U.S. Peavey Club

[bassguitarist85]

Not really.

The Grind started life as an active US assembled bolt on neck design. The 4 strings were P/Js with 5's being a J/J set up, they were quickly followed by BXP versions. None were great sellers so the design changed to an overseas passive neck through, very similar to the Zephyr/C-series sold only to the European market and which had been a very strong seller.

Thank you for the history lesson! Interesting stuff! Yeah for the next through design I think it cost a little over $450 new, and with the electronics upgrade, bone nut, and a professional fret job to have ultra low action, I have around $1,400 invested into it. It's the best studio recording bass but I would say it's a lot harder to play at a gig mostly because bands don't like seeing that many strings haha!

 

[ctmullins]

Thank you for the history lesson! Interesting stuff! Yeah for the next through design I think it cost a little over $450 new, and with the electronics upgrade, bone nut, and a professional fret job to have ultra low action, I have around $1,400 invested into it. It's the best studio recording bass but I would say it's a lot harder to play at a gig mostly because bands don't like seeing that many strings haha!

Bet it makes guitarists slink away, whimpering, clutching their little toy instruments.

 

[bassguitarist85]

Bet it makes guitarists slink away, whimpering, clutching their little toy instruments.

I bet it does! In fact my lead guitar player uses a Roland synth. He wants to be able to play more than guitar I think he's just compensating for something lacking! Lol

In all honesty though six string basses allow you the flexibility of not having to change your hand position so often. My band plays a lot of different stuff and some of it is in half step, other is in 440. I typically bring a four-string jazz tuned to half step down and the 6 string bass tuned to 440.

As a matter of fact this is going to be my exact rig this weekend. Normally I do not like carrying more than one bass for a gig but sometimes you need it for what you're playing.

 

[FFFH242]

I picked up a 1990 (according to the serial number search) active Foundation S. It will take me a few days to get all the dust, funk and gunk cleaned off of it. I can not find any sound samples. What do the pickups and preamp sound like on these? What strings are you all using for them? I am usually a GHS Pressurewounds or round core boomers guy. I have used Fender Flats, Daddario XL's and EB cobalt flats on some basses. IMO, different basses like different strings, which is why I ask about the characteristics of the pickups and pre in the Foundation S.

 

[bigtone23]

I picked up a 1990 (according to the serial number search) active Foundation S. It will take me a few days to get all the dust, funk and gunk cleaned off of it. I can not find any sound samples. What do the pickups and preamp sound like on these? What strings are you all using for them? I am usually a GHS Pressurewounds or round core boomers guy. I have used Fender Flats, Daddario XL's and EB cobalt flats on some basses. IMO, different basses like different strings, which is why I ask about the characteristics of the pickups and pre in the Foundation S.

I had those same pickups in my Forum Plus. They are EMG-like, but not the same. Too hot, too much. Tried lowering them and they were still sort of hot, but now not as present. ...and I really, really like EMGs. Never had this issue with EMG.
Removed them and installed a set of Wilde P46/J45L. Maybe it was that mine were from 1994? I dunno.

 

[Hammertime3]

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This looks like a good one. Are these T20's heavy like the T40?

 

[58kites]

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This looks like a good one. Are these T20's heavy like the T40?

It does look like a good one, and with a TKL case in good shape, it is a great deal.
It's a bigger body than the Fury and Foundation basses but just the one pickup instead of two in the T40 obviously makes it lighter.
I think the T20 body is trimmed down a bit in size from the T40/T45's, but I'm not sure.
The bent steel T20 bridge is close to a normal vintage bent steel bridge, instead of the heavy huge cast bridge on the T40/T45.
Also, two less pots/knobs and no toggle switches saves a little weight.
That nice ash/hackberry body wood is heavier than Peavey's painted basses with poplar bodies but I love a nice hard clear-coated body that can take a beating and still look great.
It is all original and complete except the two screws that adjust pickup height don't look original.

I would definitely go buy that bass, right away today.

 

[kodiakblair]

This looks like a good one.

For $200.

Don't walk, run; better yet pretend you're a getaway driver and ignore stop signs

Not particularly heavy basses. Necks are a bit odd being wide but quite shallow, nut on mine was almost 1.78".

 

[Iridescentone]

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This looks like a good one. Are these T20's heavy like the T40?

With that body wood...expect "heavy". If it exceeds 10lbs (and I bet it will), take comfort in knowing that if it was a T-40 instead, it probably would weigh even more. So there's that.

Good price, though.

