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Fender Jazz and Peavey Foundation, fretless. . . .

I have a Yamaha RBX 270FL, which I haven't done yet.

I bought it new - Yes I know, not something you hear from

me very often but I was in a city centre and saw a music shop.

Like most of them these days, it is now closed down!

I wandered in to see what they had and most of it was just

the usual run-of-the-mill stuff, apart from the Yam.

After half an hour of Shall I, Shan't I, a deal was down and

I was out the door!

I will come back to the Yamaha, later on but it was what got

me into lined fretless, as my prowess on a blank board is

not something to envy - I get by and I enjoy the challenge

but it is not something I would like recorded!! :)

Anyway, back to the plot.

I bought the Fender Jazz, some time ago and had lots of fun

with it but not long after, I managed to get hold of a Peavey

Foundation and being a big Peavey fan (must do another T-40

soon!) I thought I would give it a go.

I soon found myself playing the Peavey a lot and after so much

previous attention, the Fender was left feeling a bit lonely!

The Jazz is a great bass and I was very impressed by the quality

of the components and the build, lovely to play but I kept reaching

for the Peavey, so after a couple of years of this, I decided to let

the Fender go to a new home.

The Peavey foundation, like a lot of USA Peavey instruments of that

period, is often overlooked but if you manage to get your hands on

one, that has been loved and set up correctly, it will bring a smile

to your face.

Nice weight and balance, lovely neck - very comfortable and the

Super Ferrite pick-ups are brilliant.

When I'm in the mood, I stick on my Tascam BT, pop some

headphones on, bit of chorus and compression and stick something

like Paul Young's, "Where ever I lay my hat" and I'm well away.

If you spot one, or the fretted version - grab it. . . . . before I do. :)

EDIT: I knew I had seen this somewhere - Quote from a fellow owner.

A Foundation with Super Ferrites is a bass that can hang with even
the best Seventies Jazzes, IMHO.
I cannot imagine a better four string bass

As I have had a few e.mails saying "how come you don't have many

Fenders", next time - another Fender!

Cheers. :)

Any input, info, questions you may have - drop me a line.
Always great to hear from fellow owners, players and
collectors.

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