I bought... A Peavey! And it's a 6 string! Never thought I'd be saying that, but I've had it for a few weeks now, and it's a fine machine. I recently got involved in putting together a Peter Gabriel tribute band. It was initially to be a one-off for a special Genesis fan gathering in Chicago in September, but we've already got three more shows booked. Anyway, I needed to break out my old Guild Pilot 5 string to cover some of the material, including Stick tunes. Got a fresh new set of frets installed to perfection and a general tune-up by Fat Cat Guitars in Elgin, IL. I haven't played a 5er regularly in about 20 years. (Yes, 1999 was 20 years ago
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SO, since it's become a semi-regular thing, I realized I need a backup. I'm screwed without that low B on a lot of tunes. I'd been toying with the idea of a 6 string for a while, and figured now was a good time to experiment. I didn't want to spend a ton of money, so I was looking at the Ibanez stuff. Some good options, made in Indonesia. Then I started noticing some good prices on 90s Carvin basses. I was close to pulling the trigger, but further research turned up a lot of complaints of broken truss rods on those instruments, so I passed. But in the process, I came across these Peavey Tim Landers TL-Six basses. I guess they were the predecessor to the current Cirrus line. USA made, neck through, 5-piece maple and purpleheart neck, ebony 'board, and solid maple body wings with 2 more strips of purpleheart flanking the neck. A previous owner swapped out the stock pups and guts for Bartolini. I don't have a lot of experience with Barts, so I'm kind of neutral toward them, but as I'm dialing things in, I'm finding some very good tones.
It's not a real looker - black stain on maple = turd brown - but it's OK. $515 shipped.
