If you find one with a coin in it, it was likely a prototype that slipped out of the factory somehow. Hartley quickly decided that it was in the financial best interest of the company to switch to pennies! Some of the very first necks have pennies in them instead of production slugs. Chip designed the first few 'slug slots' to be the same size as a nickel, so that a nickel could be used while they were waiting for the slugs to come in. Also, the neck tilt mechanism was designed to rest up against a slug. That fixed the problem (obviously this wasn't the production method). To resolve this problem, Chip dug around where the hook was, and filled it with epoxy. This photo is of one of the first prototype necks that came out (number 003).
When the first carved samples came in, they quickly discovered that once the torsion rod was tightened up it pulled the hook right through the wood (or in some cases, straightened the hook out). When Chip and Hartley came up with a patented method for manufacturing necks, they settled on the idea of using a torsion rod with a hook on the end, that would grab the wood and keep it from rotating. much of which was pioneered by Chip and Hartley Peavey. Here you will find fun little tidbits of information about the T-60, Peavey, and the manufacturing process. Welcome the the 'fun-facts' section of Chip's Corner. I was hoping to get date of manuf, country of origin and specs through this serial number (It purports to be a US-made bass.) Can that be done? What does this number tell any of you who know Peavey basses?
PEAVEY FURY BASS SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBERS
Peavey T-60 Serial Numbers Posted by The Bluesman on Sat, - 21:55.But then again I have an old Peavey Envoy 110 teal stripe that is a 1990, and uses the serialization system of the 1980s. My Peavey Studio Pro 112 TransTube (1995 or 1996, I believe) has an 8 digit serial number without a prefix.
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