U.S. Peavey Club

[Landsharks]

I haven't seen this one posted. Did a Google for Michael Anthony bass collection and saw this. I can't post the pic, but here is the link. Apparently a Gbass with a space motif painted on it. Pretty cool looking.

MICHAEL ANTHONY, STUDIO, BASS COLLECTION, 2012, NEIL ZLOZOWER.Photo Credit: NEIL ZLOZOWER/ATLASICONS.COM | Atlas Icons

 

[BassikLee]

Looks like it also has the 2tek bridge

 

[Thundar]

I haven't seen this one posted. Did a Google for Michael Anthony bass collection and saw this. I can't post the pic, but here is the link. Apparently a Gbass with a space motif painted on it. Pretty cool looking.

MICHAEL ANTHONY, STUDIO, BASS COLLECTION, 2012, NEIL ZLOZOWER.Photo Credit: NEIL ZLOZOWER/ATLASICONS.COM | Atlas Icons

Very cool collection! Saw a couple of his old Spectors in there too that he used for about 10 hot minutes LOL

 

[Runnerman]

Very cool collection! Saw a couple of his old Spectors in there too that he used for about 10 hot minutes LOL

Cool! I'll take one of the Jack Daniels basses please.

 

[58kites]

Badass.... I put one on my foundation... waste o cash

I think the Baddass bridge is right up there with the worst bridges ever, made of cast zinc junk metal that corrodes pretty consistently.
Tiny, tiny saddle screws that seize up with a little sweat in them and the baseplate is thick enough to screw up string height on most basses.
Did I mention I hate 'em?

 

[58kites]

I know this is not Peavey topic, but I want good things for you guys......

so GC has a used black Yamaha BBP 350F fretless with what appear to be EMG P+J pickups in it, a Schaller Roller Bridge, and good tuners like Yamaha used to have on them.
The neck looks like a typical old Yamaha neck, meaning effin' awesome.
They only want $180 for it.
I couldn't play fretless to save my life, but this looks like a really nice bass for cheap money.

 

[wild4oldcars]

Well, unrelated to my new Foundation, I recently ordered a NOS Zodiac Scorpio neck (non-usa, of course) to replace the totally borked one on my B-Ninety, and the neck pocket is way too narrow. I know its customary to believe all peavey square heels are interchangeable, but man, Ive bought 2 necks now that weren't drop ins for what I wanted them for. Maybe i'm in the wrong, but ya know, just be careful lol

 

[bigtone23]

I know this is not Peavey topic, but I want good things for you guys......

so GC has a used black Yamaha BBP 350F fretless with what appear to be EMG P+J pickups in it, a Schaller Roller Bridge, and good tuners like Yamaha used to have on them.
The neck looks like a typical old Yamaha neck, meaning effin' awesome.
They only want $180 for it.
I couldn't play fretless to save my life, but this looks like a really nice bass for cheap money.

That does look great. If I could play fretless to save my life, I would get that one. I converted my Carvin BB75 to fretless to make that bass 'relevant' again. I do play it more now, but still...

Well, unrelated to my new Foundation, I recently ordered a NOS Zodiac Scorpio neck (non-usa, of course) to replace the totally borked one on my B-Ninety, and the neck pocket is way too narrow. I know its customary to believe all peavey square heels are interchangeable, but man, Ive bought 2 necks now that weren't drop ins for what I wanted them for. Maybe i'm in the wrong, but ya know, just be careful lol

That's a bummer. What was the other neck?

 

[wild4oldcars]

That's a bummer. What was the other neck?

It was a patriot neck, wider nut, small Peavey logo but the Patriot font was sans-serif. The corners weren’t quite as round as the neck pocket I was trying to use it with, so it would only go so far into the pocket before the radii of the corners didn’t line up.

 

[MNAirHead]

I haven't seen this one posted. Did a Google for Michael Anthony bass collection and saw this. I can't post the pic, but here is the link. Apparently a Gbass with a space motif painted on it. Pretty cool looking.

MICHAEL ANTHONY, STUDIO, BASS COLLECTION, 2012, NEIL ZLOZOWER.Photo Credit: NEIL ZLOZOWER/ATLASICONS.COM | Atlas Icons

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Back in the touring days..... I had a lot of exposure to young players.

I/Bands were endorsed by major manufactures.

There were 2 types of gear sent. “Please play this pristine stock instrument/amp/etc” and use it for your demos.

