U.S. Peavey Club

[ack]

Will do....I will definitely buy you a beer some day when I get down there. My mom lives in Zephyrhills and my son in Naples....so I do get down that way from time to time. Currently prepping for this hurricane coming at me...live south of Raleigh near Benson, NC.

Yup...down here in Fuquay-Varina...not too far from you.
Just got done hurricane proofing the pool area...whew, we got a lot of junk.
Good luck with the storm - stay safe.
Steve

 

[geoff_in_nc]

From the Raleigh area, now living in Fayetteville. We're not sure if we're bugging out yet - I hope we don't have to. (Obligatory Peavey Content) It would be a sad day if I lost my 3 Axcelerator 5ers.

 

[ack]

From the Raleigh area, now living in Fayetteville. We're not sure if we're bugging out yet - I hope we don't have to. (Obligatory Peavey Content) It would be a sad day if I lost my 3 Axcelerator 5ers.

Hello Geoff! Stay safe.
Steve

 

[JEDI BASS]

Played my new-to-me Foundation S, at my cover band rehearsal earlier. It surprised me. P/J basses don’t always work for me. But, this one sounded great and played very easy. It’s the lightest Peavey I own. IIRC it’s between 8 and 8.5 pounds. It has black T-40 style tuners that are making it a smidge neck heavy.

I can research it, but I’m at work.... so maybe you guys can tell me what lightweight tuners are a good replacement?

 

[mech]

View attachment 3147266....It has black T-40 style tuners that are making it a smidge neck heavy.... so maybe you guys can tell me what lightweight tuners are a good replacement?

I like Gotoh GB707s. The look of the key is similar to the Titans and the post is medium size. Wrap thin cardboard around the nut to fill the big hole and you're good to go.

 

[BassikLee]

And if you end up wanting to sell those black tuners....

 

[JEDI BASS]

Thanks Mech!!

The Gotoh tuners are reasonably priced, especially compared to Hipshot ultralights. How much do they weigh Mech?

And BassikLee, you have dibs if I sell my black Titans.

 

[MNAirHead]

Any chance you can take pix of the front/back (close) of your tuners... it "seems" as if tuners were the part that were arbitrarily "downgraded" as the model generations lived on.... they went from exceptional to above average (not bad)

 

[mech]

Have no idea on the GB707 weight, @JEDI BASS , but are definitely less than half the Titan's 1/4 lb each.

... it "seems" as if tuners were the part that were arbitrarily "downgraded" as the model generations lived on.... they went from exceptional to above average (not bad)

At some point Peavey changed to the Schaller version of the Grover Titan. Looks the same, works the same, fits the same hole pattern and probably cost less. Although they look alike, no parts are interchangeable. Confused the heck out of me till i figured it out. Think I remember the Grover screws are 8-32 threads and Schallers are metric with a finer thread.

The only way I can tell which is which is by screwhead size. I "think" all the black ones are Schaller but I've been wrong before.

 

[Runnerman]

Newer Tuner

 

[Runnerman]

Older Tuner

 

[mech]

Older Tuner
View attachment 3147656
View attachment 3147657

There is also a black version of that clover with the nut. I have a set but haven't been able to find another in the last 15 years. Must be made of unobtainium.

 

[MNAirHead]

I sooooo should have kept the link (and spec)

On Ebay, I bought a set of Black tuners that matched exactly the base and shaft diameter....

Arrgh.

 

[Runnerman]

The older ones are tapered too which is nice...the new ones straight post so just need to be a little more careful when stringing them.

 

[JEDI BASS]

Any chance you can take pix of the front/back (close) of your tuners... it "seems" as if tuners were the part that were arbitrarily "downgraded" as the model generations lived on.... they went from exceptional to above average (not bad)

Me? My black Foundation S tuners?

 

[BamaBird]

anyone need a T-40 neck? tuners-- nut -- good frets---- I got a spare

 

[ATLbassist]

Does this truss rod nut look stripped? I removed it from my Gen 1 Fury project. I have a 5/16 StewMac wrench, but the nut barely fits inside. The tapered end looks slightly rounded. I don’t want to damage it further.

1983 Peavey Fury truss rod nut by thaddeusthompson, on Flickr

1983 Peavey Fury truss rod nut by thaddeusthompson, on Flickr

1983 Peavey Fury truss rod nut by thaddeusthompson, on Flickr

 

[MNAirHead]

I'm cautious... I'd swap it.

 

[bigtone23]

The tapered rounding is part of the design. I would first try to clean up the nut a touch by lightly running each of the 6 faces of the nut on some sandpaper laid flat on a work bench. Shouldn't take much since it's brass and kinda soft. It should then fit deeper in the wrench and grab nicely on the cleaner edges towards the base of the nut.

 

[ATLbassist]

The tapered rounding is part of the design. I would first try to clean up the nut a touch by lightly running each of the 6 faces of the nut on some sandpaper laid flat on a work bench. Shouldn't take much since it's brass and kinda soft. It should then fit deeper in the wrench and grab nicely on the cleaner edges towards the base of the nut.

I didn't mean the taper. It was hard to get a good photo, but up close you can see where the angles where each side meets are a little rounded, which I think it preventing the nut from getting further into the wrench. I'll try the sandpaper trick; any suggestion of grit?