This just popped up! Nice looking custom first year! I love the peavey Frost Blue!
Peavey Foundation 1984 - Blue metallic
Peavey Foundation 1984 - Blue metallic
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U.S. Peavey Club
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Give'em a call. I had a couple necks done by them recently. The base price was $75 plus two-way shipping. In my case, round trip shipping fee was ~ $60...$130 total for the job on a Peavey neck.
They charge $125 plus shipping for "vintage" necks. Presumably that means anything with a nitro finish? I agreed to that and sent an old G&L neck to fix a mild ski jump. When they recieved the neck they said they had to pull and reset all the frets in order to do the job right. That brought the cost up to $300, plus shipping...$360 total. They did a great job on it though, so in my case it was worth it. On an old bass of lesser value?....
That's why I use Mech's trick of removing the truss nut and using a toothpick to put a tiny amount of Vaseline on the thread about 1/4 of the way in. It lubricates the nut, but won't cause the lubricant to smoosh out the ends and potential soften/weaken the wood.
Question for you who have replaced the factory pups. I'm looking at modding one of the two 1987 Furys that I have, specifically replacing the factory pups with SD QP for a different range of sound. Is there a brand and model of potentiometer that fits best and has the necessary performance specs?
There are a lot of options here...
If the current pots still work, I'd try them first and see how it goes. The QP is designed around standard 250K pots, which is what is almost always found stock in a Fury. The QP sounds quite different from a standard wind P pickup.
IF something is missing or not working like you would prefer, then it's easier to make reccomendations for replacement. It's easy to find replacement pots, most that are applicable to an instrument are sold as such. There are lots of threads and videos of people using various pot and cap values with a QP.
If you start from scratch, here are the parameters. It can quickly become a rabbit hole, and can be made overcomplicated or overwhelming for some. This is also why I just suggest using the stock harness and see how it goes first.
-Size. Peavey used 25mm (the larger size) CTS pots then. They fit in the control cavity. Contrary to internet opinion, the smaller 16mm pots are not worse quality, just smaller.
-Brand and model, it's usually just personal preference, availability and price at play here. Popular brands are CTS, Bournes, Alpha, etc... Some companies have special specs of pots, but they are often just made by those 3 companies.
-Values and taper. For a passive P bass, 250K or 500K are most often used for both functions. Audio taper tone, audio or linear taper volume.
-Shaft length and whether it's solid or splined (there are 2 spline counts-18 or 24-which matter with knob choice). I chose what works with the knobs being used.
-The torque of the rotation. CTS tends to be stiffer, Bournes looser. A stiff pot can be loosened, but not really the other way around.
-Then the tone cap value. This is a can of worms. The value is 100% important for the performance, the construction material of the cap is not. In a passive circuit operating in the realm of 1/2 volt or less, you are not hearing the difference between paper-and-oil or ceramic (however, you will pay 10-30Xs more for that PIO cap). If the tolerances are off and one .047uF cap is reading at .038uF and another at .056uF, you can hear the slight difference in the roll off once the tone control is turned below halfway.
Not gonna get into strings and pickup adjustments, which make a big difference in the sound.
Are there any thoughts or opinions on Peavey Millennium 5 BXP necks?
I still have a lot of materials from guitar building. Was thinking of building a 5 string. These necks are available from Peavey. Thought I would ask before purchasing
I still have a lot of materials from guitar building. Was thinking of building a 5 string. These necks are available from Peavey. Thought I would ask before purchasing
They’re decent, 34” scale. Nothing particularly exciting, but also nothing bad.
Agree with @BassikLee, I would add it feels a bit thinner front to back at least compared to Squier Contemporary five string J and the string spacing is pretty tight too, I think it’s 16.5mm, overall it’s
a very decent neck with good fret work.
Argh! Found a '92ish era Foundation 5 on Marketplace locally for the standard "All Peavey $100" price. Spoke with the seller and he was going to bring it to his workplace this morning for me to check out and probably buy. Sends me a message last night around 7:00 and said his grandson is interested in playing and wants it. Super bummed. Told him if he loses interest, to not forget about me. Don't need another bass, but would've gladly bought this. Oh well
Bummer. Very cool bass, and at $100, a no brainer. Blood is thicker than water, especially with a grandchild!
You are like me, don't need another bass, but a bargain is a bargain! A recoupable rental fee at the worst.
Sometimes, those no brainers leave you with an instrument you didn't know you needed, and whatever else it can replace in the stable gets sent down the road. Sometimes, these bargains pop up just for you to be the intermediary for the proper end user. For me, the former happens rarely, the latter all the time.
However, we will see if his grandson sticks with it, and I hope he keeps you in the loop if the bass finds itself idle again.
First T style. Koa tops. U.S. steel blades. Nickel plated. Sealed in Satin Urethane. Ready to be wound. Many magnet options. For a factory recreation two standard SF magnets will be used as no super large Ceramic magnets are available
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Going to meet up and pick up this Peavey Dyna bass this Sunday. Had couple of these in the past,actually ordered a Candy Apple Red back in 85 brand new. Let it go of course. Decent deal couldn't pass it up. Already have 4 basses so here we go again!
Very nice Dyna "wedding bass"....LOL.
But seriously, I played mine at practice for the first time in a while and it sounded fantastic.
Can't beat a great Dyna Bass. Funnily enough I ordered a white 5 string Dyna Bass from the USA back about 1990 and when it arrived here in Australia after what seemed like an eternity, it turned out to be a 1991 red one lolll. Hope you have fun with your beautiful white Dyna Bass.
I love mine..always wacking pics of her on this forum..oh well whats one more loll
Not meaning to hijack the conversation but I just found this vid Delta Saxophone Quartet/Etnafest 2007 with Hugh Hopper (youtube.com) on youtube. It's a first hand experience of a Peavey Foundation played by Hugh Hopper. Sounds very nice to my ear!!
I found a modded T20 that has a DiMazario J pickup and 2 switches. $300 at at a pawn shop! This 40+ year old bass is growling like a snaggled toothed polecat…Hey guys I am starting a U.S. Peavey Club here at Talk Bass,please let me know if you are interested.Thanks Joe
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That is an AMAZING find! Congrats!
Also...Peavey peeps, are there early T20 slant Super Ferrites with an exposed blade like this in the wild or is this a non-stock pickup in this bass?!
