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U.S. Peavey Club
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I’ve had a few twisty necks
To put us back in time, tuners were a luxury and not cheap. Many kids got the included tool set and went to town on truss rods, bridges, microtilt,. etc... they commonly tuned them up a few steps.
Since the new found action was uncomfortable, they were tossed under the bed, sworn about and forgotten.
I believe the above is one of the core reasons why the USA stuff had a bad reputation.
To put us back in time, tuners were a luxury and not cheap. Many kids got the included tool set and went to town on truss rods, bridges, microtilt,. etc... they commonly tuned them up a few steps.
Since the new found action was uncomfortable, they were tossed under the bed, sworn about and forgotten.
I believe the above is one of the core reasons why the USA stuff had a bad reputation.
Could have been a part of it but back at that time I knew nothing about set ups and would never even Dream of adjusting a truss rod myself! I would take my Foundation back to the store periodically and have it looked at and tweeked. I ended up becoming friends with the guy there that was a salesman and did the setups for me.
He was a really good guy. Had an amazing guitar collection that he started putting together when they were just old guitars. Even had a 65 Fender Jazz in Custom color Candy Red. He found that in a pawn shop all beat to heck and most of the finish gone. He did a beautiful restoration on it. I got to play it on gigs with him a couple times when he had me sit in with them. Pretty cool, I think I was about 20 so playing a vintage Fender that was as old as me was about as good as it got then! I moved to Atlanta for about 4 years and thats when I learned how to do it all myself. When I moved back he was gone. He had diabetes real bad and I heard that it had gotten worse.
He was a really good guy. Had an amazing guitar collection that he started putting together when they were just old guitars. Even had a 65 Fender Jazz in Custom color Candy Red. He found that in a pawn shop all beat to heck and most of the finish gone. He did a beautiful restoration on it. I got to play it on gigs with him a couple times when he had me sit in with them. Pretty cool, I think I was about 20 so playing a vintage Fender that was as old as me was about as good as it got then! I moved to Atlanta for about 4 years and thats when I learned how to do it all myself. When I moved back he was gone. He had diabetes real bad and I heard that it had gotten worse.
I agree with almost all of the comments about the twist/ski jump necks and the only thing I'll add is.....that is one of the main reasons that I avoid abused Peavey's and always try to buy minty unmolested examples. That doesn't always save you though. My Patriot neck was the only one that I had a slight ski jump issue and managed to get it tamed once I got the truss rod nut unstuck. It was a mint bass that sat tuned up in a case for probably 25 years wearing super stiff Fender flats, and that's why I think it had the ski jump. Had clearly never been adjusted and neck had bowed over time. I was able to straighten the neck and get it playable. I never use microtilt either.
My Fury (1989 blue with black headstock) is missing the truss rod cover. I did some searching and couldn't find a replacement. Any ideas where to get one?
I have a 3D printer so I suppose I could print my own, but I'd rather find one if possible.
I have a 3D printer so I suppose I could print my own, but I'd rather find one if possible.
You can make them pretty easily out of any pickguard material. I also saw a guy cut down a gibson style cover into a peavey one once, and it looked good but not exactly the same. Here's one of mine i made in a few minutes from cutting down a scrap cover and a light pass of a heat gun.
Here's my follow-up on the warped neck I sent to the warpedneck.com guy. Maple neck from a 1987 Patriot with a ski jump. Probably caused by the micro-tilt. I worked on it for days and gave up on the setup. I took it to a well respected luthier shop and they said it was not fixable - unless I wanted to plane the neck and refret for about $400. I sent it to warpedneck.com and 2 weeks and $75 later I have it back.
It set up perfectly and plays great. All I had to do was tighten the truss rod a little and I have it setup with 1.5mm on the G and D strings, and 1.75mm on the A and E strings, at the 12th fret. No buzzing and it plays perfectly. If this holds up over time, its the best $75 I ever spent.
Here is the contact info:
warpedneck.com
repairs @warpedneck.com
940-387-2637
Erik Anderson
It set up perfectly and plays great. All I had to do was tighten the truss rod a little and I have it setup with 1.5mm on the G and D strings, and 1.75mm on the A and E strings, at the 12th fret. No buzzing and it plays perfectly. If this holds up over time, its the best $75 I ever spent.
Here is the contact info:
warpedneck.com
repairs @warpedneck.com
940-387-2637
Erik Anderson
What's the purpose of the heat gun? To get it to curve?
I have made them from shorn Gibson truss covers as well as the pickguard material I cut out when installing a neck pickup on my Patriot. The heat gun is to get the curve in it.
I've made truss rod covers as well. Got a piece of old pickguard material free from a luthier/guitar shop. It had the plastic film on it so you can do all the work and peel it off at the end. Used an existing cover as a pattern, traced it, cut out the rough shape and used small files/sanding to get it to final shape and put a light bevel on it. Drilled screw hole and counter sunk. Bent with a hair dryer, I think the heat gun is too hot...and it's such a small piece that's going to heat up quick. Nice easy and rewarding project.
Truss Rod Covers - I've used the black plastic cover (from a notebook)... cut with scissors... done in 2 mins
If I remember correctly, someone posted a pdf for the cut out here.
If I remember correctly, someone posted a pdf for the cut out here.
Good luck trying to find the post Lol....we're almost to 20000...!
I believe it would be considered a "Plus" or "Custom" model with the rosewood fretboard and matching HS as well as black hardware.
Awesome! I sent him the neck from my 82 G&L L2KE 4 or 5 years ago. It's still holding up just fine.
I expect your's will too.
Thank you. I've added this to my Outlook Contacts.
Also noted that they have a website:
FIX AN INSTRUMENT'S WARPED NECK
