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U.S. Peavey Club

#26,722
kodiakblair said:
Something I've never done.

The RJ-IV was final piece in the Peavey collection, at least one of every model they released. By the time it found it's way here my taste in players had went full circle and I was back on the humble P-bass full time :banghead:
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By P-bass you of course are referring to the Fury...
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#26,725
kodiakblair said:
Nope, prefer more meat on the neck.

I'm also inclined towards the 51 slab. It' quicker, easier and cheaper to just build than convert.

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I would like to have any one (or every one) of those....really like the 51 type P bass and all the variations, very cool basses.

Speaking of more meat on the neck, something came along that was very unexpected...
I bought a 1990 Yamaha Attitude Custom bass from GC because some dummy priced it so out of line that I had no choice but to pull the trigger.
The more I play that Attitude the better the neck feels and it is a huge neck compared to my Peaveys which all have a 1-1/2" nut width.
The Yamaha has a 1- 11/16" nut width which is a big neck to me, but somehow it has become the most comfortable neck I have here and my hands are average sized.
 
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#26,726
58kites said:
The Yamaha has a 1- 11/16" nut width which is a big neck to me, but somehow it has become the most comfortable neck I have here and my hands are very average sized.
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Good Brother.

I found the exact same thing with my Wishbass Lobes, the width was pretty standard; depth was verging on DB.
Great fit for my hands, guess those years wielding a 14 lb hammer had a benefit after all :roflmao:

58kites said:
I would like to have any one (or every one) of those....really like the 51 type P bass and all the variations, very cool basses.
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Thanks , glad you like them :)

Next one will be either a reverse with 2 Filtertrons or chambered with piezo bridge. Timber is here, as is all the hardware; just need a kick up the backside to get me started :laugh:
 
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58kites said:
That's the best looking RJIV. :bassist:
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Thank you, I agree. I was SO happy when I saw it in person. It's one of THE best basses I've EVER played. It has a Babicz bridge on it, so I'm sure @kodiakblair appreciates that.

And @Thundar , my other RJIV couldn't have gone to a better person.
 
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kodiakblair said:
Good Brother.

I found the exact same thing with my Wishbass Lobes, the width was pretty standard; depth was verging on DB.
Great fit for my hands, guess those years wielding a 14 lb hammer had a benefit after all :roflmao:

Thanks , glad you like them :)

Next one will be either a reverse with 2 Filtertrons or chambered with piezo bridge. Timber is here, as is all the hardware; just need a kick up the backside to get me started :laugh:
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So, you are making the bodies.
Are you making the necks or buying already made necks?
 
#26,732
58kites said:
So, you are making the bodies.
Are you making the necks or buying already made necks?
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It's no longer cost-effective to make necks, I'm near £40 just for maple,TR and fretwire.

Bulk orders from China gets you the finished article for £50. Time being money, the 2-3 hours not spent shaping/sanding a blank is put to better use elsewhere :) If the multi scale Burns Bison moves beyond the sketching stage, I'll be doing that from scratch :thumbsup:
 
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I look at necks and they seem very far from what most people can make at home.
Even fellas who have done a lot of carpentry work probably have much to learn before they can make a good neck.
I know you have gobs of experience with various carpentry skills, I wondered if that had translated to being capable of making a complete neck.
A neck build is so far above my skillset, and I bet beyond my son's as well ...and he can build/fix/finish/repair almost any damn thing.
 
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58kites said:
I look at necks and they seem very far from what most people can make at home.
Even fellas who have done a lot of carpentry work probably have much to learn before they can make a good neck.
I know you have gobs of experience with various carpentry skills, I wondered if that had translated to being capable of making a complete neck.
A neck build is so far above my skillset, and I bet beyond my son's as well ...and he can build/fix/finish/repair almost any damn thing.
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I discovered that it’s not nearly as difficult as you probably think it is. It just takes a wee bit of practice.
 
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#26,735
mb94952 said:
Do you still have them ?
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I still have both of them. They are excellent players and I make sure that they are in my rotation and are shown lots of love!
I am contemplating putting an OBP-3 in the Dyna Unity koa, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. I think my next project will be putting a Millennium pre in my new to me USA Cirrus fiver…then I will think some more about the OBP in the Dyna.
 
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rok51 said:
I still have both of them. They are excellent players and I make sure that they are in my rotation and are shown lots of love!
I am contemplating putting an OBP-3 in the Dyna Unity koa, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. I think my next project will be putting a Millennium pre in my new to me USA Cirrus fiver…then I will think some more about the OBP in the Dyna.
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Well, since @Bleecker is going to ask anyway, no photos , no basses.
I'm sure an OBD-3 would sound great.
 
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kodiakblair said:
I found the exact same thing with my Wishbass Lobes, the width was pretty standard; depth was verging on DB.
Great fit for my hands...
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I concur. I've got two Lobes, one is a deep V shape and the other a deep D. Both are very comfortable. The V shaped might be my most comfortable neck. I've become more fond of low action, so my G Bass has become my #1 fretless. Comfort for me is totally independent of size, be it nut or depth. I love the ultra thin G Bass neck. I do prefer 19mm string spacing though. Here are my top 3 fretless.
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I’ve had the millenium and obp3 and Emg in a cirrus

Bart to millenium to Emg to audere in my GV

obp3 in my b quad 5
Emg in my grind build

the Emg by far is my favourite preamp
I have this guy working on a millenium tribute preamp.. haven’t heard much back yet but.

The Emg with the active buffer balance control works awesome
And the GV had the best clarity, bottom end and mids
and the adjustable top end was cool for more of an ice pick treble to a sweeter more rounded off

the lowest was closest imo to cirrus treble and the highest sounded super 4D for tapping and such
 
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