New Mississippi BoomStick Day!!! A 6 Shooter!

Thatbastarddon said:
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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Absolutely STUNNING
 
eSGEe said:
Blues Breaker Boom Maker (im a riot)

Soooo Mr Bastard Sir-- how Doth this Active/Passive wizardry function where the rubber hits the road as they say?
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It has a Dynabass preamp....the Dynabass, during the late 80s had two big speed knobs; a volume, and a “blend”...and three small knobs; bass, mid, and treble. Then there was a tiny toggle switch; down was active mode(9volt), and all controls worked as advertised. Up on the mini toggle was passive mode: volume and blend still work normally, but the only small knob that does anything in passive mode is the treble knob....it acts as a standard tone knob. Easy-peasy.
That big control cavity is packed with a big old Peavey circuit board...if you think the Gibson circuit board is ugly....
I did just look up the serial number, and it looks to be a late 1989 model...about the same era as my bassist’s Dyna 5 string. I think he’s gonna wanna punch me ;)
 
Gorgeous damn PEavey man just Gorgeous ---My Unity Dyna is only passive -- though the CAVITY has the room (and the battery holder) for a full Dyna Set up---Ive considered making the LEAP -- but then -- I rarely need an ACTIVE bass round here -- its just too MUCH boom for my little doom room
 
I straightened out the pickup issues today, and put a fresh set of Rotosound rounds on it.
Three of the four segments of the two P style pickups had become at least partially separated from their covers. Two had become separated at one end, and had tilted within the cavity that they inhabited. One had completely separated from its cover and was free floating in its cavity. This explains why it sounded weird, and was an easy fix.
It sounds INCREDIBLE now!
:cool: (y) :woohoo:

Oh yeah; The serial number dates it to late 1989.
 
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