Have to admit I'm kind of impressed but wouldn't want to have to play it
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U.S. Peavey Club
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Have to admit I'm kind of impressed but wouldn't want to have to play it
Looks like something M J Fox would have used in Back To The Future lolll
Great score! I keep my eyes peeled for deals like this, but alas, they are like a unicorn hunt anymore. I did see a late 80s mahogany Foundation that was player worn on Craig'sList for $200 a couple months ago. There was also a charcoal grey B-ninety for $80 a few months ago, also player worn. I did want that one to fill the role of a passive P/J bass.
I just couldn't get them as I would have some serious explaining to do to the lady for bringing home more basses!
I did pay $175 for my 93 Foundation with bag, which I sold for $250 after getting the 85 Foundation fretless with original case for $225 on ebay this year. My 84 Foundation was $400 on Guitar Center, which is pretty much the most you can get for one, but it was black, very clean/just barely broken in. It also had the original case and the metal P knobs. Even at $400, it is worth every penny. I couldn't touch an equivalent Jazz bass for less than $600-700.
Hmmm..... explain to your honey that these are underrated, collectible basses for extremely low dollars considering the overall value on the market.
I never see mahogany Peavey basses locally, which is where i find mine....a minty 84 Foundation is still a deal at $400....but yeah i would need to inspect the bass in hand to go over $200.
I passed on a T40 fretless a few years back for $250 at Guitar Center in KC...it sold within a week or 2....wasn't super heavy but still heavy and the neck was really needing some serious tightening which always seems to be the case with these USA basses, the trussrod nut has to be dealt with care and i my case i had to remove just a bit of wood to get socket to fit precisely.
I always remove the string tree usually too.
80's Foundations ROCK...so badass for a souped up J bass...funny how J players never seem to know about these...i want to do the series parallel mod on my 85 Foundation and replace the pots probably....other than that it kills with Fender 9050CL flats...oh,wish it was a pound lighter!
I have used the female shopping logic: but this bass was only $175, it's easily worth $250-300, I saved $75! This is peanuts for this quality! She just sees it as yet another instrument taking up space! lol! If/when I sell them, I do get more than I paid, so she can't argue that.
Fully agreed on 80s Foundations: I'm a J guy, but these are such bargains for a J type bass that has a little more swagger. Loooove the Super Ferrites! I got into these when I wanted to have a dedicated J with flats and a fretless J. Got both of these for what I would have paid for each of those Js. I'm much happier with the Foundations than a run of the mill Fender. I have cobalt flats on the 84 and Sunbeams on the fretless. Both sound perfect.
Mine are both about 8.5-9 pounds, so I got lucky. I did put in a push/pull on the 84 for series/parallel since the bridge volume pot was a little wonky. I don't use serial much, but it does sound good!
I did find some CTS solid shaft dishback pots on eBay for a T45 mod I did to my Ibanez. Those pots are really nice, they feel great-really smooth with the perfect amount of resistance when turning. They were about $4.50 each. If you are redoing the pots on a 80s Peavey, these are perfect. PAIR (2X) - CTS 250K Pots Dishback SOLID Shaft - Audio Taper - Potentiometers | eBay
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Thanks, i will check out those pots.....i have pondered using 500k pots, especially with the neck pickup, to see if it opens the tone just a bit...i had rounds on it but it was clanky in a not so good way and noisy.
My 85 Foundation weighs in at 10 lbs....i did luck out with my 83 ash Fury with the slant Super Ferrite, its under 9 lbs maybe 8 lbs.....really great P style neck, minty, lucked out on it as they are rare...it has rounds....pondering to go with flats.
I scored on my 90's Foundation 5 with VFL's...it had a bridge that was not lined up correctly which i re-aligned....black on maple its beautiful and sounds tremendous, everything i want in a 5er fretted really, it has rounds and it is near perfect imo....around 10 lbs, not bad really.
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I have played some Jazzes with 500K volumes, can't say I really noticed much since I didn't have a frame of reference for the 250K. It seems logical that a 3 knob bass would open up a touch with 500K pots since the loading is reduced by 1/2.
