Which Peavey bass should I get?

I had a Peavey Cirrus BXP & it was pretty good - so the US-built one ought to great.

Budget?

G.

 

Just about any Made in America Peavey bass is going to be excellent quality. Unfortunately, Peavey doesn't make basses in America any more. But, fortunately, there are plenty of excellent ones available on the used market.

Their top of the line MIA basses that they made are:

B Quad - graphite neck, made by Modulus, VFL pickups + piezo pickups in the bridge. 4 stringers typically go for $800 - 1200. Hard to find, though.

Cirrus - neckthru construction, VFL pickups, 4, 5, or 6 strings. Excellent quality. Generally, as good as boutique basses that retail for $2000 and up. Typically go for $800 - 1200. Not hard to find.

Millennium - bolt-on neck. Excellent quality. As good as a Cirrus, I think, but less expensive. J/MM, J/J, or P/J pickup config. J/MM is most common (and my preferred). J/MM and J/J are active. P/J is passive and only availabe as a 4 string. Others are 4 or 5 strings. J/MM models go for $400 - 700 and aren't that hard to find. P/J models are very hard to find.

TL-Five, TL-Six - neckthru, 5 or 6 string. Precursor to the Cirrus. Excellent quality, just older. These generally go for $500 - 650.

Rudy Sarzo Bass - neckthru 4 string. Essentially, 4 string version of TL-Five.

After these, there are a raft of MIA options that are also very good. G Bass and G V. Dyna Bass. Foundation. Palaedium. Axcelerator. Fury.

The MIA Peavey Fury is Peavey's version of a P bass. It has a slender, J bass style neck, with a body similar to a Fender P and a P-type split-coil pickup. Passive only. They are excellent quality and pretty easy to find in good to excellent condition for $200 or less.

 

Of those basses you listed available in Sweden, I'd go for the Millennium + in a heartbeat. Happy hunting.

 

Love my Cirrus, er, Cirrusses, um, Cirri.

 

Yes, that is the J/MM config. It is an awesome bass. Of the ones you mentioned, that is definitely the one I would try to get first.

Also, just FYI, any Peavey with BXP in the name is one of their Made in Asia basses. As far as I know, those are good quality too. But, their best stuff is their Made in America stuff.

 

Any of those Foundations should be really nice, too. Especially if you can find one with the Peavey Super Ferrite pickups. I kind of think none of the 2000 models had SFs, though.

 

I really like the Foundation S, with passive P/J pickup config, too.

 

I own two Foundations. One is a first year model(1983), and the other is a '90s fretless. Love them both! Also just purcahsed a 1981 T-40. Killer bass! Also own a 1983 Mystic guitar, best guitar I've ever played! Owned a Fury with a single Super Ferite pickup many years back, wish I still had it. You definitely cannot go wrong with Peavey instruments, especially the older ones. The quality of craftsmanship and attention to detail was consistently top notch, and they can be had for killer prices.

 

I have one of those, and it plays as well as just about anything I've ever touched. I put a set of Dimarzios in it and the tone now matches the feel.

 

How funny is it that that guy is wearing a Fender t-shirt?! LOL!

 

+1 For US Millennium. Great basses!!

 

I've been happy with pretty much every US-made Peavey bass I've owned, but fell in love with the GV and Millennium. GV's are hard to find, but if you like graphite necks, it's worth searching for one. Mill's are just great feeling and sounding basses. If you're into the P-bass vibe, I'd suggest either a Fury or an old Patriot. I just got a Pat not long ago, and that old Super Ferrite pickup sounds so good!

To be honest, I could probably pick up any US-made Peavey, set it up, and play it forever.

 

Me three.

 

I just picked up a craiglist score '86 Patriot down the street for $150 with the original bullet case! Just moments ago. Good grief its a NICE bass! My second Patriot but this one is *crazy* light, the other one is almost 10lbs. Sounds like a nasty, honkin' rock bass with that super ferrite pup. Those old US made Peaveys are just steals nowdays. How long will that last?

 

The USA Millenniums are some of the best basses out there, bar none.