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U.S. Peavey Club

#31,181
kodiakblair said:
Odd thing about Peaveys.

Go online and you'll see "great neck" and "best neck I ever played" comments yet plenty of us here have experienced the "Peavey Noodle Neck".

Sicken'er for me was my Patriot, loved that bass; favourite US Peavey from the 50+ I owned. Darn neck relief would not stay put, even with the relatively constant Scottish temperature :confused:
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Furys are 1" at 12th fret. Thats why I like them. I had a later Millenium AC BXP for a short while. You could see the neck flex as you played it.
I wish I could find a functional Fury.
 
#31,182
kodiakblair said:
Odd thing about Peaveys.

Go online and you'll see "great neck" and "best neck I ever played" comments yet plenty of us here have experienced the "Peavey Noodle Neck".

Sicken'er for me was my Patriot, loved that bass; favourite US Peavey from the 50+ I owned. Darn neck relief would not stay put, even with the relatively constant Scottish temperature :confused:
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Whats the humidity like in Scotland?
 
#31,183
58kites said:
All of mine have had truss rods that work and almost all of them have been seasonally stable.
I think I've had fifteen or sixteen Peavey basses, probably nine came from Guitar Center, and if I didn't like them they got returned within a week. The ones I bought from owners came so cheap that I was pretty willing to take a shot that they would behave well over time.
The two main basses here now are both Yamahas with (43mm) 1 - 11/16" nut width necks which surely helps them be rock solid stable.
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Yes, I returned them, except for one that was in very good condition otherwise. I put light GHS PW on it and it has good releif, action etc.
so I kept it as is and hope it will behave in the long run. At 40 years old, it probably will.
 
#31,184
Major Seven said:
Furys are 1" at 12th fret. Thats why I like them. I had a later Millenium AC BXP for a short while. You could see the neck flex as you played it.
I wish I could find a functional Fury.
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Guitar Center has a B-Ninety with a nice grey body, rosewood fretboard, black painted headstock, black hardware, and PJ pickups that looks to be in fine shape for $249.
 
#31,187
Chuck M said:
Is the B-Ninety passive or active? The ad says passive but I thought they were active. Am I thinking of another model?
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Pretty sure it's passive. Three knobs total for a PJ bass. The rosewood looks very good on this one.
As usual, there are several Fury basses for sale on GC used. The B- Ninety looks better than the Fury's I see at the moment.
 
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I found this:

The Peavey B-Ninety is a 4-string electric bass guitar manufactured in the USA between 1990 and 1994. [1]

Key Specifications and Features
    • Body: Offset double-cutaway poplar body with access scoops.
    • Neck: Bolt-on bi-laminated maple neck with a 34-inch scale and a fast, slender profile.
    • Fingerboard: 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlays.
    • Pickups & Electronics: P/J-style pickup layout (Precision/Jazz bass configuration) with 2 volume and master tone controls. Available in both passive and active electronics variations depending on the specific model run.
 
#31,189
Chuck M said:
I found this:

The Peavey B-Ninety is a 4-string electric bass guitar manufactured in the USA between 1990 and 1994. [1]

Key Specifications and Features
    • Body: Offset double-cutaway poplar body with access scoops.
    • Neck: Bolt-on bi-laminated maple neck with a 34-inch scale and a fast, slender profile.
    • Fingerboard: 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlays.
    • Pickups & Electronics: P/J-style pickup layout (Precision/Jazz bass configuration) with 2 volume and master tone controls. Available in both passive and active electronics variations depending on the specific model run.
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Yes. Looks like a good Fury bass (but PJ) with a very good piece of rosewood on it. Bi-Laminated neck which are the Peavey necks we like. Poplar body, which is the wood the most Furys were made of. String spacing looks to be centered nicely. Truss rod has the nut on top that takes the Gibson style tool and not the newer barrel nut that takes an Allen wrench to adjust it. Pickups are alnico passive and I think the J pickup is a split coil humbucking version which is definitely my preference for J pickups. It has the "Unity" headstock shape and they went to the expense of painting it and pin-striping it. I even like the color. If I was still buying basses I would want that for 250 bucks.
I am never buying another bass... I am never buying another bass.... I am never buying another bass. Okay, all better now. :)
 

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