 

[Hammertime3]

It's about 3 hours away from me, but sad to say I'm really not into that body style. I'm more of a P bass guy..have one Fury that I really like, and look daily for another closeby. Had an ad in a local circular trying to see if anyone had one for sale, and got no replies in two weeks. Could be a good flpper, but I don't want to get into shipping, bogus calls, lowball offers, and the like. I'll report if I see it gone.

 

[58kites]

For $200.

Don't walk, run; better yet pretend you're a getaway driver and ignore stop signs

Not particularly heavy basses. Necks are a bit odd being wide but quite shallow, nut on mine was almost 1.78".

Between that very, very good sounding slant Super Ferrite pickup and that wide but quite shallow neck, I would love to have that bass, especially with that body wood.
I wish my Slant SF Gen 1 Fury had that neck size and shape.

 

[Pontiac Thrasher]

It's about 3 hours away from me, but sad to say I'm really not into that body style. I'm more of a P bass guy..have one Fury that I really like, and look daily for another closeby. Had an ad in a local circular trying to see if anyone had one for sale, and got no replies in two weeks. Could be a good flpper, but I don't want to get into shipping, bogus calls, lowball offers, and the like. I'll report if I see it gone.

I had about four t20's and liked the look and the necks, but the body was awkward feeling, had a gen2 fury, loved the look/feel/tone, but not the skinny neck...

So tried a T20 neck on the fury, that was perfect, and bolted right on. Felt like my 82 Fender AVRI 1957 Precision did when it was original, was perfect for me, so yeah, sold all that, why exactly, I don't recall ; )

 

[bigtone23]

It does look like a good one, and with a TKL case in good shape, it is a great deal.
It's a bigger body than the Fury and Foundation basses but just the one pickup instead of two in the T40 obviously makes it lighter.
I think the T20 body is trimmed down a bit in size from the T40/T45's, but I'm not sure.
The bent steel T20 bridge is close to a normal vintage bent steel bridge, instead of the heavy huge cast bridge on the T40/T45.
Also, two less pots/knobs and no toggle switches saves a little weight.
That nice ash/hackberry body wood is heavier than Peavey's painted basses with poplar bodies but I love a nice hard clear-coated body that can take a beating and still look great.
It is all original and complete except the two screws that adjust pickup height don't look original.

I would definitely go buy that bass, right away today.

This!!

For $200.

Don't walk, run; better yet pretend you're a getaway driver and ignore stop signs

Not particularly heavy basses. Necks are a bit odd being wide but quite shallow, nut on mine was almost 1.78".

This!
I do like this neck profile. It's a lot like the late 50s P neck, as well as the US made 83-84 Fender P Elites and Standards. Seems that Fender (well, Dan Smith) brought that profile back in their last ditch effort to make CBS/Fullerton Fender cool. They had the AVRI going on, and the 'regular' production line had more 'vintage' appointments. They did the same with the guitars, too.
I wouldn't be surprised if the ghost of Chip Todd came to me in a dream and said that he chose that neck profile on the T basses to be familiar to those that pined for or loved vintage Fender Ps.

I had about four t20's and liked the look and the necks, but the body was awkward feeling, had a gen2 fury, loved the look/feel/tone, but not the skinny neck...

So tried a T20 neck on the fury, that was perfect, and bolted right on. Felt like my 82 Fender AVRI 1957 Precision did when it was original, was perfect for me, so yeah, sold all that, why exactly, I don't recall ; )

I have done a similar thing, putting a wide nut T neck on Peaveys that originally had a narrow nut.

 

[Hammertime3]

The T20 is gone.

 

[58kites]

The T20 is gone.

Somebody quickly figured out that it was a really good USA made bass for sale at about $125

 

[Giffro]

Me with my Dyna...me with my mustache...suppose you could call it a DynaMo picture.

 

[bassbrad]

Me with my Dyna...me with my mustache...suppose you could call it a DynaMo picture.

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With a classic Peavey Bass amp and cab for the win!

 

[kmon]

The T20 is gone.

Haha I begged the guy to hang on to the T20 for me, it was pathetic. I have a severe thing for 80s Peaveys...

I'm about 1.5 hours away and cutting out of Mothers Day early for a bass I don't need wasn't gonna fly.

 

[ATLbassist]

This week my band released a lyric video for a song on our most recent record. I tracked with my fretless Foundation and thought y'all might enjoy:



I now realize half the record was tracked with Peavey basses: fretted and fretless Foundations and a mahogany Patriot. See if you can guess which ones:

 

[tallulahsdaddy]

The last thing I need is another bass, but this popped up locally. I've never owned a Foundation, this one is $250 with a case and amp(not sure what amp). Super Ferrite pickups, does this look especially desirable or not-so-much to any of you experts? Owner says it's from the 80s.

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