I don't want to talk about Koa Unitys. I've blocked them from my mind. Two unbeleiveable deals have slipped through my grubby fingers in the last six weeks.
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I don't want to talk about Koa Unitys. I've blocked them from my mind. Two unbeleiveable deals have slipped through my grubby fingers in the last six weeks.
Thank you sir. I've decided I'm going to fork out the dough to try the Slinky Cobalts. They seem like they would be tailor made for this bass. I'll let you all know how it works out
I don't want to talk about Koa Unitys. I've blocked them from my mind. Two unbeleiveable deals have slipped through my grubby fingers in the last six weeks.
Might I remind you, kind sir, that you have one of maybe three Koa TL-5 basses in existence??? I have no pitty for you!!
First NEW bass I ever bought was a Dyna Unity Koa, in about 89 or so. I want to say it set me back a whopping $425ish, with case.
Yerp, but it needs a little brother. If one comes along at the right price I may commit sacrilege and put in passive VFLs and oval fret markers.
saw a carvin video with jeff putting tung oil to "oil" the neck and condition it
can you do this with the maple on maple cirrus?
can you do this with the maple on maple cirrus?
Hate to say it, but I don't think I'm digging my Axel too much. 
It's got a very bright and cutting attack, but I'm not finding much in the midrange. Sounds a lot like a Music Man with the midrange scooped out. Awesome for those that want the Stingray sound for the same price as a Sterling SUB, but I'm not too big on it.
If this had a midrange control like the Cirrus, I think I'd dig it more.
It's got a very bright and cutting attack, but I'm not finding much in the midrange. Sounds a lot like a Music Man with the midrange scooped out. Awesome for those that want the Stingray sound for the same price as a Sterling SUB, but I'm not too big on it.
If this had a midrange control like the Cirrus, I think I'd dig it more.
What kinds of strings have you tried? Some are more mid heavy and can help balance that.Hate to say it, but I don't think I'm digging my Axel too much.
It's got a very bright and cutting attack, but I'm not finding much in the midrange. Sounds a lot like a Music Man with the midrange scooped out. Awesome for those that want the Stingray sound for the same price as a Sterling SUB, but I'm not too big on it.
If this had a midrange control like the Cirrus, I think I'd dig it more.
Wondering what kind of wood my late 90s foundation is made of. It is very heavy, did maple come back into play then? There are some big chips in the finish straight to the wood, it definitely could be maple from what I can see. It seems to be too heavy for any other wood that light.
Serial starts 1008xxxx one piece maple neck/rosewood, lipstick red gloss finish, vfl, fender style string tree, crafted in USA under logo on front of headstock.
Same foundation I mentioned in the past, just starting to wonder more about its weight after reading many posts about lightweight foundations
Serial starts 1008xxxx one piece maple neck/rosewood, lipstick red gloss finish, vfl, fender style string tree, crafted in USA under logo on front of headstock.
Same foundation I mentioned in the past, just starting to wonder more about its weight after reading many posts about lightweight foundations
There are two on the GC used section in Gunmetal Grey.One in Georgia and the other in Alabama.
My 92 Foundation with SF's is 8.4 lbs.
The 1995 owners manual says the body is alder and that would cover your time frame of late 90's.
The earlier bodies were maple or ash depending on whether they were painted or not, painted ones being maple. That info is from the 1983 manual. I don't know if that lasted all the way through until '95 or if there were other changes. I know the late 90's Fury's were poplar bodies but my 1998 Fury is the same weight as my Foundation and since it is the same body contour who knows if Peavey interchanged them based on wood availability.
There are two on the GC used section in Gunmetal Grey.One in Georgia and the other in Alabama.
Just so y'all don't think I'm crazy....there's two red ones on music-go-round at the moment....one SF and one VFL
Don't believe Koa Unitys made it to Scotland so I'll gladly send the Koa GAS over the AtlanticI don't want to talk about Koa Unitys. I've blocked them from my mind. Two unbeleiveable deals have slipped through my grubby fingers in the last six weeks.
Hipshot D tuner broke on my randy jackson
hipshot said they would repair it
hipshot said they would repair it
Definitely not alder, my 93 fury is alder (can see it through the chips), MUUCH lighter than my foundation, I estimate it at 12# or more. It is heavier than my 98 jazz which looks alder through the chips as well, and being a fender it is likely alder. Much more wood on the jazz than the foundation, and still the foundation is heavier. I use a wider leather strap with it. The thing resonates nicely, and has some good snap. I wouldn't doubt it was maple.
Try a heavier guage set, perhaps XLs, since they have strong mids. I have not used the Dunlop's yet. 45-130 would be a better bet, 125 at the minimum. 120 would be pretty floppy I would think. Don't lighter guage strings tend to scoop out naturally as well?
I run 40 - 120 stainless steels on another bass and its still got more mids than the Axcel. I noticed on some other videos the VFLs tend to sound like that.There was a comparisom of the VFL loaded Cirrus and a J/J loaded Millenium and I preferred the latter..guess I'm just used to the heavy mid range growl of J/J and P/J pickup.
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