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U.S. Peavey Club

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There have been some notes that a Cirrus needs modifications.

Attached is a deck copy (direct) of a live church service.

Left the "no bass portion" to indicate what one sounds like in full context.

I just noticed that the website or something is putting a high pass filter on the low end.. feel invited to email me if you would like me to send the orginal

no bustin on my mistakes
 

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Bruce said:
Here is last night. This is not my regular band, but some folks I like to play with on Friday nights. Can't see her, but the drummer is Arial, 22, daughter of the singer, Kevin. There is a guy who is a regular that uses his phone each week to video some of the songs, and this has allowed me to hear my different basses I play there.
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I guess the link didn't work. Oh well. Sorry
MNAirHead said:
There have been some notes that a Cirrus needs modifications.

Attached is a deck copy (direct) of a live church service.

Left the "no bass portion" to indicate what one sounds like in full context.

I just noticed that the website or something is putting a high pass filter on the low end.. feel invited to email me if you would like me to send the orginal

no bustin on my mistakes
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Thanks, enjoyed your music track. I played for 18 years in our local non-denominational church with some really good musicians. It is a 2000 seat church that Calvin Gilmore (owner of the Carolina Opry) donated $40,000 for the sound system. We played mostly contemporary Christian music.
I played many basses there through the years.
That is a wonderful place to enjoy/share ones musical talent. Much better than a nasty smokey bar and a bunch of drunks.
Thanks again, Bruce
 
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Bruce said:
I guess the link didn't work. Oh well. Sorry

Thanks, enjoyed your music track. I played for 18 years in our local non-denominational church with some really good musicians. It is a 2000 seat church that Calvin Gilmore (owner of the Carolina Opry) donated $40,000 for the sound system. We played mostly contemporary Christian music.
I played many basses there through the years.
That is a wonderful place to enjoy/share ones musical talent. Much better than a nasty smokey bar and a bunch of drunks.
Thanks again, Bruce
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I play hillbilly stuff on Saturday nights... then get to play the subs on Sunday morning with killer staff and gear.

I'm most critical stuff on Sunday mornings
 
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58kites said:
I still have the Guild Pilot, EBMM SUB StingRay, and the Yamaha Attitude to keep the Peaveys company....but the Peaveys and the Guild are the best feeling necks of anything I've had hands on.
The USA SUB is a StingRay and nothing else can cop their sound so it stays ..and the Attitude bass is just way cool in many ways.

I've had dogs since I was about 5 and I'm 60 now.
I love almost all dogs ..but once you've gotten to know a Pitbull it's hard not to love them the most.
Pitbulls will be what I bring home for the rest of my life, they are easy to train because they really, really want to please, they can be the most gentle cooperative dogs, some of them are super chill like my Loki and some of them are hilarious clowns like my daughters little female Pittie Chula .
I've taken in and found good proper homes for seven Pitties since taking in Loki ten years ago.
My daughters dog is one I took after she was seized as evidence (along with 26 others) in a fighting ring bust.
This dog is a clown, she loves harder than any dog I've ever seen, she is a beast but the cutest beast you ever met, she lives every minute at 100% in everything she does.
My daughter took Chula from me when she moved into a place alone for the first time in ten years, and Chula did rescue my daughter after a bad year or two in an abusive relationship, they both needed a best friend and they really helped each other.

I really like that blue Fury.
The GZR's were a surprise, I bought them because I heard them (advertised) behind Geezer Butlers rig and they sound so muscular, but they are also pretty vintage sounding when they are not being pushed, they don't sound like hot overwound pickups all the time, to me they sound like you imagine all the best vintage Precision pickups sound.
But I think EMG has made a bunch of great pickups over the years.
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Thought about buying the Geezer EMG P pickup myself, i have a Korean Dean 5er fretless with EMGs, they seem well balanced and dynamic for a bass that was around $500 street price new.

When i bought my 89 Fury it had the Duncan Hot P pickup...awful imo, in this bass very un-balanced sounding BUT might work well in something else..i wanted the Fury bass for the killer neck, white w tort (Chandler) guard and black headstock and hardware and medium weight.

I yanked the Duncan Hot P and went with Duncan Vintage P and its well balanced and has the alnico sweetness BUT i would be open to the Geezer EMG P pickup for sure in the 89 Fury as i have other uses for the Duncan Vintage P on a few projects...i am a major Geezer fan since the early 70's anyway...ive read mostly positive reviews..i assume Geezer EMG all come with new pots, harness from the factory, no?
 
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DavidEdenAria said:
Thought about buying the Geezer EMG P pickup myself...i assume Geezer EMG all come with new pots, harness from the factory, no?
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Yes, that’s correct. I put a Geezer into a ‘95 Fury and the result was terrific. It’s a very good pickup with some nice bite to it.
 
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PeaveyPlayer said:
I have a gzr in a p and really dislike it


In my fury I had an Aguilar pickup
Sounded muuuch better
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Thanks...care to describe the differences between the 2 pickups?

I assume you currently own a P bass with a Geezer EMG, i hear the Geezer is not really vintage sounding for a P but i always assume differences in actual examples of similar or same designs play a factor.

Btw, do you recall what Aguilar model your Fury had? Is there more than one P style Aguilar pickup?
 
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DavidEdenAria said:
Thanks...care to describe the differences between the 2 pickups?

I assume you currently own a P bass with a Geezer EMG, i hear the Geezer is not really vintage sounding for a P but i always assume differences in actual examples of similar or same designs play a factor.

