Peavey Millennium AC BXP Active 5-String Electric Bass

5-bolt neck attachment. Basswood body with quilted veneer. Peavey VFL active pickups.

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Peavey Millennium AC BXP Active 5-String Electric Bass reviews

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21 People rated this product : * * * * * * * * * * 8 out of 10

 

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* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"Great Bass, Great Looks, Great Sound - Peavey Tiger Eye BXP 5 AC."

Feature:
The Active Pickups require two, 9-volt batteries - try Lithium 9-volts to maxumize playing time between battery changes. Dead batteries equal no sound. Unplug your cord from the jack on the bass when not playing to conserve battery power..... ( Dear Peavey, an on/off switch would have been a great addition here.. hint, hint ) The Tiger Eye finish is a real eye catcher on stage. It certainly looks and sounds like a thousand dollar Cirrus. People constantly mention how great it looks and sounds... they have no idea how much money I saved when I picked this bass .... nice conversation starter too...

Quality:
The Tiger Eye quilted finish is spectacular when the stage lights come up. The 3 high/mid/low EQ control dials, the neck / bridge balance and the master volume dials are well spaced. The extremely quiet pick ups make the BXP 5 AC a pleasure to turn up .. eh, oh well .. I admit it ... REALLY LOUD. The Neck is straight, solid and well fretted. The tuners are quite stable. Not a lot of heavy re-tuning, just a slight tweak now and then going between cold vehicle and warm auditorium. The Strings are fine, but I'm thinking of changing to flat wound just to see if I might like them any better. The Body is to say the least BEAUTIFUL. It is a bit heavier than my old venerable Ibanez 4 string, but I don't even notice the difference any more. I really love playing this bass. I compared several Fender & Ibanez styles before finally making up my mind to get the Peavey BXP 5 AC. I don't have anything bad to say about Fender or Ibanez, but personal preference and value for the money pushed me down the Peavey trail. I really think you would be happy with this Bass. I know I am.

Value:
Is it worth the money? I say yes with no hesitation. I also own a Peavey Micro bass 30 watt practice amp ( also great sound, size and durability by the way ). Being a drummer for 30 years, the bass started out as something to tinker with, so I started out with a modest Ibanez TR 50S 4 string about 6 years ago. I never thought I would ever want anything more that that. The longer I goofed around with the 4 string, the more the 5 string intrigued me. Ibanez makes a several great 5 string styles, but my nephew picked up a Peavey BXP 5 string with the black transparent quilt finish. I was impressed by this entry level 5 string enough to search out the AC version. A hundred bucks of upgrades and the Tiger Eye finish were enough to make me find one to test. Played it 15 minutes and I was hooked.

Desirability:
The photos on the web sites do not do it justice.. Go find one with a Tiger Eye finish ...(yes, I am spoiled by it). It flat out looks spectacular and sounds great. Have someone take a digital photo while you're playing it. Note how great the bass looks.... Then, note the smile on your face ...... Gotcha :)

Sound:
The low end was great right out or the case. It's even better after I tweaked the string and neck adjustments a bit. The Active Pickups are great for just about any style you might care to experiment with. The ability to balance between the neck and bridge pickups really lets you dial in a whole range of tonal qualities. Cutting highs and mids to the low thundering growl that the crowds seem to love. dke

Ease of Use:
Due to the absolute requirement of good batteries, a tip out battery compartment would have been a bit easier... and considerably faster way to replaced the cells. ( I'll use this as an additional opportunity to beg Peavey for an on / off switch to save power rather than having to unplug all the time. ) All in all, I love this Bass. No problems at all.

Support:
No problems to report after a year of playing 2 or three times a week. No contact with support needed.

Overall:
Will I keep this Bass for quite a while? Yes, I will. I may buy a Bass POD processor just for something else to play with. Do I want something else? Yes I do. I want a 5 string electric/acoustic as well ..... loud isn't everything....

