kodiakblair Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 First thing is a very big THANK YOU to Merton for making this happen The seller wouldn't post and within minutes of me putting the correct location up when asking for help Martin offered to collect it. In fact he did more than collect it,he carefully packed it and organised the courier too ! What can I say bar the man's an absolute star. The Peavey is the Zodiac DE Scorpio. Dave Ellefson from Megadeath worked for Peavey in AR for a few years and they decided to do a signature bass together. Like the John Taylor Liberator bass the Zodiac was again chosen as the starting point. It's a 21 fret maple/rosewood neck with 8" radius married to an alder body. Hi-Mass bridge, Duncan Bassline P/J pickups and a shiny scratchplate complete the specs. Weighs 9lb. Couple of year back I got a Zodiac DE body from Thunderbird,put Entwistle Neos in and added a Millennium BXP neck.Turned out a helluva bass and reckoned I was good for Zodiacs [attachment=235842:Zodiacs.jpg] Then I see this stock Zodiac DE for £150 and think how nice the Duncans sound in my Dyna/Unity series. Put Roto Nexus on both the Zodiacs so I could compare them better.Entwistle Zodiac is on the left. Conclusion's as follows. Basslines sound nice but bloody hell are they quiet,the Entwistles OTOH are loud an proud. Nexus strings will be coming off the Entwistle Zodiac,the high output and zingy strings are a bit much for me these days so maybe tapes or flats.Flats will work well with the Basslines too,they don't lack range just volume.Not a problem if you don't swap basses often. Bottom line. Cracking looking bass with decent parts that I was lucky enough to get for little money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andytre Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I've always liked the look of Peavey Zodiacs and get a bit of GAS every time i see one, do i really need another PJ?!? maybe if one turns up for a very good price i'll pull the trigger and just buy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 That's a heartwarming story. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Kudos to Merton, and nice score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Are there good Peavey basses? I've never been sure about them, but perhaps I've confused budget and high-end models. (Genuine question, BTW - I'm not dissing them and am prepared to be "informed"!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 [quote name='prowla' timestamp='1484347456' post='3214938'] Are there good Peavey basses? [/quote] Dangerous question to ask a man whose house is overrun with them Short answer is Yes & No. There's some fantastic Peaveys like TL5's,Cirrus and B-Quads. Some average like the Milestones and Internationals. Some kinda quirky like T-40s.Just damn fine basses like Furys and Foundations. What kind of basses you interested in prowla ? There's sure to be a Peavey model close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) Glad to have helped you out, you did the same for me a couple of years ago and it was the least I could do Edited January 14, 2017 by Merton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Here,s how a Foundation sounds,watch it all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DoxVI-GovA The volume jump on my generation is pulling the neck volume back a baw hair. I think it sounds fine and there is no PA support ,just amp n cab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Sounding great bassmachine2112. Extra points for using the highly technical term "baw hair" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 [quote name='prowla' timestamp='1484347456' post='3214938'] Are there good Peavey basses? I've never been sure about them, but perhaps I've confused budget and high-end models. (Genuine question, BTW - I'm not dissing them and am prepared to be "informed"!) [/quote] Even the budget ones are cost-effective IMO (though I don't know the Internationals). The Furys and Foundations are lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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