Btw, do you recall what Aguilar model your Fury had? Is there more than one P style Aguilar pickup?
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Just the regular P not the hot model
In terms of differences

I felt the Aguilar sounded really modern yet had a nice round low end and sweet top end

The GZR feels like a vintage style pickup and there is nothing wrong with that but for my preference it didn’t have enough low end and the mids just seemed to much

My sandblasted p was wearing la Bella flats

Though when I get my fury it had emg Select pickups in it and wish I didn’t swap it out

Those were dynamite!
 
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Fury Pbass Pickup

There's been a discussion of modding the stock Fury Pickup.

The stock pickup at this time "may" need a tweek. The issue (after 30 years,) is the glue becomes brittle ... it will have a lower output and a rattly knock inside. All you need to do is glue the magnet back on to the pickup.

I dropped in an original Bart pickup on a Fury.. (mostly for visual - all stealth)... I'm not convinced it was an upgrade.
 
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To balance the argument on the GZR pickup- I put one in my Zodiac DE, and it became a new bass. I've never been a huge p-bass fan, but that pickup is something special. I'm apparently the polar opposite of @PeaveyPlayer, as I had a Spector with an Aguilar PJ setup, and never liked the tone. YMMV.
 
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My Forum Plus sounds much better with a Wilde P46/J45L set. The factory active PUs (EMG-esque) just didn't sound as good-they had a funny honk/phase thing to them. I know part of that is the P/J thing, they can honk more than a JJ set. I was kind of surprised by this pickup swap, as I love EMG (long time user of the original recipe P and J) and find Peavey really knows what's up in pickup land.
 
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PeaveyPlayer said:
Though when I get my fury it had emg Select pickups in it and wish I didn’t swap it out

Those were dynamite!
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It's apt,seeing EMG select mentioned in the Peavey club. They were made in Korea by G&B,along with the EMG select and Spector TonePump G&B supplied Peavey with Zephyr and Grind pickups. Also supplied the Cirrus/Millennium BXP preamps so probably had a hand in the VFL pickups too.
 
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kodiakblair said:
It's apt,seeing EMG select mentioned in the Peavey club. They were made in Korea by G&B,along with the EMG select and Spector TonePump G&B supplied Peavey with Zephyr and Grind pickups. Also supplied the Cirrus/Millennium BXP preamps so probably had a hand in the VFL pickups too.
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To the best of my understanding out was rumored bart engineers(or alumni) helped
 
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PeaveyPlayer said:
Just the regular P not the hot model
In terms of differences

I felt the Aguilar sounded really modern yet had a nice round low end and sweet top end

The GZR feels like a vintage style pickup and there is nothing wrong with that but for my preference it didn’t have enough low end and the mids just seemed to much

My sandblasted p was wearing la Bella flats

Though when I get my fury it had emg Select pickups in it and wish I didn’t swap it out

Those were dynamite!
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Any idea what Aguilar model?

'Too much mids' describes the Duncan Hot P that came in my 89 Fury and compressed/ mushy sounding....likely why it hung in the pawn shop so long as the neck was exceptional.

Peavey has done a decent job with ceramic magnet pickups, some are remarkable....still, guitars will vary in response in general,so IMO, with bass guitars, string and pickup choice can make a big difference IF the amp rig and EQ section cannot compensate.

I did a search of the Duncan Hot P pickup that i yanked immediately, it does not appear to be a popular Duncan P model...otoh, the Duncan Vintage P with alnico bar magnets fit the 89 Fury very well...i think part of the Peavey Schaller pickups were similar to some of the Dimarzio designs with ceramic magnets....Similarly, the bridge humbucker Peavey Schaller PU in my 89 Peavey Tracer is similar in specs to a Dimarzio Super Distortion but it feels way too compressed/mushy in this particular guitar, the neck single coil Schaller PU is good if not very good however.

I have used Duncan 'vintage style' alnico pickups for 30+ years, they are always at least 'in the ballpark' in terms of Fender and Gibson copies.

Most Peavey basses seem to have solid pickups, even the single coils in my 90's Foundation 5er are solid and balanced, lucky me, it was stupid cheap because of needing the bridge re-mounted and heavy buckling on the back....its near perfect now...crazy how the bridge was 'off-center' just enough but was an easy fix after trying to re-adjust the neck to no avail....Love the pair of Foundations and Fury!
 
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DavidEdenAria said:
Any idea what Aguilar model?

'Too much mids' describes the Duncan Hot P that came in my 89 Fury and compressed/ mushy sounding....likely why it hung in the pawn shop so long as the neck was exceptional.

Peavey has done a decent job with ceramic magnet pickups, some are remarkable....still, guitars will vary in response in general,so IMO, with bass guitars, string and pickup choice can make a big difference IF the amp rig and EQ section cannot compensate.

I did a search of the Duncan Hot P pickup that i yanked immediately, it does not appear to be a popular Duncan P model...otoh, the Duncan Vintage P with alnico bar magnets fit the 89 Fury very well...i think part of the Peavey Schaller pickups were similar to some of the Dimarzio designs with ceramic magnets....Similarly, the bridge humbucker Peavey Schaller PU in my 89 Peavey Tracer is similar in specs to a Dimarzio Super Distortion but it feels way too compressed/mushy in this particular guitar, the neck single coil Schaller PU is good if not very good however.

I have used Duncan 'vintage style' alnico pickups for 30+ years, they are always at least 'in the ballpark' in terms of Fender and Gibson copies.

Most Peavey basses seem to have solid pickups, even the single coils in my 90's Foundation 5er are solid and balanced, lucky me, it was stupid cheap because of needing the bridge re-mounted and heavy buckling on the back....its near perfect now...crazy how the bridge was 'off-center' just enough but was an easy fix after trying to re-adjust the neck to no avail....Love the pair of Foundations and Fury!
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