Dood Posted March 11 Posted March 11 14 minutes ago, WHUFC BASS said: Peavey amplification for me back in the 80s and 90s always seemed to weigh about a ton, be rock solid and be ultra reliable. I had a TKO 75 which I ran a 76 Jazz bass through and it sounded immense. I sold the pair for £250 in 1991 to fund a Trace Elliot stack. Yes, I've been kicking myself ever since. I still use Peavey guitar amps though, I have a 5150 block letter 2x12 combo as well as a JSX 120w head and a 6505 II héad. For me, Peavey amps were the dominant force in the 90s when it came to hi gain metal. Bands like Van Halen, Machine Head, In Flames, Arch Enemy, Black Stone Cherries, Opeth, Alice In Chains, Carcass, Skid Row, Killswitch Engage, Soulfly, Corrosion of Conformity and countless other hardcore and metalcore bands. They really did knock Marshall off their perch in the world of metal around this time. Only yesterday I was making patches on my Quad Cortex with the 5150/6505 models and captures. I don't think Peavey's James Brown and EVH realised what sort of beast they were unleashing! Absolutely killer heads. One day I'm gonna have one of those and the Laney GH100L in my collection! Incredible amplifers! 1 Quote
Dood Posted March 11 Posted March 11 19 minutes ago, WHUFC BASS said: Peavey amplification for me back in the 80s and 90s always seemed to weigh about a ton, be rock solid and be ultra reliable. I had a TKO 75 which I ran a 76 Jazz bass through and it sounded immense. I sold the pair for £250 in 1991 to fund a Trace Elliot stack. Yes, I've been kicking myself ever since. I still use Peavey guitar amps though, I have a 5150 block letter 2x12 combo as well as a JSX 120w head and a 6505 II héad. For me, Peavey amps were the dominant force in the 90s when it came to hi gain metal. Bands like Van Halen, Machine Head, In Flames, Arch Enemy, Black Stone Cherries, Opeth, Alice In Chains, Carcass, Skid Row, Killswitch Engage, Soulfly, Corrosion of Conformity and countless other hardcore and metalcore bands. They really did knock Marshall off their perch in the world of metal around this time. cont.. Or if Synergy make a GH100L preamp module like the 6505 for their new Syn-20IR valve head... then maybe I'd settle for that instead - have you heard those? Insane! /back on topic.. Quote
WHUFC BASS Posted March 11 Posted March 11 6 minutes ago, Dood said: cont.. Or if Synergy make a GH100L preamp module like the 6505 for their new Syn-20IR valve head... then maybe I'd settle for that instead - have you heard those? Insane! /back on topic.. I've not heard of the Synergy amp but they look pretty similar to the Randall RM 100 MTS which allowed the use of three modules in a single amp. It's a novel idea and I'm surprised there hasn't been a bass equivelant made by someone. Quote
Dood Posted March 11 Posted March 11 (edited) 15 minutes ago, WHUFC BASS said: I've not heard of the Synergy amp but they look pretty similar to the Randall RM 100 MTS which allowed the use of three modules in a single amp. It's a novel idea and I'm surprised there hasn't been a bass equivelant made by someone. Yes! My immediate thought! Very Randall! I wonder if there's any relation there (I've not looked in to them with any great depth other than my YT feed being full of reviews featuring the new 20W head). I wonder, now that bassists seem a little more open to the likes of modelling, FRFR, using "PA cabs" for backline and effect processors in general, if having 'hardware options' like the Randall / Synergy modules could work for bassists. MarkBass' modular MoMark system seemed like a great idea at the time, but I dont feel that it caught on that well. Maybe MB were "ahead of their time".. Or, maybe bassists in general are more likely to settle on a core tone for their backline and such a system wouldn't sell so much? Edited March 11 by Dood 1 Quote
kodiakblair Posted March 11 Posted March 11 1 hour ago, WHUFC BASS said: can't see them taking off to be honest. Nor me. I'm thinking it's a repeat of the 2017 Cirrus reissue. Then the Cirrus was a couple hundred more expensive than folk were paying for 2nd hand US models, this time it's a $2k difference. Real killer though is the market. In 2017 none of the distributors ordered any reissue basses, Peavey had just the US market to sell them in. The line was dropped by 2018. Same is happening this time, distributors outside the US have no interest in them. Quote
