kodiakblair

14 hours ago, warwickhunt said:

Third Party companies give you a far better deal; I've just sent a bass insured for £500 with Securus and the premium was £5.

Thanks for that wee bit info 👍

In 1986 Peavey changed their Fury bass from a single coil P-bass (angled) to a split coil version, while they were at it they also changed the neck from a proper P-bass to a 38mm nut jazz bass neck.

You can see the changes from mine below.

Left is the 1986 , Centre the 1984, Right the final version.

8 hours ago, dafonky said:

 i need first a NECK pickup  with the 51 P specifications, 4 poles only) but in the shape of a neck Jazz Bass pickup

Something Martin could do in his sleep.

https://www.facebook.com/charmpickups

On 20/07/2025 at 10:28, dafonky said:

i would first like to try and install one Jazz with 4 single magnets

When I did my 51 slab Jazz Bass I had Martin Harmer (Charm Pickups) knock me up the pickups.

Needed a wider pole spacing at the bridge and wound RWRP for hum-cancelling when using both single coils.

Martin cuts his own flatwork so he'd have no problem doing a bridge position 4 pole jazz single. 

I was £120 for the pair so he's not too expensive. Will PM you his details if you want 👍

Number of strings: 4

Number of frets: 20

Scale length: 34

Number of pickups: 1

Number of controls: 2

46 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

 

Blimey.  Why Peavey?

They just sort of appeared in my vicinity.

After the first few I made some good friends within the company and more started popping up wherever I was 😁 Next thing I knew I'd at least one of every model from 1978 to 2010.

Wish Peavey had made stamps, be a damn sight easier to store 🤣

6 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

 

Photos or it didn't happen.  

OK, here is some of the Peaveys.

For such a huge event I don't remember too much.

I remember my pal telling we were going as The Who were playing. Mind being broke and selling some golf clubs my old man had in the shed for the ticket.

Don't recall the trip down from Falkirk or how it took to get inside Wembley , I do remember we'd been inside 20 minutes and telling my pal to wait "Right here" as I joined a queue to buy smokes; never saw him again until the following week 🤣

I mind it was bloody hot and London prices shocked me, everything was £1.50 ; Can of beer back home was 20p.

At some point I ventured off the pitch and found a bar selling draught, again £1.50. It was there I saw the full horror of Bono's ego and Queen steal the show. Never was a fan of the band but the way they controlled the crowd was a wonder to behold 😎

Queues leaving the stadium were a nightmare, queue into tube station was the same.  Those queues meant I missed my train but luckily the Glasgow train was an hour late so got that instead.

Train was mobbed, parked my arse on the floor in-between carriages for 8 hours; tapping smokes of boy scouts heading to the lavvy for a sly puff 😀

20 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

That’s impressive mr k 

Down a third from a few years back.

Bottle crashed as I neared @cetera heights, there can be only 'One' and I couldn't handle the pressure 😀 

A thing of breathtaking beauty 😍

Congrats on a job very well done 👏

Year started playing 1982.

Number of basses: 50+

Music theory:1

Technique :1

Groove :2

On 15/07/2025 at 22:16, Huge Hands said:

I also now assume the original nuts were not that wide due to the headstock profile so it may be more faithful to the original than I thought.

51 Fenders had pretty wide nuts, they tended more towards 44mm - 45mm instead of the 42mm we find today.

Congrats on a successful mod project 👍

On 02/07/2025 at 14:44, BlueMoon said:

It goes without saying that not all Phillips-head or Posidrive screwdrivers will correctly fit every time,

 Could be that, being a Japanese company, they use Japanese Industry Standard screws ?

At first glance a Jis screw looks just like a Philips. If it has a small dimple on the head or an 'X' then it's Jis. 

Be aware not all Jis screws have the marking so err on the side of caution and use a Jis screwdriver for product made or designed in Japan 👍

1 hour ago, jankieplankie_ said:

Hi I'm a new bass player and can get a Pearvey Zodiac for a good price in my area. Any feeback on this guitar for a beginner or just the guitar in general?

There are a few versions of the Zodiac.

The Zodiac EXP was the entry model. It has a 20 fret neck unlike the other models which have 21 frets and just the split coil pickup. Mine was the red one in the centre.

It's a decent P-bass, not too heavy and has a slim jazz bass style neck.

The next version of Zodiac was the BXP model. Those have the same slim neck but with 21 frets and a jazz single coil added to the bridge position.

Very nice basses. The alder body keeps the weight down. Choice of pickups allow for use across many styles, it shines in a classic rock setting.

Finally there was the Zodiac De Scorpio, signature model for the Megadeath player. Mine are pictured either side of the red EXP.

One can be forgiven if thinking that Megadeath connection meant a bass designed for 'Thrash' but that is not the case here. Ellefson did not want a carbon copy of his own bass, instead he wanted his name on a bass anyone could use and something he would have wanted himself when starting out. He chose a standard BXP Zodiac and asked for a mirror PG as a nod to Phil Lynott, the addition of Seymour Duncan pickups was a Peavey marketing decision, something Ellefson thought unnecessary.

