New Mississippi BoomStick Day!!! A 6 Shooter!

[Thatbastarddon]

I have no idea what possessed me to get this one...I honestly didn’t think my bid would come close to cutting it.
Heck, I can barely handle 4 strings in the bass register...where the strings are more like cables
But I won the bidding, so here it is in all of its flamey blue splendor!!!

A late 80s/early 90s(haven’t dated it yet-preamp board has April 89 on it) Peavey TL-Six:













Sorry, I lost the sun for the pic’s, but hey....this thing is crazy!
So far:
Plays well.
Cleaned up well.
Makes a decent sound.(needs some work-someone’s been up to something with the pickups, but it functions)
Active, AND Passive!(both work, well. Just as they should)
Pretty good shape for 30-ish years old.
And it’s Blue!!! The color of justice!

 

[Trident]

Congrats!
That is BEAUTIFUL..

 

[RVA]

That is SWEET! Do you tune it like a guitar?

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Congrats!
That is BEAUTIFUL..

Thank you sir!

 

[Trident]

That headstock is really KEWL LOOKING...
I LIKEY

Congrats and enjoy that bad boy...

 

[Sp8ctre]

Holy Crap! A six shooter in the lower register...no idea what to do with that! I was looking a 7 string guitar and then thought "what the hell am I looking at this for"!

Nice looking by the way!

 

[Thatbastarddon]

That is SWEET! Do you tune it like a guitar?

Thank you sir!
Kind of...low to high B E A D G C.(so the C would be a B on a guitar...little different there)
But I’m a free thinker, and will tune it down a half step....and I’ll do what I want with that high string

 

[smitty_p]

Whew!!!

I beat @eSGEe to a Peavey thread!

Yay!

Anyway, this is pretty sweet.

So, you've got a 6-string, fully-active, 24 fret bass.

Awesome.

The carbon fiber headstock overlay really is cool and unique. And, the neck-thru design is really nice.

It REALLY looks terrific!

But...I gotta ask...

Does it Djent?

 

[TCE63]

I have no idea what possessed me to get this one...I honestly didn’t think my bid would come close to cutting it.
Heck, I can barely handle 4 strings in the bass register...where the strings are more like cables
But I won the bidding, so here it is in all of its flamey blue splendor!!!

A late 80s/early 90s(haven’t dated it yet-preamp board has April 89 on it) Peavey TL-Six:

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Sorry, I lost the sun for the pic’s, but hey....this thing is crazy!
So far:
Plays well.
Cleaned up well.
Makes a decent sound.(needs some work-someone’s been up to something with the pickups, but it functions)
Active, AND Passive!(both work, well. Just as they should)
Pretty good shape for 30-ish years old.
And it’s Blue!!! The color of justice!
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I newer seen one before, looks amazing.


Gongrats

Cheers

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Whew!!!

I beat @eSGEe to a Peavey thread!

Yay!

Anyway, this is pretty sweet.

So, you've got a 6-string, fully-active, 24 fret bass.

Awesome.

The carbon fiber headstock overlay really is cool and unique. And, the neck-thru design is really nice.

It REALLY looks terrific!

But...I gotta ask...

Does it Djent?

Hahahahaha! Thank you sir!!! It looks like I do(have a six string fully active[and passive ] 24 fret boomstick of justice!
It may Djent, but I’m not sure I do.... ....yet.

 

[smitty_p]

It may Djent, but I’m not sure I do.... ....yet.

Perhaps this will help!

 

[eSGEe]

HOLY CRAP ON A CRACKER!!!!!!!!!! is there a CARBON FIBER HEADSTOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh my --- oh my -- oh my my my my my..............

ITs beyond LOVELY -- dont you just LOVE the heel/body contour??? and the arched back?????
LOVES my Unity PEavey neck through (looks like the same general shape) --- amazzing
PASSIVE & ACTIVE in the same BASS!?!?!?!??!?! Dear HEAVENS I am verklempt

 

[eSGEe]

I beat @eSGEe to a Peavey thread!

Ill let you have this one Scmittlap ol chum---- take a victory lap

 

[Trident]

Yup!
Thats one BADA$$ BOOM STICK!

Hail Peavey

 

[smitty_p]

I do(have a six string fully active[and passive ]

amazzing PASSIVE & ACTIVE in the same BASS!?!?!?!??!?!

Active AND passive in the same bass?

There's some deep, forbidden sorcery going on up in here with that stage crusher!

Talk about the Dark Side...

That bass is Darth Vader's father!

 

[eSGEe]

Its a PEAVEY BABY -- all guitar building rules -- do NOT apply -- Remember Hartley was the one that brough CNC tech to guitar building ----- a true innovation

 

[Thatbastarddon]

HOLY CRAP ON A CRACKER!!!!!!!!!! is there a CARBON FIBER HEADSTOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep!
The neck is crazy-rock-steady too!
Loving the body contours! Lighter than my T-40, and T45.
Feels like I could take out a zombie horde, and finish with some Les Claypool riffage without losing a cent of tuning!
Monstrous!!! ....but not too heavy.

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Active AND passive in the same bass?

There's some deep, forbidden sorcery going on up in here with that stage crusher!

Talk about the Dark Side...

That bass is Darth Vader's father!

Yep! The first noise out of the amp was played without a battery on board!
No sorcery, just a little gold toggle switch. One of the three active eq knobs switches over to tone knob duties.

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Holy Crap! A six shooter in the lower register...no idea what to do with that! I was looking a 7 string guitar and then thought "what the hell am I looking at this for"!

Nice looking by the way!

I newer seen one before, looks amazing.


Gongrats

Cheers

Yup!
Thats one BADA$$ BOOM STICK!

Hail Peavey

Thanks guys!!!

 

[eSGEe]

Loving the body contours! Lighter than my T-40, and T45.

TBTH -- your going to have a hard time finding basses that are HEAVIER than a T-series Peavey-------PERIOD---my Gibson G3 isnt as Heavy as the T-40.......NOTHING Leo Fender ever made was as heavy as a T-40 THUNDERBIRDS are nothing compared to a T-40........