U.S. Peavey Club

[MNAirHead]

Not me at this point, I think I finally have all the Peavey models I wanted .



Definitely aggressive and sort of raw, the same way the Foundation is.
Different from a split P pickup.
A single coil sound but thicker and more aggro than the single coils in a Jazz bass.
The same way a Les Paul with a P90 is more raw than the more smooth standard Les Paul humbuckers.
Some of the YouTube videos capture the Patriot sound pretty accurately.
I think the Patriot sounds very good.

Besides the great necks on the USA Peavey basses, the appeal for me is that their bass pickup designs sound unique, not really like anything else out there.
The Super Ferrite Foundation/Dyna, the Patriot Bass, T-20, T-40, and T45 all sound different than offerings from any other brand.

Hey, now!
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Am I already an old-timer? I've only had this one for two weeks, haha. Somewhat tempted to get another for detuning as I suspect the two-piece neck would handle it well, but really, I should be so done with acquisition

About 3 years ago, I converted just about everything to a low B string (this includes my upright(s), Pbass, acoustic guitars, 6 string guitars etc).

Lesson learned (on all of the instruments) was that the tension is very close. Some of the acoustic instruments did not project a low b well (they were tuned back to EADGBE and left)... most of the work was on string geometry (bridges, nuts etc)

I have tuned a Fury to BEAD, All it required was a bridge/nut setup

 

[Riff Ranger]

About 3 years ago, I converted just about everything to a low B string (this includes my upright(s), Pbass, acoustic guitars, 6 string guitars etc).

Lesson learned (on all of the instruments) was that the tension is very close. Some of the acoustic instruments did not project a low b well (they were tuned back to EADGBE and left)... most of the work was on string geometry (bridges, nuts etc)

I have tuned a Fury to BEAD, All it required was a bridge/nut setup

Thank you for the input, and also for understanding why blue basses just can’t stay

*I like blue basses on other people just fine ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Supadope]

My new GV's A string.

Thanks to @MNAirHead!

 

[songwriter21]

Been on a Journey kick lately, so I played along to "Who's Crying Now". The bass is a Cirrus bolt model, which hits Ross Valory's tone pretty closely. I know that he used a T40 for a good bit of their stuff back then, so this is the little Cirrus that could.

Btw, there's a wrong note...see if ya can find it. And no, it's not the first one.

 

[kodiakblair]

I know that he used a T40 for a good bit of their stuff back then,

The old Peavey ad is a little bit misleading.

Ross used the T40 live on the Infinity tour so it's heard on the live album of that tour. His early recording bass was a Fender jazz though the Infinity tour program shows him playing a Fender P-bass. After the Infinity tour Ross picked up his Ovation Magnum,that and the Jazz became his go to bass until his headless bass days.

 

[MNAirHead]

My new GV's A string.

Thanks to @MNAirHead!

It was from my private stock. Couldn’t have prayed for a cooler guy to work with. Thank you for your patience and trust.

Please sell it back to me when you’re done.

 

[Giffro]

The old Peavey ad is a little bit misleading.

Ross used the T40 live on the Infinity tour so it's heard on the live album of that tour. His early recording bass was a Fender jazz though the Infinity tour program shows him playing a Fender P-bass. After the Infinity tour Ross picked up his Ovation Magnum,that and the Jazz became his go to bass until his headless bass days.

Ross V's Ovation sounds darn good on the couple Blu Ray concerts I have too.

 

[kodiakblair]

Ross V's Ovation sounds darn good on the couple Blu Ray concerts I have too.

Always think of Jah Wobble when folks mention Ovation basses

 

[songwriter21]

The old Peavey ad is a little bit misleading.

Ross used the T40 live on the Infinity tour so it's heard on the live album of that tour. His early recording bass was a Fender jazz though the Infinity tour program shows him playing a Fender P-bass. After the Infinity tour Ross picked up his Ovation Magnum,that and the Jazz became his go to bass until his headless bass days.

Ross V's Ovation sounds darn good on the couple Blu Ray concerts I have too.

Honestly, my favorite bass of his, was the Curbow he played during the Arrival era (w/ Steve Augeri). That thing sounds MASSIVE.

R.I.P Greg Curbow.

 

[kodiakblair]

Honestly, my favorite bass of his, was the Curbow he played during the Arrival era (w/ Steve Augeri). That thing sounds MASSIVE.

R.I.P Greg Curbow.

Good friend of mine worked with Greg. A nice fella who believed design ideas should be out there so folks could expand and improve,sadly those of his ilk have been replaced by IP lawyers.

 

[songwriter21]

Good friend of mine worked with Greg. A nice fella who believed design ideas should be out there so folks could expand and improve,sadly those of his ilk have been replaced by IP lawyers.

There's a guy that was a protege of Greg, and the only I know that does his build methods, including the Rockwood necks.

VCustomShop Home

 

[richntiff]

Yeah Ross is a huge Jaco fan - so on a lot of their stuff, he’s got that ‘Jazz with the bridge pickup soloed’ tone going on. Unusual tone for the style of music but it really works on the prominent bass lines.

 

[Supadope]

It was from my private stock. Couldn’t have prayed for a cooler guy to work with. Thank you for your patience and trust.

Please sell it back to me when you’re done.

It will have to go in the will. I'll play this thing till I die!

 

[songwriter21]

Yeah Ross is a huge Jaco fan - so on a lot of their stuff, he’s got that ‘Jazz with the bridge pickup soloed’ tone going on. Unusual tone for the style of music but it really works on the prominent bass lines.

Did not know this...makes sense now!

 

[songwriter21]

Put my Cirrus through some bluegrass that I used to play...wanted to see if I still had those old chops. Success!

 

[Chuck M]

Thank you for the input, and also for understanding why blue basses just can’t stay

*I like blue basses on other people just fine ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Blues? I have the blues.

Front is Foundation Deluxe and very late TL-5, back is Cirrus Peacock Blue 6 and Millennium Plus 4 J/J.

I seem to attract blue Peavey basses and that is fine with me as you can see.

 

[graphics1988]

Someone should have a look at my Cirrus IV in the classifieds...it's in great shape...needs a home where someone will use it.

 

[Chuck M]

Someone should have a look at my Cirrus IV in the classifieds...it's in great shape...needs a home where someone will use it.

It is a lovely bass. If it was a 5 or 6 string it would be long gone.

 

[JPaulGeddy]

For you Reverb-hounds, I'm the jerk that just bought the unplayed, in storage since 1979, white w/rosewood T-40. $550 shipped.

SO EXCITE!

 

[MNAirHead]

Blues? I have the blues.

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Front is Foundation Deluxe and very late TL-5, back is Cirrus Peacock Blue 6 and Millennium Plus 4 J/J.

I seem to attract blue Peavey basses and that is fine with me as you can see.

Is the cirrus Peacock blue... I’ve always wanted to see one under stage lights.