Which Peavey USA should I buy next?

[Hundred proof]

My #1 gig bass

 

[Fluid Power]

 

[DavidEdenAria]

Early slant Fury and usually lighter (mine is) and a P neck...pretty desirable bass and more rare i suspect than many Peavey basses.

My 85 Foundation is great but i wish it were lighter...same with my 89 Fury with a Duncan vintage P pickup...both are barely under 10 lbs.

 

[lowfreqgeek]

Oh, brother, I'm so with you on that!
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My first 6 string was an Axcelerator 6 in that same color. Wish I'd kept it! That was 20+ years ago now.

 

[SgtHulka]

If you don't care about 35 scale, most definitely a Cirrus.

 

[subtlestew]

The red unlined fretless Axcelerator I am playing in my current avatar is the easiest bass to play I have ever owned. I liked it so much I got a beautiful tobaccoburst fretted one as well - an Axcelerator plus with gold hardware. Super-thin necks, and I love the 2-band EQ.

 

[58kites]

As far as I know, first Furies had P style necks, slanted pickups, and didn't weigh a ton.

Stan,
The 1st Generation Fury was the T20 "second generation" bass, with a slimmed down lighter body (a nicer shape IMO).
The T20 and Gen 1 Fury both have that same slant Super Ferrite pickup, where there is more pickup hidden under the pickguard than you see when you look at the assembled bass. It sounds less aggressive than the Patriot and has a super smooth sound with flats....awesome.
The Foundation and Patriot are more aggressive sounding than many basses IMO, ...awesome.

Neither of my two Foundations was/is heavy.
None of my Furys, my G Bass, Patriot, Foundation S, Axcellerator or Koa RSB are/were heavy.
The models that seem to be notoriously heavy are the T40, T45, and Forum Plus, my T20 with that big body is a bit beefy but not really heavy like the T40 & T45.

As far as I know:
The Foundation S had Schaller copies of Dimarzio Model P and Model J pickups.
The Foundation S Active had EMG made active pickups in it.

 

[smogg]

Looking for a unicorn Peavey? USA Grind.
Good luck

 

[Greg Waldon]

Early slant Fury and usually lighter (mine is) and a P neck...pretty desirable bass and more rare i suspect than many Peavey basses.

My 85 Foundation is great but i wish it were lighter...same with my 89 Fury with a Duncan vintage P pickup...both are barely under 10 lbs.

Those Foundations were battle wagons. Never had a bass hold tune like my old Foundation. Kick myself daily for getting rid of it.

 

[Potomuss]

Cirrus. Amazing instruments.

 

[singlemalt]

Cirrus. So undervalued.

Two winters back I couldn’t get the idea of a Cirrus out of my head. This jewel was waiting in the TB classifieds.

A case queen from 1999, for under $800 with the original hard shell case. Minty.

This is an astounding bass for the buck.

 

[JZQuantum]

Fury for the win. I have a 1995 Fury and will probably be buried with it.

 

[DavidEdenAria]

Stan,
The 1st Generation Fury was the T20 "second generation" bass, with a slimmed down lighter body (a nicer shape IMO).
The T20 and Gen 1 Fury both have that same slant Super Ferrite pickup, where there is more pickup hidden under the pickguard than you see when you look at the assembled bass. It sounds less aggressive than the Patriot and has a super smooth sound with flats....awesome.
The Foundation and Patriot are more aggressive sounding than many basses IMO, ...awesome.

Neither of my two Foundations was/is heavy.
None of my Furys, my G Bass, Patriot, Foundation S, Axcellerator or Koa RSB are/were heavy.
The models that seem to be notoriously heavy are the T40, T45, and Forum Plus, my T20 with that big body is a bit beefy but not really heavy like the T40 & T45.

As far as I know:
The Foundation S had Schaller copies of Dimarzio Model P and Model J pickups.
The Foundation S Active had EMG made active pickups in it.

Depends on how you define heavy LOL! Anything over 9 lbs is heavy these days for this old back!....11 to 13 lbs is not only very heavy, its not something i want to own at all!