WHUFC BASS Posted March 11 Posted March 11 All this talk of Peavey's and me wanting an early TL5 has prompted me to pull the trigger on this one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/286396469030 I've already got one ( from @lonestar on here) in natural and I love them, however I've always wanted to try the Super Ferrite early versions and saw this one for sale. Price is pretty reasonable compared to some of the ones available on Reverb which are £1000 plus import duties which didn't really appeal to me. 4 Quote
dclaassen Posted March 11 Posted March 11 I’ve got a dynabass 5 with the super ferrite pickups…massive sound and a very slim, jazz bass-like neck. 1 Quote
Mcgiver69 Posted March 15 Posted March 15 (edited) I got an old Grind BXP 5 that has become my workhorse. Sounds massive and it's light as a feather, that top horn does make a difference. I played one of their 35" Cirrus and didn't even realized it after I investigated it online, I could not believe how comfortable it was when I couldn't handle other 35" instruments (I'm looking at you Schecter!! ). Edited March 15 by Mcgiver69 1 Quote
kodiakblair Posted March 15 Posted March 15 3 hours ago, Mcgiver69 said: I played one of their 35" Cirrus and didn't even realized it after I investigated it online Spent about a year playing my Grind, completely unaware it was 35" scale length 😁 Quote
Mcgiver69 Posted March 15 Posted March 15 4 minutes ago, kodiakblair said: Spent about a year playing my Grind, completely unaware it was 35" scale length 😁 Mine is the older version a 34" and I love it to bits. Quote
kodiakblair Posted March 16 Posted March 16 5 hours ago, Mcgiver69 said: Mine is the older version a 34" and I love it to bits. Right, unless it's not as old as you think or it's a Zephyr/C-5 you've got me confused there. Timeline for the Grinds went like this. 2001 the Grind is launched. Assembled in the USA, the 4 string is an active 34" scale PJ with a bolt on neck/ 5 string is 35" scale bolt on with active JJ pickups. 2002 saw the BXP versions arrive, again 34" active bolt on PJ 4 string/ 35" active bolt on JJ. Late 2003 all 4 models are discontinued. 2004 the Grind BXP NTB comes out of Vietnam, 4 & 5 string models are 35" scale passive basses with soapbars. Few years later production moves to China, briefly, then Indonesia. In order of appearance. US Grind 5 BXP Grind 4 Grind BXP NTB Vietnam Scooped out area at lower horn had disappeared by 2008 Indonesian builds. 1 Quote
Mcgiver69 Posted March 16 Posted March 16 14 hours ago, kodiakblair said: Right, unless it's not as old as you think or it's a Zephyr/C-5 you've got me confused there. Timeline for the Grinds went like this. 2001 the Grind is launched. Assembled in the USA, the 4 string is an active 34" scale PJ with a bolt on neck/ 5 string is 35" scale bolt on with active JJ pickups. 2002 saw the BXP versions arrive, again 34" active bolt on PJ 4 string/ 35" active bolt on JJ. Late 2003 all 4 models are discontinued. 2004 the Grind BXP NTB comes out of Vietnam, 4 & 5 string models are 35" scale passive basses with soapbars. Few years later production moves to China, briefly, then Indonesia. In order of appearance. US Grind 5 BXP Grind 4 Grind BXP NTB Vietnam Scooped out area at lower horn had disappeared by 2008 Indonesian builds. Mine is like that red one but with 5 knobs 1 Quote
kodiakblair Posted March 16 Posted March 16 4 hours ago, Mcgiver69 said: Mine is like that red one but with 5 knobs Brilliant, you're the first I've heard from owning a bolt on BXP 5'er 😎 Quote
Mcgiver69 Posted March 16 Posted March 16 (edited) 35 minutes ago, kodiakblair said: Brilliant, you're the first I've heard from owning a bolt on BXP 5'er 😎 Yep mine is a bolt-on. Here's a photo of me using it (Sorry that's the only photo I can find quickly). Edited March 16 by Mcgiver69 1 1 Quote
tauzero Posted Sunday at 15:13 Posted Sunday at 15:13 On 16/03/2025 at 19:46, kodiakblair said: Brilliant, you're the first I've heard from owning a bolt on BXP 5'er 😎 I hadn't realised that there were bolt-on Grinds when I had my neck-throughs - I think you may have mentioned this before. I had a 5 and a 6, both with that scoop, and another which was either a Zephyr or a C5 (or possibly both, I can't remember the exact naming convention). 1 Quote
kodiakblair Posted Sunday at 18:03 Posted Sunday at 18:03 2 hours ago, tauzero said: I hadn't realised that there were bolt-on Grinds when I had my neck-throughs Aye, they were short lived; two years tops. Quote
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