, I most surely would get brass sleeves and metal P knobs or green Jazz/MXR knobs. Like below, in the Foundy flavored Oreo...
(note black G tuner--MUTT!, however, it does have a truss rod cover now)
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Right, and the Dyna! I do love me an active bass. My Dynas deliver! Can't imagine how cheap Dynas were once the Cirrus hit the market. If I was paying attention in the 90s, I'm sure I would have found $100 Dynas!
Haha! I bet Bleeker is looking out for the more wacky and clandestine colors. I know I would probably jump off a cliff for Metallic Rose or Heather.
Interesting. Interesting, that is certainly a late 85/early 86.
I do know that pearl white was considered a 'custom' color that came with the matching headstock. I too don't recall seeing gloss white with matching headstock, either. I have a pearl white Foundy body with a Patriot neck. Would love to have the matching headstock and rosewood board for a photo negative of my black Foundys, but oh well. The bass is killer as it sits, no complaints at all.
I never say never, but would bet smart money that the witch hats were a replacement for the original rubber grip knobs when either:
1. The rubber grips disintegrated, broke off or spun off. 'that/those knobs ain't right, but I have this/these...
2. The owner didn't like that form factor. (I replace speed knobs with witch hats all the time, but do like and use the Peavey rubber speed knob.
Regardless, if I got a splined shaft pot Peavey with replacement knobs, I most surely would get brass sleeves and metal P knobs or green Jazz/MXR knobs. Like below, in the Foundy flavored Oreo...
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Nice basses you have there. Good luck finding a White Pearl Foundation neck. Or a Heather Foundation. Or a bridge saddle. Or a set of tuners (not the Titans). Or...
Speaking of tuners, that cool white one at least has the "better" tuners than the Titans IMO. I never did find out who made those for Peavey. Probably Schaller, but that particular tuner model doesn't seem to have been used on any other brand of basses besides 80's Peaveys. I love 'em.
I've kept these three Foundations below, as they were the best of the bunch. The black one is my fave. Exactly a svelte 8lbs, 8oz it's the only one that ever weighed less than nine pounds. The Gold one is an '84 but oddly has a "Foundation Peavey" decal instead of the usual "Peavey Foundation" decal. Outlier.
I always catch myself lusting after foundations, as if my mahogany/rosewood one isn’t absolutely perfect already. That and my pao ferro 99 vfl-type foundy are just impossible to complain about.
Thank you! Your trio is very impressive! I love the black with matching headstock and rosewood-I had an 85 fretless with that custom option.
Of mine, the two black ones are 84s. The one on the left has flats and is my favorite of the 3. It's been nothing but stable and high performance for the decade I have had it.
Those open gear tuners are really great, I also prefer them for everything except for when I put a Hipshot Xtender on the bass. The EB4 matches up perfectly to the Schaller set. Not sure what would drop in with the other set, the BT1 looks close but I haven't looked at the drawings for measurements. I would like to put an Xtender on my round wound 84 Foundation.
I do have 2 spare tuners, no spare saddles. I'm gambling on the dry climate here and my friendly body chemistry to keep the saddles rust free and not seized up.
The Rose and Heather: it will just be a lucky day if/when those cross my path.
Thank you! Your trio is very impressive! I love the black with matching headstock and rosewood-I had an 85 fretless with that custom option.
Of mine, the two black ones are 84s. The one on the left has flats and is my favorite of the 3. It's been nothing but stable and high performance for the decade I have had it.
Those open gear tuners are really great, I also prefer them for everything except for when I put a Hipshot Xtender on the bass. The EB4 matches up perfectly to the Schaller set. Not sure what would drop in with the other set, the BT1 looks close but I haven't looked at the drawings for measurements. I would like to put an Xtender on my round wound 84 Foundation.
I do have 2 spare tuners, no spare saddles. I'm gambling on the dry climate here and my friendly body chemistry to keep the saddles rust free and not seized up.
The Rose and Heather: it will just be a lucky day if/when those cross my path.
Thanks. I once needed a saddle for an otherwise nice Foundation. Unobtanium. Until one day I saw a clean Foundation bridge assembly on ebay for $35. I got real lucky finding it, but that's what it took to get my hands on one damn saddle. I've never seen a set of, or even one tuner for sale. Thankfully I've never needed any. Again...virtually unobtanium.
Yeah, I got lucky. I found a guy selling the tuners individually, he had 3, I bought 2. I would have to buy the bridge, too, for the saddles. In a full-on backup type plan, there are those brass Hipshot saddles that do retrofit nicely, mentioned in earlier posts in this thread. I do hope it doesn't come to that!
Insanely low action, but I was getting low action before because I do good setups, finally after years of practice.
@Bleecker
Saw a white G-Bass on eBay last month, seller got £110 ($151 US) for it.
Saw a white G-Bass on eBay last month, seller got £110 ($151 US) for it.
Did you see the jacked up string tree on this Foundation ?
GC couldn't even have their on site tech fix it in five minutes ?? I LOVE GC Used, but c'mon guys. "Not my job" must be their favorite saying.
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GC couldn't even have their on site tech fix it in five minutes ?? I LOVE GC Used, but c'mon guys. "Not my job" must be their favorite saying.
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That is unique! The truss rod cover has gone to the same place all those dryer sheets go.
The Foundation is a classic example of why I think a lot of tapered tuner shafts are a dumb idea and totally unnecessary. On many, the taper forces the string to the center of the post, preventing it from reaching the bottom of the shaft where it belongs in order to get the best break angle from nut to tuner. That's okay for angled headstocks, but not so good for typical FSO headstocks, particularly at the third string and especially with these old Foundations. At a glance, the Foundation headstocks almost look angled forward a bit. One of these days I'm gonna check it with a couple straight edges, just to see if it's an optical illusion or what.
This GC one looks like somebody cut the A string lead too short, then tried to compensate for that mistake? Looks ridiculous but may actually work!
This GC one looks like somebody cut the A string lead too short, then tried to compensate for that mistake? Looks ridiculous but may actually work!
