I've seen a few of those over the last few years, different levels of "completeness". Still for as rare as they are I think I only saw one priced over a grand.
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U.S. Peavey Club
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I've seen a few of those over the last few years, different levels of "completeness". Still for as rare as they are I think I only saw one priced over a grand.
Love my tilt necks! I have a T40, Cort P bass, and a bitsa J B Player, all with neck tilt. Shims are for builders.
The issue with peaveys is the neck tilt rests right on the seam of their "bilaminate" necks, and as such are prone to splitting, especially on ones without a rosewood fretboard. It's really a self-destructive design.
See your point but the results are in the users hands. Clumsiness is not rewarded. I have had zero issues using the neck tilt. YMMV i guess.
I've said it a dozen times in this thread, and I'll say it again...I do not like micro-tilt mechanisms.
At this point, my preferred method of shimming is to put the shim under the back two screws with holes punched through so the back screws go through the shim.
That's the way MusicMan does it if they have a bass that needs shimming before it leaves the factory.
MusicMan sells a shim kit for $3.99
My concern with micro-tilt systems is it assumes that for decades the people using it will do it right.
So many basses don't even get truss rod adjustments and when they do, it's often with the wrong sized tool and strings under full tension.
In the case of Peavey, they built micro-tilt into T40, T20, T45, and other early 80's models (trapezoidal bridges) that all had crazy bridges/saddles that caused the need to tilt a neck.
I don't really understand overbuilt bridges anymore.
My favorite has become the Fender American Deluxe Bass Bridge.
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Yeah! And thanks for it y'all. I wasn't familiar with the different models. I'm all USA Peavey for now...but you never know what's going to happen when the GAS hits!
Kinda hard to believe given all the great workhorses Peavey has put out over the years. Looks cool, the case amp is a novelty but fun. Too bad about the bad review...
What's hard to believe ? It wasn't a serious instrument, more a "one off "vanity project and the bass equivalent of those terrible Franklin Mint plates. 30 cents to produce "limited edition ,your's for 3 easy payments of $29.99"
Folks were paying $500 for a T-shirt at the store they sold them through, $1000 must have seemed a bargain
I feel the bridge material has way more to do with the quality than the overall mass. I can't play on those multiple string spacing types, though. I always push into the E too much and pop it over to the next slot. I did put a Badass III on my fender zone, though, and that did a LOT for that bass, so i think its a ymmv thing
US First Act Custom Shop Delgada. There’s a black one for sale on Reverb.
Did anyone buy the used CAR w/ matching headstock Patriot? I wanted it but literally have no more room for new acquisitions.
Haha. Yeah, US only here!as always great info but isn't this the USA Peavey Club ? -- Ooh I must be in the wrong house ? Reminds me of a monthy python episode - Nevermind
Chuck M sent me this 5-string Milly. It arrived Friday, but I didn't get much chance to play around with it until today. It came with TI flats, which I love on passive basses, but they're not really doing it for me here. I usually use DR strings, so I ordered some Fat Beams and Lo Riders (still deciding which ones to put on the Milly). I might try the TIs on my Squier VM P5; it currently wears La Bella DTFs, but the B and E are a little too thuddy for my taste.
Anyway, a few things I've noticed:
- The preamp on these is really good. Like, really good.
- The fingerboard radius feels really flat. Not really good or bad, just something I noticed that stood out to me.
- Build quality is super solid.
- Balance is quite comfortable.
- Sound is pretty good, but it's hard to judge before I get some rounds on it.
Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the micro tilt have a metal plate to spread out the pressure? I'm not a physicist but wouldn't that relieve enough pressure from the spot of the neck lamination to mitigate any delamination? Especially considering the cleats where it meets the wood are evenly distributed over the joint.
Yeah, there's a slug in there. I still use the tilt screw rather sparingly.
Interestingly, from what I have read, the slug hole was originally nickel sized, so they could use a nickel until the slug order arrived. Hartly P nixed that and decided that pennies were a better fiscal option. There are a few prototypes in circulation with pennies in the neck!
This nice 1992 Fury only lasted about 5 days on Reverb. Anyone on here snag this one? Vintage 1992 Peavey USA Fury 4 String P Bass Fender Precision Black Poplar Body Maple Neck Stringjoy | Blackguard Guitars | Reverb
Although I've owned many Peavey basses through the years, I'm currently down to one.
But man is it a killer. My Peavey RJ IV...
But man is it a killer. My Peavey RJ IV...
