U.S. Peavey Club

[MNAirHead]

I own a few GV, Modulus Quantum, Fleabass and Cirrus... have owned a several standard Gbasses

Necks - -Rumor is that Modulus made them... Some literature gives this impression. They are just as stable as a Modulus, Status, Schack etc.

In the stock form the sound is 1/2 way between JBass and Cirrus --- they do not sound like a Modulus (could be changed)

He haloflake paint job is intended to be a stage color.. meaning the sparkles don't make sense until you see it from a distance under lighting... the green almost looks black.

I like Stuart's idea of modifying with the Millenium Preamp (very straight forward conversion)

Overall, I'd always suggest a G or GV over a Modulus and keep cash in the bank.

 

[kodiakblair]

Don't see much similar between my G bass and B-Quad necks. I'll go with StuartV's theory of wishful thinking.

Never had any movement with either neck.

 

[MNAirHead]

The BQuad is more modulus like... flatter

 

[kodiakblair]

The BQuad is more modulus like... flatter

Well according to the manual it's a Modulus neck so that's kinda expected don't you think.

 

[tonybassman]

I have a Peavey bass and a Peavey guitar that need pick guard replacements. Both from the 80's.

Any good places to purchase Peavey pick guards?

 

[timber22]

Try going directly to Peavey. It has worked for me. Otherwise somewhere such as pickguardian.

I have a Peavey bass and a Peavey guitar that need pick guard replacements. Both from the 80's.

Any good places to purchase Peavey pick guards?

 

[58kites]

Are the black painted G necks the same as the ones that show the carbon weave?
Same shape? ...same feel? ....same stability?
Have the G's you guys are talking about had the black necks?
I tend to like the sound of a P bass best, or the neck pickup on a jazz can sound great too, don't care for the stingray sound, not a big fan of the scooped slap sound.
Grew up with a steady diet of rock bass from the 60's and 70's.
Is the G sound going to be too "modern"..?

 

[songwriter21]

^^^^beautiful.....would love to see the back side

I'll do that when she arrives this week!

 

[songwriter21]

Are the black painted G necks the same as the ones that show the carbon weave?
Same shape? ...same feel? ....same stability?
Have the G's you guys are talking about had the black necks?
I tend to like the sound of a P bass best, or the neck pickup on a jazz can sound great too, don't care for the stingray sound, not a big fan of the scooped slap sound.
Grew up with a steady diet of rock bass from the 60's and 70's.
Is the G sound going to be too "modern"..?

IIRC, the plain black necks were the 2nd generation ones, made by Moses Graphite. The carbon-weave pattern ones (1st gen) were made by Modulus. I've had both, and not one problem with stability on either. Now, I may be wrong, but the Moses necks sounded brighter to my ear. Both basses are definitely a modern sound, but the first necks being warmer (imo). The overall modern tone is anything from a very dark and mellow tone to a very bright and aggressive sound. Funny you associate "scooped" tone with modern, am I right? Vintage Jazzes had a very scooped sound....

Now, realize that I learned how to eq better over time, yet the bass always retains a very smooth and full tone, perhaps better than the Cirruses. The low-B on my G-V's kicked my Cirrus' butts, honestly. The carbon had to be the reason for increased sonic projection.

 

[StuartV]

IIRC, the plain black necks were the 2nd generation ones, made by Moses Graphite. The carbon-weave pattern ones (1st gen) were made by Modulus. I've had both, and not one problem with stability on either. Now, I may be wrong, but the Moses necks sounded brighter to my ear. Both basses are definitely a modern sound, but the first necks being warmer (imo). The overall modern tone is anything from a very dark to a very bright and aggressive humbucker sound. Funny you associate "scooped" tone with modern, am I right? Vintage Jazzes had a very scooped sound....

Interesting. I had one of each and I never noticed any difference in the feel or sound. But, I had only been playing bass for about a year at the time.

 

[songwriter21]

Interesting. I had one of each and I never noticed any difference in the feel or sound. But, I had only been playing bass for about a year at the time.

The different sounds could've been from my knowledge of eq'ing over the years, too.

 

[MNAirHead]

Interesting. I had one of each and I never noticed any difference in the feel or sound. But, I had only been playing bass for about a year at the time.

Ditto

 

[songwriter21]

I'm just happy to be getting this girl on Wed!

 

[MNAirHead]

Well according to the manual it's a Modulus neck so that's kinda expected don't you think.

Not when they're contract manufactured.

 

[songwriter21]

The BQuad is more modulus like... flatter

Also, the B-Quads had the exact same pattern on the back of their necks as Quantums do.

 

[StuartV]

Yeah, I think MNAirhead's point was simply that, though Modulus made them, Peavey could have spec'ed whatever profile they wanted, so there was really no guarantee at all that the B Quad necks would "feel" like a Modulus neck.

 

[StuartV]

Gigging my old black holoflake G-V (with Millennium preamp) a few years back. I really liked the holoflake.

 

[songwriter21]

Seems like a hokey finish at first, until you have it under those lights....

 

[MNAirHead]

Seems like a hokey finish at first, until you have it under those lights....

My opinion is that the lower resale value is due to the sparkle... really doesn't look like they do in the pix.

 

[songwriter21]

My opinion is that the lower resale value is due to the sparkle... really doesn't look like they do in the pix.

Mine was mostly black, except under lights, then it looked really nice.