The Unity originally came with Schaller pickups. The DiMarzio's are an aftermarket add-on.
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U.S. Peavey Club
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The Unity originally came with Schaller pickups. The DiMarzio's are an aftermarket add-on.
Speaking of oddball finishes, evidently in the early 90's a lot of makers were offering some unique finishes. Various swirls, granite-look, irridescent, etc.
Here's a Peavey Fury (circa 89-90) in an oddball metallic green "dabbed" paint job. Haven't seen another like it, but have read web-blurbs about some Peavey guitars with this finish.
FWIW, I'm certain this was the original finish, the bass was near mint when I got it, and when I took it apart I found no evidence of a refin. Anyway, check it out...
that fury makes me want another fury. 3 days until my patriot gets here, maybe a new(old) fury shortly thereafter. Is it possible to hide threads? my bank account hates this one.
And my 88 foundation I got this a couple weeks ago its the first bass I ever played. Finally talked my buddy out if it. It lived in a closet for 20 years. It was bought and never played until I touched it 14 years ago. Then it went back in the closet after I played it for a year and got my own bass.
An '89 Fury I ordered brand-new that was my main bass for years. After having some carpal tunnel problems, I loaned it to a buddy for 16 years and just got it back about a year ago (and put it back to how I had it while using it as my #1.)
Had a bridge pickup routed back in the day, upgraded to Duncan Active EQs (which I wish they still made...) and nail polished on some cutouts from the Sunday funnies and some glow-in-the-dark paint.
Outrageous bang-for-the-buck at the time. Didn't care as much for the change in the model around 1991, but this period was a no-brain win. I still try to play it a bit now and then as my hands allow, as it's a great bass, and even better memories with it.
Had a bridge pickup routed back in the day, upgraded to Duncan Active EQs (which I wish they still made...) and nail polished on some cutouts from the Sunday funnies and some glow-in-the-dark paint.
Outrageous bang-for-the-buck at the time. Didn't care as much for the change in the model around 1991, but this period was a no-brain win. I still try to play it a bit now and then as my hands allow, as it's a great bass, and even better memories with it.
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NicJimBass
Flossin'? I thought your name was Munson!
I think I found what I've been looking for! Bought a Fury a little while ago, and fell in love with the sound. The neck, while comfortable, was slightly too thin for my liking. I have big hands, and the neck felt like a toy to me. Yesterday, I received an '87 Patriot from a fellow TB'r. I bought it as a project, as the pickguard is broken and the jack was missing. Ended up swapping the necks on both, so now, my Fury has a nice beefy 1 3/4" neck and the Patriot has the Jazz-width neck. It feels so much more natural now, on BOTH basses. I think the neck of the Fury and the body of the Patriot were both a little heavier, so it balances well, and the smaller tuners on the Patriot neck helped eliminate what little neck dive there was on the Fury. Waiting on the truss rod tool in order to straighten the Patriot neck, but so far, I'm really happy! Finally have a "true" P-bass, and at a bargain basement price!
Congrats!
On a side note, just thought I would try to add some information to this thread in case anyone new to Peavey has the same questions I did a month or so ago...
I previously made a post in this thread about the noise of the strings against the frets on my '95 Fury. I described it as having a different "timbre" than what I'm use to. Also, some interesting buzzing sounds at different locations on the neck (not related to set-up). Admittedly, these things nearly led to me selling the bass (WHAT A MISTAKE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN!!). Needless to say, the noises bugged the crap out of me. After doing some more research and visiting with some luthiers I discovered that the reason for these unfamiliar noises is that the bass has steel frets as opposed to nickel! The bass also has a graphite nut, none of that plastic junk! I'm assuming these are stock features as the bass had the original strings, pickguard plastic, etc, when I bought it from a pawn shop. I was pretty thrilled to learn these things, as I've heard of people "upgrading" their basses by replacing nickel frets with steel and plastic nuts with graphite. I had never owned a bass with these features, so I guess my unfamiliarity with them got the best of me!
Also, one of the groups I play with recently brought on a dedicated sound engineer. The feedback I've received from him regarding the Peavey has been stellar. I'm actually playing an out of town show this evening and my Fender's aren't even in the trailer!
On a second side note - I'm extremely interested in finding an original hard shell case for my Fury, but haven't had any luck. The bass came with what I think is the original gig bag, but I really dig the look of the original HSC. If anyone comes accross one, let me know!
Hopefully the information I provided here is accurate and isn't just repeated elsewhere in the thread (sorry if it was, I wasn't able to find it!).
I believe Peavey's name for the nut material was Graphlon. I do know that it's difficult to file to lower the nut slots since it's so slick.
mech
I LOVE hearing vintage USA Peavey bass success stories.
I may have an extra case for your fury. Let me check and get back to you.
Mike
I may have an extra case for your fury. Let me check and get back to you.
Mike
NicJimBass
Flossin'? I thought your name was Munson!
Both neck pockets were identical. the Fury is a 92, the Patriot is an 87. Took me all of 15 minutes to swap necks, restring and do a quick and dirty setup.
Congrats! It's always good to hear more Peavey Love stories.
I do think the Graphlon nut is an upgrade from plastic. But, I think most people would consider nickel versus stainless frets as a preference thing. Neither one is really an "upgrade" from the other. Some people don't care for the sound you get when playing with stainless frets and prefer nickel. Some people prefer stainless. I think the biggest reason for getting stainless frets is that they are harder than nickel and so they last longer.
Enjoy your Fury. I bought one, too, and if it would ever get here, I am super stoked to start playing it!
If your Fury is a '95, it would have come in a standard, rectangular hardshell case. It would have "Peavey" molded into it, but otherwise, there's nothing special about that case.
88 foundation in factory case. Ill get an outside pic if it will help.
82 T-45 in factory case
82 T-45 in factory case
Hey Two Rivers - I have two Peavey cases, both for a T40. One is the tear drop shape with no interior, and the other is a rectangular with the orange interior fur.
I don't know if they'd fit your bass. Also, I think shipping goes by size, so just to ship an empty case will cost about $45 alone.
Thanks for the info. When I bought the bass it came in a black gig bag with the word "Peavey" in white lettering. I was hoping the bass would have originally come in the case with the rounded corners, which I think is pretty sharp.
