Peavey Fury Bass

I have a 99' fury II, it was made in japan. It has a 3 band eq and volume control with a single humbucking pickup. It is active.

I play a rock, punk style and with some EQing it puts out a quite sufficient sound. I play on an SVT4-pro(ampeg) with a classic ampeg 8X10 cabinet. The bass plays bright (with a pic) but can change by fingering. The positioning of the pickup helps aid in many different sounds because of it's ease in repostioning your hand around it. It's definatly better stage than studio.

I had to slightly adjust the action and pickups but the bridge was adjusted and tuned nicely. all screws were straight and tight.

I've been playing shows with it for 1 1/2 years and have had only to replace the battery, and I have used it and trust it to play a gig by itself.

2 years
Peavey 115 combo
Ampeg SVT4-PRO
Ampeg Classic 8x10 Cabinet
ErnieBAll Musicman Sterling Bass

It is my first bass and my baby and a GREAT all around bass, recommend it to anyone looking for a great cheap bass (great quality compared to other basses in it's price range, by far)
I compared it to Fender, Ibanez, and Squire and thought the sound and most expecially the feel of the peavey.
GREAT BASS FOR BEGINNERS AND BUDGET FIGHTERS

2000 model, made in korea. sunburst quilted finish, beautiful. It has 5 controls, volume, pan between pickups, mid, treble, bass, active. two pickups.
don't know what the body is but the neck is maple with rosewood F/B.
It also has string thru body. the bridge and tuners have a peweter color and are somekind of metal, not plastic like some other bass's.
The neck is very thin and very easy to play, i don't need my plyers to hold the strings down, as on my other bass. (Cortez P-bass copy)hey, whadya want,It was free, the cortez that is,)

I played this bass along with other basses at this music store. Although they didn't have some brands I was interested in, of the ones they had, this was the best sounding and easist to play in this price range (i.e. 400 to 600 clams) In the store i played it thru an SWR. i don'tknow what model, but it was a big one. It was the most versital of the basses i tried. I could get all the sounds I wanted to hear from this bass. Keep in mind this is a $400 bass. it ain't gonna sound like a $1500 bass, oh no. One problem, the pickups buzz when the treble is maxed out. Not in the store, but in my studio. When i record I have to be close to my computer, as this controls everything, and because of the close proximity of the monitor I get a nasty buzz. But not a big problem, I will eliminate it.

When i pulled off the shelf, it was set up perfect. I don't know if the store set it up or if it came that way, but it could not be better. Not flaws, no rust, every thing tight

Next year I'll know about these question

Been playing bass and guitar 20 yrs or so. list of gear too long.
I'd buy this bass again, but maybe another color. What really makes this bass so special is the way it plays. so easy and effortless. As I said now I can use my plyers for what they were intended. I played a Fender jazz, an Ibanez, EDB600, EDB605, some other Ibanez's
some other Peaveys, ESPF205, and several others i can't remember. I chose this one for the bang for the buck mind set. and it possessed the best action and felt the best in my hand.

Made in USA, 1990 Peavey Fury bass. Snow white with a W/B/W pickguard. One-piece maple neck, clear gloss finish. One passive Peavey P-type pickup, chrome bridge with Schaller-type tuners. Volume and tone controls. Basically Peavey's version of the Fender Precision bass.

Sounds like a P bass, but is a little thin in the lows. A replacement SD pickup is in the works. I rewired the pickup into series mode and added an all-controls-bypass switch and now the stock pickup sounds MUCH nicer. This bass will ultimately have a Schaller roller bridge, SD Hot-P or QP pickup, and DM SR2000 strings.

Impeccable fit and finish. Bass is almost 12 years old, and looks like it was made yesterday. NO flaws. I wish Peavey still made the old Furys and Foundations, they would be a viable alternative to the asian Fenders and such that clog the market these days.

This bass will handle anything it's asked to handle. Solid everything. I would not be ashamed to play this bass at any occasion. No backup needed. Old Peavey basses are SOLID.

N/A, see my review for my other Fury bass.

This bass will compare favorably with any other P copy under $1000. Solid, dependable meat-and-potatoes bass for the masses. Prices are still very reasonable. I love everthing about this bass, especially with the wiring mods that I made. Once my upgrades are completed this bass will ROCK. I also a 1989 Fury; see my earlier review of it for more info.

This bass is a 2000/2001 import model that has just about all the features you could wish for. It's a 5 string with active humbuckers. It has a beautiful transparent blue quilted maple top and a thin wide neck. It plays very easily and has great tonal control. 5 pots control master volume, active pickup control, low, mid, high eq. All hardware is a matte silver finish which looks absolutely amazing. Everything seems solid, but I need to get the action adjusted on the low B string (it rattles a little) and I need to get one of the pots cleaned because it crackles when turned.

