Yes, my '92 Fury is like your white/cream one pictured with the script Fury and no pinstripe around the perimeter.
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U.S. Peavey Club
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She's a beauty! Very nice!The cream one?
Peavey sold some with a three ply guard and many Gen 3's with single ply.
The single ply obviously being a cost cutting measure.
They both had single ply black guards when I bought them.
At this point, the bright white Fury has the three ply white guard on it, so it looks like a gospel church bass.
The cream one has the single ply black pickguard on it now like a Sid Vicious/Dee Dee Ramone bass.
It's funny, when you put the black guard on the cream Fury it looks a lot less yellow and a lot more soft white/off white.
My '62 Blue Custom is my favorite of the three split coil Furys, it's in the best shape, the neck feels fantastic, and the 62 Blue color looks like the 1962 Chevy Corvette.
The pickguard on that one used to be white but it has aged to that nice off white.
I would put that one up against a USA Fender Precision any old time.View attachment 3678405 View attachment 3678406
I don't know why, but I've been thinking about Palaediums lately.
Somebody ‘round here said something about ‘em being a fine instrument.... once.... maybe a thousand times.
Git you one!
I ordered new Gotoh tuners and new knobs for it. The gold on the bridge is not great but it still looks okay and I don't want to spend the money for one of the few new ones available. If I decide to replace the bridge I will buy the Hipshot Kickass since it is more reasonably priced.
I ordered new Gotoh tuners and new knobs for it. The gold on the bridge is not great but it still looks okay and I don't want to spend the money for one of the few new ones available. If I decide to replace the bridge I will buy the Hipshot Kickass since it is more reasonably priced.
Ok ill see if i can grab it today. I do like the kick asses. When i built my USA Jazz parts bass i used one. And i have a 2018 Jaguar Players PJ coming that has one. Built vetter. Replaceable saddle inserts. Really nice!
The timeline for Foundations is about the same with a couple exceptions.
Gen 1 Foundations use the P Top Hat Aluminum knobs and triangle string tree.
Gen 2 Foundations use the same body as Gen 2 Fury and have a cheapening of hardware over time but all 2 piece necks and SF pups.
Gen 3 Foundations would span a little longer period but share the same neck/body as the Gen 3 Furys. Also during this period you had 5 strings, fretless and VFL style pups nearer the end of the run.
Foundation 2000 were the last US finished "Foundation" basses built in the late 1990's with a Cirrus style body and VFL style pups. The VFL style pup just had a VFL cover over a single coil I believe. It's believed that much of the hardware and bodies were being imported by this time.
Regarding the later single piece neck with a separate fretboard, these are slimmer profile than the 2 piece neck and really fun to play. A little less chunky and even slimmer than a Fender Jazz. If I was looking for a Gen 3, I would try to get the single piece neck version and get a Gen 2 for the 2 piece. Then you have one of each neck style. The paddle shape headstock and script neck on the Gen 3 will be a 2 piece neck, the one you posted is a single piece.
In my opinion, you can't really go wrong with any, the newer ones will have lighter, cheaper hardware and a very simple single ply pickguard but they still are solidly built and retain that distinctive Peavey charm. Also the Gen 2 are getting harder and harder to find at a decent price so if you want a deal the Gen 3 is the way to go. Also, one other point for you shoppers...the weight of these basses, both Fury and Foundations stayed very consistent at about 8-9 lbs over all generations. I have a Gen 1 Fury and a Gen 3 Fury that weigh within an ounce of each other.
The neck on my much abused red Foundation moved again and the relief was more than I like. I already had the truss rod nut quite tight so I decided to try something I have not done before.
I clamped the body of the bass to a table with the neck hanging off the table and suspended 8 pounds of weights on the headstock. I took a hair dryer and heated the neck until I got it warm to the touch. I left it overnight and was then able to tighten the truss rod nut without cranking too hard on it. This was all done with the strings loose.
This morning I tuned the bass to pitch and the neck is very straight and has only a very small amount of relief....just as I prefer. The bass plays better now.
Overcoming years of a bass having heavy strings, a truss rod in need of adjustment and a lot of forward bow has not been easy. Now I just need to let it alone and see if it remains in good adjustment or moves again.
Taking a nearly unplayable bass with screwed up electronics and getting it back to its best is great fun for me. I once worked in a music store as a guitar tech and enjoyed it very much. I almost bought that store when the owner decided to sell but some legal matters made that impossible. So I have my fun at home....but I need to start selling some of these basses! You folks will be the first to know if I sell any of my Peavey basses.
