Ouch.No, it's expensive mostly because it's the USA.
Going back years, every time I've looked at USA it's been over $120. Sent a bass 5k miles to Ghana, cost was $75.
Quote was for just 20 basses going with seven seas, UPS want $7k
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Prices here are ridiculous. A Thunderbird in a case from the east coast to me in California about a year ago was $200.
Holy Crap!No, it's expensive mostly because it's the USA.
Going back years, every time I've looked at USA it's been over $120. Sent a bass 5k miles to Ghana, cost was $75.
Quote was for just 20 basses going with seven seas, UPS want $7k
Wowza! Looks nice, and has a case and the cool knobs! If it were $300 less, I'd jump!
Well, I grabbed an early '82 maple T20 neck off of ebay for a really good deal. Came with no tuners, but had the truss rod cover and string tree. Seller was 150 miles west of me, so shipping was a paltry $14.
Did I need it? Not really. However, I do like those 1.75" wide nut necks Peavey made at this time, and it would drop right in on nearly every Peavey I own. My 85 Patriot neck (on the RicRiot) took to a pretty wavy warp this last spring, so it's destined for warped neck.com. This T20 neck will be installed on the bass and observed while the procedure is happening. If it checks out, cool. If not, another one for warpedneck.com and will certainly find a home (most likely on the frankenbass with a 87 Patriot neck and 87 Foundation body).
The T20 neck had a very small seperation between the laminates up at the 17th fret (but it's not a thing-saw it on the auction pictures) and has a touch of ski jump (also not a thing). The truss rod cavity needed a little mod to work with a typical Gibson wrench, and the truss rod nut needed a washer to not top out too soon. Cool! Nothing tragic.
What was interesting, though, was comparing it to my 85 Patriot neck (maple) and 82 T45 neck (RW fingerboard), both of which have the 1.75" nut. This T20 neck, the 85 Patriot neck and T45 neck are nearly identical in terms of profile/spec, but the outlier is the radius of the T20 neck: it is a solid 12", where the Patriot and T45 are just under 9.5", but above 8". My radius gauges are stepped at 7.25, 9.5, 10, 12, 14...
Found this interesting, as pretty much all of my Peaveys fall in that 8-10" zone, with exception of the early 91 SF Dyna 5 (12") and this T20 (12").
Just sharing a little detailed and geeky info...
Did I need it? Not really. However, I do like those 1.75" wide nut necks Peavey made at this time, and it would drop right in on nearly every Peavey I own. My 85 Patriot neck (on the RicRiot) took to a pretty wavy warp this last spring, so it's destined for warped neck.com. This T20 neck will be installed on the bass and observed while the procedure is happening. If it checks out, cool. If not, another one for warpedneck.com and will certainly find a home (most likely on the frankenbass with a 87 Patriot neck and 87 Foundation body).
The T20 neck had a very small seperation between the laminates up at the 17th fret (but it's not a thing-saw it on the auction pictures) and has a touch of ski jump (also not a thing). The truss rod cavity needed a little mod to work with a typical Gibson wrench, and the truss rod nut needed a washer to not top out too soon. Cool! Nothing tragic.
What was interesting, though, was comparing it to my 85 Patriot neck (maple) and 82 T45 neck (RW fingerboard), both of which have the 1.75" nut. This T20 neck, the 85 Patriot neck and T45 neck are nearly identical in terms of profile/spec, but the outlier is the radius of the T20 neck: it is a solid 12", where the Patriot and T45 are just under 9.5", but above 8". My radius gauges are stepped at 7.25, 9.5, 10, 12, 14...
Found this interesting, as pretty much all of my Peaveys fall in that 8-10" zone, with exception of the early 91 SF Dyna 5 (12") and this T20 (12").
Just sharing a little detailed and geeky info...
It's a good idea to have an extra Peavey neck or two just in case something gets wonky.
I've had good luck with Peavey necks, I've bought a few from Craigslist locally, but a number of them came from GC and if they weren't really right I returned them right away.
I don't have radius gauges but what Peavey necks have consistently are a nice feeling fretboard radius and fretboard edges that feel properly soft and not edge-y.
I bought a Fender Player Series Jazz Bass neck about two years ago and it had fretboard edges that really needed to be rolled/sanded/radiused, not sure why Fender didn't bother to finish them well.
I bought an old Ibanez Blazer Bass from Guitar Center that also felt pretty edge-y and not comfortable to me.
There have been a few other necks that didn't feel right because that bit of finish work had not been done.
My Squier CV 50's P neck is meaty/chunky/clunky but has a good vintage-y radius and nice soft edges so it feels fine in my hand.
It seems I care less about nut width, as long as the fretboard is not super flat like a Warwick at 16" or 20" radius and that the edges have been finished correctly.
I think 7.25" radius Fender/Squiers to 8" Peaveys to 9.5" Fenders to 10" Yamahas all feel good, even 12" radius feels okay... any flatter than that, they don't feel right to me.
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Have one on a shelf about 18" away.
Shipping from Scotland would be expensive so jump on to eBay and search for "4-String Bass Bridge, Lock-Down Saddles - BLACK". Arkansas Musicworks sell them for $29.
