U.S. Peavey Club

[bigtone23]

You are correct. Peavey trademarked it in 1991. The squiggle looks like it might represent a sound wave which would be appropriate, but I may be overthinking it. Peavey didn't renew it, so that trademark expired in 2016.

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Also, IIRC, the block Peavey logo came about right with Eddie Van Halen came on board with the 5150. He didn't want that Pointy/Space logo on "his" amps.
Haha. He had a genius amp designer at a massive company to see his vision through. However, it was the early 90s, Peavey was still a 2nd class citizen.
I remember seeing the Triangle/Squiggle logo mostly on the PA/Sound gear, too.

 

[tallulahsdaddy]

 

[ElBecko59]

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well there ya go , and I thought the cool Delta/zig zag logo was only on bass guitars

 

[Bleecker]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/657224538966015/

No Affiliation...I already have one but I sure like the white!

 

[JTbass44]

Nice Fury (no affiliation) on Reverb. They list it as 2003, but based on pickguard, headstock, and serial number, looks to be more like 1989.
https://reverb.com/item/49299682-20...-bass-made-in-usa-p-bass-style-in-artic-white

 

[Landsharks]

Good morning y'all.

Is this "rare factory finish" for real?
Peavey Foundation 1980s Flip-Flop USA Bass Guitar

I know this bass. It was in a pawn shop in Cleveland, MS. The finish is not factory at all, and it is in fair to not so fair condition. Needs a setup, new strings, and elbow grease and maybe a refinish. All I know is if I had had $100 cash when I went there I would own it, but all I had was $90. It had been in that pawn shop a good couple of years before this Reverb guy bought it. I know for a fact that there is some paint missing in the control cavity from where the pawn shop guy scraped some of the paint away so we could see what the body wood was, looked to be maple? The bass does make sound. I would say if he gets $500 for that he is making a nice profit.

 

[songwriter21]

Was getting my pedalboard set for my GV's debut for two shows this weekend, so to get the volume and tone fairly equal to my Carvin B5 (now my backup). Maybe it's 18v vs 9v, VFLs vs, single coils...not sure, but using the same mid pedal and Zoom patches, the GV is around 4.5 times the output of the Carvin, and that's with both basses in passive mode with the internal trim pot down to it's minimum (to equal active mode). What's nice, is that the Pope preamp isn't harsh if I'd have left it up at the same level of the Carvin, unlike, say the insane power of the Tone Pump preamp in a Spector. I had to turn down the bass eq level for the GV on the SVT modeler, about 4 notches compared to the Carvin. The GV just sounds massive, so I'll probably annihilate the casino and big club we're playing on Fri and Sat.

Even with the sound pretty evened out with my backup, the GV plays significantly better and more easily, too. The neck is slimmer (Carvin is on the chunky side), action is a good bit lower, and the strings are tighter but not stiff, with more definition and minimal buzzing, possibly from the longer scale. Perhaps best of all, compared to the Carvin, there are no dead/weak spots on my Peavey (7th fret on the Carvin's G is meh). Not sure if it's the thick carbon shell on the GV's neck, but the bass sounds very consistent. Can't wait to crush this weekend.

 

[Chuck M]

action is a good bit lower, and the strings are tighter but not stiff, with more definition, possibly from the longer scale. Perhaps best of all, compared to the Carvin, there are no dead/weak spots on my Peavey (7th fret on the Carvin's G is meh). Not sure if it's the thick carbon shell on the GV's neck, but it sounds very consistent.

My experience is similar although I don't own a Carvin. The GV neck is not quite as slim as the Cirrus 5 but it is very comfortable and easy to play. The neck on mine also does not have any dead or hot spots. I am rather picky about that since I own two Gould basses and a Modulus which have graphite necks that play so even. I will say the clarity of the B string is superior on the Gould and Modulus basses and it remains perfectly usable up to about the 15th fret where the GV starts to loose definition and get a little blurry at about the 11th fret.

My bass is entirely stock except for the control knobs and strings and I am very pleased with the bass. Peavey engineers really got it right and that unique neck construction really works well. Of course, I adore the wheel truss rod adjustment.

 

[songwriter21]

My experience is similar although I don't own a Carvin. The GV neck is not quite as slim as the Cirrus 5 but it is very comfortable and easy to play. The neck on mine also does not have any dead or hot spots. I am rather picky about that since I own two Gould basses and a Modulus which have graphite necks that play so even. I will say the clarity of the B string is superior on the Gould and Modulus basses and it remains perfectly usable up to about the 15th fret where the GV starts to loose definition and get a little blurry at about the 11th fret.

My bass is entirely stock except for the control knobs and strings and I am very pleased with the bass. Peavey engineers really got it right and that unique neck construction really works well. Of course, I adore the wheel truss rod adjustment.

I feel that the GVs have always had significantly slimmer necks than the Cirruses I've owned. The latter always seemed at least beefier, with some more than others...kind of random. The GV has always been the same for me, though.

 

[Chuck M]

I feel that the GVs have always had significantly slimmer necks than the Cirruses I've owned. The latter always seemed at least beefier, with some more than others...kind of random. The GV has always been the same for me, though.

