U.S. Peavey Club

[kodiakblair]

I get all of that but the state Peavey is located in is one of the poorest in the entire USA with very low wages compared to other states....still is.

I know MS is somewhat behind in terms of finances but out of state wages rises have a huge effect. The boys felling trees in the North East want a raise,maple price increases. Knock on effect is timber yard fellas want a raise so does the fella delivering lumber. That's just 1 thing,what if the same happens with paint or steel plate for bridges or even cardboard packaging ?

Regardless of the factory workers wage,any materials or components cost increases coming from out of state hit the build price.

 

[MNAirHead]

There have been some notes about "cheapening" the instruments as generations progress.

Review six sigma and the answer will become vivid.

 

[DavidEdenAria]

I’m a early to mid-60s long heavy car man. I say that because, even though I’ve owned three ‘63 Impalas since my senior year in high school in 1989, I can’t pretend to be Chevy brand loyal.... I love em all! I currently have a ‘63 SS that still needs restoration, and my very drivable ‘64 Thunderbird. I bought her a few years back.

View attachment 3679750 As for the T-40, I get the same thing... “I remember the T-40! They all weighed a ton!” SMH, actually NO! Mine weigh what my Stingray Classic weighs and what many old P basses weigh, and no one ever talks about weight when talking about those iconic basses. But.... mention Cirrus basses or show them a TL-5 and many will also remember those, I have found.

There are several long time Peavey dealers in my area and for some reason (local economy?) Cirrus and other high end Peavey basses were rarely seen in their shops....mostly Foundations and Furys.

59 El Camino and 70 Catalina here, plus as a child growing up in the 60's, all of the relatives had bigger Chevys, Fords and a few Dodge...my brother in-law got a brand new 66 Impala SS 327 for his 16th birthday, red with black bucket interior....sheesh.

 

[DavidEdenAria]

I always liked Oldsmobile and Chevy best of the GM cars, and Chevy's trucks.
I think Buick would have been first to disappear from GM's car lines.
When I learned to drive in 1974, my Dad was driving a red 1969 Chevy Malibu convertible with a 350 and a four speed Muncie.
The spring on the clutch was super stiff, my leg would twitch at red lights, but man did that car go.
After my brother finally destroyed the tranny in that car, it got Hurst which shifted much better.
My Ma had a Pontiac Catalina that was huge and it had a 400 in it, that car also moved along pretty good.
I was a lucky sixteen year old, unfortunately my first car at 18 was a $500 rusted out Ford Maverick with a small engine that fell out after a small fender bender in the snow.
Lots of salt on the roads and the Maverick body was made of tin foil.

70 Catalina w/ 400 here, gold all over....kept it thru 1977 when it got totaled and i bought a brand new 77 Grand Prix all black but the crappy 301....

 

[DavidEdenAria]

I know MS is somewhat behind in terms of finances but out of state wages rises have a huge effect. The boys felling trees in the North East want a raise,maple price increases. Knock on effect is timber yard fellas want a raise so does the fella delivering lumber. That's just 1 thing,what if the same happens with paint or steel plate for bridges or even cardboard packaging ?

Regardless of the factory workers wage,any materials or components cost increases coming from out of state hit the build price.

Peavey tried to move into a higher price range....Eddie Van Halen was a big part of the plan...i think ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony still endorses Peavey bass amps and i know Wolf Van Halen has a bunch of Peavey basses (but he has a giant warehouse of gear with his dad)....i really hope Peavey can hang on with good imports and USA high end stuff...thats the norm these days it seems for companies.

 

[BassikLee]

Since we're talking cars, '59 Ford Skyliner here. She was my dad's. He bought her in about '77. Top works great.

 

[JEDI BASS]

There are several long time Peavey dealers in my area and for some reason (local economy?) Cirrus and other high end Peavey basses were rarely seen in their shops....mostly Foundations and Furys.

59 El Camino and 70 Catalina here, plus as a child growing up in the 60's, all of the relatives had bigger Chevys, Fords and a few Dodge...my brother in-law got a brand new 66 Impala SS 327 for his 16th birthday, red with black bucket interior....sheesh.

The Knoxville Peavey dealer was Broadway Sound and they had everything from T-40s to Midi basses, Foundations to TL-6s, and later on all the Cirrus basses. I loved that store! That’s where I bought my first non-Sears-catalog bass... a natural & maple foundation in 1989.

 

[JEDI BASS]

So cool that you guys are classic car nuts as well as bassists! Maybe there’s a connection somehow???