My 93 Foundation had factory 250K linear pots on the volumes and a 250K audio tone. I really liked that, as they allow finer adjustment when doing pickup blends. That got me on the linear volume kick. I would swap out the remaining volume pots on my Foundations for linear taper, but they are the good CTS pots and still work fine.
My 93 Foundation had factory 250K linear pots on the volumes and a 250K audio tone. I really liked that, as they allow finer adjustment when doing pickup blends. That got me on the linear volume kick. I would swap out the remaining volume pots on my Foundations for linear taper, but they are the good CTS pots and still work fine.
@mech
"All things come to he who waits"Congratulations brother.
Darn I'd like a pale blue Peavey now
Sent you a message...I have a pale blue Peavey I would sell
Pics or it didn't happen.Sent you a message...I have a pale blue Peavey I would sell
As requested...
I picked this up a few months ago and while it plays nice, I don't love it. I'm sure another Peaveyphile will! Who needs another bass?
After years of searching for one of these on the cheap, I finally found my US-built Peavey that I've always wanted: a mid-1980's Foundation S! I've been well aware of the awesomeness of US Peaveys for a long time; the first bass that I ever played was a 90's Foundation (a non-Super Ferrite model) and I was hooked. Over the years, I rarely saw US Peavey basses for sale in the local shops, and only once have I seen a Foundation S. That one looked like it was dragged down the highway behind a overflowed gravel truck and they wanted $100 for it.
I posted about it on in the Cheap Bass Finds thread, but I'l post it here too. I scored this thing with its hard case for only $40 last weekend in a local deal. It's been beat on and wears lots of battle scars, dents, and dings, but it feels very nice and sounds killer! Also, someone swapped in a SGC P pickup (possibly an active one?) somewhere along the line, and somehow it works. Not sure why that happened, but whatever.
Here's some pics:
Serial # shows that it's possibly a 1987 model. I like 1987. Lots of cool things happened in 1987.
As purchased, in the case. The case is missing its foam/liner. I'll add some foam in the future to replace it.
A lot of the backside and sides of the body were covered in this black tar.
This stuff works wonders on my car, so I marinated the bass in it for a good 10 minutes. The gunk wiped right off after that!
After about a couple hours of de-gunking and cleaning, it looks much more presentable. I wish there was an available paint code for touch-up paint for old basses like the cars I usually work on so I can fill in the chunks. The paint on this is a cool metallic color, and I'd love to preserve it.
The electronics cavity is downright scary, but somehow, everything works. Not sure what's up with all the extra wires, but I'll tidy all of that up over the winter.
New Gibson-style speed knobs are on the way, and I have to get lighter gauge strings (the A string sits too high in the nut and rattles) and it needs a proper setup, but I'm loving it so far. Guy I got it from bought it in a lot of stuff at a yard sale, and was happy to see it go to a good home. And I'm more than happy to FINALLY own one of my most coveted basses!
Is the club accepting new members?
I posted about it on in the Cheap Bass Finds thread, but I'l post it here too. I scored this thing with its hard case for only $40 last weekend in a local deal. It's been beat on and wears lots of battle scars, dents, and dings, but it feels very nice and sounds killer! Also, someone swapped in a SGC P pickup (possibly an active one?) somewhere along the line, and somehow it works. Not sure why that happened, but whatever.
Here's some pics:
Serial # shows that it's possibly a 1987 model. I like 1987. Lots of cool things happened in 1987.
As purchased, in the case. The case is missing its foam/liner. I'll add some foam in the future to replace it.
A lot of the backside and sides of the body were covered in this black tar.
This stuff works wonders on my car, so I marinated the bass in it for a good 10 minutes. The gunk wiped right off after that!
After about a couple hours of de-gunking and cleaning, it looks much more presentable. I wish there was an available paint code for touch-up paint for old basses like the cars I usually work on so I can fill in the chunks. The paint on this is a cool metallic color, and I'd love to preserve it.
The electronics cavity is downright scary, but somehow, everything works. Not sure what's up with all the extra wires, but I'll tidy all of that up over the winter.
