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Hello all, I'm Baz, quite new to Bass. I just bought a Peavey Foundation for 100 quid including a hard case, just wondering if anyone could tell me when it was made, the serial number is 06590889. Sorry about the photos being a bit blurry.

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[attachment=186940:DSCN0504.JPG]Was that the one on gumtree ?
That,s the best £100 quid you,ll spend.
I,ve got a 84 foundation and it,s my go to bass ,just twiddle the knobs and you,ll find loadsa sounds all good.
Well built,sound great,feel good in the hand,Jazz on steroids a lot of people say-I agree.
Looks like super ferrite pick ups,later ones had VFL pick ups,ferrites are more aggressive which I like.
One on right 84 foundation with super ferrites,Forum 95 on left with VFL pick up.
Look after it and play it to bits

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Thanks, I'm amazed no one bought it before I could get 100 quid together, it was on Gumtree for a week, he said he had a loads of enquiries from ppl wanting him to courier it but it was to be picked up only. I know most ppl prefer the earlier Foundations with the line round the head but this still feels/sounds great to me.

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[quote name='bassmachine2112' timestamp='1426701841' post='2721043']
[attachment=186940:DSCN0504.JPG]Was that the one on gumtree ?
That,s the best £100 quid you,ll spend.
I,ve got a 84 foundation and it,s my go to bass ,just twiddle the knobs and you,ll find loadsa sounds all good.
Well built,sound great,feel good in the hand,Jazz on steroids a lot of people say-I agree.
Looks like super ferrite pick ups,later ones had VFL pick ups,ferrites are more aggressive which I like.
One on right 84 foundation with super ferrites,Forum 95 on left with VFL pick up.
Look after it and play it to bits
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Cheers, yeh it's the one off Gumtree, i didn't realise they were the super ferrite pickups. I've read a lot of Foundation reviews and most ppl seem to prefer the SFs but some do prefer the VFLs.

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[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1426702725' post='2721058']
Congratulations of your first Peavey. May there be many more go your way :D

Concern yourself not with SF Vs VFL. If you haven't play either before how can one be better ?
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Thanks, yeh your right, I'll just enjoy playing it

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That's a mid-nineties Foundation. Mine is (was) a '92 and had the same body shape, bridge base plate and Super Ferrite pickups, but has a different headstock shape and logo. Your headstock design came slightly later. The body of mine was pretty knackered (absolutely bumped by the seller) so I found an early '80s body and bridge on eBay so it's a bit of a bitsa now. The Super Ferrites are excellent, and it's a lot of bass for not a lot of money.

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  • 1 year later...

When I said "I'll let you know where to go" it wasn't meant in the swearing way lol
It's not me selling it, I pawned it in, it was an emergency and couldn't afford to get it back out so I lost it, hard times and all that. It's not in the well known pawn shops though.

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[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1487504211' post='3240222']
Bloody hell !
If the pawn is selling it for £90 then I don't want to think how little they gave you.
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I think it was 50 or 60 quid I got, that included a solid case too, case weighed a tonne, it was a real emergency, I'd buy it back if I could, I'm not after sympathy, I'd like to see someone grab a bargain!

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Hiho I have jonjo boltons Foundation now and after a wee tweek to suit me and sort out the scratchy,stiff pots it,s a cracker.
Great basses and well built,I have an 84 sunburst as well and these old basses get gigged a lot and they are completely stable and the fit and finish has stood the test of time.
They also sound very good and once you set them up -it,s plug in and play.

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