 

[TinIndian]

Since we're talking cars, '59 Ford Skyliner here. She was my dad's. He bought her in about '77. Top works great.

That is a very cool ride.

 

[mech]

Since we're on old iron...I owned this '67 GTO from 1972 to 2008. Daily driver and had over 300K on it when sold and only bored once. 400HO/360HP, TH400 with shift kit and 2.92 gears (1970s gas crunch). It wasn't really quick but it was damn sure fast! 70mph was 1800 rpm. And yes, they are 15" Z-28 wheels. Changed the carb to a Holly 750 manual secondary when the original Quadrajet turned into Old Faithful. Pics are from about 1990.

 

[JEDI BASS]

Since we're on old iron...I owned this '67 GTO from 1972 to 2008. Daily driver and had over 300K on it when sold and only bored once. 400HO/360HP, TH400 with shift kit and 2.92 gears (1970s gas crunch). It wasn't really quick but it was damn sure fast! 70mph was 1800 rpm. And yes, they are 15" Z-28 wheels. Changed the carb to a Holly 750 manual secondary when the original Quadrajet turned into Old Faithful. Pics are from about 1990.

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GTOs are sexy rides!

 

[Raw N Low]

I'm a pup with pink gums.

My mother had a powder blue '73, Pontiac Catalina, with a 455 when I was younger and I remember that it had a matching interior. A buddy of mine had a mid 70's Old Delta 88 with the same motor. Basically a living room on wheels.

The only Detroit muscle I've ever owned that could be considered somewhat was a '87 Monte Carlo SS with a suped-up 305. I use the term loosely because the engine had L88 cams, a 650 cfm Edlebrock, Hooker Headers, and a 700r from a late 80's Corvette. Tuned it was probably putting out close to 400hp.

Other notable cars I've owned were an '88 Nissan 300ZX Turbo and a '77 Datsun 280Z. I still have the Datsun but, these days a Ram 1500 is my daily.

 

[Chuck M]

Photos of my newly arrived Claro Walnut 6 Cirrus are here:

The Official U.S. Peavey Cirrus Club

 

[TinIndian]

Very Nice Chuck!

 

[bassbrad]

Why not? If the preamp is going south, may as well. Those preamps pop up rather rarely, anyway.
It's a perfect set up to to VTVT with a nice 3 way PU selector switch and use the small switch (which I would use for split vs phase).

After a bit more thinking have decided to keep it simple and go V-V-T and have a couple of 'producer knobs and a mini switch'. I have basses with all the coil switching and rarely use the options and prefer the sound of HB over SC.

 

[Runnerman]

Thought I'd post these pics for posterity more than anything. Some guy is parting out the loaded pickguard on a Gen 1 Slant Ferrite Fury. Shows the difference between the "standard" Super Ferrite and this one. I'm not sure if the larger back portion has any significant functional impact. I had heard they were different, this shows it.

 

[kodiakblair]

Thought I'd post these pics for posterity more than anything.

Same as the T20 photo I put up about 5 year back.

 

[mb94952]

Since we're on old iron...I owned this '67 GTO from 1972 to 2008. Daily driver and had over 300K on it when sold and only bored once. 400HO/360HP, TH400 with shift kit and 2.92 gears (1970s gas crunch). It wasn't really quick but it was damn sure fast! 70mph was 1800 rpm. And yes, they are 15" Z-28 wheels. Changed the carb to a Holly 750 manual secondary when the original Quadrajet turned into Old Faithful. Pics are from about 1990.

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Mech !!! WOW, in 1996 my buddy sold a '71 Cuda 440 for $1,000. Yes, I want to cry, too. Now, it's worth $110,000.
That Goat is GORGEOUS !!!!! I bet you wish you still had it. The cars my grandma had in the 80's was a who's who list of muscle. She bought and sold them to her friends at church for around $300 bucks each. Yes, I said $300 bucks. Who knew that our retirement fund was staring us in the face.

 

[mb94952]

SO I went to buy the T-20 from GC used this morning and when I saw the count went from 47 to 45 used Peavey's I KNEW that the two sold were the T-20 for $349 and the T-40 for $399. Yup, I was right.

 

[Runnerman]

SO I went to buy the T-20 from GC used this morning and when I saw the count went from 47 to 45 used Peavey's I KNEW that the two sold were the T-20 for $349 and the T-40 for $399. Yup, I was right.
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Bummer, that's beautiful.