BassManGraham

Recently completed my second purchase from Chris. Just bought a superb pair of Vanderkley cabs. An absolute gent, great communications and a pleasure to deal with. Many thanks.

I remember the 80s for 4 trends Quality British luthiers. Japanese were better than American. Headless Basses Synth Guitars - Roland etc Top 5 basses of the period IMHO. Wal Custom Status Steinburger Aria SB1000 Ibanez Musician

So very sad that Fender are discontinuing Genz Benz, I was just thinking of getting a GB amp too! I didn't realise that SWR has gone too. The big corporates have always bought out smaller manufacturers that were in competition and offering better gear. Gibson bought Trace Elliot and let them whither on the vine. To their credit Peavey relaunched Trace Elliot, but it doesn't seem if their designs have progressed much since the 80s. They've retained classic Trace sound and look, but also still weigh a ton! In the late 70s I bought a mighty Acoustic Control Corp 220/406 Bass Rig - wonderful. The gear produced under the Acoustic brand now is just not in the same league. Here's to progress! Let's hope Markbass, Phil Jones Bass, Dingwall, Roscoe, Aguilar and all other quality bass specialists remain bouyant!

Beautiful basses and a mighty rig too. Must sound awesome!

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1376263740' post='2171589'] Loves me some vintage Peavey. My two T-40s are incredible basses. I don't know why anyone plays anything else. Never played a modern one though, with the exception of a milestone III. I also hear great things about the Fury basses. [/quote] Yeah really like the T-40s myself, very distinctive design. Any pics to post?

[quote name='ChickenKiev' timestamp='1376052786' post='2169054'] I haven't seen much on Peavey basses to be honest. The most I've seen are the starter-kit basses that they do at my local Dawsons. Maybe that's what people think when they think of Peavey, might be why they're not rated very highly or even talked about. I used to have a pal that had a Peavey too, looked and sounded cool as. Made me consider getting one for a while until I plonked for my MiM Fender Jazz. I saw a review of an 80s T-40 on youtube and it looked and sounded pretty damn nice, and apparently the guy on the video said it was dirt cheap too. I honestly wouldn't say no to one. When I think of Peavey I think of amps, but they have a few cool signature models too which might bring the interest in their instruments. I mean a Devin Townsend signature, woah. I don't like flying Vs at all, but woah. [/quote] Peavey have made some classic bass amps. I also a Peavey Bravo which is a really great little 20W valve guitar combo. Check out their BXP & Cirrus basses they are really good.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1376040172' post='2168827'] I didn't know you had one of these G, but then who really knows what you've actually got hidden away, you included ? Coincidently I was watching Toto live in Amsterdam with Mike Porcaro playing a Cirrus fiver, you don't see too many people playing those which surprises me, the BXPs are really nice, so I would imagine the full on USA models must be lovely. [/quote] Yo Chris, Yeah the Sarzo is a really nice bass got it a quite a few years back. I was looking to get a decent Aria SB1000 (one I always regretted selling) love the thru-necks etc, but saw this which was better and very rare. Have downsized my bass stable by 25% over last few months. Might stick a few more up on here!

[quote name='magcom1977' timestamp='1375998695' post='2168545'] Does anyone know what happened to the new Rudy Sarzo signature bass announced last year? Seems to have disappeared without a trace. [url="http://www.peavey.com/news/index.cfm?article=510&s=namm"]http://www.peavey.co...icle=510&s=namm[/url] [/quote] Bit of a mystery. The Peavey website has a video of Rudy Sarzo with a Sarzo Cirrus model and there is also a thumbnail pic of a Rudy Sarzo NTB. Basically looks very similar to the original Sarzo signature, but it is not listed under products?. The Cirrus's are superb basses too, but they only seem to list Milleniums which are budget versions. Maybe they just don't make them in US anymore? Which would be a great shame. but I guess it enhances the rarity and value of mine?

Highly recommended - deal with confidence. Just P/X'd my Roadworn Fender Jazz for Ian's Dingwall Afterburner I. An absolute gent and pleasure to deal with. His Afterburner was better than described (Ian pointed out a couple of extremely miniscule blemishes I could hardly see even on close inspection). Many thanks and hope you are enjoying the Jazz bass as much as I am the Dingwall! Cheers

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1373202470' post='2134616'] I don't know why they're so undervalued either. I tried one in the Gallery a couple of months ago and if it had been a 5 I would have bought it on the spot. Really great bass although to compare it to an Alembic is stretching it a little I think. I like their Jeff Berlin signature model too - another one that if they'd made it in a 5 I would have bought. [/quote] Ok Kiwi fair point. I have amended my post in light of your comments. It doesn't have the multiple layered exotic woods of the higher range Alembics, but it is beautifully put together and plays a quite a bit like one.

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=5]Peavey make some great guitars and basses, but for some strange reason they seem to be very under-rated. [/size][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=5]Here is my late 80's American made Rudy Sarzo Signature. [/size][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=5]The build quality and playability are amazing. Far better than any Fender or Gibson (and I've had quite a few over the years).[/size][/font] [size=5]Great gold plated Schaller hardware etc. Beautiful through neck. [/size] [size=5]Oh and I love the snake eye block inlays on the fretboard, which came from Rudy's time with Whitesnake.[/size] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=5]Great tonal palate from active circuit and humbucking ceramic pick-ups. Plenty of growl & thud bit like T'bird or Alembic.[/size][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=5]The closest I have seen to this are the American Cirrus series. [/size][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=5]No idea what it's worth, but the 5 piece laminate neck feels close to my Alembic.[/size][/font]

Am considering getting a 6 string bass. Have fairly small hands so have always prefered slimmer necks i.e. Jazz, T'Birds, MM Sterling, Ibanez etc Was thinking about an Ibanez SR1206 (like the sound & look etc) but fellow Basschatters are reporting problems with quality control and build issues. Budget up to £1000 new or preowned. Appreciate views?

I tried the SR1204 & SR1604 in GuitarGuitar and was very impressed with the playability, balance and tonal range of both models. Great pick-ups. Really liked the natural wood finishes too. Was just about to order the SR1206 NTF, but will hold off pending further feedback and investigation. Worried that I now might be completely underwhelmed when compared to my recent aquisition of a Dingwall 5 ABII which is absolute magic. (probably not a fair comparison given the vastly differing price!)

A couple of Fenders I used to own:- The Fender Reggie Hamilton (sunburst) is a great jazz bass with P/J pick-up configuration and active circuitry with passive switch. USA Precision Deluxe (chrome red) with MM/P configuration was also a very versatile bass but no passive switch. Excellent bridge pick-up. As I prefer slimmer profile jazz necks, I now mainly use an American Jazz with S1 Switching passive J pick-ups. The series switching is good, but not quite a P bass sound (but close enough for Jazz!?) or this Czech made Spector (spalted poplar) has superb PJ configuration and plays like a dream. All a matter of taste really.