U.S. Peavey Club

[JEDI BASS]

Peavey really had it together on the fret jobs on the USA made basses. Even the budget basses seem to have excellent fret jobs but the Cirrus, Millennium and this TL5 are second to none. I have basses that have been plek'd and they are no better than what Peavey was doing by hand. My hat is off to those craftsmen who did such wonderful work.

That was my observation with the Cirrus basses I owned and played too! Practically zero relief, and had to force a string to buzz! Whenever I describe the quality of those basses to people, I tell them about the fretwork. And, I have yet to meet someone that played one that didn’t say they wanted to buy it.

 

[JEDI BASS]

My strap came today!! Check out John Jarmuskiewicz’s handmade items sometime by searching Gecko Leather Works. He’s a friend, a fellow bassist, and a member here on Talkbass.

 

[JEDI BASS]

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That’s ostrich leg for the inlay. He currently has a few with elephant hide. They look wild!

 

[MCF]

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That does look nice.

 

[JEDI BASS]

That does look nice.

Thanks!

 

[MNAirHead]

Forum 5 (USA)
Any thoughts or reflections on them?

It’s been a while since I’ve played one...

 

[Chuck M]

Forum 5 (USA)
Any thoughts or reflections on them?

It’s been a while since I’ve played one...

I briefly owned one. It played great, sounded wonderful and weighed about 11.5 pounds.

 

[BassikLee]

Agreed. My two are clearly cut from trees they used to make T-40s from. Other than that, great basses.

 

[Runnerman]

Wow....I ain't into heavy basses so that one is off my list.

 

[JEDI BASS]

Y’all are perpetuating the heavy T-40 wood myth. ;-D

It’s the bridge, pickups, and other hardware that weighed them down. And still... I don’t know that any of mine weighed over 11 pounds.

 

[BassikLee]

Three of mine are chiropractor heavy

 

[ardgedee]

Y’all are perpetuating the heavy T-40 wood myth. ;-D

It’s the bridge, pickups, and other hardware that weighed them down. And still... I don’t know that any of mine weighed over 11 pounds.

My T-45 is just a shade under 11 pounds (10.9 on the kitchen scale), and that's only one pickup, not two. I think it's partly the maple, but I think also the bodies are just plain large compared to modern basses. The T-40 and T-45 have the size and silhouette of a dreadnought acoustic guitar, less the wood taken out for the upper and lower cutaways.

 

[JEDI BASS]

My T-45 is just a shade under 11 pounds (10.9 on the kitchen scale), and that's only one pickup, not two. I think it's partly the maple, but I think also the bodies are just plain large compared to modern basses. The T-40 and T-45 have the size and silhouette of a dreadnought acoustic guitar, less the wood taken out for the upper and lower cutaways.

I’ve got 3 naked necks laying around right now: two T-40s and one T-45. They are super light. The tuners are heavy! 4 tuners are probably a pound. I think my T-45 weighs about the same as my assembled T-40, which is weird huh?

 

[jjk2007]

Here we go! 7-10 here in ATX!

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[ardgedee]

I’ve got 3 naked necks laying around right now: two T-40s and one T-45. They are super light. The tuners are heavy! 4 tuners are probably a pound. I think my T-45 weighs about the same as my assembled T-40, which is weird huh?

The T-45 neck has one fret more than the T-40 neck, so there's a little extra wood there.

 

[58kites]

My T20 (mutt) weighs 9.6 pounds, obviously the big body is heavy (I believe this one is poplar).
The slant Super Ferrite is also big and heavy.
But it seems the bridge on the T40/T45 is what helps put them into boat anchor territory.

 

[Chuck M]

Here we go! 7-10 here in ATX!

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It's Texas. It's summer. It is about 100 degrees outside and high humidity. I know....let's put the band OUTSIDE!

I played a formal gig at a country club outside San Antonio one summer. It was 100 degrees in the shade and there wasn't any shade. The lady that hired us told me to set the band up by the pool....full sun....absolutely no shade at all. I told her that the folks would not come out there because of the heat but she insisted we set up by the pool. We set up and started to play....and not one person came out to hear us. 30 minutes later we have white sweat rings under the arms of our Tux coats and she comes out and asks us to move inside where the people are. Duh!

 

[Runnerman]

It's Texas. It's summer. It is about 100 degrees outside and high humidity. I know....let's put the band OUTSIDE!

I played a formal gig at a country club outside San Antonio one summer. It was 100 degrees in the shade and there wasn't any shade. The lady that hired us told me to set the band up by the pool....full sun....absolutely no shade at all. I told her that the folks would not come out there because of the heat but she insisted we set up by the pool. We set up and started to play....and not one person came out to hear us. 30 minutes later we have white sweat rings under the arms of our Tux coats and she comes out and asks us to move inside where the people are. Duh!

Wow, I think I would have demanded my pay at that point and left.

 

[JEDI BASS]

It's Texas. It's summer. It is about 100 degrees outside and high humidity. I know....let's put the band OUTSIDE!

I played a formal gig at a country club outside San Antonio one summer. It was 100 degrees in the shade and there wasn't any shade. The lady that hired us told me to set the band up by the pool....full sun....absolutely no shade at all. I told her that the folks would not come out there because of the heat but she insisted we set up by the pool. We set up and started to play....and not one person came out to hear us. 30 minutes later we have white sweat rings under the arms of our Tux coats and she comes out and asks us to move inside where the people are. Duh!

Y’all were very kind, forgiving, and patient! I do not know if I could have been that nice. I guess it would’ve depended on the amount being paid.

 

[jjk2007]

It's Texas. It's summer. It is about 100 degrees outside and high humidity. I know....let's put the band OUTSIDE!

I played a formal gig at a country club outside San Antonio one summer. It was 100 degrees in the shade and there wasn't any shade. The lady that hired us told me to set the band up by the pool....full sun....absolutely no shade at all. I told her that the folks would not come out there because of the heat but she insisted we set up by the pool. We set up and started to play....and not one person came out to hear us. 30 minutes later we have white sweat rings under the arms of our Tux coats and she comes out and asks us to move inside where the people are. Duh!

Yeah, that’s brutal. Full TX sun in a tux! No thanks!!

We had plenty of shade and a little breeze blowing through. It actually wasn’t that bad. We’ve been playing a lot outside this summer anyhow so we know what to expect. We stay well hydrated, bring fans etc. We actually have a cold front moving through......it was only 99 yesterday! We actually got some rain around the greater Austin area last night too! Bonus!