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U.S. Peavey Club

#19,581
wild4oldcars said:
Just snagged that ash fury that was on the Verb... ended up just over 300.
I’ll be sure to give a rundown when it comes in, but man I can’t wait.
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Painted basses are fine, but I reeeeeeealy like the ash and mahogany bodied Peavey basses.
The ash ones seem like they're bulletproof, never a worry about scratch and dent.
 
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#19,582
58kites said:
Painted basses are fine, but I reeeeeeealy like the ash and mahogany bodied Peavey basses.
The ash ones seem like they're bulletproof, never a worry about scratch and dent.
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Two of my Cirrus basses came to me with a lot of dents, dings and buckle rash. The oil finish makes it possible to raise most dents with a wet washcloth and a steam iron. Those basses look close to new after some TLC. They are both Walnut bodies with Bubinga tops.

The ash body basses are really tough and more resistant to damage. They look great too.
 
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#19,585
58kites said:
Painted basses are fine, but I reeeeeeealy like the ash and mahogany bodied Peavey basses.
The ash ones seem like they're bulletproof, never a worry about scratch and dent.
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Ive been keeping my ear to the ground for an ash t40 body (so uncommon, i know) to replace the black one I bought earlier this year. I bought it for the rosewood board which looks great, but black and rosewood is just not enough visual pop for me lol
 
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Does anyone know what kind of finish, if any, was on the mahogany Foundation when it was new? There is definitely no clear coat, or anything hard on it. If there as anything on it, its long gone - the wood soaked up the fret board oil that I rubbed on it. It looks fantastic now and is a joy to play. I'm figuring out how to get good tones out of it. I can make it sound almost like a P-bass, but with a little something more. I can't stop playing this thing!
 
#19,587
jpmcbride said:
Does anyone know what kind of finish, if any, was on the mahogany Foundation when it was new? There is definitely no clear coat, or anything hard on it. If there as anything on it, its long gone - the wood soaked up the fret board oil that I rubbed on it. It looks fantastic now and is a joy to play. I'm figuring out how to get good tones out of it. I can make it sound almost like a P-bass, but with a little something more. I can't stop playing this thing!
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My mahogany Patriot has the same finish, kind of flat and bare looking.
I think Mech told me there is a sealer, like a grain filler sealer on it.
They all seem to have that flat dull look that makes them look raw.
My ash Fury has a clear coat that picks up the grain nicely, they should have done the mahogany the same way.
At some point, I would like to put a clear coat on the mahogany to make the grain pop a bit.
 
#19,589
jpmcbride said:
Does anyone know what kind of finish, if any, was on the mahogany Foundation when it was new? There is definitely no clear coat, or anything hard on it. If there as anything on it, its long gone - the wood soaked up the fret board oil that I rubbed on it. It looks fantastic now and is a joy to play. I'm figuring out how to get good tones out of it. I can make it sound almost like a P-bass, but with a little something more. I can't stop playing this thing!
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I ordered a Gen1 Mahogany Foundation in Fall 1987 (Titan Tuners, Trapazoid Bridge etc)... cost $225 (mahogany was an upcharge)

To the best of my knowledge, it had just a slight temporary oil finish on it (think lemon oil).

I then did some stupid stuff to it... put a BadAss1 on it (not an upgrade) and then put a tung oil finish on it.

The tung oil darkened it up.. made it semi gloss.. when the tung oil failed, it did not look consistent. I should have just let it go and age appropriately.

I'd love to see one that has been gig rashed and beaten.
 
#19,590
jpmcbride said:
Does anyone know what kind of finish, if any, was on the mahogany Foundation when it was new? There is definitely no clear coat, or anything hard on it. If there as anything on it, its long gone - the wood soaked up the fret board oil that I rubbed on it. It looks fantastic now and is a joy to play. I'm figuring out how to get good tones out of it. I can make it sound almost like a P-bass, but with a little something more. I can't stop playing this thing!
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If you look back a ways in this thread someone did a restorative finish on a mahogany Patriot I believe and there is plenty of details about what the original factory finish and the route the restorer went to try to reproduce it. If I had time I'd search but I know there is plenty info in here if you do want to look.
 
#19,591
Bleecker said:
No pics...didn't happen...Lol
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#19,593
jpmcbride said:
This is the mahogany Foundation after oiling it with Dunlap fret board oil. It looks better than this in person. It went from a dried out dusty mess, to this! Looks brand new ... well, looks like I imagine it looked when new. I never saw it new :D
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In hindsight... that type of sealing finish (vs hard/shiny) is what I should have done... Or baby oil
 

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