Peavey Millennium AC BXP Active 5-String Electric Bass

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Regarded by bassists for its clear lows, rugged build, and superb price, the AC BXP is a perfect addition to your instrument armada.

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 updated Peavey headstock design.

Features:
34 inch scale
- Five-bolt neck attachment with hard rock maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard and agathis body with quilted veneer
- 21 frets
- Hipshot(tm) Y-style machine heads
- Standard wheel torsion rod
- Finger-style bridge, string-thru with string-thru ferrules
- Peavey VFL(tm) active pickups
- Volume, pickup blend, bass, mid, and treble controls
- Satin black hardware
- Case not included

-34" scale

-19-1 mini die cast enclosed machine heads

-2 way fully adjustable torsion rod

-Individual finger-style bridge

-15" fretboard radius

-String-thru ferrules

-19:1 ratio tuning machines

-2 Peavey USA design VFL active humbucking pickups

-Active preamp

-18 volt electronics

-21 Frets

-Volume, pickup blend, bass, mid and treble controls with 12 dB boost/cut

-Solid Basswood body, rosewood fingerboard

-Satin black hardware

-Five bolt neck attachment with hard rock maple neck

-Case not included

-String-thru body or top load

-Weight Unpacked: 8.82 lb(4 kg)

-Weight Packed: 14.99 lb(6.8 kg)

-Width Packed: 18.5"(46.99 cm)

-Height Packed: 50"(127 cm)

-Depth Packed: 3.75"(9.525 cm)

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 877-732-8391
Email: customerservice@peavey.com
Web: https://peavey.com/c/Contact-Us

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (25 ratings)
Submitted December 29, 2007 by a customer from netscape.net

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

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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This review has been selected by our experts as particularly helpful.
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....

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

Features
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...

Ease of Use
Due to the absolute requirement of good batteries, a tip out battery compartment would have been a bit easier... read more 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.

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.

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

The Wow Factor
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 :)

Musical Background:
Percussion 35 yrs - Bass 6 yrs - Penny Whistle - 1 week

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