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#6,902
All these posts and pics of different models makes me want to buy another bass. And I'm not really even a bass player. :(

On an unrelated note, anyone have a line on replacement knobs for the EQ pots on my koa Dyna Unity? Peavey says they have none. I'd like to stick with something that looks close to original. Or maybe someone knows the shaft size so I can go search Mouser?
 
#6,904
I played my first gig with the silver Axcelerator 5 last night. It did not dissapoint!

It's a bar with a very high ceiling that's really boomy. I had to turn the bass control back a little to compensate, but the sound was without a doubt the best I've ever gotten there. I could actually hear myself clearly which is awesome! Plus the thing is just comfortable to me.
 
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#6,906
dickseacup said:
All these posts and pics of different models makes me want to buy another bass. And I'm not really even a bass player. :(

On an unrelated note, anyone have a line on replacement knobs for the EQ pots on my koa Dyna Unity? Peavey says they have none. I'd like to stick with something that looks close to original. Or maybe someone knows the shaft size so I can go search Mouser?
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First of all, you hang around here long enough you will buy more basses. It can't be avoided.
Are you looking for the smaller or larger knobs? I think most pots have a standard size.
The large ones are pretty standard and you should be able to find something close. The smaller ones not sure.
I would suggest you start your search at allparts.com


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Runnerman said:
First of all, you hang around here long enough you will buy more basses. It can't be avoided.
Are you looking for the smaller or larger knobs? I think most pots have a standard size.
The large ones are pretty standard and you should be able to find something close. The smaller ones not sure.
I would suggest you start your search at allparts.com
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Looking for the smaller knobs. I'm guessing they're .125" shafts, but I'm not feeling the urge to get the micrometer out to verify. :) I know what you mean about forum posts inducing GAS. You should see my guitar/keyboard/music toy collection. :S
 
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Runnerman said:
The early Fury's with slant super ferrites are killer....like the one in my avatar. Strung with chromes this thing is a lethal weapon. If that is what you are looking at, do not hesitate and you will not need to do anything to the pup. The later Fury with split P pup is also a great bass and I have one of those as well. The split P pup is wound pretty hot actually. You may want to upgrade depending on the sound you like but truly the factory pup is pretty dang good. Build quality on both versions is great but Peavey was starting to take cost out of their basses around the time they went to the split P version. Here's a detailed comparison I did on my two Furys.

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/nbd-early-ash-super-ferrite-peavey-fury.1090503/
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Oh wow....this particular Fury has the P pickup.....I love Super Ferrites but this gives a person more options with the P style pickup.
 
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Runnerman said:
Earlier ones were ash and maple plus some koa bodied basses.
In the 90's they were using poplar.
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Hmm....so this super lightweight Fury mid 1980's I am looking at is ash, maple or koa?

I thought they used poplar in the mid 1980's as well like on my 1985 Foundation?

My 1987 Fury is right at 8 1/2 lbs.....the all maple neck Black Fury I am looking at (which appears to be mid 1980's) I swear is at least a pound lighter....by far the lightest 1980's bass I have ever picked up.

No way this black all maple neck Fury weighs more than 7 1/2 lbs.....most I have played seem right at 8 to 8 1/2 lbs...this thing is crazy light....what do you think the body wood is being this light?
 
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I don't believe there were any Koa Furys but I have been proven wrong many times. Koa is usually unpainted (maybe always) so the grain can show.

According to 1983 owners manual for Furys the Ash body was like my avatar with Satin finish. The Gloss painted finishes had a Maple body.
According to 1990 owners manual for Furys all body's were poplar by that time. There was no transparent wood grain version of the later Fury to my knowledge.

According to the 1983 manual for Foundations they used same material as Furys of that era, Maple and Ash
According to the 1995 manual for Foundations, they were Alder
According to the 1996 manual for Foundation 5 the body was Western Poplar
According to the 1998 manual for Foundation S they just said "hardwood"
 
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That's like my Patriot.. Manual says maple or ash, depending on if it was the "gloss" or "satin" version, not sure if they're referring to the neck finish or the body. If it's the neck finish, mine is definitely super high-gloss, but it's massively neck-heavy. Maybe because the body is tiny and thin compared to my other basses? It doesn't feel heavy like maple, hell, it doesn't even have the weight of ash.. I'll just go with the thin/small body. I won't know for sure till I strip the beast down.

I just have to say one more time, Super Ferrite pickups are by-far my favourite single-coil.
 
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My 1985 Foundation is right at 10 lbs......my 1987 Fury at 8 1/2 lbs.......but this other mid to late 80's Fury is I swear no more than 7 lbs.

I don't see how they can vary that much in weight.....I know early 90's Fury had a reputation for being light and I have without a doubt found this to be true among the early 90's Fury.....most were under 8 1/2 lbs.

I was surprised to find this particular mid to late 80's Fury to be this light (around 7 lbs)....especially considering Peavey basses had a reputation of being heavy to very heavy from the late 70's thru the 80's.
 

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