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U.S. Peavey Club

#5,841
THand said:
You need shielding tape underneath the pickguard too. put the pickguard back on and make sure you have a little bit of the shielding from the control cavity running from the cavity to the top of the bass, so it can contact the pickguard. I usually place a small tab-like piece where a screw hole is so the screw can ensure they stay in contact.
You've gotten the conectivity, if I'm reading you right , so put the guard back on and the humming should go away. What you are trying to do is for a "box" or cage around the cavity.

edit: if you have the shielding tape underneath the pickguard it should go away, to be clearer.
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Just wanted to update and thank everyone for the help in getting rid of the bridge ground issue.

It turns out that the original bridge has some "dead spots" in it. I can connect both leads of a meter and check the impedance with sporadic results.

I bought a new standard Gotoh bridge that, once installed, cured the ground buzz issue.

The best thing about this whole ordeal is that I got one of my favorite passive US Peaveys back in action. I love the neck on this '94 Forum, and the custom P/J pickups are great.

Thanks again.
 
#5,842
Thanks mb, for contacting me about a case. I know these old Peaveys sleep MUCH better at night when they're tucked into their form-fitted clamshells!

NicJim- I know what you mean! Plugging my T-20 in for the first time was a real revelation! That fat, monster Super-Ferrite sound was light years away from my Fenders. A real "Precision-Killer"! If the pickup on my Patriot has only half the cojones of my T-20, I'll be a happy dude!

Mike in Texas

'82 T-20
'78 T-40
(??) Patriot
Looking for T-45
Looking for VK100
Looking for VB-2
 
#5,843
eldoryder said:
Thanks mb, for contacting me about a case. I know these old Peaveys sleep MUCH better at night when they're tucked into their form-fitted clamshells!

NicJim- I know what you mean! Plugging my T-20 in for the first time was a real revelation! That fat, monster Super-Ferrite sound was light years away from my Fenders. A real "Precision-Killer"! If the pickup on my Patriot has only half the cojones of my T-20, I'll be a happy dude!

Mike in Texas

'82 T-20
'78 T-40
(??) Patriot
Looking for T-45
Looking for VK100
Looking for VB-2
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Sure Mike, no problem, buddy. Case is on it's way to Texas ! Another TB success story...
 
#5,844
Well, I traded in my Fury - but used the money from it towards a Foundation 5, so I guess I'm still in:

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- georgestrings
 
#5,846
Time for me to post a pic. You guys have seen it before, but tuff cookies, you are going to see it again because it's mine now! Mine, I tell you, muah-ha-ha-ha ;)
 

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#5,848
So ive always been curious, guess this is a good place to ask. Are the vfl pickups in the palaedium humbuckers like modern cirrus pu's or singles like the 90s foundations? heck, tell me about the ones in the axcellerator, too. thanks, guys. got a sf foundation a little while ago, and love it. trying to keep myself versed in the realm of peavey bassdom :D
 
#5,849
wild4oldcars said:
So ive always been curious, guess this is a good place to ask. Are the vfl pickups in the palaedium humbuckers like modern cirrus pu's or singles like the 90s foundations? heck, tell me about the ones in the axcellerator, too. thanks, guys. got a sf foundation a little while ago, and love it. trying to keep myself versed in the realm of peavey bassdom :D
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The pups in the Palaedium were custom wound, quad coil humbuckers made by Bartolini to Jeff Berlin's specs.

The pups on the Axcellerator are VFLs. The same as the Cirrus
 
#5,853
Hi guys, im verry sorry to ask about it there, but i created a topic and no one aswered me. :c I want to buy Peavey Millenium, PXD or Cirrus(Indonesian), but i dont know where can i buy it, beacause i live in Europe(Latvia). I know there are some of them on ebay, but i want it to be totally brand new and warranty also would be nice. Help please. And sorry again.
 
#5,854
mark beem said:
That bass looks familiar! ;) :D

Glad you're digging it! :bassist:
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Thanks Mark! It now has gold dunlop strap buttons to match the rest of the hardware, and the "toothpick in the screw hole" trick tightened the jack plate good and flush.

I'm very satisfied with it. It's not only more versatile than I expected, but I don't think I've found a tone that I don't like.
These pups (well the whole electrical plan) are unreal. J tones, Berlin's tone( of course), and a really nice tone from the front pup, similar to a P, yet hotter but never harsh.

I don't know for sure what the color is, lol. IIRC, you called it transparent red, but it seems pretty close to Fender's "midnight wine" and in certain light it can seem to have a purple hue, and in other light it seems almost a blood red.
Maybe it's my eyes, haha.
 
#5,858
mark beem said:
I love the fretboard radius on that bass! 17".. Feels completely flat! I think that's what made the necks so fast on them.
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I know, right? Between the flat radius, super thin neck, and the light-weight body, I feel like I'm playing an electric guitar from the 80's instead of an electric bass guitar. It's almost weird feeling for it to sound so good and be so easy to play, lol.
 
#5,860
CBNJ said:
Buying a T-40 from GC used - anything to look for? Are there any models that are better than others? Not sure what to look for..
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There are 2 types of pickups, 'toaster' pickups which have 2 black bars covering the poles tend to be more of a fat humbucker tone, whereas the uncovered 'blade' pickups have a blade polepiece (bar across under all strings) that have more bite and aggressive tone.

The tones are very similar, but there is a noticeable difference if you have a preference. Neither are "better" but one might be more "you"
 

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