Bass Gear Review

Reviewer	Dan Lamoureux
Experience	4
Review date	February 01 2004
Manufacturer	Peavey
Model	Grind Bass 5 PXB
Price	350 CDN
Item owned for	Less than 1 month

Bass type	5 string fretted
Neck join	Neck Through
Neck construction	5 piece neck (Mahogany & Maple)
Fingerboard	35" Scale, 24 fret. Rosewood Fingerboard
Body	Imbuya wings
Finish	Natural
Pickups	Stock Peavey soap type humbuckers
Hardware	Black Hardware
Electronics	pasive

What can I say?... I set out to buy a "backup" 5 string to add to my collection. After spending the day looking through all the local music stores trying out numerous basses, I finally came across the above mentioned axe. First off, WOW, this thing looks amazing! But what really won me over where the small differences. This is my second venture into the "5 string" market, I bought a Fender Jazz V DLX a few years back and after the initial novelty wore off, I found that I really hadn't spent enough time researching my purchase. So I ended up selling it 6 months after due to a lacklustre B string. So now 2 years later, I finally decided to plunge back in. First off, the 35" scale lenght...HUGE difference! Even after restringing it with the lightest strings I could find (need to get used to the scale lenght) it still sounded tight, punchy and well defined. Another of the little touches: the bridge allows you to string through the body or the back end of the bridge. Also worth mentioning is the versatility of the instrument, I usually don't like neck throughs for slapping but this thing slaps like a dream and the scalloped bottom horn makes pops a breeze (as well as giving great access to the upper frets!) The only thing I would have to sya didn't impress me was the quality of the fret dress, a few of the frets needed to be re-dressed on the bottom portion of the neck. As far as the sound goes, no complaints but I am considering adding a preamp in the next little while to make it even more versatile. And for the price I paid for this used bass (approx 225$ US) I couldn't go wrong. I would have to say that if I lost it somehow, I would surely be out the next day looking for another one!

Construction	95%
(not impressed with the fret job, but everything else was fantastic)
Appearance	100%
(Just gorgeous! Looks a hell of a lot more expensive than it was!)
Playability	95%
(plays like a dream, my most versatile bass yet ( slap, pop, tap & fingered))

Sound	95%
(Great sound, High output from the passive humbuckers)
Value	100%
(Amazing value)
Overall	98%
(Do yourself a favor, if you come across one of these new or used, try it!!!)