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I wanted to get a history check on the B-Ninety heritage. I noticed that the Foundation S Active is basically the same in appearance minus the scallops at the neck pocket. Is the B-Ninety just an updated S Active? Also, I'm thinking about replacing the pickups with EMG Geezer Butler's as a possible replacement.

Here is another bass that looks really REALLY intriguing. It has Super Ferrites and is a five string. Part of me is telling me that the price might be appropriate on this Dyna bass. What do you folks think? Priced to high or right for it's vintage?

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#15,522
Raw N Low said:
What do you folks think? Priced to high or right for it's vintage?
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I think it is too high. That is TL5 money.

I remember some time back one of the guys here said that the Super Ferrite PUs did not have a wide enough aperture for a 5 string. I did play one Dyna 5 in a GC store and the B did not speak very well. I know that Peavey used the same wide PUs on the 5 and 6 string Cirrus and the Gen 2 TL5's have great PUs and the B string sounds great.

I think $350 would be a reasonable price for a Dyna 5 in very nice condition. Just my opinion though.
 
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Raw N Low said:
*poke* please indulge me. How cool are they with an additional pickup?
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It is a Ric killer, which was my intention with this one. I call it "RicRiot."
SFs sound pretty similar to High Gains, and the locations are pretty much the same as a 4003. Put a switch on it and moved the jack to the side.
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Raw N Low said:
I wanted to get a history check on the B-Ninety heritage. I noticed that the Foundation S Active is basically the same in appearance minus the scallops at the neck pocket. Is the B-Ninety just an updated S Active? Also, I'm thinking about replacing the pickups with EMG Geezer Butler's as a possible replacement.

Here is another bass that looks really REALLY intriguing. It has Super Ferrites and is a five string. Part of me is telling me that the price might be appropriate on this Dyna bass. What do you folks think? Priced to high or right for it's vintage?

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B-Ninety is different than the other models. It’s more like a 90s Ibanez SR800. Thin and narrow neck, light, fast. It has its own character and it’s fun to play which makes it a great addition to any collection. It’s a “must have” bass.
 
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Cliff Colton said:
B-Ninety is different than the other models. It’s more like a 90s Ibanez SR800. Thin and narrow neck, light, fast. It has its own character and it’s fun to play which makes it a great addition to any collection. It’s a “must have” bass.
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Thanks Cliff. I was wondering what are the differences between the 90 and Foundation S Active. Below is a Foundation S Active and B90

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Raw N Low said:
I wanted to get a history check on the B-Ninety heritage. I noticed that the Foundation S Active is basically the same in appearance minus the scallops at the neck pocket. Is the B-Ninety just an updated S Active?
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B-Ninety is a bottom of the line bass. Terrible bridge and weak passive pickups. Picked this one up cheap as a kit. Changed bridge, tuners and pickups after putting it together and trying it. Already had the textured paint when bought. Turned out to be a good player. Pickups are active Basslines from the 1990s.

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Truss rod adjustment questions here.

1) do all Peavey rods turn the same direction? I’ve had Pedulla’s and depending on the year, they could be 180 degrees opposite.

2) looking down at the nut, if I want to lower the action, which direction would I turn it — clockwise or counterclockwise.

Amazon will deliver a tool to me tomorrow.
 
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mech said:
B-Ninety is a bottom of the line bass. Terrible bridge and weak passive pickups. Picked this one up cheap as a kit. Changed bridge, tuners and pickups after putting it together and trying it. Already had the textured paint when bought. Turned out to be a good player. Pickups are active Basslines from the 1990s.

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Is that based solely on the electronics and hardware, or is it based on overall build quality? My understanding is that overall it was a good bass. For reference, I purchased an active model.
 
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TinIndian said:
That has me so tempted to replicate. Very cool.
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It's well worth doing. You get the usual, punchy Patriot thing plus all the extra fundamental of the neck pickup and the cool, scoopy tone of both pickups! Peavey could have made this one and called it the Patriot Plus or ..? Perhaps it would have been too similar to the Foundation in parts and features, but it's certainly unique in tone relative to the Foundation-it's deeper sounding vs the Foundation being more punchy. Plus, it would have been their "Ric" offering to compliment the "P" Fury and "J" Foundation. There are many who feel the T40 is the most Ric sounding non-Ric bass. I can see that, but the RicRiot is much more Ric sounding than the T40. When A/B'ed to my friend's 4003, they honestly didn't have as much tonal disparity as you would find when comparing a couple Rics from different eras.

The RicRiot was my primary passive/round wound/4 stringer for quite a while. I was going to put my T-45 neck on it to give it a more traditional Ric feel and nut width, but took a large tangent and ended up using the neck on the frankenbass (the T-42.5 made with the T45 neck and routed out/Toastered Foundation body). Now, the T-42.5 is my main passive/round wound bass, it has more magic/mojo and just feels more solid and plays really well.
 
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drumsnbass said:
Truss rod adjustment questions here.

1) do all Peavey rods turn the same direction? I’ve had Pedulla’s and depending on the year, they could be 180 degrees opposite.

2) looking down at the nut, if I want to lower the action, which direction would I turn it — clockwise or counterclockwise.

Amazon will deliver a tool to me tomorrow.
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To tighten the truss rod nut (reduce relief or forward bow) turn clockwise. To loosen the truss rod nut (increase relief or forward bow) turn counterclockwise.

Most older Peavey basses have a brass nut that tends to get hard to turn. I suggest you first remove the nut and apply a very small amount of lubrication (Vasoline works fine) to the threads and the bearing surface of the nut.

On some of the early Peavey models it is best to remove one or more of the tuners and the string tree to get a straight shot at the truss rod nut. This, of course, depends on the tool you are using. I use a 1/4" socket to adjust mine. Also take note that sockets are made in 6 and 12 point configurations. DO NOT USE A 12 POINT SOCKET ON A TRUSS ROD NUT. The 6 point fits correctly where the 12 point socket only grips a very small portion of the nut. Using a 12 point socket greatly increases the chance of damaging the nut by rounding off the corners.

You are correct in that Pedulla basses use a truss rod that works backward as far as adjustments. Michael went to that type of truss rod many years ago.
 
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Buying the correct tool is a good idea, sockets tend to be too thick walled.
Just to clarify, 1/4" is not the size of the nut, the nut is a 5/16"
Searching Gibson type truss rod wrench or 5/16" truss rod wrench or 5/16" truss rod tool will pull up some good choices.
I think the Allparts tool works well in most Peavey necks.
I think the Taylor 5/16" is also a good fit.
With the correct tool, there is no need to take off tuners or string tree.
 
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