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U.S. Peavey Club
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This Fury was listed on Reverb this morning. I didn't really need it but could not resist at that price. It was listed 21 minutes before I bought it. LOL
https://reverb.com/item/28661562-peavey-fury
https://reverb.com/item/28661562-peavey-fury
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I suspect the shipping was supposed to be more than $6. Yeah, this was a bargain and it looks like it is in very good condition.
Curious what strings are on your Fury?
Mine is an 89 Fury with a Duncan SPB1 and Fender 9050 flats...the neck is just outstanding in every way...not too heavy either.
BLOWS a Fender away (In MY opinion ) and the price is amazing. Awesome score Chuck !!!! Looks new, too !
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Price lowered a hundred bucks !
Price lowered a hundred bucks !
Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, although mine doesn't match yours regarding this... I base this statement on having owned close to 2 dozen USA Peaveys, and well over 50 Fenders... Currently, I still have an early 90s Fury, early 90s Foundation 5, and an early 80s Foundation - and Fenders from the USA, Japan, Mexico, Korea, and China... My Fury has been on some big stages, including an opener for Jackyl - it's still not on par with ANY USA Fenders I've ever owned, nor most MIJ Fenders I've owned - same thing with the rest of the USA Peaveys I've owned... I have to say I've never owned any of the high end Peaveys like the USA Cirrus models, though - I know those can hold their own against nearly all production basses...
As always, to each their own...
There are various generations of Furys. Arguably the first 80's split P's were extremely well constructed with excellent hardware and perform every bit as good as Fender USA's to me. The slant Super Ferrite version falls into the same category. They had more of a baseball bat type neck but slightly narrower. In the late 80's hardware got down graded and off shored and in the 90's the necks changed over to single piece and became much narrower and thinner front to back. They went to a single ply pickguard and the PUP's also changed at some point. The plus was that the 90's necks are incredibly fast and slim and build quality remained good until the end.
That said, the USA 90's can be had for a song. If you like a Jazz width slim neck and are not afraid to consider a pup upgrade, these can be great basses. I have one on my stand in my office and it's my go to practice bass and gets played every day. I have other choices I gig with but would not be afraid to gig the 90's Fury with a new set of strings. I did gig it a few times before I got my First Gen Fury. The original PUP's sound very good actually. The slim neck profile is similar to my MIJ Fender P but narrower with a 1.5 nut.
That said, the USA 90's can be had for a song. If you like a Jazz width slim neck and are not afraid to consider a pup upgrade, these can be great basses. I have one on my stand in my office and it's my go to practice bass and gets played every day. I have other choices I gig with but would not be afraid to gig the 90's Fury with a new set of strings. I did gig it a few times before I got my First Gen Fury. The original PUP's sound very good actually. The slim neck profile is similar to my MIJ Fender P but narrower with a 1.5 nut.
We all have our opinions and a perfect right to them.
I've owned a lot of Fender basses through the years. I currently have a MIJ Squier P that is for sale and a MIM Player P that will likely go up for sale when the Fury arrives. I've owned a pair of P/J Fender basses...Hot Rod Precision's and they were nice basses but this little Peavey Forum P/J is the best sounding and playing P/J I have ever owned.
I also own 3 Cirrus, one TL5 and a Millennium and they are amazing instruments.
We used to say that opinions are like Ford Mustang's....everyone has one. True enough about the opinion. So many things enter in to preferences. The style of music played, tone preferred, amplification used, strings and most important..our hands. I say let the Peavey boys have their fun right along side the Fender boys and the Ibanez boys........!
Not too difficult. Fender built a lot of basses and few were built equally,the early 80's ones I tried were uninspiring to say the least.
That experience,and the constant price rises, deterred me from USA Fenders for good.
This is pretty much my take on the whole line of basses. The T series is well made, very uniquely Peavey. The early 80s brought about a slightly more Fender-y slant to the designs and those models are my favorites. This era is well made, has great parts and are a deal-and-a-half relative to a comparable MIA Fender. It's no wonder these have jumped in value. My 84 Foundation is most certainly a lifer, the 85 Dyna (despite being a little redundant in my arsenal) and 87 Patriot (modded to be a RicRiot) aren't going anywhere, either.
The middle to lower end basses certainly did get a little cheaper hardware and such as the 90s came, but being a little selective and possibly doing small upgrades and 2nd tier set up work can really bring them to life. My 94 Forum Plus was a great platform for the mods done to the electronics, now it's a killer bass that is on par with a high end MIM or lower end MIA Fender.
Obviously, the Cirrus line came about and rocked the bass world.
Thanks....did you happen to try any other strings?
I had rounds on my 85 Foundation but the clankiness was too apparent along with finger noise....9050 Fender flats solved that but ive only used Fender 9050s on my 89 Fury and 85 Foundation...the tension is a bit much but i can get the action low so that helps.
Are you gigging your 1st Gen Fury at all? i have rounds on mine and i need to change to flats, likely Fender 9050s but thats all ive used for flats on my Peavey basses...my 90's Foundation 5 sounds great with rounds tho and it is a great bass tho i had to redrill/reposition the bridge as it was off just enough i couldnt correct it...other than that it is stellar imo and all i need in a 5er (other than my Dean fretless 5er).
