@Templar Except for the HS logo I have nearly the same bass! The 0172xxxnumber seems to date it to 1984.
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U.S. Peavey Club
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All these pics of 83/84 Foundations really makes me smile!
(no bias at all, haha)
Here's my 84 the day I picked it up at GC.
(no bias at all, haha)
Here's my 84 the day I picked it up at GC.
Looks like a real nice example, grats.
Yeah the decal on mine is an oddity. Serial # dates it definitely to '84, but the decal is the style usually seen on later Foundations. I have a couple 85's that still have the early style decal. Go figure.
Nice one, grats.
Got a couple more smiles?....
'85 This black one is the creme de la creme of all the ones I've had over the years. And the only one that weighed in under 9 pounds (8lbs, 8oz exactly). I sold off the others but can't seem to let the last three go. Call me a hoarder if you like.
Another '85
Thanks for posting those color charts. I think you solved a mystery, pretty sure this early Foundation below (not mine) is "Pearl Heather" (?). Whatever color it actually is, it must be a rare bird.
Y’all would start posting foundations the day I shipped my last one off!!
Anyways..... anyone else in the group do your own refrets, leveling, etc? I got bored and decided to make this T-45 neck play better. Oddly, of the 3 loose necks I have (2 T-40 and this T-45) this one fits my bodies’ neck pockets the best. I’m going to mount it on my 3TSB T-40 that has a super naturally relic’d all maple neck on it that doesn’t match the beauty of the body.
Anyways..... anyone else in the group do your own refrets, leveling, etc? I got bored and decided to make this T-45 neck play better. Oddly, of the 3 loose necks I have (2 T-40 and this T-45) this one fits my bodies’ neck pockets the best. I’m going to mount it on my 3TSB T-40 that has a super naturally relic’d all maple neck on it that doesn’t match the beauty of the body.
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Not yet, but I'm heading down that direction. I can dress the fret ends fairly well.
What do you use to refret? Press, hammer, etc...?
Thats the same color as the one that was for sale on the Jacksonville Craig's list about 6 months ago. I posted a link up at the time. Very cool color.
Both. But, my press (if you can call it that) is one of those vice grip types. It’s a pain to use. I need to get better with the hammer and get my newly installed drill press set up to work as a fret press. I’ve seen people do that.
Canuck BQuad
Bart - bummer it's modified - basically a distorted Quantum now
Bart - bummer it's modified - basically a distorted Quantum now
Yeah you should'a! I missed it, it was gone my 6:45 eastern time! Cool rare bass...Good for me or I would have missed the Foundy in "pearl rose"!
Oh my, and just yesterday I though GAS had pretty much dissipated! Its baaaack!
Who knows but the one in Jax was 350.00 in the case. It was a heck of a deal. I assume that is a different one and that would make exactly two I've seen in that color.
Fascinating (or not). According to the color chart Pearl Heather was offered on Foundations, but only on ones with a maple board. Same for Pearl Rose, maple boards only. Pearl White only for rosewood board Foundations. It also seems that the "pearl" finishes also included a matching headstock on Foundations (bonus!).
Apparently, fretless Foundations only came in Sunburst. Poor lefties, though....only black Foundations for them, evidently. I guess that's the price they pay for doing things backwards.
I'm not in the market for another slant Peavey, cool as they are. But you guys let that gold one slip by?...
Anyway, if your budget was too tight to snag both, then the Foundation was the better choice IMO. The early Foundations were the best passive basses Peavey ever made (YMMV). I'm thankful that I discovered them while they were still dirt cheap, which allowed me to buy a bunch and keep the best of the best for myself. Some day I'll trim down to just one. Meanwhile, I don't look for them anymore, because if I spot one in a custom color for cheap money....
Fascinating (or not). According to the color chart Pearl Heather was offered on Foundations, but only on ones with a maple board. Same for Pearl Rose, maple boards only. Pearl White only for rosewood board Foundations. It also seems that the "pearl" finishes also included a matching headstock on Foundations (bonus!).
Apparently, fretless Foundations only came in Sunburst. Poor lefties, though....only black Foundations for them, evidently. I guess that's the price they pay for doing things backwards.
For about twenty five dollars, they'd upcharge special requests