NEW - 4-String Bass Bridge, Lock-Down Saddles - BLACK 645208035975 | eBay
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I've bought a number of parts from that seller, A+ every time. (Not affiliated)
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Aye, good people.
Pretty sure 90% of the 2 saddle bridges I used on builds came from Arkansas Musicworks
I've bought a number of things from them in the last several years.Aye, good people.
Pretty sure 90% of the 2 saddle bridges I used on builds came from Arkansas Musicworks
Good prices, quick delivery and easy to communicate with.
Update on son's Millennium. De-soldered the battery clips and leads off the Cirrus preamp. Cut the cheap plastic covering off the connections, and low and behold, each one of the grounds were broken off the connection. Ordered some new ones off Amazon and they should be in tomorrow.
I agree, it's always good to have another 21 fret Peavey neck around, they drop right in to those bodies!It's a good idea to have an extra Peavey neck or two just in case something gets wonky.
I've had good luck with Peavey necks, I've bought a few from Craigslist locally, but a number of them came from GC and if they weren't really right I returned them right away.
I don't have radius gauges but what Peavey necks have consistently are a nice feeling fretboard radius and fretboard edges that feel properly soft and not edge-y.
I bought a Fender Player Series Jazz Bass neck about two years ago and it had fretboard edges that really needed to be rolled/sanded/radiused, not sure why Fender didn't bother to finish them well.
I bought an old Ibanez Blazer Bass from Guitar Center that also felt pretty edge-y and not comfortable to me.
There have been a few other necks that didn't feel right because that bit of finish work had not been done.
My Squier CV 50's P neck is meaty/chunky/clunky but has a good vintage-y radius and nice soft edges so it feels fine in my hand.
It seems I care less about nut width, as long as the fretboard is not super flat like a Warwick at 16" or 20" radius and that the edges have been finished correctly.
I think 7.25" radius Fender/Squiers to 8" Peaveys to 9.5" Fenders to 10" Yamahas all feel good, even 12" radius feels okay... any flatter than that, they don't feel right to me.
This T20 neck does have a really nice rolled edge on the treble side, the bass side's roll is perfectly acceptable, so I won't be doing any extra work to it. Score!
My Fender MIM and Squier Classic Vibe/Vintage Modified necks all needed some roll done to them, and many also needed the finish roughed up to a nice matte in order to feel right. The T20 neck will be getting the matte process after I decide if it's fully a keeper.
Once the radius gets larger than 14", the neck can start to feel funny. Many of my 5 stringers have flatter radii (usually 12-14"), but I like my 4s to be 12" or less.
I have done quite a bit of biz with Arkansas Music Works, too. Great shop, top notch transaction every time.
The battery clips fixed the problem. Glad it wasn't the pre going bad. Easy fix.
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Pretty sure that's one of Ronnie's, seller has a batch of his basses.
Sales blurb causes me some concern, 1999 factory prototype put together by Mike Powers. US neck has no s/n, that checks out; prototypes were never intended for sale so no warranty nor need for records. It's the BXP body which concerns me, seller would have us believe Mike built a prototype in 1998/99 using an overseas body not in production until 2004. Overseas models in 1998/99 were limited to Milestone III/IV
Mike could do plenty of things but time travel wasn't one of them
Ronnie knocked together plenty of basses from odds and ends, think the seller has saw the neck/body then thought 2+2 = 8
The $2.6k Cirrus prototype also listed is legit, I recall Ronnie getting it. He spotted it when visiting another retired Peavey employee, was a husk in the fella's garage cum workshop. There's around 50 screw holes from the various bridges tried before the ABM was decided upon
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Somewhere I have pictures of around 25 of Ronnie's basses. After Ronnie passed, his stepson had them and I tried to get him connected to some of the people here and then he disappeared back to New York and he stopped communicating. I assumed he found somebody local so he could be done with it and go back home. Ronnie did set up some of his basses BEAD but there are at least 15 of his basses that I do not see in the EBay listing.Pretty sure that's one of Ronnie's, seller has a batch of his basses.
Sales blurb causes me some concern, 1999 factory prototype put together by Mike Powers. US neck has no s/n, that checks out; prototypes were never intended for sale so no warranty nor need for records. It's the BXP body which concerns me, seller would have us believe Mike built a prototype in 1998/99 using an overseas body not in production until 2004. Overseas models in 1998/99 were limited to Milestone III/IV
Mike could do plenty of things but time travel wasn't one of them
Ronnie knocked together plenty of basses from odds and ends, think the seller has saw the neck/body then thought 2+2 = 8
The $2.6k Cirrus prototype also listed is legit, I recall Ronnie getting it. He spotted it when visiting another retired Peavey employee, was a husk in the fella's garage cum workshop. There's around 50 screw holes from the various bridges tried before the ABM was decided upon
Easily 3 or 4 months back Ronnie's pal Steve put alerts on FB for some of his basses.
The T-40/Milestone neck had already gone by then. Likely the stepson moved on the quick sales then the rest went to a 3rd party as a job lot or maybe commission.
