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Thank You for the info & compliment.Serial says 1984. The Peavey P knobs are that era as well. A very early Foundation. Nice score.
Wow, I looked at that very bass exactly one year ago at zoo music. It was manufactured by Peavey for the 2009 NAMM Show, and was New Old Stock up until about 6 months ago apparently. I'm shocked the previous seller tried to sell it at Guitar Center based on the original price.
Awesome bass. If I played more five string a TL5 would be on my shopping list, as it is my Dyna5 does nicely for my needs. I keep a TL6 in the closet just in case that I bought stoopid cheap.Lots of gigging with the TL-Five lately. The guys in the band just love it and I usually have at least one person come up and want to take a closer look at it. Sounds very nice in FOH too.
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That's awesome- thank you for the info! And yes - I'm sure he took a major hit at GC.

How many Ebay sellers in Japan does it take to sell a G bass?
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It's common practice in Japan for folks to advertise goods sold by other folks. It increases the chance of buyers seeing the items and the lucky seller gets a "finder's fee"
The first "middle man" to reach the store gets paid,the others just refund the buyers. It's a risky business for the sellers. Bass gets lost or damaged in transit,credit card or Paypal refund the buyer. The seller OTOH is out the purchase fee while claiming compensation from courier.Wonder what happens if they all get "bought" at the same time???
Hey guys I am starting a U.S. Peavey Club here at Talk Bass,please let me know if you are interested.Thanks Joe![]()
Dang! You stole that, LOL!! Congrats! If you want to make some quick money, many of us would buy it.I'm a guitar player of 30+ years and I just bought my first bass today.
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I said, I'll give you $100 for it. And he agreed.
Excellent purchase that is all the Bass you will likely ever need.I'm a guitar player of 30+ years and I just bought my first bass today. I wasn't planning on buying one, in fact it hadn't even crossed my mind. I'm a craft beer enthusiast and I brew with one of my neighbors 2 to 3 times a year and today we brewed at his brother's warehouse. His brother has an Ebay store for all kinds of used stuff and he so happened to have been given a ton of musical gear on consignment. And I mean, a lot of 70's and 80's era Fender, Marshall, Peavey amps and cabs, misc items like strings and pics, just a tone of gear, most of it looked like it hadn't seen the light of day in ages.
I asked him if he had any guitars and he said no. But, he said he had a bass. I said, let me see it! He busted out a Peavey case and I opened it to reveal a gleaming white, 5 string Peavey Dyna Bass.
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At first glance, nothing special really other than it had more knobs than you'd normally see on a bass. I assumed some kind of active system possibly, wasn't sure. I picked it up and the first thing that surprised me was just how easily it played. I'm no bass player but I get around, finger picking, thanks to some classical guitar training.
I asked if I could plug it in and he said of course. I set up a Peavey Mark IV (400 series) amp into a tall Fender (4x8 maybe) cab. Plugged it in and wow, I was very surprised by how well it sounded. My fav band being Rush, I dug in on a few Geddy riffs to get some grit out of the bass' sound and damn, I'd be fooled if it didn't have a bit of a Ric color to it! The more I played it, the more I loved it. Great sustain, excellent action, smooth yet aggressive tone... I kinda fell in love.
I put it away and the day went on, not thinking I'd really buy the thing, but it kept bugging me. At the end of the brew session, my buddy's brother asked if I was interested in that bass. I was like huh? Um, well, it's probably more than I'd want to spend... on a bass. He said, let's go see what it's worth. We headed over to a computer and popped up eBay. $300 to $1000 for listings on the Dyna Bass 5 strings. Now, the bass isn't in the most pristine of conditions. Scratches and blemishes abound, rust on the neck plate, just all around well used. But, I had played it for a solid hour and I knew how it felt, buttery smooth and sounded clean as a whistle.
He's like, I'm sure it's not worth more than $200-$300 bucks. I said, well, I don't see anyone paying that much for it considering its shape. "Yeah you're right, would you want it for $150?" -- I said, I'll give you $100 for it. And he agreed.
I did some research and based on the serial, it's a 1987 model. I will be cleaning this thing out from top to bottom and likely will be getting it to my guitar tech to go over. So here I am, a first time bass owner. I feel a bit like a kid again with this thing!![]()