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U.S. Peavey Club
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I have bought three USA Peaveys since fall of 2013: A T-40, a Cirrus 6, and most recently, a TL-Five...
1) For a prime example I'd pay $500-$550 easy (if I wanted another one), $50-$75 more with a good case. I'd go a little higher if the color/wood grain tripped my trigger. This would be if it had no issues, minor playing wear and set up ready to play. Bowed neck from not being maintained -$50 to$75. If the battery box is busted -$25. Less than $500 for a prime example with a good case would be a steal, IMO.
2) 34" scale, reasonably thin neck but not as thin as some Furys. 1.625" topnut with approx .400" string spacing. Bridge should be a Schaller roller that's adjustable from 2.1" to 2.5" outside (.700" to .833").
3) Totally different beasts soundwise IMHO. Even though the Sarzo and 1st Gen TL-5 share the same preamp the pickups are the big difference in sound. Sarzo pickups are modified T-40s with a reduced number of turns on the coils. Really different sound from the Super Ferrites in the 1st Gen TL-5. The 2nd Gen TL-5 is very different in sound. Different preamp with different tone control centers and active VFLs. That being said, I have all three and really like them all. You can find preamp settings where they sound very similar but each has it's own "thing" that it does. As far as build quality and playability they're equal and I'd put them up against any production bass and the majority of customs.
If you can get your hands on it check to make sure the end of the trussrod is straight or at least get pictures. If it's bent from too large a socket being forced in the pocket, run away.
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Being a big fan of vintage Peaveys in avatars, let me congratulate you on your good taste in avatars, lewink! And welcome!
So I inquired on a pretty TL-40 I found cross country on CL.
Thing weighs 13.5 lbs! Holy cripes!
Beyond 10lbs and I just won't look at a bass. Who can wear that for any time?
Thing weighs 13.5 lbs! Holy cripes!
Beyond 10lbs and I just won't look at a bass. Who can wear that for any time?
I have a 1978-79? T20 with a T40 neck on it, bought it from a music store that way in 1981? paid $150.00.
Can I get a number please?
Can I get a number please?
I have a 1978-79? T20 with a T40 neck on it, bought it from a music store that way in 1981? paid $150.00.
Can I get a number please?
Yes you can but the price of admission is a picture so please post one!!!
Unfortunately, I'm on a work computer that I can' upload pictures into.
Work = 4 letter word.
songwriter21
I have an obsession for wood. The musical kind.
songwriter21
I have an obsession for wood. The musical kind.
This doesn't shock me at all. Hell, a number of 70's Fenders make that look light.
Just get a very cushy strap. And start lifting weights. Daily.
I finally made my T-40 dreams come true! Now all I need is a number, please...
ronaldpdbrandt you are member #384
Beautiful T40 and welcome to the club!
Beautiful T40 and welcome to the club!
Found a red T-20 at the pawn shop yesterday - price tag was $179 and I leapt over the counter, knocking aside some little old ladies who were pushing baby strollers. Much to my dismay, neck was ski jump city, and the body looked like someone had taken a tire iron to it. But oh, that slanted super ferrite looked so cool! I should have plugged it in, but the condition killed me.
On another US Peavey note - I have my 1995 Foundation 5 - I love the bass, I dialed the neck in with the micro-tilt and plays so well! My issue though is that I'm not sure I'm in love with the tone. I'm starting up a country band, and I had planned on this being my main bass. Are there any options for pickup replacement? This has the VFL pups in it. Can I stuff a pre in the control cavity? I'd actually even consider routing the body to put two MM pups in there - would that work dimensionally? Also wondering if anyone has done the parallel/series mod on a Foundation - how does that sound?
Thanks for any tips!
On another US Peavey note - I have my 1995 Foundation 5 - I love the bass, I dialed the neck in with the micro-tilt and plays so well! My issue though is that I'm not sure I'm in love with the tone. I'm starting up a country band, and I had planned on this being my main bass. Are there any options for pickup replacement? This has the VFL pups in it. Can I stuff a pre in the control cavity? I'd actually even consider routing the body to put two MM pups in there - would that work dimensionally? Also wondering if anyone has done the parallel/series mod on a Foundation - how does that sound?
Thanks for any tips!
I have questions for the G bass experts here.
Would like to find out more about a four string G bass with a green high sparkle paint job that I saw recently.
It has a (non Modulus I think) black painted neck.
Does anybody know who made those necks?...are they very good necks? ....do they hold up like the Modulus made necks will?
Does the single VFL Plus pickup in this bass (looks like a Bartolini shape) sound like the smaller VFL pickups that have the four screws that show on the sides of the pickup?
I don't really like the sound of the regular VFL's with the four screw bumps that are in Accelerators and several other models.
I am looking for Youtube videos of a four string G bass and have seen very few, so the sound of this bass is an unknown as well.
I am doing searches on the forum and reading, but I thought it might be good to ask here and see what I could learn fromm you good folks!
Thanks!
Would like to find out more about a four string G bass with a green high sparkle paint job that I saw recently.
It has a (non Modulus I think) black painted neck.
Does anybody know who made those necks?...are they very good necks? ....do they hold up like the Modulus made necks will?
Does the single VFL Plus pickup in this bass (looks like a Bartolini shape) sound like the smaller VFL pickups that have the four screws that show on the sides of the pickup?
I don't really like the sound of the regular VFL's with the four screw bumps that are in Accelerators and several other models.
I am looking for Youtube videos of a four string G bass and have seen very few, so the sound of this bass is an unknown as well.
I am doing searches on the forum and reading, but I thought it might be good to ask here and see what I could learn fromm you good folks!
Thanks!
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No, the G does not sound the same as a G-V or Cirrus with the regular VFL pickups. I found that upgrading mine to a Millennium preamp really woke it up. It sounds just a bit more aggressive than those other basses. Whether that is because it has the "wide aperture" pickup or because of the different pickup placement or what, I don't k now. Probably some of both.
I have heard rumors that the G and G-V necks were made by Modulus, but I have never seen any actual evidence to support it. I am pretty confident that the B Quad necks were made by Modulus, but I think it's just wishful thinking that G and G-V necks were. But, yes, they are very stable. I've had a couple of Gs and one G-V. I don't have any, any more.
I have heard rumors that the G and G-V necks were made by Modulus, but I have never seen any actual evidence to support it. I am pretty confident that the B Quad necks were made by Modulus, but I think it's just wishful thinking that G and G-V necks were. But, yes, they are very stable. I've had a couple of Gs and one G-V. I don't have any, any more.