New Gibson-style speed knobs are on the way, and I have to get lighter gauge strings (the A string sits too high in the nut and rattles) and it needs a proper setup, but I'm loving it so far. Guy I got it from bought it in a lot of stuff at a yard sale, and was happy to see it go to a good home. And I'm more than happy to FINALLY own one of my most coveted basses!
Is the club accepting new members?
WOW. An SGC Nanyo P pickup If we think Peaveys get overlooked it's not a patch on the raw deal SGC Nanyo gets.
About 87/88 these started appearing and were around £900 ( $1500 - $1600). Today it's around £250 on used market.
Oh and you must forgive my fading memory. Forgot I had a blue Peavey B ninety with Duncan pickups and preamp.
If we think Peaveys get overlooked it's not a patch on the raw deal SGC Nanyo gets.About 87/88 these started appearing and were around £900 ( $1500 - $1600). Today it's around £250 on used market.
Oh and you must forgive my fading memory. Forgot I had a blue Peavey
B ninety with Duncan pickups and preamp.
After years of searching for one of these on the cheap, I finally found my US-built Peavey that I've always wanted: a mid-1980's Foundation S! I've been well aware of the awesomeness of US Peaveys for a long time; the first bass that I ever played was a 90's Foundation (a non-Super Ferrite model) and I was hooked. Over the years, I rarely saw US Peavey basses for sale in the local shops, and only once have I seen a Foundation S. That one looked like it was dragged down the highway behind a overflowed gravel truck and they wanted $100 for it.
I posted about it on in the Cheap Bass Finds thread, but I'l post it here too. I scored this thing with its hard case for only $40 last weekend in a local deal. It's been beat on and wears lots of battle scars, dents, and dings, but it feels very nice and sounds killer! Also, someone swapped in a SGC P pickup (possibly an active one?) somewhere along the line, and somehow it works. Not sure why that happened, but whatever.
Here's some pics:
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Serial # shows that it's possibly a 1987 model. I like 1987. Lots of cool things happened in 1987.
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As purchased, in the case. The case is missing its foam/liner. I'll add some foam in the future to replace it.
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A lot of the backside and sides of the body were covered in this black tar.
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This stuff works wonders on my car, so I marinated the bass in it for a good 10 minutes. The gunk wiped right off after that!
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After about a couple hours of de-gunking and cleaning, it looks much more presentable. I wish there was an available paint code for touch-up paint for old basses like the cars I usually work on so I can fill in the chunks. The paint on this is a cool metallic color, and I'd love to preserve it.
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The electronics cavity is downright scary, but somehow, everything works. Not sure what's up with all the extra wires, but I'll tidy all of that up over the winter.
New Gibson-style speed knobs are on the way, and I have to get lighter gauge strings (the A string sits too high in the nut and rattles) and it needs a proper setup, but I'm loving it so far. Guy I got it from bought it in a lot of stuff at a yard sale, and was happy to see it go to a good home. And I'm more than happy to FINALLY own one of my most coveted basses!
Is the club accepting new members?
Absolutely...SilverFleet you are member #411
Welcome to the club!
And nice looking Foundation S
@SilverFleet ...... Welcome aboard. Great score and it sure cleaned up nice!
If there is no battery in the control pocket and works, it's passive. The bridge pickup is a Seymour Duncan humbucker with adjustable height pole pieces. The P pickup would have had the same. Seymour Duncan hasn't made them for a long time and they rarely show up for sale. Dimarzio makes the DP 122 which has adjustable poles and as best I can tell, sounds the same as the Seymour Duncan (I have samples of both). Dimarzio may have bought the design.
There is an active Foundation S with EMG pickups, too.
If there is no battery in the control pocket and works, it's passive. The bridge pickup is a Seymour Duncan humbucker with adjustable height pole pieces. The P pickup would have had the same. Seymour Duncan hasn't made them for a long time and they rarely show up for sale. Dimarzio makes the DP 122 which has adjustable poles and as best I can tell, sounds the same as the Seymour Duncan (I have samples of both). Dimarzio may have bought the design.
There is an active Foundation S with EMG pickups, too.
