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U.S. Peavey Club

#27,483
Bleecker said:
Decade XS | Reverb

He just listed this a couple hours ago and I snagged it! He worked with me a bit, I knew I couldn't drag my feet on this one. First new bass in quite a while. Anyone have a bar for this?


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OH SWEET !!!! Nice snaggola. I've never used that word before and the Spicoli just popped out of me.

Yeah, that $299 Dyna is maybe one of the best deals online. That is SO much bass for entry level price.
Actually, there are a LOT (about 4 ) USA Peavey's like Forums, etc on Ebay that are sub $400.
 
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Decade XS | Reverb

He just listed this a couple hours ago and I snagged it! He worked with me a bit, I knew I couldn't drag my feet on this one. First new bass in quite a while. Anyone have a bar for this?


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OH SWEET !!!! Nice snaggola. I've never used that word before and the Spicoli just popped out of me.
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Bleecker said:
Decade XS | Reverb

He just listed this a couple hours ago and I snagged it! He worked with me a bit, I knew I couldn't drag my feet on this one. First new bass in quite a while. Anyone have a bar for this?


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I just found a box with some lose hardware and a Kahler bar is in there. You ever find yourself in Rockland County?
 
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Fury (90s generation) cloverleaf Tuners

During this era they were transiting to standardized international parts.

I'm looking to buy some black tuners. Any chance anyone know the tuner shaft diameter and bass plate specs?

I know I bought some direct fit replacements 15 years ago in eBay. Do not have the spec sheet or link.
 
#27,495
58kites said:
The student stigma keeps a guitar/bass manufacturing company in a place where all those students will go buy something else after they learn to play the guitar or bass.
Yes, the student stigma has worn off....and Peavey no longer makes Basses in Mississippi.
No more Foundations, good Furys, Patriots, USA Cirrus, USA Millenniums, and many other great instruments.
Peavey had an uphill battle trying to compete with Fender and Gibson when they first introduced the T40 & T60 because those looked not very much like a Fender or Gibson instrument, and they were also a company based in the deep south USA which carried a stigma too.
Then selling so many instruments to the school programs, they formed a mental association in people's minds that they were cheap junk for students to learn on.
I may be way off base here, but I think it makes sense.
I was working at NAMM (at Whirlwind) the year (and for several years after) Hartley showed up with the T40/T60.
I believe many people saw them as "Country and Western" looking which put them in a limited spot.
Their bass shape migrated from T40/T45 to T20 to Gen 1 Fury (which is a beautiful shape IMO) which fell more in line with Fender basses.
The Precision and Jazz has obviously dominated so many peoples perception of what a bass should look like for 70 years now.
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I personally think the way the Peavey family have had such a footprint in student and music programs is awesome and shows a good side of his company and himself. I've never been a fender fanboy and as much as I do appreciate Leo and his contribution to our instrument to me it's never been something I particularly cared about for how I sound and what I want my bass to feel like. I think a precision neck is decent and I like the general solid weight to Fender's but that's about it. I don't really care for fender headstocks. Valenti, Tobias, Lakland, Peavey, Yamaha all have better looking headstocks to me. I'll take the electronics in a Peavey, Lakland or Tobias over fender all day. But Peavey and Carvin are my 2 American brands that have been perpetually underrated. I'm really excited to get my hands on a 5 string millennium that I found on reverb dirt cheap. That body shape is unique and that's what I've always thought about Peavey basses. Unique which means cool in my world.
 
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GTHintz said:
I personally think the way the Peavey family have had such a footprint in student and music programs is awesome and shows a good side of his company and himself. I've never been a fender fanboy and as much as I do appreciate Leo and his contribution to our instrument to me it's never been something I particularly cared about for how I sound and what I want my bass to feel like. I think a precision neck is decent and I like the general solid weight to Fender's but that's about it. I don't really care for fender headstocks. Valenti, Tobias, Lakland, Peavey, Yamaha all have better looking headstocks to me. I'll take the electronics in a Peavey, Lakland or Tobias over fender all day. But Peavey and Carvin are my 2 American brands that have been perpetually underrated. I'm really excited to get my hands on a 5 string millennium that I found on reverb dirt cheap. That body shape is unique and that's what I've always thought about Peavey basses. Unique which means cool in my world.
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I think Peavey getting involved in the student music programs helped them sell a lot of gear, but at the same time painted them in a corner.
I also prefer many of Peavey's design choices to Fender as time went on, but Fender is Fender and Leo created the Precision, Jazz and StingRay which is most of the bedrock foundation of electric bass guitar design.
I agree Peavey has been perpetually under-rated but that fact has fueled many of the very nice bass collections we all enjoy here. :bassist:
 
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Bleecker said:
<div class="hl-image hl-item__bg-image hl-image__no-fill"><img src=https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/wRcAAOSwgD1js3hd/s-l225.jpg alt="1980’s Peavey Patriot Bass Pickup Setup SUPER FERRITE Vintage MADE IN USA"></div>$125.00

Someone please buy this...before I do!
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Go ahead ! It's always good to have rare, spare parts available. I bought a T40 recently and the seller didn't disclose that the neck pickup was toast. I checked it with a mulitmeter to be sure it wasn't bad wiring, etc. I happened to have a spare T40 pup from that T-Patriot hybrid I bought a few months back. To me, it was just easiest to replace the pup than to try and return the bass, etc. Such a hassle. I have a spare SF, too just in case...
 
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