luckman67 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 I have had a lot going on at work recently so playing bass has been hit & miss for a while. Anyhow I've been moving things around this morning and opened up, the case containing my 1986 Peavey Foundation bass. So I tuned it up and gave it a quick clean & put it through my Fender Rumble 200 combo I had forgotten how, good and easy this bass felt to play & how well made they were as well. Will be playing this a lot today 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Chapple Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 I have an early 90's version at the moment, sounds like a jazz on steroids with the super ferrite pickups. This is currently my fifth Peavey and is my bass for gigs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Chapple Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Over the years I've owned fury, foundation, patriot and T40 models....I'd say the foundation is the best sounding bass of them all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckman67 Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 I to owned a T-40 which was sadly stolen. I also had a few other Peavey basses including a 1992 Foundation like yours, but I preferred the 80's versions more, even though the 90's version was lighter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Chapple Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) Yes, my 80's Foundation was a better build - I loved the earlier bridges especially - it felt an altogether more solid bass. Sound wise I'd say there's not too much between them. Maybe the earlier bass had slightly more definition in the sound. Edited August 11, 2019 by Tim Chapple 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckman67 Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 I loved the body & headstock shape more than anything, I always thought that it was Peaveys best design. Your right about the sound of the SF pickups in both basses not much really to separate them, bar for the 80's body being Maple & the 90's being Alder IIRC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Chapple Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I just found a picture of my old Foundation, greatly missed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckman67 Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 Lovely sunburst. Hindsight can be a cruel thing when you, regret letting something go only to want it back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Chapple Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 15 hours ago, luckman67 said: Lovely sunburst. Hindsight can be a cruel thing when you, regret letting something go only to want it back. Yeah I could kick myself for selling this on... I felt at the time that I should have a Fender.... the Mex precision I ended up with sounded nowhere near as good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Hiho,happy Foundation day.I,ll put up pics of my pair-83 body,92 neck black n maple and 84 all original sunburst n maple with obligatory missing TRC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckman67 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 Been there and the other daft thought is "I can always find another one" 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I have three. I need to play them more. The metallic pink one is probably going to be parted out as it is very battered and the tuner bushes are tending to pull out of the headstock. The others are a pair of fretted and fretless sunbursts. I don't really like sunburst much, tbh, but the matched pair was just too tempting 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okusman Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Remember the Peavey Palladium (Jeff Berlin?) Lovely passive honker! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Chapple Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 4 hours ago, okusman said: Remember the Peavey Palladium (Jeff Berlin?) Lovely passive honker! There was one on eBay recently.... might still be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Chapple Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, okusman said: Remember the Peavey Palladium (Jeff Berlin?) Lovely passive honker! Still on eBay £550. That's a lot of American bass for the money! I'll stick with my Ferrites though...... Edited August 14, 2019 by Tim Chapple 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) I'm of the opinion that Peavey made some fine basses. Particularly ( in my case ) 2 Peavey basses i used to own ..the active Rudy Sarzo which was their flagship back in the day. I belive they only made them for 2 years, and from beautiful woods. And my C4 , another beautiful looking neck through bass. Both had fabulous tone Edited August 14, 2019 by fleabag 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2elliot Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Wonderful bass. I've been on the hunt for an 80s Foundation for a while... black and maple with super ferite pickups. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckman67 Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 4 hours ago, fleabag said: I'm of the opinion that Peavey made some fine basses. Particularly ( in my case ) 2 Peavey basses i used to own ..the active Rudy Sarzo which was their flagship back in the day. I belive they only made them for 2 years, and from beautiful woods. And my C4 , another beautiful looking neck through bass. Both had fabulous tone Even now in 2019 the Peavey Sarzo is one stunningly beautiful bass 😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckman67 Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 47 minutes ago, 2elliot said: Wonderful bass. I've been on the hunt for an 80s Foundation for a while... black and maple with super ferite pickups. This is the video that made me want to find an 80's Peavey Foundation, in the classic Black & Maple look 😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 @fleabag That C4 is gorgeous 🙂 Brilliant basses,released right in the middle of Peavey's creative period. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Indeed, and another cliche " i regret selling it " speech 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHUFC BASS Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I've always been intrigued by these basses. They get rave reviews but they go for next to nothing in the USA which surprises me as they're USA made and look really well made basses. Peavey build quality is great when it comes to guitars, so their basses shouldn't be any different. Maybe one day I'll pick one up for the right price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckman67 Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 I missed one a couple of years back in sunburst with a gig bag, £100 from Music Express. I thought I'd find loads at that price only to find that they were, a well kept secret & then the prices started to creep up. I can't complain though my 86 Foundation with OHSC delivered, was less than a new Squier VM Jazz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Chapple Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I did a bit of lockdown recording with my Peavey Foundation... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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