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U.S. Peavey Club
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But at the same time there were other Peavey basses that basically shared a substantial percentage of the components that were labeled Crafted in the usa (e.g. G-Bass, Axcelerator, B-Quad)
Sorry !!! I get behind and sometimes don't backtrack over past posts. It's my lack of keeping up.
They do though different factors may be at play.
Both the Axcelerator and B-Quad launched in 1994 so before the FTC's 1997 push for a change in requirements to qualify for MIA status.
A bit idle speculation in the case of the G-bass,though it launched same year as the Cirrus, perhaps sending the neck out for the carbon work and using a pre 97 pickup ( Forum 95) was enough to comply. The 1998 GV sports the standard VFLs and I don't think it bears 'Crafted in'; maybe @BassikLee can confirm.
Mind that's just idle speculation .
For the Foundations I've owned or looked at, it was 1.5" nut width, I have a 1992 Foundation neck here that has a 1.5" nut width.
My Gen 2 & 3 Fury USA made basses have 1.5" nuts, I've had a few of each.
My 1987 Patritot is also a 1.5" nut width.
Had a Foundation S that had a 1.5" nut.
I would like to know about the neck on the Gen 1 Fury Bass, nut width and shape of the neck?
I think it is a wider than 1.5" nut width and a sort of thin neck front to back.
Is that the case?
My Gen 2 & 3 Fury USA made basses have 1.5" nuts, I've had a few of each.
My 1987 Patritot is also a 1.5" nut width.
Had a Foundation S that had a 1.5" nut.
I would like to know about the neck on the Gen 1 Fury Bass, nut width and shape of the neck?
I think it is a wider than 1.5" nut width and a sort of thin neck front to back.
Is that the case?
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My Gen 1 fury is wide at the nut, which I love, and sort of skinny front to back.
Thanks. I've heard early FOundations are "insanely skinny" and "pencil like." Both of these things scare me away, but I'd like a Foundation to add to the collection just for fun. But don't want to spend the money if I won't be able to play it. My hands are huge and I need baseball bat necks to be comfortable.
I can measure my '92 Foundation neck width and depth at various points, tell me where you want measurements.
Thank you. Did they keep the same neck profile? I only ask because I'm in the market for as early a one I can get. If so, just the nut and the front to back. Thanks!
I think they did stay close to the same but maybe varied a bit year to year.
I believe my 1987 Foundation (sold) and 1987 Fury are/were the same neck dimensions.
I think my 1987 patriot is also the same as the other '87's but I will check it.
The 1992 Foundation neck I have here is slightly different form the '87 necks here.
1992 Foundation neck:
Nut width 1.4895
Depth at 1st fret .7895
Depth at 7th fret .9165
Depth at 12th fret .9640
Width at 12th fret 2.1645
1987 Fury neck:
Nut width 1.4915
Depth at 1st fret .7920
Depth at 7th fret .9320
Depth at 12th fret .9870
Width at 12th fret 2.1275
These are all wood dimensions without frets being part of the measurements.
They are both all maple, no rosewood.
For all intents and purposes, mine all feel the same, the only real difference is my 1992 Gen 3 Fury does not have the fretboard edges rolled as nicely as the rest of the Peaveys here.
I think the really different early Peavey necks were the T40, T45, T20 and Gen 1 Fury all with a wider nut. Not sure how some of the Patriots got a wide neck and some got the same neck as the Fury/Foundation necks here. My 1987 Patriot neck is really very similar to the Furys and Foundations I have.
My Peavey necks are all 1987-1992.
The Gen 1 Fury you have has the Peavey neck size/shape I have not had, but one I would like to have.
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Thanks. I'm interested only in how the earliest foundation necks compare to the 1st generation Fury necks but I appreciate your post regardless
There have been a few. The current one requires "all/virtually all" materials to be US sourced if bearing a MIA badge. This might explain Fender's "Made in Corona" thing.
Country of origin info is also a requirement for imported goods.
Pretty sure my B-90 has a wider nut.
Both the Dynabass and Patriot had wider neck options in the early days.My gut feeling is a decision was made to streamline production and stock control by having one neck used across multiple models. The wider nut option for Dyna and Patriots would be a handy solution to "What the heck do we do with these excess 1st Gen Fury necks ?". The staggered release years, Fury 83/ Patriot 84/ Dyna 85/ 2nd gen Fury 86, would allow the sales team plenty of time to monitor if the thinner nut was a good idea.
Then a Foundation is not for you.
I'm the opposite from you in having small hands but I'm the with being more comfortable with thicker necks. Because of that a fairly large number of my Peaveys rarely were played. Kept telling myself I'd work on it and learn to love skinny necks but time is short and owning multiple basses meant I just grabbed what worked.
Thanks. Where is the early Foundation neck most small? Front to back or the nut width?
This popped up a few weeks ago on the local FB Marketplace. I've been looking for a p-bass to record with, and when an American made bass popped up so affordably, I had to jump on it. It's a 93 that the owner bought brand new. It's in like new condition, except that part of the "PEAVEY" logo and the clearcoat around it was pulled off the headstock. There must have been some sort of super sticky decal that took the clear with it when he pulled it off. I found and printed a logo on a decal sheet, but for some reason my printer is printing blacks in more of a black cherry color, so the "PEA" that I replaced doesn't match the rest of the logo. I like the mistake enough that I may put the remaining decals over the existing lettering!
When I got it there was way too much relief in the neck and the truss rod nut was really hard to turn (I don't think it had ever been adjusted before). I pulled the nut off, greased it lightly, and now it works great. I got the relief and action dialed in, gave the whole thing a good clean and polish, and now I'm enjoying it. I may do an electronics upgrade, but right now I'm pleased with it how it is.
Give me 20 minutes, Peaveys all over the darn house but none of the cases/bags labeled properly
Appreciate it!!Give me 20 minutes, Peaveys all over the darn house but none of the cases/bags labeled properly