My bud has bought and sold 60's Fender basses for years and the ones he kept are around 8 lbs, some a slight bit less....(my bud is old as well).

 

[PDGood]

I vote 90's Fury's with P pickups and a slim J shaped neck. Pickguard is not standard on this pic.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

I'm a big fan of Peavey USA basses and currently I own 3.

1. 1996 Forum AX - nickname 'Force' - heavy ash body, super-stable neck, ultra high-mass ABM bridge, VFL Plus pickups, usually armed with medium gauge nickel-plated or SS roundwounds, long sustain, big sound

2. 1987 Dyna-bass - 'Clarity' - lightweight and slick, fast and slim neck, Super-Ferrites (my love from the first sound!), light LaBella or D'Addario roundwounds, deep, punchy, and transcending (for the lack of a better word) sound

3. 1987 Fury - 'Fury' - you know, great P-bass sound! TI, of course!

Also, I used to have T-40 and for some reason I didn't like it at all. I used to have two Foundations as well - SFs and soapbars. Sold both.

What am I missing the most?
Millennium? Is it THAT amazing? Plus or regular? What's the difference BTW?
Dyna-bass Unity? Koa or solid-color? Do they have really impressive P-J pickups though or just meh?
TL-5? I have Yamaha BB735 and I think it covers all my 5-string needs. Does it though?
Should I save up and buy a Cirrus? Is it worth it?
T-40? Should I try it one more time? Or T-45 maybe?

What am I missing the most? My GAS needs to get focused. Please help me, brothers and sisters!

Easy to answer this one: Foundation "S", then a G-Bass

 

[Slater]

Don’t forget about a Rudy Sarzo or Verdine White signature bass.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

The "G" Bass, as in Graphite.

 

[Maxdusty]

My $100 Fury... it's the ideal P bass for those looking for a lighter alternative with a smooth easy playing neck. My particular Fury currently has the pickups, wiring and pots of a CV P Bass (was part of a project) and I haven't removed it since. No, it's not likely going to trump a $2000-3000 bass but you certainly get a pretty darn good bass for your money.

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

I'm a big fan of Peavey USA basses and currently I own 3.

1. 1996 Forum AX - nickname 'Force' - heavy ash body, super-stable neck, ultra high-mass ABM bridge, VFL Plus pickups, usually armed with medium gauge nickel-plated or SS roundwounds, long sustain, big sound

2. 1987 Dyna-bass - 'Clarity' - lightweight and slick, fast and slim neck, Super-Ferrites (my love from the first sound!), light LaBella or D'Addario roundwounds, deep, punchy, and transcending (for the lack of a better word) sound

3. 1987 Fury - 'Fury' - you know, great P-bass sound! TI, of course!

Also, I used to have T-40 and for some reason I didn't like it at all. I used to have two Foundations as well - SFs and soapbars. Sold both.

What am I missing the most?
Millennium? Is it THAT amazing? Plus or regular? What's the difference BTW?
Dyna-bass Unity? Koa or solid-color? Do they have really impressive P-J pickups though or just meh?
TL-5? I have Yamaha BB735 and I think it covers all my 5-string needs. Does it though?
Should I save up and buy a Cirrus? Is it worth it?
T-40? Should I try it one more time? Or T-45 maybe?

What am I missing the most? My GAS needs to get focused. Please help me, brothers and sisters!

The Cirrus is pretty nice. I jammed on one for a good while once. Really dug it.

 

[58kites]

Here are pretty accurate weights of all my basses for comparison's sake:

1992 Peavey Fury 8.50 lbs
1992 Peavey Fury 8.25 lbs
1990 Peavey Fury 8.35 lbs
1983 Slant Fury 9.40 lbs (this also has an EMG pre in it)
1987 Peavey Patriot 8.50 lbs
1985 Peavey Foundation 8.80 lbs
1982 Peavey T20 9.75 lbs
1997 Peavey G Bass 7.73 lbs
1985 Guild Pilot 8.15 lbs
1990 Yamaha Attitude 9.60 lbs
2001 Dean Euro Improv 9.70 lbs
2005 MusicMan USA SUB 8.90 lbs