luckman67

I have heard/read roughly a quarter of an inch, if thatch true or not.

It looks like the E83 from the mid 80;s,IIRC these like the Sunnn basses were made of chunks of ash glued together.

Big fan of the Rumble 200 combo bought back in January 2015, see no reason to change it anytime soon love the sound through the 15" speaker.

I feel exactly the same my wife bought me a 1989 MIK Squier Precision & I can't get passed the thinner body.

It is a sad day I hope an American company/investors take over.

The Guild B301 wa the first American bass I ever played in the only guitar shop in the town where I lived back in early 1987.

I wanted to get a bass from my past from when I started learning to play, & the brand of basses that held a sentimental meaning to me for my 50th last August. I grew up in a town in North Wales which had one guitar shop & was a Peavey dealer & also that my, late Father had bought me a 79 T-40 for my 21st back in 1988 so made my mind up for me. So last July I found a 1992 Peavey Foundation on eBay and even though it had the Super Ferrite pickups like the 80's models, the body & headstock shape just were not the same but I bought it anyway. Fast forward to this February and with help from kodiakblair found a 1986 Peavey Foundation in, good condition from a fellow BC member dave.c which ticked all the boxes. An 80's bass from when I was 19 and the thought of turning 50 was a life time away, I miss the 80's plus as bassists I honestly thought we had it better then than now.

Sent you a PM .

In the past 7 months I have been lucky enough to get hold of 2 USA made Peavey Foundation basses, for less than the cost of a MIM Fender Precision or Jazz. Though hand on heart I prefer the 80's version more than the 90's version. I have asked kodiakblair for his advice as I am planning on selling the 92 Foundation, but I'm unsure that the neck is as it should be. So I will get it checked by a professional as I wouldn't want to sell someone a project bass, unless they want one so here are my 1986 & 1992 Peavey Foundations together for the first & only time.

I forgot how nice these looked, especially the Matt Freeman model.

My first 5 string was one of these back in around 1996, I think I paid £150 secondhand forgot how nice they looked.

Agreed the 80's necks are thinner than the 90's versions but I do like the feel of the 92 neck,,though I prefer the body & neck/headstock styling from the 80's more. But for me personally the Super Ferrite pickups in either the 80's or early 90's versions give the Foundation it's signature sound. I like the crude way Peavey shielded the cavity & back of the cover here is the insides of my 86 Foundation with the series/parallel mod.

I will John I had the Vox Foundation cab only I used an HH Valvesound 100 watt head, and my 64 Hofner Violin bass.

Indeed we do there was a 84 Foundation body on eBay recently, I was toying with the idea of buying it and putting my 92 neck and pickups and bridge on it.

They are indeed I feel very lucky getting one from the 80's which I honestly believe was Peavey's best era, mainly for the wide range of basses (in our case) that were available. You had Foundation Dynsbass .Fury, Patriot to name a few & all Made in the U.S.A, and they didn't cost a fortune & I always liked their pointy headstock. I own a Foundation from 1992 and even though it has the Super Ferrite pickups the overall build quality and look for me is not as good as it was in the 80's.

I love it Dave it feels like a more expensive bass and the neck is so well made, and feels great in your hand. I tried out the switch through my Rumble 200 combo what a difference it makes, when you flick that switch down. I doubt now I'll keep the '92 Foundation as this one ticks every box.

True been doing that since 1987 & somehow still getting away with it .

I am doing the series/parallel switch switch idea is a good one even if I don't fully understand it, the boost it gave going through my Rumble 200 was noticeable .

It is Paul going to be putting it through the Rumble 200 today, as I have the weekend off .

I know I said back in Jan '15 when I bought my new Am.Std Precision & matching Rumble 200 combo, I was done buying basses until with help from kodiakblair this Peavey beauty came into my possession. It is a 1986 Peavey Foundation bass Made in U.S.A which is in VGC for a bass that is 32 years old, it is in black & rosewood with a matching headstock with OHSC, and fitted with a series/parallel switch. And it cost me less with delivery than a brand new Squier VM Jazz bass . Kodiakblair put me in touch with the owner who had it for sale in December & luckily it hadn't sold emails were sent and phone calls exchanged, his name is Dave and he was gentleman to deal with & we chatted about all this bass & he is a member here even though I don't know his username. The deal was done on the Monday and it was delivered to my work address on Wednesday morning, well and truly boxed up and protected, here are some of the pictures that Dave took of the bass and sent to me. I have always had a soft spot for Peavey's since my Dad bought me a T-40 for my 21st which was stolen a few years later. My Dad passed away this January so I wanted another Peavey bass I haven't got the funds for a T-40 at the moment, but I'm going to start saving for one.

You have a fantastic looking bass there enjoy it .

My 1989 MIK Squier Precision is ply bodied & heavier than my Am.Std Precision, hence why it's been in a gig bag for the past few years.

I remember that shop and it was nothing special which I was hoping it was. The bass that I stupidly,foolishly passed on back in 1997/98 was a, 1978 Fender Precision in black & maple for £350 what an idiot I was. It was in this little shop where I used to live (long since closed) & I'm sure they didn't know what they had.

[quote name='lou24d53' timestamp='1509713335' post='3401109'] My recently cleared Credit Card made me do it.......... I've just ordered a Fender American Standard Precision in Olympic White, Tort, Maple which is being delivered next Tuesday. The serial number is US1307####, which I believe dates it late 2013 / early 2014, but it is brand new from the shop, still even has the plastic covers on the tuners. Dougie is a happy bunny...! [/quote] [url="http://s1058.photobucket.com/user/luckman67/media/3_zps5a9526e8_1.jpg.html"][/url] A great colour combination mine with a matching Rumble 200 combo.