U.S. Peavey Club

[Matt Kustom]

Finished these SF Jazz 5 string for @PeaveyPlayer , shipping out tomorrow.

Check out other pickup designs at the 916 Pickups club started by @XsoGol

 

[bigtone23]

I don't think anybody here is unhappy about what you are posting in this thread.
Unlike some threads on Talkbass, people here allow motor-mouth people like me to go on and on about non Peavey topics without complaint.

Haha! Me too!
Anything @Matt Kustom posts is fully accepted here.
...and haha, I also run my mouth fingers here all the time. This is a great group.

Hey guys, I have a couple Patriots where the open A string makes the truss rod rattle/ring, it just occurred to me, would a string tree help with that by making it a harder angle on the nut?

Thanks!

I tend to wrap an extra wrap (or two/three) on the A (for a 4 string) or E (for a 5 string) to get more downward angle on the nut. Helps a lot.
If a bass has the threaded ferrules, it gets a Fender Stealth String Tree to replace the ferrule washer. Easy, fully reversible and works perfectly, I have them on 5 basses. The catch is they only come in chrome, so black needs a shot of paint, and gold just has to deal, since I don't want to get a can of gold-looking paint for just the one tree...
This is my RicRiot and 83 Elite P. RicRiot has the T20 neck on it right now while the Patriot neck is off getting straightened.

 

[Pontiac Thrasher]

Haha! Me too!
Anything @Matt Kustom posts is fully accepted here.
...and haha, I also run my mouth fingers here all the time. This is a great group.

I tend to wrap an extra wrap (or two/three) on the A (for a 4 string) or E (for a 5 string) to get more downward angle on the nut. Helps a lot.
If a bass has the threaded ferrules, it gets a Fender Stealth String Tree to replace the ferrule washer. Easy, fully reversible and works perfectly, I have them on 5 basses. The catch is they only come in chrome, so black needs a shot of paint, and gold just has to deal, since I don't want to get a can of gold-looking paint for just the one tree...
This is my RicRiot and 83 Elite P. RicRiot has the T20 neck on it right now while the Patriot neck is off getting straightened.

Love those T20 necks : )

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

Funny lol I saw a post by Devon bass talking about string wind length or after length saying it affects tension and playability lol

 

[ctmullins]

Hopefully we’ve all realized by now that the proliferation of misinformation (intentional or otherwise) is rampant.

The phrase “Don’t believe everything you read” has never been more relevant.

 

[bigtone23]

Love those T20 necks : )

Me too! The Peavey 1.75" nut necks are really killer.
Interestingly, that 83 P Elite neck pictured with the T20 neck have profiles that are darn close to identical. They were also made about a year apart from each other-the T20 serial falls right in the middle of the 1982 range and the Fender is stamped June 3 1983.

 

[DavidEdenAria]

Me too! The Peavey 4 string/1.75" nut necks are really killer.
Interestingly, that 83 P Elite neck pictured with the T20 neck have profiles that are darn close to identical. They were also made within a year of each other.

Yea, 1st gen Fury basses...im just trying to decide on what strings...seems like a bright sounding bass with rounds...plenty bright...maybe nickels or Pressurewounds?

 

[Runnerman]

Yea, 1st gen Fury basses...im just trying to decide on what strings...seems like a bright sounding bass with rounds...plenty bright...maybe nickels or Pressurewounds?

Pressurewounds are great IMHO. and you don't get a lot of the string noise and clackity clack on the frets. But still sound full frequency and clear. that's my vote.

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

Everyone just put a new tube in my peavey pro bass 500

JJ Ecc803S
Seems like it’s distorting no matter what I do with the Gain knob
Bad choice in tube? I had a similar thing happen with a mesa l tube

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

I’ve also tried reseating it a bunch of times

 

[Matt Kustom]

When a tube is giving me any issues the first thing I do is clean the legs and sockets. I have a amp that sounds like the wind blowing when the sockets need cleaning. Contact cleaner/Deposit are always worth a try

 

[AudioTaper]

Everyone just put a new tube in my peavey pro bass 500

JJ Ecc803S
Seems like it’s distorting no matter what I do with the Gain knob
Bad choice in tube? I had a similar thing happen with a mesa l tube

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Have you tried other part numbers?
7025, ECC83, 12AX7?

 

[bigtone23]

Everyone just put a new tube in my peavey pro bass 500

JJ Ecc803S
Seems like it’s distorting no matter what I do with the Gain knob
Bad choice in tube? I had a similar thing happen with a mesa l tube

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From what I understand, it's design is a little better suited for use outside the preamp, like for a phase inverter. Maybe try a 'regular' ECC83/12AX7/7025?

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

Update… after contact cleaner and putting it in and out a few times….

amp was making an odd squeal when I would turn up the master… no bass plugged in just to test with a cable

and now the fan is in hyper drive and the DDT light kicks on

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

Have you tried other part numbers?
7025, ECC83, 12AX7?

Not yet… maybe I should

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

Okay… powersection and preamp out both have issues

so I take it problem with the preamp…
I’m just gonna take it in I guess
I tried a made in China tube from my Aguilar DB680 but no luck
It just sounds fuzzy and 8bit

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

I think I got it! broken wires on the ribbon cable

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

Anyone know what gauge of wire I can use to solder instead ?

 

[AudioTaper]

Anyone know what gauge of wire I can use to solder instead ?

It's usually printed on the cable. 22AWG stranded should work

 

[Shawn Luckman]

It's nice to see that Peavey is still around, I still have a lot of happy memories of the brand.