Peavey Dyna-Bass

This is a solid black 1987 Peavey Dyna Bass 5 String. Made in USA with a beautiful Rosewood board and 21 frets. Has a Master Volume control, pickup blend control and 3 band EQ with a Active/Passive switch. 2 Peavey Super Ferrite Pickups and Kahler bridge with heavy duty Schaller type tuning keys. Body is Alder and neck is Maple. Very comfortable neck with great action.

Bass is very versatile with a great range of tones. I use it for a cover band and it can make any song sound great from classic rock to 80's synth pop. Very lightweight which makes it comfortable to play all night. The body contours are nice as well. I use a rack system with an SWR 400s head, DBX 160XT compressor, Korg rack tuner and a Furman strip to power everything. The sound goes through Dr. Bass cabinets. The electronics are very quiet and I love the active/passive switch. The bass has a bright tone but you can dial in any sound with the 3 band eq. I prefer running both pickups full on but use the back pickup for certain songs. I've not used it in the studio but would imagine it would perform just as well.

I bought the bass used so it needed a setup. I did this myself with new strings, battery and a truss rod adjustment. Played it at a gig the following day. The bridge needed a slight intonation adjustment and the Kahler bridge is very easy to adjust. The pickup height was perfect and I did not have to adjust them. The bass has only a few small dings but the rest looks great. I love the all black look with black hardware.

The bass travels well and always keeps in tune. The hardware is top notch and the finish is solid. The strap buttons are great from the factory and this is a very underrated bass that I would have loved to have purchased when they came out but they were very expensive at the time! I use it without a backup due to the active/passive switch. No worries about dead batteries but I replace it every 6 months anyway.

Peavey has the best customer support bar none. They always send me parts (battery cover, truss rod cover) for free and they are very helpful on the phone or email. You can always email them with your bass serial number to find out the year it was made.

If the bass were lost or stolen I'd buy another. I love the Dyna Bass series and am always looking for others to buy. They came in a wide variety of colors. Black is my favorite though! If you find one in good shape buy it.

The Dyna-Bass I'm talking about is a KILLER Bass Amp Head. I had one I used on the road and I got more inquiries about that rig then anything I used before or since. I used a Yamaha cab with 4 10's in it and it really kicked. Simple pods vol., Low, Mids, Highs. and two channels. Simplicity is the key HEAR.

Clean, clear, crisp rolling thunder

NEVERE had a problem.

Never had to call.

KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND ANOTHER ONE?

well i bought my dynabass on aug 12th 1988. still have the sales slip.only adjusted the neck a few times . intonation is near perfect. red sparkle finish. very durable. schaller tuners and bridge from the factory!![good s**t]. made in usa. never let me down. can get a lot of different sounds with it

it has 3 band eq. i can go from deep p bass sound to mid range honky sound. pickups are loud in active mode. toggle switch in case battery dies. lot of features for 1988.

this bass made in usa is top quality materials and workmanship. hade to adjust the action a little lower. settings stay the same on this bass. never need to even tweak the adjustmenta a little. amazing.

ive been playing this bass since 1988 and i saved all my gig books and ive played over1700 jobs with it. honestly. overall looks and playability and hardware stood the test of time. of course i take care of it and am carefull with it too.

never had to. warranty long gone

i have been playing since 1976.if it were stolen i would try to look for another but doubt if i could find one easily.i love the thin neck and feel. my favorite feature is probably the different sounds i cant get with nothing more than the stock pickups and pre amp.

I remember very little about this amp top, except it was a POWERHOUSE !!
250 watts. I played it through a 15" vented cab (that had "Cat Mother" stenciled on the back.. it was a Guild cab as I recall, I had 2) stacked on top of a folded horn 15" that was custom made. More power then I ever needed. Vol, Treb, Mid, and bass. two speaker outs. Thunder Road !!
The face plate was slanted with two chanels they were the same as I recall.

It was just LOUD clean and Loud Great clean tone.

The amp NEVER had a problem.. it survived the road better then I did.....

Never needed to use customer support....

I used this amp until I switched to an Acoustic 450... as loud but nowhere near as reliable....
I now use Carvin.

Bought this budget 4 string passive bass new around mid 2003. The amber quilt top finish is excellent for a guitar of this low price. Seperate tone and volume for the two hum bucking pickups is quite a nice touch too. The bolt on neck, it has to be said, is slim and fast. String-thru body feature is also a bonus at this low price.
The tuners are of reasonable quality although I have had to tighten a couple up over time.

