Which Peavey USA should I buy next?

[kodiakblair]

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

No point in looking at Axcelerators, your Forum AX is basically the same bass only a different PG.The poplar body doesn't cut the weight by much.

The same goes for standard Foundation. Put your Dynabass in passive and you have a Foundation. Guess the folks suggesting Foundations didn't read your post too well

Patriot vs Fury. Pickup on the Patriot is 1" closer the bridge than a P-bass style Fury,they also have sweet wider necks. Well most have sweet wide necks,for a short time thinner nut necks were an option.

TL-5. If you fancy another 5'er then look for the 2nd gen TL-5,active humbuckers and variable mids The 1st gen is not a whole lot different than your Dynabass, OK it's neck through/24 frets and 5 strings so maybe different enough there but not in tone.

Foundation-S is a decent PJ bass but if you prefer a wider neck look for a B-90.

 

[kodiakblair]

@58kites

Those weights are about the same I get. Course we know this place well enough,minute Peaveys get mentioned it turns into TalkBS

Looking for a unicorn Peavey? USA Grind.

Have you actually played one ?

Unicorn Peavey. That'll be one of these.

Only 4 were made. Mine is right at the front.

 

[DavidEdenAria]

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

hmm...i think my slant Fury is lighter than yours and my 85 Foundation a bit heavier than yours...need to weigh the slant Fury, its stored until i settle on a set of flats, cant play the rough rounds on it!

I definitely will jump on a decent Peavy bass if its priced right, but mostly if its on the lighter side, 7 lbs would be great.

 

[DavidEdenAria]

No point in looking at Axcelerators, your Forum AX is basically the same bass only a different PG.The poplar body doesn't cut the weight by much.

The same goes for standard Foundation. Put your Dynabass in passive and you have a Foundation. Guess the folks suggesting Foundations didn't read your post too well

Patriot vs Fury. Pickup on the Patriot is 1" closer the bridge than a P-bass style Fury,they also have sweet wider necks. Well most have sweet wide necks,for a short time thinner nut necks were an option.

TL-5. If you fancy another 5'er then look for the 2nd gen TL-5,active humbuckers and variable mids The 1st gen is not a whole lot different than your Dynabass, OK it's neck through/24 frets and 5 strings so maybe different enough there but not in tone.

Foundation-S is a decent PJ bass but if you prefer a wider neck look for a B-90.

Now wait a minute you need 2 of each Peavey model, 1 for rounds and 1 for flats...or heck, why not 3 if you decide to go wrapped strings for another!

 

[DavidEdenAria]

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

 

[BassWaffle]

I feel like the SF-equipped dynabass probably covers the same ground as a Foundation, otherwise that would be my first pick. I have a fretless Foundation and it just has the best J bridge tone I've ever heard. Need to get a fretted one soon.

I think you should give the T-40 another shot. It was the first bass I fell in love with and I can depend on it for anything. I think string choice is a big factor with it however, when I first bought it it had some mystery flats that sounded fine, but it really shined when I gave it some stronger mids to work with (my favorite for this bass is DR Nickel Lo Riders). I don't normally play basses with humbuckers, but to my ears the toaster pups are really articulate and throaty, just a lovely pick tone. If you are looking to cover more ground with another peavey, i think this would be it. I haven't played a T-45 before but they seem like they would sound awesome too.

 

[bigtone23]

Patriot and T45. Both have a pretty unique sound. As mentioned, the Patriot is much like the Ric bridge PU tone. If you really want something special, add another Super Ferrite to the neck position (centered at the "24th fret" harmonic spot). Now you have a virtual Ric.
The T45 has that pickup right in the P spot. It's not quite a P sound. You can get split coil tones and the mid cut knob adds yet more tones to it's spectrum. I like these more than the T40. These tend to be kind of heavy, though.

FWIW, some weights of current and basses past...
93 Foundation 8#1oz
84 Foundation 9#11oz
94 Forum Plus 9#7oz
85 Dyna Bass 8#12oz
87 Patriot 9#5oz (9# before adding the extra SF and switch)
1982/87 Foundation T42.5 9#5oz (Foundation with T45 neck, SF and T Toaster pickups.

