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I work on guitars and repair them now and have a great plan for one of the T-60 Peavey models.

With that said, in the mass-produced department concerning quality American-made used bass guitars, two companies usually stand out above the rest: Carvin and Peavey.

Truly. As it states right on their home page, American-Made Since 1946.

You buy Carvin and youre buying American; its as simple as that.

The reason most bass players arent aware of Carvin is simply because Carvin is a factory-direct shop, meaning new Carvin axes are rarely seen in any instrument retailers.

You will, however, find used Carvin bass guitars at instrument shops, and being theyre all American-made you dont have to think about where theyre manufactured because you already know.

Heres an example of a used Carvin listing at that popular national guitar store that begins with a G: Thats an American-made bass for 400, and even states USA right in the listing.

Its generally agreed upon that you have to spend about 400 to get a good quality used bass.

Why not make it an American-made by going Carvin Peavey USA-made Peavey bass guitars have a solid reputation for being very well-made instruments.

And while theres a treasure trove of USA-made used Peavey bass guitars to be had, players typically complain of three things concerning Peavey more than anything else: Depending on model, they can weigh a ton.

Parts for them can be very difficult to acquire (such as the custom Peavey-only etched metal knobs for volumetone control, which a lot of people seem to lose for whatever reason.) Certain Peavey bass guitars do have, shall we say, interesting electronics.

The used USA-made Peavey bass you will most likely come across is called the Peavey Foundation; the headstock will prominently state CRAFTED IN THE U.S.A.

HANDCRAFTED IN THE U.S.A.

BY PEAVEY. The other models of Peavey bass guitars youll see will be the T series, namely the T40 and the T45.

Example: Yes, these are the models with those stupid etched metal control knobs that people always lose.

T series Peaveys are ordinarily big, heavy instruments with big, fat top-loader bridges on them (they even have an etchedraised PEAVEY logo on them,) and somewhat-wacky electronics under the pick guard but nothing you cant handle or fix yourself.

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It cannot be said enough times that if you decide to go for one of those older T series Peaveys, make VERY SURE it has all those etched Peavey knobs, because you can spend up to 100 for a full set of them, and thats no joke.

A well-to-do T40 model sells for anywhere around 350 to 500 on eBay.

But fortunately for you, Peavey totally over-engineered the T line, so you wont end up with a rickety mess since they built them like tanks.

Personally, I think as far as used American-made bass guitars go, Carvin and Peavey have some good stuff available.

But what do you think Is American-made important enough to justify the purchase of one of the above, or are you better off with something like a Mexican-made Fender bass.

It was a nice instrument for the price and I am glad I had it.

I use GVs nearly exclusively, and couldnt be happier with the playability, looks and tone.

I managed to find one last year that was the same year as the one i had and its one of my main basses now.

Made in the USA usually just means overpriced, especially in the case of the Big Guys.

The value of the T40s have actually gone up in recent years, seems to be some affinity for them over other models.

But I have been looking 4 one now with the price being very affordable.