Any thoughts on Peaveys?

[Sambrook]

In my never ending search for the "perfect" bass, I know I want a 4 string fretless passive through neck with a rosewood board. I need a nice thick chunky neck, and I was wondering if the Peavey Grind or Cirrus would fit the bill. I'm prepared to defret, but I'm not sure about the neck dimensions. I know there are some Peavey lovers out there, so any feedback would be welcome. Cheers.

[Truckstop]

Skinny but wide is my enduring impression of a Peavey Millenium I tried a while ago. Lovely sounding bass, plenty of grunt and really well finished.

Others have been equally kind of the Cirrus range in particular. Well worth a try!

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[Paul S]

I had a Peavey Fury II and it had the thinnest, skinniest neck I have ever played - one for you to avoid.

[fretmeister]

The proper money US Peaveys are lovely! But I remember them being quite skinny.

I'd like to have one!

[charic]

I had to move on my Peavey Millenium (my first bass) because the neck was too skinny

[Black Coffee]

Peavey grind 5 and 6.
Owned both. Both are regretted sales but necessary at time for upgrade.
Wud recommend. Neck slim.

Edited January 11, 2013 by bassman344

[Vinny]

Both the models you've mentioned are lovely things to play in all the variants I've owned, but I wouldn't say any of them had what you'd call a chunky neck. Slim necks seem to be the trademark fixture.

[Sambrook]

Ok, thanks guys. The search continues.

[White Cloud]

Hugely underrated bass guitars. The expensive models are as good as anything on the market. The cheaper models great value for money.

[chrismuzz]

I bloody love Peaveys I have 4 of them, and I don't own any other basses.

They all have pretty slim necks, the thickest being on the Zodiac. It's kind of like a Jazz at the nut, but widens more so as you get further up. The International Series 5 string feels quite chunky too, there's definitely more wood to get your mitts round than there is on the 6 string Grind! The International series 4 string has a very slim neck though strangely!

[Doddy]

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1357918984' post='1930630']
The proper money US Peaveys are lovely!
[/quote]
I was pretty close to buying a US Peavey Cirrus a couple of years ago. They are really nice,top
quality instruments and you can get them for a good price secondhand-they don't really hold
their value that well.The one I tried was around £700,which is great when you think that they are
around £2500 new.

[3below]

Cheap of the cheap, I have milestone 3 bass, came with case I bought [size=4] . Great bass, look at the necks on all Peavey basses with 4 tuners on one side. They are all pretty much the same as far as I can tell. It is thin and very fast, total opposite of my G&L. So if you want chunky, big neck, look elsewhere.[/size]