 

[JSandbloom]

Get the Millennium Plus. My favorite Peavey. The MM/J combo.

 

[Stainless Stan]

Don't forget the Palaedium! View attachment 3629660

Oh, man, that super-slick Palaedium looks royal!

 

[Stainless Stan]

Peavey B-Quad "Bromberg Bass"

Heard a lot about B-Quad, never had a chance to try it. How do you like the 'feel' of the graphite neck? Does it feel different than wood?

 

[Stainless Stan]

1. B-quad
2. GV
3. Cirrus
4. Early Foundation

Last month someone was selling 1984 Foundation (first year of production, I guess) with maple body and SFs. While I was hesitating if I want to drive 3 hours one way to pick it up some lucky dude snatched it up from under my nose. I was like 'It's OK. A fellow bassist got a good bass! Good for him! DAMN IT! '

 

[Stainless Stan]

Patriot and T45. Both have a pretty unique sound. As mentioned, the Patriot is much like the Ric bridge PU tone. If you really want something special, add another Super Ferrite to the neck position (centered at the "24th fret" harmonic spot). Now you have a virtual Ric.
The T45 has that pickup right in the P spot. It's not quite a P sound. You can get split coil tones and the mid cut knob adds yet more tones to it's spectrum. I like these more than the T40. These tend to be kind of heavy, though.

FWIW, some weights of current and basses past...
93 Foundation 8#1oz
84 Foundation 9#11oz
94 Forum Plus 9#7oz
85 Dyna Bass 8#12oz
87 Patriot 9#5oz (9# before adding the extra SF and switch)
1982/87 Foundation T42.5 9#5oz (Foundation with T45 neck, SF and T Toaster pickups.

I actually don't mind heavy basses. I just use them for recording or practicing or just looking or showing off. A bass guitar is a multi-tool! Thanks for the tip, man! And I really like the idea of 'Patriot to Ric conversion'! Of course, in my case that would turn out a freaking monster with no sound and ugly look!

 

[Stainless Stan]

Get the Millennium Plus. My favorite Peavey. The MM/J combo.

Oh Millenniums are gorgeous! Why this particular PU combination?

 

[Stainless Stan]

My #1 gig bass


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Oh, boy! Such an eye candy!

 

[Stainless Stan]

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What's this beautiful creature defying gravity? Is it a Foundation?

 

[Stainless Stan]

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.

10 lbs of PURE FURY though!

 

[Stainless Stan]

My first 6 string was an Axcelerator 6 in that same color. Wish I'd kept it! That was 20+ years ago now.

I guess, Axcelerator 6 axcelerates 50% faster than Axcelerator 4! And those sick pickguards! Man, I wish you'd still keep it. Darn, I wish I'd have one too!

 

[Stainless Stan]

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

Every time I see a Cirrus I feel like a person from a vintage Si-Fi movie puppetified by Evil Martians with that reverberated voice bouncing in my head 'Buy a Cirrus! Sell everything and buy a Cirrus!'

 

[Stainless Stan]

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.

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Oh, brother! These ones are just sick! A perfect combination of colors, shapes, and textures!
I like the majestic simplicity of Axcellerators. Some day I'll have one for sure!

 

[Stainless Stan]

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.

Thanks for the info, man!
I got a "second generation" Fury with poplar body, P-bass PU, and TIs. The smoothest beast ever! I love SF pickups in my Dyna! Looks like 'first generation' Fury would be the best of both worlds - Fury and SF! I know that some of those 1st-gen Furies and probably T-20s were made of ash. I want one! I have a question though. Do those partially hidden SFs sound really different than regular SFs?
For me the weight of any particular bass is just a part of it's personality. If it weighs a ton then it's probably more like a muscle car - you need more gas to speed it up and keep it going but it's a muscle car! If it's lightweight then you have an advantage of maneuverability and comfort! In any case, if it sounds great I'll take it!