The Fury 5 has a lot of tonal control and sounds great, as I said earlier. I like to play heavy rock music as well as acoustic guitar pieces. It handles them both wonderfully. I am currently searching for a preamp which I can use for direct recording, but I have played it through an SWR workingman 15 and it sounded amazing. Until I get a preamp, I'm playing it through a POD Pro (guitar version) and it does the job, but doesn't do it great.

The action seems pretty good except for the low B string which needs to be adjusted. The pickups are setup great and the finish is pretty damn good. Not the best quilted maple I've ever seen, but nice just the same.

I haven't had much time to test out the durability, but it seems really solid. Nothing loose or rattling, and no problems with the electronics (other than that one pot).

haven't dealt with them

Overall, this bass rocks. I've been playing guitar for six years, and picked up bass a little while ago. I run everything mostly through preamps or mic'd cabs into a digi001 which feeds my G3 450. All dsp and eq-ing is done digitally through a sequencer. I knew what kind of sound I was looking for, and this bass delivered. I debated between this and an Ibanez SR405 because they are extremely similar. The Fury 5 won out for a few reasons: it's cheaper, it has a nice finish (Ibanez SR405 only comes in black or natural), it's got hot looking hardware, and it plays great. If anything happened to it, I'd most likely buy another one.

4 string, P-bass body, ultra narrow neck at the nut. 22 frets, passive P pickup. Volume, Tone controls. I own two of these. One black w/ a white pickguard, the other white w/ a black pickguard (so cheesy, I know. Average top-loading bridge, nice big elephant ear tuners. Simple, classic, great.

As far as I've known this bass has really only given me one sound: P-bass. But it's damned good at it. Nice full tone, with healthy amounts of midrange. Not the bass to be playing slap/funk on though, unless you got some serious scooped EQ happening. Generally pretty noiseless, although it seemed to pick up the ticking of my non-digital watch, which always had me wondering where that 60 bpm beat was coming from. I've had equal success with this bass in the stage and studio, though I've used it predominantly for stage work.

I got my Fury when I was about 13 and absolutely clueless about setup. Felt good at the time, and I really haven't had to do much other than general maintenance.

These basses can take quite a bit of abuse, physically. Electronically, not so much. I recommend using a 90-degree cord for your input, and even then the jack tends to loosen off after a while. I've had to replace it several times, to the point that now I probably have to get the thing re-wired because there's no more play in the wiring inside. (Keep in mind this is after almost 8 years of performance.)
Another minor problem is with the tuners: The giant pegs tend to come loose from the stems holding them, and can rattle quite loudly. I spent weeks trying to figure it out a long time ago before I found the culprit. A bit of a high power glue such as Loctite or Crazy glue between the two took care of it no problem. (Duct tape works in a pinch.)

Never dealt.

I've been playing on my beat-up black Fury since 1993. I loved it so much, when I saw the white one I had to scoop it up too. A good all around bass for beginnner/intermediate, and dare I say semi-pro level. I found them used for about $250 (CAN). The input jack could stand to be a little sturdier, I've been thinking about side mounting mine into the body. A solid, reliable, slightly sleeker looking P-style bass, with all the glory associated with such a tag

My bass is a korean 1996-98 something like that. It has a maple neck which is pretty thick. the bass weighs alot. The tuning keys aren't so great, mine comes out of tune easily. It's a 4 string. There aren't any special things on it, it's pretty regular.

It sounds raelly really nice.I play in a hardcore, grindcore band, and it sounds great for that. it can be very deep, and the high end is really nice too. It had a good all around sound, nothing great about it, but it is solid.

My bass looked fine when i bought it, but i got sick of the glossy black paint job, so i painted it with flat blue rust-o-lium, so that took care of the normal boring shiny black crap. Other then that, i had to readjust the neck and such when i got it, cause i didn't like the action on it. But i think it was fine, i was just messin with it.

Well you can drop it a ton of time, and it'll get dented but still work fine. But the wiring was all messed up on mine. something really nice about this bass is, it's super easy to fix. i mean i fixed mine with tin foil and scotch tape once. they are easy to take apart and easy to put back together, they rock it pretty hard like that. Once you get it fixed though and set, i mean it's sturdy. I whacked a whole buncha kids with mine and it's still good to go. i've dropped it tons of times. I'd have to say how easy this bass is to fix is my favorite thing about it, cause i mess mine up, alot.

i dunno, i never called them, i always fix it myself

I've been playing this guy for a long time, i think it's a good bass for new players. it sounds good, it's tough, it's easy to work on. if mine was stolen first i'd get angry, then i'd go find another used one. i wouldn't suggest a new one, they aren't worth the money, but get it used thats the way to go. Buy one they are awesome.

