i recently bought a 6 string peavey grind bass. the bass has no serial number and i am trying to find out more information it. it has the cut out in the lower horn. someone had changed the pickups and did a horrible job .i replaced them with EMG'S and it sounds amazing. for what i have into this bass and the sound i get out of i am extremely happy i would just like to know more about it. if there is a way to figure out where it was built by the cut out ,i was told the cut out was only in certain years and certain factories can anyone help me with this.- the photo was before the emgs were installed
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peavey grind 6 string
- Thread starter rfb768
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You'll get no argument from me, appears to be a Grind from the InYen Vina factory in Vietnam.
The lower horn cut out is an early model made in Vietnam from the early 2000s. Mine is later from Indonesia without the cutout. It's the Grind 6 NTB circa 2008/2009.
Like you I installed EMG 45DC pickups after widening the cutouts on the edges. Routed out the electronics cavity to fit two 9 volt batteries and EMG BQS System 3 band EQ. I had the frets ground, glued, and leveled. D'Addario Pro Steel strings. It's a tone beast!
Only issue is a sonic dead exists around the 7th and 8th fret of the D string. The body/neck absorbs the string vibration rather than reflect it. Reducing the mass at the headstock (like lightweight tuners) moves this dead spot higher towards the body, adding mass moves it lower towards the headstock.
Peavey addressed the dead spot of the Cirrus basses (the Grinds are essentially built the same way without the active electronics) using their patented "Power plate" headstock attachment, which adds mass to it.
That's been my only issue with the bass. All instruments have dead spots FYI so it's not a flaw. It's not too noticeable while playing other than the sustain is a bit weaker at those notes.
Like you I installed EMG 45DC pickups after widening the cutouts on the edges. Routed out the electronics cavity to fit two 9 volt batteries and EMG BQS System 3 band EQ. I had the frets ground, glued, and leveled. D'Addario Pro Steel strings. It's a tone beast!
Only issue is a sonic dead exists around the 7th and 8th fret of the D string. The body/neck absorbs the string vibration rather than reflect it. Reducing the mass at the headstock (like lightweight tuners) moves this dead spot higher towards the body, adding mass moves it lower towards the headstock.
Peavey addressed the dead spot of the Cirrus basses (the Grinds are essentially built the same way without the active electronics) using their patented "Power plate" headstock attachment, which adds mass to it.
That's been my only issue with the bass. All instruments have dead spots FYI so it's not a flaw. It's not too noticeable while playing other than the sustain is a bit weaker at those notes.
