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#30,984
At first I thought maybe a pot was not positioned well and causing the pick guard not to seat but no, it is just like that for some reason. I think I might try my hand at hand making an aluminum pickguard sometime down the line. I put one on my guitar and I like it way better. If this is successful and not too embarrassing looking I will post pics whenever I get done with that.
Landsharks said:
I hand sanded the edges
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Well that is some fine work. Good on you.
 
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Bardamu said:
At first I thought maybe a pot was not positioned well and causing the pick guard not to seat but no
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Isaac_James said:
My Mk I Fury (not the Precision style) also has a raised pickguard, but I think it's partly because someone used to tuck a pick under it.
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Ronnie worked decades for Peavey, he put it down to the cheap plastic they used 👍
 
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Arrgh...Last Year I replaced my USA Cirrus 4-string pre with a rebuilt direct from the factory preamp. Then proceeded to burn out for a bit on playing it. Picked it up to take to a jam and darn, the distortion is unacceptable when playing robustly, and, to my disappointment, an intermittent short is back at odd times, making a pop. I want to take all that crap out and replace with a new preamp and output jack.

Can anyone please make a suggestion for a complete pre with pots and new output jack? I am assuming (maybe bad assumption) that the pickups are good as when I play softly, it still has a good sound. Can anyone who has done this replacement please chime in with suggestions? I really don't want to have to fabricate anything to mount it. I love this old thing as I purchased it new when they came out, as I was already a Peavey enthusiast who lived an hour from the factory. It has taken me through a lot of years of playing.
 
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bebass said:
Arrgh...Last Year I replaced my USA Cirrus 4-string pre with a rebuilt direct from the factory preamp. Then proceeded to burn out for a bit on playing it. Picked it up to take to a jam and darn, the distortion is unacceptable when playing robustly, and, to my disappointment, an intermittent short is back at odd times, making a pop. I want to take all that crap out and replace with a new preamp and output jack.

Can anyone please make a suggestion for a complete pre with pots and new output jack? I am assuming (maybe bad assumption) that the pickups are good as when I play softly, it still has a good sound. Can anyone who has done this replacement please chime in with suggestions? I really don't want to have to fabricate anything to mount it. I love this old thing as I purchased it new when they came out, as I was already a Peavey enthusiast who lived an hour from the factory. It has taken me through a lot of years of playing.
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The barrel jacks used on Cirrus and other basses have a history of failure that can cause intermittent problems. If you have not replaced the output jack, I suggest that you replace it prior to making any other changes. The electronics in the Cirrus basses are typically reliable and great sounding and the only problems I know of are the output jack failures and that the pots can become noisy.
 
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bebass said:
Arrgh...Last Year I replaced my USA Cirrus 4-string pre with a rebuilt direct from the factory preamp. Then proceeded to burn out for a bit on playing it. Picked it up to take to a jam and darn, the distortion is unacceptable when playing robustly, and, to my disappointment, an intermittent short is back at odd times, making a pop. I want to take all that crap out and replace with a new preamp and output jack.

Can anyone please make a suggestion for a complete pre with pots and new output jack? I am assuming (maybe bad assumption) that the pickups are good as when I play softly, it still has a good sound. Can anyone who has done this replacement please chime in with suggestions? I really don't want to have to fabricate anything to mount it. I love this old thing as I purchased it new when they came out, as I was already a Peavey enthusiast who lived an hour from the factory. It has taken me through a lot of years of playing.
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I have never had to replace any of mine, but I have read that the EMG BQS works very well.
 
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MNAirHead said:
I think it's @PeaveyPlayer that suggests the EMG BQS
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BQS always for super direct and clean yet versatile

Having had an OBP in my dads old tiger eye cirrus.. wasn’t a fan bass boost didnt match the basses tonality imo

Obp3 in my b quad.. different story

Bart NTMB+GF in my GV Way to dark with the treble cranked and hiss

Audere was okay but imparted a high mid thing I didn’t like
 
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Chuck M said:
The barrel jacks used on Cirrus and other basses have a history of failure that can cause intermittent problems. If you have not replaced the output jack, I suggest that you replace it prior to making any other changes. The electronics in the Cirrus basses are typically reliable and great sounding and the only problems I know of are the output jack failures and that the pots can become noisy.
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It was replaced last year after the pre failure along with the refurbished pre.
 
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Matt Power said:
I just came back from my luthier, Ray Simonetti, and the bridge was REALLY not centered, or mounted straight. Bridge centered, problem fixed!

Washers under the truss rod nut gave us plenty of thread to work with. The wood just got compressed over time. Neck adjusts freely now. Neck is dead straight with zero buzzes!

Next is to tackle the crackling preamp. We confirmed its toast, so to Trickfish I go! When I'm done, this will be a seriously great bass!

I actually dig the chainsaw case, and ai loathe hard cases. Super retro, is light, and does its job.

Pics to come.
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Ray S you say. Im the beside myself 9 month owner of a custom shortscale headless from the Master hisself. Yessirreee. I could not have imagined a better experience with a luthier. This thing plays better than it looks then it sounds then it plays, then .... Every farking way from Sunday........
 

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Kindness said:
I added this 1984 Foundation to my collection today. It's the first Peavey that wasn't just passing through. I think it's great.
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Nice! My first bass was a mid 90s Foundation, all black with a maple fretboard. Those pickups look like Super Ferrites - mine didn't have those, but now I've got an '84 Fury with one and it sounds awesome. Bet yours sounds great too.
 
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