My experience is the opposite. I own 2 Cirrus 5's and a 6 and the necks are slimmer than the GV. It is a small difference but I can feel it. I have owned perhaps 6 Cirrus 5's and the necks were slim on all of them.

I suppose my GV could have a neck that is thicker than yours. One would expect them to be consistent though.

 

[Runnerman]

Also, IIRC, the block Peavey logo came about right with Eddie Van Halen came on board with the 5150. He didn't want that Pointy/Space logo on "his" amps.
Haha. He had a genius amp designer at a massive company to see his vision through. However, it was the early 90s, Peavey was still a 2nd class citizen.
I remember seeing the Triangle/Squiggle logo mostly on the PA/Sound gear, too.

Its amazing....the 5150 and 6150 are almost worshipped in the metal scene. That's all I see around here. And yet Peavey is still a 2nd class citizen.

 

[songwriter21]

And this is all I use on stage for my basses, as I simply run in-ears. My apologies for possible derailment of this thread...just wanted to spread the word of when technology can be a beautiful thing!

 

[Bob Trier]

Hey guys I am starting a U.S. Peavey Club here at Talk Bass,please let me know if you are interested.Thanks Joe

Count me in!!... I have a Foundation circa '94 or so. I've been looking to sell but probably asking to much money...then again, I put a lot of cash into it so I can't give it away... Anyway, Peaveys' are a fine sounding bass!

 

[mb94952]

And this is all I use on stage for my basses, as I simply run in-ears. My apologies for possible derailment of this thread...just wanted to spread the word of when technology can be a beautiful thing!

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Conversations veer, so I'm sure no one is upset. I may have to steal that line for other threads, though. It's very diplomatic.
You have a casino AND big show this weekend ? Break a leg, bro. You're so lucky to play live. Our little bar show got cancelled. We're all itchin' to play live.

 

[songwriter21]

Conversations veer, so I'm sure no one is upset. I may have to steal that line for other threads, though. It's very diplomatic.
You have a casino AND big show this weekend ? Break a leg, bro. You're so lucky to play live. Our little bar show got cancelled. We're all itchin' to play live.

Thanks, I'm quite thankful that my band is a bunch of troupers. We've played non-stop through it all since the beginning, because we steer around/through the fear. All I'm going to say.

 

[Bleecker]

Count me in!!... I have a Foundation circa '94 or so. I've been looking to sell but probably asking to much money...then again, I put a lot of cash into it so I can't give it away... Anyway, Peaveys' are a fine sounding bass!

No pic no bass...that's what they say.

 

[Chuck M]

Most of my gigs are in two venues where it is possible for the band to be isolated from the customers and staff. In one of them we do wear masks but in the other we do not wear masks once we are on stage.

I have been blessed to work steadily while many players in my area have not worked much at all. The hardship on my fellow musicians has been extreme.

 

[bigtone23]

Its amazing....the 5150 and 6150 are almost worshipped in the metal scene. That's all I see around here. And yet Peavey is still a 2nd class citizen.

IMHO, Peavey was viewed as 2nd class until the mid 90s. The 5150 was the start of Peavey really getting the credit they truly deserved. It is a world class amp. James Brown was doing amazing amp work for them in the mid to late 80s (like the VTM, Rockmaster preamp, the revised Classics, etc...), but it took EVH's huge presence/rock stardom/endorsement/partnership to take them to that level of attention and respect. (Side note: look into James Brown, he's an amazing amp and pedal designer and engineer. Right up there with Chip Todd and his influence on the Peavey instruments.)
Not long after that, Peavey got Eddie to start making his Wolfgang there instead of Musicman. Yet another large hit of cred to the Peavey name, as it is a very well made guitar. Right around the same time, here comes the Cirrus, which propelled the 'legit' bass reputation of the company. We all know how great those are!

 

[AudioTaper]

Working at the Peavey dealership from 1998 to 2006 showed there was still a LOT of disinterest in the brand. Oh, you carry Peavey? What's your better brand?

For out store, Peavey was the lesser brands. We also had Eden, Epifani, Bergantino. But people would bawk at those prices and 'settle' for the Peavey.

Edit: They would usually try the Peavey out and make a comment that it 'sounds pretty good... for a Peavey'.

 

[bigtone23]

Working at the Peavey dealership from 1998 to 2006 showed there was still a LOT of disinterest in the brand. Oh, you carry Peavey? What's your better brand?

For out store, Peavey was the lesser brands. We also had Eden, Epifani, Bergantino. But people would bawk at those prices and 'settle' for the Peavey.

Edit: They would usually try the Peavey out and make a comment that it 'sounds pretty good... for a Peavey'.

Yep. I worked a dealership in the mid to late 90s. Despite how great the Peavey amps were, it took some time for the haters to open their minds. Once they plugged in, it was fun to see the inner turmoil at work.
Funny now, the Doom/Sludge guys picked up on the T40 and pre-'86 era amps and rocketed the prices up. Same with the Transtube amps, highly regarded in the guitar world as one of the best values out there.