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Aye the BXP Grinds from Vietnam are pretty basses. Build quality is top notch too. Still a solid seller after 16 years on the market
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U.S. Peavey Club
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Aye the BXP Grinds from Vietnam are pretty basses. Build quality is top notch too. Still a solid seller after 16 years on the market
Running the Millennium at a gig tonight. Will let you folks know how it goes!
I forgot you had one. It has the cameo grill, right? I'm still waiting for my Ampeg V9 to get repaired.
That's way cool. Never heard these guys before. Cool sound. Tight.
So I got my purple Milli from Ebay today. It was cheap because it's BEAT to hell. Treble pot is broken. Knobs spins around. 18v wires are broken. Neck is filthy and dirty and grimy - WAY worse than Tim's was. I have every right to send it back - BUT - I will spend tomorrow fixing it, cleaning it. I have tons of spare parts. By midday I'll have a nice Milli.
Yeah, I really like everything they put out. Some people are turned off by the vocals and 'questionable' content. I like a good vocal fry (look up Jinjer Pieces live session on youtube if you dont know that song already - sorry no Cirrus content) and I grew up on questionable content.
That sucks! Take before and after pics.
That Warwick I got last week was pretty beat and really grubby. I havent started on it yet (still have the Eden on the bench)
Pics!
Sorry to hear that. It can be a gamble at times.
It's awesome that you have spare parts to remedy the problem. How is the condition of the body?
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Yep! I don't want to go through the repair and healing process again!
The T42.5 just sits in the mix so nicely. It isn't super deep with bass nor super bright up top--just nicely sculpted to occupy the bass guitar space. Those Toasters just sound great.
I used 4 main tones--neck humbucker (15% of the time), both humbuckers (80% of the time), bridge humbucker (4% of the time) and inside coils (1% of the time--with a slight volume boost to keep the levels even). I estimate I played it about 65% of the night and the 5er the other 35%.
The bonus was just how easy it and my other bass played. We played 10-1:45 with two 10 minute breaks and I didn't get sore at all--which is a rare win!
The Millennium kicked butt tonight. Ran it into an Acme Motown DI and into my '66 Ampeg SB-12 Forman acoustic set. Rich tones, powerful EQ, and comfortable all come to mind.
I'm shocked that Peavey didnt keep the US Millennium's and Cirrus's as a top shelf option. Another Millennium is definitely on the menu.
I'm shocked that Peavey didnt keep the US Millennium's and Cirrus's as a top shelf option. Another Millennium is definitely on the menu.
It did. I matched the grill cloth as close as possible to the original. That took a couple months to find since mine is the earlier version with the sparkle cloth. I gave it a good cleaning and rewired the cab, got the lift mechanism functioning and replaced the speaker and weather strip.
I took the amplifier to a local guy that is crazy good but notoriously slow. The joke around here is "drop it off Monday get it back Someday", so I knew it was gonna be awhile, But still it's getting a bit ridiculous at this point. If I didn't like him as much as I do I'd really be getting pissed.
Millennium preamp will fit the cavity. Battery and control cavitiy covers are the same standard Peavey size for Cirrus/Millennium,US & BXP etc.
Bummer. I'd complain to the seller and demand some sort of compensation.
If the 18v wires are broken, are you saying it has no output at all? That kind of thing needs to be disclosed.
My Luther found a Foundation neck for me. Took 4 months.
Alright, after a quarter century of thinking I might like a Peavey Fury like my cousin got when we were teenagers, I’m finally in.