I'm of the opinion the EXP is good to get started playing but the BXP will not only get you started but stand you in good stead for many years to come.

I'm an unabashed fan of the Zodiac BXP 😎

5 minutes ago, Beedster said:

Best FS thread for ages 👍

Wait until I get around to the other Peaveys 😃

Went hunting for a bass this morning and it's high time I had a clear-out. Thought I'd start with the lower priced stuff first. 

No gigbags or hard cases for these, posting is an option and prices reflect that probable extra cost.

For starters.

Peavey Fury II. £100.

 Built in Korea around 1999. Slim jazz style neck, quite light with active 2 band EQ and an active humbucker.

G4M LA Select Denim Burl. £80 (Sold )

Retail on these is about £130 or £140 but those come with a gig bag which I can't find 😞 

It's in great shape as it's virtually unplayed.

Peavey Grind BXP.  £120.

Built in Korea 2003/04. Bolt on neck, 34" scale length. Active EQ.

RedSub Fanned Fret 5 string. £130. (Sold )

Bought this on Facebook, pretty sure the fella is a member here. I really like this bass, brilliant introduction into fanned frets and very easy on the eye.

Shine Tele Bass. £80 (Sold)

Actually bought this just to steal the neck for a build. Changed my mind once I'd played it, no point in wasting a perfectly good bass when I'd access to other necks.

Lastly, my 2 WishBass Lobes. £130 each. Both Sold.

Wishnevsky is quite a divisive figure but I get his whole homespun yarn/ drinking 'shine from a jar/ hillbilly thinking behind his creations. 

Both are 30" scale length fretless 4 strings.

Warning regarding this one. Bloodwood doesn't float in water so this tips the scales over 12lb. Not for the faint-hearted. Could do with a rub down and tung oil re-applied.

By contrast this spalted maple version is remarkably light, maybe 6 or 7 lbs. (Sold)

Cheers Davie

http://www.cc.rim.or.jp/~tune/tune/twx.trem/twx.trem.html

That's the stock model but custom options are no problem.

3 hours ago, Angel said:

Tune is a reasonable suggestion, but I don't think it's a Tune.

It's a Tune, just look at the logo on the peghead.

Lad from Casiopea has been playing them for years, so long there's even a model named after the band he plays in.

I've a vague memory he's actually a dentist in real life 😃

Edited to avoid repeating others 👍

8 hours ago, Bagman said:

I’m suspecting that you might disagree with this Business plan 

If it's a business plan then its a poor one 😀

Still owning multiple Peavey basses I follow most threads concerning them. The 2017 reissue had a long running thread , just like the 2025 reissue had. There is one striking  difference between them, a few folk bought 2017 models . 4 months down the line there has not been one 2025 Cirrus NBD here, TalkBass, Peavey's forum, Bassic.de or Only Bass.

Won't be surprised when these get quietly dropped from the product list next year 👍

On 24/06/2025 at 15:07, Allen said:

Are there pickups a standard enough format to be easily swapped out ?

Not really.

Barts and EMG soapbars are smaller. When I replaced the pickups in mine the nearest thing was get rosewood covers and load them with Warman Jazzbars even then there was a fair gap.

9 hours ago, velvetkevorkian said:

I have to say I didn't see this one coming 

First announced in 2022.

Peavey then showed some, IMO poorly finished, samples at NAMM 2023. Those disappeared for "QC" reasons and the company rolled out a "should be next month" excuse until Feb 2025 🤣

I'm thinking it's repeat of the 2017 Cirrus reissue with Peavey taking delivery of the first batch then hoping they get enough orders to warrant a 2nd production run. Doubt they'll reach that magic number as, just like 2017, none of their distributors are carrying the line. 

Yet again Peavey are trying to sell a non-US built product to the US market, one which costs nearly 3 times as much as an original used US version fetches.

7 hours ago, Kev said:

Don't believe I am, different colour but the necks on the earlier ones looked like the one on Reverb here: https://reverb.com/item/48796534-peavey-g-bass-green-sparkle

 

Definitely carbon, I thought the later ones were carbon too but painted, not sure though!  The manual also confirms carbon necks.

For Sale listing is not the place for this so I'll contact you via PM 👍

10 minutes ago, Kev said:

Pretty certain this is a carbon/graphite neck, just not made by Modulus like the earlier ones?

You're confusing the G-Bass with the B-Quads.

Neither the G-bass nor the G-V had carbon graphite necks, it's a slimmer maple core with a carbon wrap. 

My old pal Ronnie was still chief engineer for Peavey when the necks got shipped to Bell and Carlson for wrapping.

2 hours ago, Elfrasho said:

Aye i know this is a 5 year old post but i dont think i replied!

You replied the next day.