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U.S. Peavey Club

#5,701
I need a trust rod cover for my T-45 Bass. There is a guy on eBay who has peavy truss rod covers that are the correct shape, but he states they are flat. He states that they will pull down to the curve of the headstock when you put the screws in them. Does this sound correct? Were they originally flat and then just overtime hold their curve to the headstock? Do you think it could be boiled and made to fit?
 
#5,702
Blue_Whistle88 said:
Discrepancy in B-string bridge saddle position between seemingly otherwise identical instruments. Please explain.
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Sure. That pic was taken when I had just received the purple bass. It had rounds on it, and the red one had Chromes. After installing Chromes and setting the purple one up, it's much closer, if not nearly identical.
 
#5,703
Medic579 said:
I need a trust rod cover for my T-45 Bass. There is a guy on eBay who has peavy truss rod covers that are the correct shape, but he states they are flat. He states that they will pull down to the curve of the headstock when you put the screws in them. Does this sound correct? Were they originally flat and then just overtime hold their curve to the headstock? Do you think it could be boiled and made to fit?
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He's probably right. I kinda doubt that they came from the factory curved. Peavey was all about efficiency, and pre-curving a small truss rod cover wouldn't make sense.
 
#5,705
Medic579 said:
....There is a guy on eBay who has peavy truss rod covers that are the correct shape, but he states they are flat. He states that they will pull down to the curve of the headstock when you put the screws in them. Does this sound correct? Were they originally flat and then just overtime hold their curve to the headstock?
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The truss rod covers were bent at the factory by placing them on a curved fixture and heating them with a hot air gun. Saw it myself. It's virtually impossible to pull one down with the screw and have it look right. They tend to bend at the screw hole and be straight on either side.

I have made truss rod covers and bent them by heating them in the oven under the broiler element set at low temperature. Remove any protective membrane. Put it on a piece of aluminum foil, top side up and have the wide end propped up about 1/4". Watch it like a hawk until you see the cover relax. That will happen suddenly. Immediately put it on the peg head and press into shape until it cools. Only takes a few seconds to cool. You have to be patient and not be distracted while it heats and relaxes. Then be really quick getting it on the peg head and not mind the part being a little "warm" while it's forming. Takes less than 5 minutes if the broiler element is preheated. YMMV.

mech
 
#5,709
Hi, I was looking to get a number for this club, looks like the Peavey T-40 club has been abandoned
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#5,713
Medic579 said:
82 T-45 in factory case
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Hey, is that the T-45 that was hanging up in MusicMasters forever? I didn't even notice you're in Tallahassee, at first. But, I noticed those strings and thought "wow! Those are the same color strings as that one at MusicMasters. I guess they must have come with those strings from the factory." LOL!

I'm from Tallahassee. I just moved out to CA 2 years ago. Now I'm moving to VA next week.
 
#5,714
Yes, it is the same one. They had it for quite a while and I was able to get a good deal on it I think. I really like the way it plays its got the original knobs and all the original stuff on it. It's a pretty complete bass and I was happy to get it. Did you Work at music masters or do you just have an excellent memory. LOL
 
#5,717
The Cirrus 6 is also really nice.

I have't tried a TL-Six, but I want to. Especially a first Gen.

But, when I had a Cirrus 5 and TL-Five, I thought they both sounded very similar. I preferred the Cirrus because of the neck. The Cirrus neck has a "bare wood" feel to it that I love. Plus I really like the Cirrus neck profile. Kind of wide-ish, with a thinner front-to-back and flatter back than other basses. The only neck I've felt that was anywhere near similar is a Roscoe.

OTOH, the TL-Five neck was glossy painted. I didn't like the profile as much. Not that it was bad. Just not as nice, for my tastes, as the Cirrus neck. And I really do not like glossy necks. Under a lot of conditions, they end up feeling like my thumb is kind of sticking to it instead of sliding smoothly.

So, I have a suspicion that the TL-Six neck is similar to the TL-Five. And I know (from having both) that the Cirrus 6 neck is almost the same as the Cirrus 5. Thus, I suspect that if I ever do get to try a TL-Six, I will end up preferring the Cirrus 6.

OTOH, my TL-Five had the same pickups as my Cirrus 5 (i.e. VFL). So, of course they sounded similar. The TL-Six pickup is totally different than a Cirrus 6 pickup - and I do love a good P bass - so I could be totally wrong in my theory that I will prefer a Cirrus 6 to a TL-Six.

Just FYI, in case any of that strikes a chord (so to speak) with you.
 
#5,718
I wonder if the TL-5 ever came stock with Bart Jazz p'ups? I'm looking at a swap deal for one, and it's got what appears to be a nicely done 'after-market' drop-in with (what look like) factory p'up surrounds set into the soap-bar type routs.

Pardon the run-on sentence. I hate that. :scowl:

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#5,719
Count Bassie said:
I wonder if the TL-5 ever came stock with Bart Jazz p'ups? I'm looking at a swap deal for one, and it's got what appears to be a nicely done 'after-market' drop-in with (what look like) factory p'up surrounds set into the soap-bar type routs.

Pardon the run-on sentence. I hate that. :scowl:

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No, the TL-5s only had Super Ferrites (1st gens) and VFLs (2nd gen).
 

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