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U.S. Peavey Club
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Pretty sure I saw that same bass listed on ebay a few weeks ago. Don't recall if it sold. But if it did, and was returned for some reason, I'd steer clear of it.
Still, 8lb, 1oz (if actually true) is spectacularly light for one of those Forums.
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I was just playing my fretless Foundation this morning. What a fantastic playing/sounding bass it is. If only there was no single coil hum to deal with. I lined the control cavity with copper foil and properly grounded it but it did not seem to help much.
Both PUs have to be on for them to form a humbucking pair. If you Like the sound of one you might try turning up the other just a little to some humbucking happening. May not take much.
Yes, that is how it works but I prefer the tone when the bridge PU is fully on and the neck rolled back. In most venues hum is not a problem.
I've owned two Fender Jaco fretless J basses. I sold them both because they did not play all that well and they did not sound very good. This Foundation sounds so much more like Jaco's tone. There are many secrets about USA Peavey basses and the fretless models is surely one of the secrets. I have yet to play a Peavey fretless that did not sound and play great.
WOW the humble Peavey Foundation sounds better than the Fender CS Jaco
, on YT there is a video of a fretless Foundation which has had the fretboard epoxied ala Jaco's bass.
After seeing a T-40 and a T-45 with pickups that only work in single coil mode (they lose almost all volume as a humbucker), I’ve become very careful when I see one online that I want. I messaged the seller of this one, back n forth for a few days: PEAVEY T-40 BASS GUITAR VINTAGE VERY NICE GREAT PLAYER | eBay . I explained to him, and he tested the pickups/electronics extensively. Very nice guy! Ultimately, I passed, even though he offered it to me for a fair price. So, if someone wants a fully functioning T-40.... check this one out. No affiliation with the seller.
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WOW the humble Peavey Foundation sounds better than the Fender CS Jaco
I should have said in my post that the Fender Jaco basses I had were the production models, not the CS bass that is so overpriced IMHO.
I didn't read anywhere that Chuck said his foundation played and sounded better than a CS Fender. I can confirm that the US Peavey basses - in general - are better sounding and playing, better constructed basses than a non CS Fender - regardless of country of manufacture. For the price of a CS Fender - yeah, it better beat any non CS bass from any mass producer.
I back the neck pickup way down from the strings usually on my 85 Foundation.....pretty fun to play around with pickup heights actually.....but yeah the bridge pickup blended with a bit of the neck pickup (moved away from the strings) is my tone.....especially with my Eden Metro thru an 8x10, its amazing the tones that can be dialed in.
I dont own a 4 string fretless....but man, i gotta say, a 4 string 80's Foundation fretless is on my radar.
NBD Found another closet queen.
Got this late 1992 Fury today, it came with a SD Basslines Quarter Pounder pickup in it.
Truss rod was pretty darn loose but the neck was still pretty straight..I don't think anybody ever took off the truss rod cover.
'92 has the brass truss rod nut which I prefer to the necks with an allen barrel nut.
Turned the nut a bit and the neck is good and straight now and there is plenty of room to go, on the nut.
Lowered the saddles to where they belong and no buzzy frets, which always seems to be the case with these USA Peavey necks.
Loosened the neck and squared it up in the pocket to get the strings centered properly, don't think the neck has ever been taken off, screw heads look brand new.
Neck has no finish dings at all and the frets look unused.
The pickguard plastic covering was still there under the knobs, lots of little things on this bass make it feel way too new to be 26 years old, every screw, nut and allen screw is pristine.
The hardware has no corrosion at all.
Knobs have a set screw, which to me means good knobs.
Body has one ding to wood near the tip of the lower horn and a couple tiny ones that don't go to wood, and no buckle rash at all.
Not sure how a 1992 white body has stayed so white, my other "white" early 1992 Fury has turned a vintage cream color from UV exposure.
I did not need another Fury but I could not help myself, these basses have such great necks they are hard to pass up!
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Found another closet queen.
Got this late 1992 Fury today, it came with a SD Basslines Quarter Pounder pickup in it.
Truss rod was pretty darn loose but the neck was still pretty straight..I don't think anybody ever took off the truss rod cover.
'92 has the brass truss rod nut which I prefer to the necks with an allen barrel nut.
Turned the nut a bit and the neck is good and straight now and there is plenty of room to go, on the nut.
Lowered the saddles to where they belong and no buzzy frets, which always seems to be the case with these USA Peavey necks.
Loosened the neck and squared it up in the pocket to get the strings centered properly, don't think the neck has ever been taken off, screw heads look brand new.
Neck has no finish dings at all and the frets look unused.
The pickguard plastic covering was still there under the knobs, lots of little things on this bass make it feel way too new to be 26 years old, every screw, nut and allen screw is pristine.
The hardware has no corrosion at all.
Knobs have a set screw, which to me means good knobs.
Body has one ding to wood near the tip of the lower horn and a couple tiny ones that don't go to wood, and no buckle rash at all.
Not sure how a 1992 white body has stayed so white, my other white 1993 Fury has turned a vintage cream color from UV exposure.
I did not need another Fury but I could not help myself, these basses have such great necks they are hard to pass up! View attachment 2965702 View attachment 2965724 View attachment 2965725 View attachment 2965727 View attachment 2965728
That's my kind of bass very nice indeed! Beautifully simple..it hasn't seen much action by the look of it. Good score.
Found another closet queen.
Got this late 1992 Fury today, it came with a SD Basslines Quarter Pounder pickup in it.
Truss rod was pretty darn loose but the neck was still pretty straight..I don't think anybody ever took off the truss rod cover.
'92 has the brass truss rod nut which I prefer to the necks with an allen barrel nut.
Turned the nut a bit and the neck is good and straight now and there is plenty of room to go, on the nut.
Lowered the saddles to where they belong and no buzzy frets, which always seems to be the case with these USA Peavey necks.
Loosened the neck and squared it up in the pocket to get the strings centered properly, don't think the neck has ever been taken off, screw heads look brand new.
Neck has no finish dings at all and the frets look unused.
The pickguard plastic covering was still there under the knobs, lots of little things on this bass make it feel way too new to be 26 years old, every screw, nut and allen screw is pristine.
The hardware has no corrosion at all.
Knobs have a set screw, which to me means good knobs.
Body has one ding to wood near the tip of the lower horn and a couple tiny ones that don't go to wood, and no buckle rash at all.
Not sure how a 1992 white body has stayed so white, my other white 1993 Fury has turned a vintage cream color from UV exposure.
I did not need another Fury but I could not help myself, these basses have such great necks they are hard to pass up! View attachment 2965702 View attachment 2965724 View attachment 2965725 View attachment 2965727 View attachment 2965728
