I think it happened when he was removing the bridge segments. See the socket? I assume he was using it to drive out the bridge segments from the back of the body.
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I think it happened when he was removing the bridge segments. See the socket? I assume he was using it to drive out the bridge segments from the back of the body.
Ok, I guess I will have to make my defense of the prototype statement. From the catalogue for this model it states that it is a 35" scale, when I measured to position the new bridge, it measured 17" to the 12th fret. That's one reason I thought it was different. I got this at a pawn shop in Meridian, I was in Meridian all week and dropped it off with Steve at the service department. He couldn't get the electronics working and could not find any schematics for these electronics. The headstock has Peavey in gold lettering and nothing else, no "Made in USA" or Grind Bass anywhere, no serial numbers. Every other USA Grind I have seen has all lettering in white with "Made in USA" written under Peavey and Grind Bass out on the end. Steve said that this was a prototype. There was no ground wire going to the bridge(s), there wasn't even a hole drilled for a ground wire. From the pictures I received from another member, I noticed his had a ground wire and mine didn't. So, with all the differences I noted and what Steve told me, I guess this is how I came up with it being a prototype. I may be wrong, if I am I am sorry.
The chunk happened when I was removing the bridge pieces. They are a 3 piece bridge, the bottom allen wrench part unscrewed easily. The middle threaded part was stuck inside the hole, I got one removed fairly easy without too much damage by tapping with a socket. The next one I tried, the wood and paint cracked and at that point I said "F" it and the chunk of wood removed was the result. I hope that explains it well enough, I'm tired of typing.
The chunk happened when I was removing the bridge pieces. They are a 3 piece bridge, the bottom allen wrench part unscrewed easily. The middle threaded part was stuck inside the hole, I got one removed fairly easy without too much damage by tapping with a socket. The next one I tried, the wood and paint cracked and at that point I said "F" it and the chunk of wood removed was the result. I hope that explains it well enough, I'm tired of typing.
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@Landsharks and I PM'd about the heritage of his USA Grind. With his 34" scale and the catalogue saying 35", no serial # or model name on the peghead and my USA Grind V having an impressed serial # and model name....with all this, what Steve at Peavey told him and finding it in Meridian I think he has a prototype and it may be the one in the catalogue. All other USA Grind (4s and 5s) peghead pictures I found have "Made In USA" and "GRIND". The IV and V on the catalogue page do not. The scale may be a typo in the catalogue but I've only seen one other Peavey bass without the model name on the peghead and that was the first Cirrus 4 string back in the day. Gorgeous redwood/maple and the neck was not painted. Just had the gold Peavey logo. It didn't have the "C" marker at the 12th fret either. Also had a Schaller roller bridge. Mike Powers (luthier) was playing it at a small club jazz gig. I wouldn't mind finding the silver V in the pic in a pawn shop.
USA made Peaveys are pretty hard to beat for cost vs quality.
The Furys are great P Basses with a Jazz-ish neck that can be bought for crazy cheap.
The Foundation is an aggressive sounding alternative to a Jazz Bass.
The T-40 will produce more sounds per dollar than any other bass.
T-20 is a great alternative to a P Bass if you want vintage thump.
Cirrus, Millennium, Dyna, Axcellerator, G Bass, Forum, Rudy Sarzo Signature Bass are all really nice active basses.
One of the great things abut Peavey USA basses is that they designed and wound their own pickups and they are unique sounding to Peavey.
So after everybody has a P and a J and a MM in their home, there are other interesting basses to lust after.
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USA made Peaveys are pretty hard to beat for cost vs quality.
The Furys are great P Basses with a Jazz-ish neck that can be bought for crazy cheap.
The Foundation is an aggressive sounding alternative to a Jazz Bass.
The T-40 will produce more sounds per dollar than any other bass.
T-20 is a great alternative to a P Bass if you want vintage thump.
Cirrus, Millennium, Dyna, Axcellerator, G Bass, Forum, Rudy Sarzo Signature Bass are all really nice active basses.
One of the great things abut Peavey USA basses is that they designed and wound their own pickups and they are unique sounding to Peavey.
So after everybody has a P and a J and a MM in their home, there are other interesting basses to lust after.
after getting back from the store fixed up
yeah
I will get more
t20
t45
and fury/patriot/foundation (because why not? they are cheap and awesome)
I've lost count of how many US made Peaveys I have. It's approaching twenty
I still own a Fender P but no Jazz any more, the Foundation kicked it's a$$ out the door.
To each their own - I really like my 80s Foundation and 90s Foundation 5, but still have a couple Fender Jazz basses I'm keeping...
Personally, I find the Foundation covers everything tonally that the jazz did plus takes the sound even further. The bite of the Super Ferrites just takes it to another level. Sounds awesome with flats and it is lighter by a pound and a half.
Just got a good price on this Foundation. With black hardware and a couple of knobs....going to look gooooood on stage with the red '89 Fury.