Then... “this one has your requested tuners, bridge, unfinished neck etc”

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“Free gear endorsement” was a part time job selling gear.... I loved my stuff, so was an honor.

 

[berklee46]

I know the US Fury basses are well thought of here, but of the models with the traditional split-coil pickups, is one era (80’s vs 90’s) preferred over the other?

 

[58kites]

I know the US Fury basses are well thought of here, but of the models with the traditional split-coil pickups, is one era (80’s vs 90’s) preferred over the other?

Of the two generations of split P type Fury basses, I prefer the Gen 2 Fury over the Gen 3.
The Generation 2 Fury basses have a "straight line" pickguard area below the pickup.
The Generation 3 Fury basses have a "curvy line" pickguard area below the pickup.
I prefer the necks made during the Gen 2 years, I also think the body shape is nicer.
Seems the hardware was better earlier too.
Blue one is Gen 2, Cream one is Gen 3.
I have two really nice Gen 3 Fury basses so there are lots good ones in Gen 2 & 3.

 

[berklee46]

Thanks 58kites, I appreciate the info. Those basses look great.
But looking at your Gen 3, the basses I thought were the 3rd generation must be the 4th - the ones with the 90’s block lettering on the headstock?

(I don’t own this Fury)

 

[wild4oldcars]

Thanks 58kites, I appreciate the info. Those basses look great.
But looking at your Gen 3, the basses I thought were the 3rd generation must be the 4th - the ones with the 90’s block lettering on the headstock?

(I don’t own this Fury)
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if you really wanna get picky, there was also a year or so (92/93? sometime in there) with the block lettering that still retained the truss rod cover and gibson style nut, as opposed to the more fender-ish style truss system on that black one you posted. I think these have a chunkier headstock shape but I don't have one to A/B them and sometimes its hard to tell in pictures.

 

[jpmcbride]

I'm interested in getting a late 80's Fury, But don't know that much about them.

How is the neck? Thin like my Foundation, or bigger like my T-20?

How does it sound compared to a Fender P?

 

[58kites]

Thanks 58kites, I appreciate the info. Those basses look great.
But looking at your Gen 3, the basses I thought were the 3rd generation must be the 4th - the ones with the 90’s block lettering on the headstock?

I can't keep up with all the logo changes that Peavey did on the headstocks, it seems they changed them randomly and often.

if you really wanna get picky, there was also a year or so (92/93? sometime in there) with the block lettering that still retained the truss rod cover and gibson style nut, as opposed to the more fender-ish style truss system on that black one you posted. I think these have a chunkier headstock shape but I don't have one to A/B them and sometimes its hard to tell in pictures.

The Cream colored Gen 3 in my post above is a 1992 and has the truss rod cover and Gibson style truss rod nut.
My white Gen 3 here is also a 1992 and obviously has the same headstock shape and truss rod nut, but with block lettering.

 

[wild4oldcars]

The Cream colored Gen 3 in my post above is a 1992 and has the truss rod cover and Gibson style truss rod nut.
My white Gen 3 here is also a 1992 and obviously has the same headstock shape and truss rod nut, but with block lettering.

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And then in 1993, you get ones like this one, with the bilaminate neck/truss rod cover, but the chunkier headstock unlike the slimmer one like your white one. It never ends, man. https://www.talkbass.com/attachments/img_2515-jpg.180413/

 

[kodiakblair]

I'm interested in getting a late 80's Fury, But don't know that much about them.

How is the neck? Thin like my Foundation, or bigger like my T-20?

How does it sound compared to a Fender P?

1.5" nut, 8" radius, 21 frets. It has the same neck as your Foundation. only the decal were different.

Sound-wise it's a P-bass. Peavey went with ,cheaper to manufacture, ceramic pickups .Generally those are a bit louder than the alnico Fenders.

 

[58kites]

And then in 1993, you get ones like this one, with the bilaminate neck/truss rod cover, but the chunkier headstock unlike the slimmer one like your white one. It never ends, man. https://www.talkbass.com/attachments/img_2515-jpg.180413/

I think my white '92 is the same as the '93 in your post here.

 

[jpmcbride]

1.5" nut, 8" radius, 21 frets. It has the same neck as your Foundation. only the decal were different.

Sound-wise it's a P-bass. Peavey went with ,cheaper to manufacture, ceramic pickups .Generally those are a bit louder than the alnico Fenders.

Thanks for the info. I actually prefer the wider neck on my T20 to the Foundation. But both are great basses.