Personally i would describe the sound of this bass as somewhat dry although EQ will easily sort this out. Run it through an Ashown MAG300 with a fair amount of bottom end boost to sort that out. Not fantastic sustain either but having a kind of bite and punch unusual in a bass at this low price. No problem with hum or buzz whatsoever, quiet as a mouse and the hum bucking pickups provide a good output to drive virtually anything. A good all rounder that won't dissapoint.

In time I have adjusted the truss rod on this guitar and raised the action slightly also. Intonation from new was not that well set up either, but hey what do you expect at this price. Spending an hour setting up is not a problem and adds to the enjoyment. General finish was good with some slight burrs on the edge of some frets that were easily taken care of. Never any need to adjust the solidly mounted pickups and all other electrical hardware has performed faultlessly over time.

I have hammered this bass on many occasions and fretware is becoming evident but has always performed faultlessly. I have not been using it as frequently in recent times but it has to be said that when I pick it up and play I think . . "This is a good bass" . . Good neck, fast, very playable. It has taken the test of time very well and has been completely reliable. Paintwork and hardware has proved to be stable since initial adjustments from new. Stays in tune OK too and I always carry this guitar as a backup, no question.

Never needed to go down this route so far!

Can't really think of anything to complain about this bass at the price. Excellent playability and a 'solid' tone along with a good appearance and reliability. If it were lost or stolen i would consider replacing like for like simply because of it's playability and reliability.

Am I the only person who has a Dyna Bass with the Kahler tremelo? I got it for my 15th birthday in 1989 and since there was no internet mail order stores and I didn't know any better, it was expensive. Like close to a grand... luckily it was a gift. It is pearl white with the bolt on neck. Has the active setup with the screw hole to adjust. Came with an allen wrench for the neck. All stock peavey electronics. Came with the flight case and manual for fine tuning the tremolo. 10 is just because I never met another bass player with a whammy bar!

I started playing thrash metal but by the time i had gotten this bass, the whole guitar solo (shrapnel records) phase was happening. So it was lots of effects and lots of bass solos. Arpeggios and duals with 2 other guitar players. Fit the bill perfectly. Action was nice played through a Carvin Pro Bass 400 watt biamped rig with 2x12 & 18 botom cab. I had a collection of Boss stomp boxes and the pedalboard. Had all the "bass effects" and the cool guitar ones as well. The Active electronics were noisy but with 8 boxes and crazy riffs along to double bass and guitar gallops, it didn't matter. When the battery died I took it out.... 15 years ago. Been playing passive ever since. I dropped it down 2 flights of stairs and chipped the finish but it's ok. Only bass I've ever thought of replacing this was an Ibanez sound gear with the extra frets for my lead but I would have to give up the tremolo. I don't play out since I sold my Carvin but I record on my PC constantly through a Zoom pedal with all the old psychadelic weird sounds from my early days...

Action was fast and clean. Pickups were mounted in the body... it's a bass not a gamalon ensemble. Nothing was wrog with it when i got it.

I've thrown it, dropped it, used it as a shield it's the volvo of basses. I seriously need to repair it someday but I would have to take off all those cool stickers over all the dings... I did adjust the truss rod in the 1990's and the strings seem to need replacing every 4-5 years.. annoying. The finish could have been stronger but stage diving probably voids the warranty.

For what?

Only been playing for 20 years and this was my second bass. Replaced my bullet bass and gorilla amp with it and never had the incentive to replace it. I was supposed to be a guitar player but my mom brought this home. I bought the other gear myself (never did tell her where i got the money..) I would replace it if I could find one but if I ever buy another bass it will be the soundgear by ibanez with the extended fret board. It's like playing a guitar, the action rules. You gotta love the tremolo and without the battery and a lot of effects on you can do cool stutter effects by flipping the active toggle back and forth. the stickers and make shift repairs to the finish were cool 8 years ago but now they look ghetto... I wish I could afford to refinish it and make it look like it did when I first saw it.

Mid 80's bass,blows away alot of new stuff. Koa body,5 piece through body neck made of koa and purple heart, ebony fret board.Schaller bridge and tuners and graphite nut. PJ pickups and 3band come stock but I got rid of all original electronics. I installed EMG PJ set and bartolini 2band with passive tone and mini-toggle for 2band bypass.Originaly 9V now 18V.

This bass is very versitile. Good J growl,vintage to modern P tones with a few EQ adjustments.
Tight slap tone.Coversrock,reggea,blues,jazz and anything else.

Great satin finish.smooth. fretwork very good.Very stable tuning and low string action.

Like a rock!

Old bass.Who need's customer support?