I clamped the body of the bass to a table with the neck hanging off the table and suspended 8 pounds of weights on the headstock. I took a hair dryer and heated the neck until I got it warm to the touch. I left it overnight and was then able to tighten the truss rod nut without cranking too hard on it. This was all done with the strings loose.
This morning I tuned the bass to pitch and the neck is very straight and has only a very small amount of relief....just as I prefer. The bass plays better now.
Overcoming years of a bass having heavy strings, a truss rod in need of adjustment and a lot of forward bow has not been easy. Now I just need to let it alone and see if it remains in good adjustment or moves again.
Taking a nearly unplayable bass with screwed up electronics and getting it back to its best is great fun for me. I once worked in a music store as a guitar tech and enjoyed it very much. I almost bought that store when the owner decided to sell but some legal matters made that impossible. So I have my fun at home....but I need to start selling some of these basses! You folks will be the first to know if I sell any of my Peavey basses.
By the way, I have another Peavey bass product coming to me UPS today. It is one of the rectangular hard cases. I likely have a bass that will fit in it. By the way, the red Foundation came in one of the Peavey "chain saw" cases. It is not in great shape but if one of you need it let me know. I won't use it.
Love it. Mine is similar with white pickguard and the same cream fading. Mine is a 94 and has the single piece neck also....otherwise identical.
For $120, it's well worth it! Best bass value out there. I have been tempted by a couple 5 string versions of these that have popped up locally for <=$200 with case. I just don't need another 5 string, let alone passive and narrower spaced.
I'm a bigger fan of the 80s era versions with Super Ferrites, bigger bodies and the overdone hardware, but these VFL Foundations actually sound more J bass-y than a SF equipped one, which is neither a good nor bad thing, just a flavor. The late generations do tend to weigh less and the necks are pretty thin. My 84 Foundation weighs 9#11oz (heavy on paper, light and balanced on the strap), my 85 was 8#14oz and my 93 was 8#1oz. Also, the 93 was 1.4" wide at the nut and was a slimmer profile vs the 84 & 85, which were 1.5" and a touch deeper with more shoulder.
Was just looking at Reverb and that Green Millennium 4 Plus that had the electronics and Pups switched to Bartolini had a price drop to 400.00! Has a beat up case with it too. Maybe one of you guys that already have one might snap this up for a different flavor. I like mine so much I would grab it but I already have a purchase lined up.
I saw that last night as well. It's very tempting but, I'm trying to be reasonable and wait until I have my B-Ninety in hand (which should be today). I know I want one or two more "special Peavey's", and I'm just waiting until the ideal one pops up.
I would definitely consider this if I had the stock pickups and electronics on hand. I'm convinced that the stock Peavey electronics are on par with some of the stuff I've seen in high-end boutique builds. I find the Millennium and Cirrus preamps to be very special onboard pre's. They sound absolutely fantastic paired with a Peavey Max preamp.
I just got a notification that my B Ninety got delivered to my local store. I will keep you folks in the loop and will post pictures later tonight. I hope I don't catch flak for this but, I'm thinking of installing a Babicz bridge and Hipshot tuners as a possible mod -- along with EMG Geezers. I just want to make sure that it's tastefully done and fully reversible.
I'm just now finding out that the Palladium has an ebony fretboard. How cool is that? I'm shocked to read that Jeff Berlin didn't want his name tied to the bass despite playing a heavily modified Fender. Looking at the stats, you couldn't find a better bass for the money back then.
I've been doing some reading and it's really a shame that Peavey never got the recognition that they deserved. It's sad because this reminds me of what happened to Pontiac (GM), without the mismanagement of corporate. If people hadn't had the stigma of Peavey's being cheap, we could have seen more American companies keep manufacturing stateside instead of trying to cut the cost of production.
I always knew there was something unique about Peavey but, it's sad that I'm just now able to invest the time to really find out. I've owned over 60 basses in my 13 years as a bass player.
You might think me nutz but I am planning on turning the Verdine White Bass passive, the bass is beautiful, plays like a dream and has a gorgeous tone acoustically but the electronics are shot. The Dyna Bass circuit once quite nice is very long in the tooth and this particular bass was rode hard and put up wet literally too many times. The electronics are a noise and tone suck factory and every time it's plug it in I really want to smash the bass. Thinking of keeping it very simple and going with a Volume-Volume-Tone with a top output jack
It does have the Gibson style truss rod but and active pickup. The Jazz pickup is shot. I'm only getting sound on the D and G string and nothing on E and A. The split coil is punchy and loud, but I'm going to pull them and put a set of Geezers in there. I'm going to set up the neck and go from there.
