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U.S. Peavey Club

#15,203
kodiakblair said:
They got poplar instead David. Good choice as it's light,about the same as alder, and easy worked. It's also very cheap,around 25% less than Basswood.

Quite a few T40's are poplar too,the solid colours that is.
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I knew poplar was used a lot by Peavey and assume thats on my 89 Fury but knew of i think basswood and rarely mahogany...my 1st gen Fury (ash body) still has rounds but i intend to install Fender 9050 flats (used set) on it as well so i can A/B my 1st and 2nd gen Fury basses.
 
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#15,206
kodiakblair said:
This will be the last year they'll be together, always fancied living on the water. Won't have room for them on a narrow boat and the sale will help fund the boat. Already sold one of the DE Scorpios.
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Funny, I've just been watching Travels by Narrowboat on Prime. Country House Gent has a few guitars and a nice Marshall on board. Good luck!
 
#15,208
Giffro said:
Back tomorrow guys..wife's awake wanting the computer lol
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LOL - Did you tell your wife you were watching BASS porn ?

Those Peavey decals you so carefully cut out with an exacto on you pickups actually make the bass !!! I LOVE that !!! I may attempt to do the same - if I feel daring enough !
 
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#15,211
Did you folks scope out the really cool looking Cirrus posted in the classifieds? I might consider it if I played a six-string. The color is really fun and makes me wish they did more modern colors for the Cirrus. I think these basses could compete with Dingwalls and might appeal to a younger audience if the finishes were a bit...let's say...professional?

For Sale - Peavy Custom Shop Cirrus 6 NAMM Trace Elliott Green
 
#15,214
songwriter21 said:
All of this Peavey praise, and my own for my US bolt Cirrus, has me wondering how an arriving foreigner bass will stack up...a Yamaha BBP35 (flagship BB model, made in Japan).
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I'm betting that it will be a great bass. I had a Yamaha BB425X that I shouldn't have sold. It was a rock-solid instrument that did what it was supposed to. Aesthetics wise, I much prefer the older 425's to the newer BB's with conventional pickups.
 
#15,215
Chuck M said:
Does anyone know what a Millennium Plus 5 sold for when they were introduced? The one I just bought cost about the same as a MIM Fender 4. Yeah, it is not new and needs a little TLC but what a bass it is. Anyway, this morning I got to wondering what they went for new.
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Good question.
Raw N Low said:
I'm betting that it will be a great bass. I had a Yamaha BB425X that I shouldn't have sold. It was a rock-solid instrument that did what it was supposed to. Aesthetics wise, I much prefer the older 425's to the newer BB's with conventional pickups.
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NAMM looks as if it was to tie into Trace Brand

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Raw N Low said:
I'm betting that it will be a great bass. I had a Yamaha BB425X that I shouldn't have sold. It was a rock-solid instrument that did what it was supposed to. Aesthetics wise, I much prefer the older 425's to the newer BB's with conventional pickups.
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I like the way fancier looks of the previous models, too. Still, I like that they supposedly slimmed down the neck profile, lightened the tuners and just overall weight. Most of all, they put in familiar pickup routes, and there's that new mitered neck joint that is sweet. Roscoe Guitars, specifically Gard Lewis, once told me that neck pocket gaps on the side, for instance, aren't as important as the crucial points of contact at the joint, which are the bottom parts of the joint (exactly where the Yamaha's screws reinforce, not just the back-bottom). All other companies simply secure from the back-bottom, which also works fine. Yamaha seems to have one-upped that though, having that stemmed from Billy Sheehan's signature bass, which is one of the most enduring necks joints (considering how hard and how much he plays the same bass at thousands of shows).

Anyway, sorry for derailing this thread!
 
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songwriter21 said:
I like the way fancier looks of the previous models, too. Still, I like that they supposedly slimmed down the neck profile, lightened the tuners and just overall weight. Most of all, they put in familiar pickup routes, and there's that new mitered neck joint that is sweet. Roscoe Guitars, specifically Gard Lewis, once told me that neck pocket gaps on the side, for instance, aren't as important as the crucial points of contact at the joint, which are the bottom parts of the joint (exactly where the Yamaha's screws reinforce, not just the back-bottom). All other companies simply secure from the back-bottom, which also works fine. Yamaha seems to have one-upped that though, having that stemmed from Billy Sheehan's signature bass, which is one of the most enduring necks joints (considering how hard and how much he plays the same bass at thousands of shows).

Anyway, sorry for derailing this thread!
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I like how they trickle-down technology and design principles across the board - and at all price points. It signals that they stand behind their design principles and are willing to shake up the market as a whole. Like the Peavey's, the Yamaha basses often played and felt better than their price suggests.
 

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