No other bass comes close to this bass for $350. And many basses 3X what I paid do not sound as good!

1985 Black finish with rosewood fingerboard...I have played this Bass since I purchased it new in 1986...I have had every Bass known to man in my tenor of playing and I for the last 10 years straight now have only used this Bass...Good player and have not had to do any repairs to this instrument and I have had so many compliments on the overall sound of this...I can't say enough about how good this Bass is for overall...

In the 19 years that I have had this bass I have had no problems with finding a sound that would suit what ever Genre' I may be playing in...No noise in the pots and this Bass has thousands of gigs on it...I keep the pots sprayed about once a year since i have had it and all switches and pots are original

I had to adjust the setup from the Factory...strings were to high for my taste...I have not changed this setting since 1986 and it plays just great...Finish is very good...Black and very glossy still...hardware is still very clean and no signs of oxidation

I have played this bass as i say since 1986 and it still looks and plays great...I always wear a players apron to protect the finish from my belt or buttons...There is some paint wear on the back of the neck but that is to be expected for a bass that has several thousand gigs on it...

I have never had to send in for anything on this...but i have delt with peavey in the past for other things and they were very helpful and very pleasent to deal with

I have been playing music for 38 years...I use a Hartke 4 x 10 with a second 15 inch cabinet under...I have a Gallien Kreuger 800RB bass head and have been using this combination for years...Not a sound I can't get with this active bass and solid amplifier...I have two of both of these setups

5 string
2 stock passive pick ups
made in 2000/2001, don't know where
nice neck, not too bog not too small, ad great to play all over the neck

when i first saw this bass what caught my eye was the really cool flame maple top in an orangy red, very nice. i didn't know too much about bass back then, only been playin about 2 months, but looking back, i couldnt have spent my money on a better bass,my first 5 string, and the only one i truly want to keep.

i've played others since buying it, and i have to say, they aren't built the same, mine has a nice feel, its heavier, and you can tell that by the sound as well, mine has a nice warm tone, which gets warmer as u knock the tone off, but with it on, you have yourself a punchy, bassey sound...pefect!

the sound coudn't be better for the money, i play jazz, punk, loads of funk, metal, anything really, and when u know the bass u can reall y get any tone u want from it, i've had it 2 1/2years and it still throughs out some nice surprises, as i'm getting better, i apriciate how playable it is, and how easy it is to walk it, and to create your sound, and replicate others.

it just generally sounds nice...my teacher, a pro bassist studying jazz at uni at the moment says i have myself a real nice bass, and i agree with him, it handles the deep low B string and doesn't buzz like most budget 5strings!

couldn't have asked for it any other may, hasn't ever needed settin up differently to couter act any problems, it just hasn't got any! you have to clean the pots out every now and then, buts thats no big deal.

i've noticed that in the finish there are one or two tiny little marks, but i am surprised that i've noticed them they're that small, and it doesn't affect how it sounds!

its been gigged, practiced on for hours and hours with out end at times, bashed around in a gig bag, fallen over, dropped...and still sounds like it always did, if not better!

i can see this bass lasting for years to come with out giving me any hassle, and i don't need a backup, i just doesn't brake, and unless i dropped it off a 10 story buildin i cnt see that it will!

never needed any...however my friend has one, and the nect came away from the body after he was fooling around, he sent it back and its fine, so peavey look after you!

if you're looking to get yourself a solid, versitile bass, be it 4 5 or 6 string and you can't afford too much...get this one, if you can, get an older one, the newer ones aren't as good, but don't be put off by that, they still sound great, just a bit more punch!

thats about it really, they're just great basses, well...mine is!

Made in 2001 in vietnam., 4 string 2 passive pickups Bought new.
NEEDED BIG SET UP.
Truss rod needed twisting - low strings buzzing and killing notes.
Bridge too low.
That said, once set up properly, really good solid bass. No flaws, nice sunburst colour - good finish. Nice thin neck.

Sounds great - from mega boom to twang and most places in the middle

As I said before factory set up was REALLY BAD.
If you get one of these from new, make sure the shop sets it up for you, the notes were dead on the first fret E and A strings, also the 7th fret for some wierd reason.

Had this for 3 years, good as new,
Reliable, been gigging, no probs. I changed the huge strap buttons for straplocks, it slipped off a couple of times.
Dont need a backup

12 month warranty - never used iy so cant comment

I'm only a part time bass player, mostly keyboards & guitar, but this does the job fine.
Our regular bass player uses a Musuic Man and loves to play on the peavey, he rekons that now it it set up OK it is well worth the money.