Submitted: 12/29/2007

Style of Music: 70's thru today - Classic Rock & Contemporary Worship

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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"moms, this is the one for your 15 year old! ( or anyone else for that matter)"

Feature:
the bass came with no accessories, but what would you get anyway but cheap trinkets? my other bass came with some accessories... a really cheap strap and the wrong size allen wrenches as well as a teensy little chord that is just the right length to tie my pedals together, but not my guitar and amp. the features were a very responsive EQ (active three band) with sweet pickup blending and a single volume. all these things except the treble are very useful to me. i always leave the treble off. i love this bass. they had this ingenious idea to cap a lower end body with high end wood and finish so that it looks like a thousand dollar bass. the picture doesn't do it justice, i'm telling you folks, you gotta see this thing. the woods used are really great for tone and response, and i love the fretboard. the neck feels fast and light. the pickups are really nice too, big nasty soapbars! love it!!

Quality:
everything is top notch. can't beat it. should last a hundred years as long as i don't get any lame Townsend mid-life thing. one complaint... the bottom left screw on the neck pickup was not flush with the body, still need to give it a few turns, but otherwise...

Value:
i promise you that you will NOT get this much guitar for this little $ anywhere! it's cheap and you can play it in your basement or in front of 20,000 screaming fans.

Desirability:
love everything about it. its really a hot bass. could not be better except if they'd put a smooth 1/4" jack in it instead of the screw in type.

Sound:
this bass can thump, growl, pop, whine and howl. it can be smooth like butter or gritty as gravel. the knobs can be tweaked to give you anything you want, but it is a really BRIGHT bass and i personally have to turn the treble all the way off and still turn it way down on the amp, but it makes it very articulate and makes the most of my effects and distortion. love the powered electronics too. you can get a nice even response through the whole spectrum. this thing is great!

Support:
haven't needed them yet, but i'll give them a 10 just because the people who HAVE had to call all give peavey top ratings anyway.

Overall:
this will keep me bust for years to come. the only supplement i will want will be a louder amp. the thing i like least about this guitar is that you can't play it without batteries, but such is life.

Submitted: 1/27/2006

Style of Music: Worshiping my God, whatever that might mean. as long as its for Jesus.

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Peavey Millennium bass guitars are well regarded as the essential working player's bass for their solid low end, playability and craftsmanship -- in fact, pros such as John Campbell (Lamb of God), Josh Sattler (doubleDRIVE) and Marco Mendoza (Ted Nugent, Whitesnake) are avid Millennium players.

Each Millennium AC BXP bass features a Basswood body, Hard Rock Maple neck with Rosewood fretboard and an attractive quilted Maple cap. An active electronic system, driven by Peavey Cirrus neck and bridge active pickups, provides an extra boost in volume and tone with more expressive sound control. These 21-fret, 34 in. scale basses also feature volume, pickup blend, bass, mid and treble controls, as well as the new Peavey headstock design.

Features:
Available in Transparent Black Violet, Tiger Eye, Transparent Black, and Maroon

34 in. scale

5-bolt neck attachment with Hard Rock Maple neck

Rosewood fretboard and Basswood body with quilted veneer

21 frets

Hipshot Y-style machine heads

Standard wheel torsion rod

Finger-style bridge, string-thru with string-thru ferrules

Peavey VFL active pickups

Volume, pickup blend, bass, mid, and treble controls

Satin Black hardware

Case not included

Technical Info

Dimensions Unpacked: 46.00 in. H x 13.00 in. W x 2.50 in. D

Dimensions Packed: 47.50 in. H x 15.73 in. W x 3.50 in. D

Weight Unpacked: 9.00 lbs.

Weight Packed: 11.00 lbs.
Bring the thunder to any stage with this beast-of-a-bass! Basswood body with quilted maple cap. Five-bolt maple neck. Hipshot machine heads, string-thru bridge. Active pickups with master volume and blend knobs, 3-band EQ. Punchy and mean!
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