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U.S. Peavey Club
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"honey, I tried to sell it on the internet. Nobody bought it, so I figured I'd just keep it"…
Maybe when sellers Google "Peavey bass" for info they get directed here. Don't have to dig deep to find the magic words "rare","prices are rising" in this thread 
Since it's mostly existing Peavey owners who buy more Peaveys we're the ones feeding the flames
Since it's mostly existing Peavey owners who buy more Peaveys we're the ones feeding the flames
I dunno what all the hype is. I bought a Peavy bass when I was starting out because it's all I could afford. It didn't even come with a fretboard! They just put a couple dots and metal strips on the yellow wood they made the neck out of. Talk about cheap. Couldn't even come up with their own design, just copied Thee Lorde Leo Fender's basses.
Personally, I think Ibanez and Yamaha make way better instruments. If I starting out today, I would definitely get one of those if I didn't have the cash for a Fender. I certainly wouldn't want another heavy, pointy-lettered Peavey.
Personally, I think Ibanez and Yamaha make way better instruments. If I starting out today, I would definitely get one of those if I didn't have the cash for a Fender. I certainly wouldn't want another heavy, pointy-lettered Peavey.
My Millennium 4 sets up perfectly as is but some of the bridge saddles are about as low as they can go. That reminded me of something I read on Talkbass about Millennium basses typically needing a shim under the neck to adjust the neck angle.
Any of you have experience with this?
By the way, my Millennium 4 J/J with LaBella flats has quickly become a favorite. It is a bass purchased as NOS from a dealer who had trouble selling it. It is a pristine Plus model with the original case and the Millennium owner's manual. The only thing missing is the hang tag. The bass sounded lousy when I got it and I thought I would sell it. Then I decided to change the strings and found that the original Peavey strings were the problem. No wonder this bass had not sold. Those strings were ugly sounding.
Any of you have experience with this?
By the way, my Millennium 4 J/J with LaBella flats has quickly become a favorite. It is a bass purchased as NOS from a dealer who had trouble selling it. It is a pristine Plus model with the original case and the Millennium owner's manual. The only thing missing is the hang tag. The bass sounded lousy when I got it and I thought I would sell it. Then I decided to change the strings and found that the original Peavey strings were the problem. No wonder this bass had not sold. Those strings were ugly sounding.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion. Perhaps the Peavey appreciation thread is not for you? There are threads for Ibanez and Yamaha that may suit you better.
By the way, most of us own and use basses other than Peavey. We have found most Peavey models to be underappreciated gems and love them like we would a rejected puppy. Good luck to you.
@Chuck M
You could shim the neck or you could pop the little saddle blocks out and file some metal off the bottom. If you take too much off don't worry, the grub screws will push it back up.
You could shim the neck or you could pop the little saddle blocks out and file some metal off the bottom. If you take too much off don't worry, the grub screws will push it back up.
NicJimBass
Flossin'? I thought your name was Munson!
That's way too much work, IMO. I just shimmed one of my Mills the other day. My G string saddle was bottomed out, and the action was still a bit too high for my liking. I cut a business card up, and put 2 pieces on top of each other to get the thickness necessary for low action. There are plenty of tutorials, and the thickness you need may vary.
NicJimBass
Flossin'? I thought your name was Munson!
This is exactly why these will always fly under the radar, and why they will be an incredible value for what you get. I too had a bad view of the brand, but it's changed, dramatically, in recent years. If you have no interest, cool, but move along. You won't see us going into other brand-specific club threads, bad-mouthing something we have a little experience with, and making blanket statements/ assumptions. We'd appreciate the same courtesy.
Blip...
Couple of notes... trolling is not what we're about.... I'm confident that your post wasn't meant to be this way.
Quality... your post inferrs that you may have played a poorly setup Fury (Pbass copy)... Please PM me off line if you'd like to try a Cirrus, Millenium or Gbass...
shimming milleniums...
arrow straight neck
stack 5 layers of masking tape - cut the tape to just a 1/4 wide piece
shim the bridge side of the neck
raise the bridge
then test and tweek
with the right strings I can get 1 mm action up and down the neck on a millenum
arrow straight neck
stack 5 layers of masking tape - cut the tape to just a 1/4 wide piece
shim the bridge side of the neck
raise the bridge
then test and tweek
with the right strings I can get 1 mm action up and down the neck on a millenum
Thanks for the replies. I may shim it when the mood strikes. The saddles are not bottomed out but the action could be just a bit lower.
I have used thin Fender triangular picks to shim necks in the past and that would be about the same thickness as the tape. I just cut about a 1/4" strip off the pick. My thinking is that plastic will be more stable than paper or tape shims. It may not matter since the shim is clamped in place and protected from the world. In any case, it is remarkable that Peavey built the basses in such a way as to require shims on many of them. You would think they would have adjusted the neck angle slightly in production.
Well all this talk about neck angle got me to goin'.
I removed the neck on the Millennium 4 and put two thicknesses of business card under the end of the neck pocket. After all adjustments were complete the space under the bridge saddles is about 1/16" or a little less. The action is now "Oh my goodness" low with no buzzing. The same level of craftsmanship I have noted before on the Cirrus basses is present on this Millennium. This fret job is as good as the best I have ever seen.
So now I have a great looking Millennium 4 J/J with a beautiful flame maple top, translucent blue finish that weighs 8 pounds, 11 ounces and plays as good as any bass I have owned and sounds fantastic. It cost me less than a Fender Player J or P. Oh, and I got a really nice Peavey hardcase made by SKB in the deal.
I removed the neck on the Millennium 4 and put two thicknesses of business card under the end of the neck pocket. After all adjustments were complete the space under the bridge saddles is about 1/16" or a little less. The action is now "Oh my goodness" low with no buzzing. The same level of craftsmanship I have noted before on the Cirrus basses is present on this Millennium. This fret job is as good as the best I have ever seen.
So now I have a great looking Millennium 4 J/J with a beautiful flame maple top, translucent blue finish that weighs 8 pounds, 11 ounces and plays as good as any bass I have owned and sounds fantastic. It cost me less than a Fender Player J or P. Oh, and I got a really nice Peavey hardcase made by SKB in the deal.
Didn't mean to ruffle any feathers, gents. Just trying to help @kodiakblair keep prices down.
Y'all are the reason I bother to check TB

Y'all are the reason I bother to check TB

Sharing the house with 55 Peavey basses the last thing I want is low prices, a man's got to look to his retirementDidn't mean to ruffle any feathers, gents. Just trying to help @kodiakblair keep prices down.
