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U.S. Peavey Club

#25,761
Wow! This is nice
But I’m broke

and price is pretty up there for me

Not much of a burst guy but this looks pretty hot
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Hey! First time posting on the thread. Finally completed my VB collection this year.

- The VB-2 needed a lot of work. Recap, new 6CA7EHs, F1/F2 fuse mod, and a massive cleaning. Added RGB 5050 leds for flare. Bullet Proofed for a long while I reconn!

- The VB-3, low hours, 2nd owner. OEM Ruby Tubes are good but overdrive was a bit harsh/ratty. Clean tone amazing. Swapped out a full EHX set with 6CA7s. Amp has some even more serious balls to it! It even mellowed the OD channel a bit to my liking. Also fixed the noisy XLR DI Post EQ so many had issues with. Easy mod but took awhile for John and I to figure out.

- VB-MA, well just got this a few months ago...NOS!!! Less than 50 were ever made. I'm sure MA has more of them in storage somewhere. Crown jewel of my collection for sure. The blend channel really works well. Can't afford 6CA7s for this amp right now, but knowing how much those tubes bring out the tone of the VB-3, I know eventually it will make this amp even more amazing.

The MAX700 has been my go to for nearly 17 years gigging. Now the MiniMega handles most of my gigs. The VBs come out for the special gigs I want that amazing looking head to really just show off.

Main bass is a MM Ray4HH, but I have 9 total basses, with my 10th coming tomorrow (but its an acoustic electric guitar instead) as a gift from the wife for our anniversary.

Got a 200+ house party my guitar player is having for the 4th. 5 bands including my own playing, and I'm doing sound with the SP2/SP118/FX2 PA system. Gonna be a hoot I'm sure of it!

Cheers Peavey enthusiasts!


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JEDI BASS said:
Very nice!! A chambered poplar body would be around 3 pounds. I bet that made for a well balanced 8 to maybe what… 8.75 pound finished T-40?
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i dont have a very good scale, but it looks like around 9lb or so. feels lighter than before. it balances well, but im also a thunderbird player, so dont take my word for it.

the main reason i built it is that i wasnt really into the natural ash look and i didnt want to paint the original body. then i thought binding would look nice and if im gonna do all that, might as well chamber it and lose some weight in the process.
 
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stlrocker said:
i dont have a very good scale, but it looks like around 9lb or so. feels lighter than before. it balances well, but im also a thunderbird player, so dont take my word for it.

the main reason i built it is that i wasnt really into the natural ash look and i didnt want to paint the original body. then i thought binding would look nice and if im gonna do all that, might as well chamber it and lose some weight in the process.
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Very cool!
 
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JEDI BASS said:
My latest paint purchases and a candidate for refin:View attachment 4722664View attachment 4722665 View attachment 4722666
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It's "funny" how in the past Peavey was considered the Wal-Mart bass of the 80's, yet almost every bass player who owns a high end, boutique bass like a Lakland, Alembic, and so on also owns a Peavey. NOT a Fender, Gibson, Gretch, etc, but a PEAVEY because next to the top boutique basses come the production basses, and NOBODY did it better, and more CONSISTENTLY than Peavey USA.
My Cirrus's play better than every bass I own that's boutique. I DO like my Alembics A LOT, but my Peavey's rule the roost.
 
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mb94952 said:
It's "funny" how in the past Peavey was considered the Wal-Mart bass of the 80's, yet almost every bass player who owns a high end, boutique bass like a Lakland, Alembic, and so on also owns a Peavey. NOT a Fender, Gibson, Gretch, etc, but a PEAVEY because next to the top boutique basses come the production basses, and NOBODY did it better, and more CONSISTENTLY than Peavey USA.
My Cirrus's play better than every bass I own that's boutique. I DO like my Alembics A LOT, but my Peavey's rule the roost.
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I still want to put a Cirrus back on my wall. I’m waiting on the right 4 string to come up for sale, and for the timing to be right financially.

But, yes… so many of us older dudes (I’m 51) had a Peavey back in our early days. So, there’s the sentimental brand love as well as the fact that they’re affordable work horse vintage instruments, that sound phenomenal!
 
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still having issues with my g bass

got a new preamp from amber
Wired it up
Sound is quiet and lots of noise? More like a white noise.
And the volume control cuts out low vol

and then works but same as above

and it’s like In one position in the sweep
It’s louder then all of the sweep. But no tone

and my eq isn’t working?
I tried redoing all the solder joints

New jack
But no dice and new battery clips
 
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JEDI BASS said:
I still want to put a Cirrus back on my wall. I’m waiting on the right 4 string to come up for sale, and for the timing to be right financially.

But, yes… so many of us older dudes (I’m 51) had a Peavey back in our early days. So, there’s the sentimental brand love as well as the fact that they’re affordable work horse vintage instruments, that sound phenomenal!
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I have a mate who has a 4 string Peavy Cirrus bass, i could ask if he is interested in selling it. The bass is in the UK though, if that is not a problem I will ask.
 
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