* USA made
* single pickup
* maple neck, tobacco sunburst type finish
* P-bass style body
* Narrow *jazz* style neck

Replaced pickup.. now have EMG active (1-9v battery). Before it sounded ok.. kinda wimpy, but now it sounds AWESOME. It stands up next to almost any bass out there as far as sound goes.. just keep the battery kinda fresh.

Nice action, nice neck. Good craftmanship. I'm impressed.

I've had it for well over 10 years.. loaned it to a HEAVY metal bass player and he dinged it all up.. he had it for a year. It still sounds and plays great.. solid as a rock.

Playing guitar for 20+ years.. I keep 5-7 guitars.. including Martin, Gibson, Fender. This is my only bass. It does the job. In fact, combined with my Fender Bassman 60, I could pass as a genuine bass player. I like the durability, good sound, and since it was cheap I don't have to worry about dings. Replace the pickup and you're set for the next 20 years or more. Great for all levels. If you think you're too good to play this bass.. you're either an idiot or you're Stuart Hamm.

Made Sept 28, 1989. Says so on the neck heel! Solid poplar P-bass-style body, one alnico P pickup, maple neck with maple fretboard. Beautiful deep metallic blue finish on the body with a clear gloss finish over the entire neck. W/B/W pickguard with chrome hardware. Schaller-style tuners, and a Schaller roller bridge that I installed myself. Very cool bass.

Smooth and punchy with the factory Peavey pickup, but it lacks a little low end. I have a Seymour Duncan Hot P Bass replacement pickup on the way, and that should take care of that! I use DM flatwounds so I can capture that 60's vibe. Not a noisy bass at all.

I can't say about the factory setup because I bought this bass used, but even 12 years after it was made it is still a fantastic bass. Excellent fit and finish, looks practically new. I did have to shim the front of the neck pocket about .003" because of some buzzing on the highest frets, and I didn't want to use a ton of relief to correct it. No biggie.

Peavey doesn't build 'em like this anymore! Solid as a rock, all American, and built to last. I have NO concerns about reliability with this bass. No backup NEEDED, but take one anyway if you want more than one sound.

I have needed Peavey support only once, about 8 years ago regarding a warranty claim for a ProBass 1000 preamp. It died during a performance, and Peavey fixed it quickly and without hassle.

Playing bass 16 years, but a musician for over 20 years. It's a great bass, and I would definitely want another if this one was lost. No real complaints about it, I knew what to expect when I bought it and it has surpassed my expectations. If you need a P bass but don't want to spend a ton, find one of these on ebay and you will not regret it!

USA made bass, open style tuners with the nice gigantic knobs, very thin neck, maple neck and fretboard, bolt on. Pretty much a p-bass copy made in the good old usa without the inflated fender price.

It sounds like a p-bass, duh. well a little differant, but it is pretty much a p bass. no real dislike for the sound personaly, i would have bought something else if i did not like it.

personally i like it, alot, very good feel to it, well balanced bass that is not to heavey. Like all early/mid nineties peavey copies very well made.

Like a rock, peavey makes great durable stuff.

never needed it

Well here is a secret, in the early and mid ninties peavey made copies of fender products(p-bass, telecasters, strats). All of these products were made in the usa, and compared to the fender(usa) ones they were a bit better quality(but so were the japanese fernandez guitars). These peavey guitars and basses are very easey to get off of ebay at a very fair price. the fury is a great p-bass copy and are dirt cheap. a very well crafted p-bass copy made in the us, at a very low price second hand, if you find one pick it up...because they are great.

Bought a used one - $150.. Made in USA, dont know the yea(its about 4 yrs old) 21 frets, 4 stringed. Passive electronics, precision bass.
I was damn unhappy when i checked to peaveys website and found out that they dont make fury's anymore, now they make fury II's. But then, a few weeks later my friend told my that my bass is okay, so I was pretty glad although the bass is red and kinda girly ;o)

Sound is kinda warm. I dislike that I can't variate with different sounds so much(because bass has only two knobs - volume and tone), but who cares - I play in a school band. The other bad thing is that it's not easy to slap/pop with this bass. Are you a funky musician? Get another bass.
I play rock and sometimes britpop stuff, the bass suits me pretty well - it played well Metallica bass parts and Oasis's as well.

This bass had a lot of live playing at school parties, a lot of beer and a lot of crashing too, still it lasts. And the hardware to. I haven't changed pickups, but I should - their getting old.

Haven't contacted them

I have been playing bass for 1 year. I love it for his long neck(so comfortable) and i hate it for its long neck to(damn hard to fit the bass into bag, but n.p. with a hard case). Its a perfect bass for an amateur(like myself), maybe even too perfect. I don't use amps, sound goes straight to mixer(in live concerts too). If i have to buy a bass now, i would choose a musicman's 4-stringed stingray.