Peavey Beantown Boom Stick

[eSGEe]

man that bass is gorgeous!
well done Ray

 

[RVA]

man that bass is gorgeous!
well done Ray

Thanks, but it ain't done yet! Level in progress!

 

[RVA]

Crowned. Now for the fret ends

 

[RVA]

These frets are done. Time to string this baby up!!

 

[RVA]

BUT, before I do, I had to buff it. Don wanted to leave it as vintage as possible. I immediately called him, we argued, and I won!

 

[Thatbastarddon]

I can almost schmell the goodness!(in my best goldmember accent)

 

[RVA]

I used a bone nut to experiment on the setup, which I will throw in the case. Here are the results

Relief - 0.00. Still room to move on the TR

 

[RVA]

Action with the saddles all the way down



Buzz on this thing - 0.00

 

[Thatbastarddon]

I’m beyond excited about this!

 

[RVA]

I’m beyond excited about this!

That makes it all worth it!

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

sure looks good. ray

 

[eSGEe]

Ray your work is stellar----
and Don.....this -- no words----- I have no words in the face of such beauty!

 

[RVA]

The neck angle needs to be adjusted to achieve lower action at the frets 15-21. This can be done by shim or the micro-tilt. I always prefer a shim. Miicro-tilts de-stabalize the neck by requiring the neck to balance on a small rod under tension, which is never good, and gets worse the more you extend it.

I know Don is more than capable of taking care of the shim, assuming he desires lower action on the higher frets

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Yep, I can handle a shim if necessary. A little piece of hardwood veneer, and some sanding...good times. I promise that I won’t Jam a guitar pick in there...and I’m not a fan of the micro-tilt on the bilaminate necks. After finding the neck to be in the shape it was in, I believe that the micro-tilt may have been a contributing factor to the situation. I’ve also seen other evidence that convinces me to abstain from the micro-tilt.
I do occasionally visit the higher numbered frets...but not too often. We’ll see how it is, and go from there.

 

[JohnnyGoo]

That Peavey Bass is beautiful. Nice work Ray.

 

[Thatbastarddon]

It’s baaa—aaack!!!
Ray has done a wonderful job with this bass! I can’t say “thank you” enough!
Pic’s:


Ray made an excellent bone nut for it that has an excellent setup. The neck definitely will get a shim.
It’s going to be an amazing player when it’s shimmed. It’s a far better player as it is now!
The whole neck is easily playable!
Thank you Ray!!!
:dood::dood:



Edit: Does anyone recognize that Fender 60th anniversary strap?

 

[eSGEe]

HEY DON---remember a few posts back when I mentioned I HATE YOU?!?!?!?!

DAMN IT MAN that is just gorgeous

THIS ----is going in my favorite pics of all time file

damn it that is foogin gorgeous