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U.S. Peavey Club

#7,801
I think the gold is GREAT! Here is another of the "out there" color choices Peavey made. I think it's great, but many others can't stand it.
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I hate to bottom out saddles and I don't really like to use a tilt if I don't have to.
That bridge is a burly mother but it was a mistake, I'm not sure what Peavey was thinking with that one.
I like the old USA Peavey's but none that I've seen have great bridges on them.
I eventually replaced the saddles on my Foundation S... put on a set that are a smaller diameter, and it was pure hit and miss to find saddles that were right, and they are still not really the way I would like them.
Sooner or later I will replace the bridge but I'll be left with holes showing where a new bridge will not cover those front screws that are way out left and right.
 
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I like black, I like white, I like white that has faded to cream, red is okay but I see so many red with white guard and don't care for that, the gold is actually pretty good.
Peavey has a grey-ish graphite for the Dynas and B-Ninety's that is great, they made some pearl colored basses that looked good.
The original natural wood ash bodied Peavey's with a clear coat are always nice.
 
#7,807
Since we're posting Foundations, here's an '83 I picked up a a few weeks back. Haven't got the kinks worked out of the neck yet but it's getting there. Really hoping this turns into a player. Don't know how the bridge height/tilt will end up being set but I have put the bottom of saddles this size on a bench grinder to reduce height. I agree it's the worst bridge Peavey used.

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Mech, did you strip the body?
I have a really red bodied Foundation that I would like to take the red off. Is it poplar?
I still have the original saddles and was going to grind them on a belt sander until these saddles worked out semi okay.
 
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Why are you guys destroying your bridge saddles? Why not simply use the micro-tilt or a shim? There is nothing wrong with the bridge design. If you can't set the action in a normal fashion then something else must be going on....like a gooched neck. If so, you wouldn't be the first to have a bad Foundation neck.
 
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I tried to buy this! I guess it was you that out bid me! Enjoy it in good health. If you ever want to sell it, I'll call "Dibs!" right now.

Ken R

Iridescentone said:
I like the Gold too. There are a few rare Peavey finishes floating around out there including Silver, Champagne, something akin to Daphne Blue, and others.

Ran across this one a while ago on ebay.

Ever see this color on a Foundation before?.....

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Ken R said:
I tried to buy this! I guess it was you that out bid me! Enjoy it in good health. If you ever want to sell it, I'll call "Dibs!" right now.

Ken R
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Wasn't me. I have a penchant for early Foundations, but there was something about that one that put me off, so I passed on it. Can't recall what I didn't like about it, or the seller, but it must have been an issue because I'd pay above market value for one in that finish. That's the only one I've seen in 10 years of hawking old Foundations. I'll probably never see another one like it, so I saved the auction pics.

Curious....do you recall what the winning bid was?
 
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58kites said:
Mech, did you strip the body?
I have a really red bodied Foundation that I would like to take the red off. Is it poplar?
I still have the original saddles and was going to grind them on a belt sander until these saddles worked out semi okay.
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This one is a natural ash from the factory.

Iridescentone said:
Why are you guys destroying your bridge saddles? Why not simply use the micro-tilt or a shim? There is nothing wrong with the bridge design. If you can't set the action in a normal fashion then something else must be going on....like a gooched neck. If so, you wouldn't be the first to have a bad Foundation neck.
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The whole thing about the micro-tilt is about pickup height to me. I set the neck pickup for a comfortable height for a thumb rest and everything else falls out from that. I don't like to have to use a lot of tilt. Makes it easy for the neck to shift in the pocket. I have seen Peavey two piece necks without a separate fret board split at the heel due to the neck tilt screw forming a fulcrum. The screws are slightly overtightened, pulling down on the two sides and the glue joint gives on the top. I have a permanent fix for that if anyone is interested. If it doesn't set up with this bridge I'll change the bridge or saddles since now I have spares floating around.
 
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Mech-
Agree with everything you said.
That Foundation ash body natural is very nice
Your Fury with the natural finish is also very nice.

Templar-
I still say the bridge is not an appropriate bridge saddle size for the neck and pocket size/position/height combination.
I like how Peavey was going for burly big.. but the saddles on this just cause it to have to use too much tilt.
Don't like to use the micro tilt system unless it is used for very small adjustment.
I like a shim better and a small shim is no big deal, with a small shim it makes a nice solid connection.
I have USA Fury, Foundation, G Bass, and also a Foundation S body with a Forum neck, necks are all great
The only one that does not do what it is supposed to do with the neck screwed down flat is the Foundation with that bridge with the large saddles.
I changed out the saddles and backed the tilt out and the neck is sitting nice and snug and flat in the pocket (the way a screw on bass neck should be IMO) and the bass plays just as well now as the other Peavey's here.
 
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58kites said:
Thunder-
I worked at the House of Guitars in 1973-1974.
I am from Irondequoit.
I was also part of the beginning of Whirlwind, the owner is my brother in law, known him since I was 15.
I was the purchasing/inventory control department for a decade.
We might know each other.
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You are not going to believe this. Michael is my brother in law. He is now married to my wife's sister.
 

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