New Peavey Generation Triple Single

hutchman · May 19th, 2008, 11:28 PM

After a lot of research and reading here and on other forums, I decided to take a chance on a Triple Single. I have read both good and bad, so it was a roll of the dice as far as I was concerned. I ordered it last Wednesday from Uncle Ikes early in the AM PDT and it was shipped by 1200 CDT the same day. Awesome shipping!

It arrived today and after opening it, I only found a couple of flaws, one most people would never notice and the other easily seen, but the location keeps it unnoticeable, so it was good so far.

I tuned it and notice the action was very low.........did I mention it was low......? It also appeared that the first fret was 3 or 4 thou lower than the second fret. This was causing both dead strings and sever rattling on the low E string. Since I am a noob, I had no idea what to do. Called Uncle Ikes and they said it sounded like had too much arch or bow (not sure which is correct) in the neck and could be taken care of with a professional set up.

They stated these cheaper guitars essentially have no set up from the factory and I guess they don't check them before they send them out. I was begining to think that I may have made a mistake, so I called the local shop and they said to bring it in Wednesday for a set up.

That was OK with me, but I wanted to play this thing. I decided to google "guitar setup" and immediately found a website that gave a step by step procedure to set one up. So being the curious person that I am, I decided to see if I could perform this setup myself. Two hours later, the guitar plays as good or better than my Epi Les Paul.

It is now everything I wanted with the twang that I have looked for over the last two years. The Les Paul just never tweaked me for country music.

This thing looks good, plays easy (for a noob anyway), and sounds exactly the way I wanted it to, and was very affordable. And as an added bonus, I learned something useful.

Thanks to you guys for all the info, even though most of it was gleaned by lurking!

Hutch

e-merlin · May 20th, 2008, 12:18 AM

Welcome to the board, Hutch. And, dammit, don't you know you need to post some pics of a new guitar?

Is that an EX or an EXP? I wish Peavey's didn't have such a flat fretboard. I'd have a whole roomful. They have some great guitars.

gtrwrks · May 20th, 2008, 12:19 AM

Good for you! Of course, now we need some pics...

hutchman · May 20th, 2008, 12:51 AM

Just got done with these and they don't do it justice. The grain shows much better than in the pics. I'll try some natural light outside tomorrow.

Thanks again and it's an EX.

blueshawk1 · May 20th, 2008, 12:55 AM

Congrats! I have that same model, same color, and it's a heck of a good guitar, especially for the money.

e-merlin · May 20th, 2008, 01:56 AM

That is a beauty!

hutchman · May 22nd, 2008, 12:52 AM

I have now played this guitar yesterday and today and I have a few impressions. First of all, I am not a good guitar player - I can play 3 or 4 chords is 4 or 5 different keys, and a couple of barre chords. That's it, the sum of my knowledge and ability at this point. I can't tell you whether this thing growls or the bridge pickup is bright or not.........I just don't know. I can't tell you whether the neck is slow or fast...........again, I don't have the knowledge. But this I can tell you......

This guitar has renewed my interest in playing. I get a smile on my face when I plug it in and the smile is still there when I quit. I get a bunch of different tones that I really like especially the bridge. It really twangs. The guitar is easy to get different sounds out of.......volume, tone, and the bridge switch and these controls are intuitive.

The guitar has made me a better player in two days. It fits me better than my other two do and is easier to play. It may be that the frets are taller or the strings are smaller, or a combination of the two, I don't know. It is just easier to get clean chords for me.

I guess the biggest compliment I can give it is this: If I had spent $1500 on this guitar I would have been pumped because of how it works for me, but I didn't. For $149 I am just absolutely amazed. This has got to be one of the best deals going as far as I am concerned.

May 19th, 2008, 11:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
hutchman TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Richland, WA Posts: 10	New Peavey Generation Triple Single After a lot of research and reading here and on other forums, I decided to take a chance on a Triple Single. I have read both good and bad, so it was a roll of the dice as far as I was concerned. I ordered it last Wednesday from Uncle Ikes early in the AM PDT and it was shipped by 1200 CDT the same day. Awesome shipping! It arrived today and after opening it, I only found a couple of flaws, one most people would never notice and the other easily seen, but the location keeps it unnoticeable, so it was good so far. I tuned it and notice the action was very low.........did I mention it was low......? It also appeared that the first fret was 3 or 4 thou lower than the second fret. This was causing both dead strings and sever rattling on the low E string. Since I am a noob, I had no idea what to do. Called Uncle Ikes and they said it sounded like had too much arch or bow (not sure which is correct) in the neck and could be taken care of with a professional set up. They stated these cheaper guitars essentially have no set up from the factory and I guess they don't check them before they send them out. I was begining to think that I may have made a mistake, so I called the local shop and they said to bring it in Wednesday for a set up. That was OK with me, but I wanted to play this thing. I decided to google "guitar setup" and immediately found a website that gave a step by step procedure to set one up. So being the curious person that I am, I decided to see if I could perform this setup myself. Two hours later, the guitar plays as good or better than my Epi Les Paul. It is now everything I wanted with the twang that I have looked for over the last two years. The Les Paul just never tweaked me for country music. This thing looks good, plays easy (for a noob anyway), and sounds exactly the way I wanted it to, and was very affordable. And as an added bonus, I learned something useful. Thanks to you guys for all the info, even though most of it was gleaned by lurking! Hutch

May 20th, 2008, 12:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
gtrwrks Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: oklahoma city, ok Age: 44 Posts: 753	Good for you! Of course, now we need some pics... __________________ www.myspace.com/toddlynchmusic

May 20th, 2008, 12:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
hutchman TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Richland, WA Posts: 10	Just got done with these and they don't do it justice. The grain shows much better than in the pics. I'll try some natural light outside tomorrow. Thanks again and it's an EX.

May 20th, 2008, 12:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
blueshawk1 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Upstate NY Age: 51 Posts: 250 6 Photos	Congrats! I have that same model, same color, and it's a heck of a good guitar, especially for the money.

May 22nd, 2008, 12:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
hutchman TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Richland, WA Posts: 10	I have now played this guitar yesterday and today and I have a few impressions. First of all, I am not a good guitar player - I can play 3 or 4 chords is 4 or 5 different keys, and a couple of barre chords. That's it, the sum of my knowledge and ability at this point. I can't tell you whether this thing growls or the bridge pickup is bright or not.........I just don't know. I can't tell you whether the neck is slow or fast...........again, I don't have the knowledge. But this I can tell you...... This guitar has renewed my interest in playing. I get a smile on my face when I plug it in and the smile is still there when I quit. I get a bunch of different tones that I really like especially the bridge. It really twangs. The guitar is easy to get different sounds out of.......volume, tone, and the bridge switch and these controls are intuitive. The guitar has made me a better player in two days. It fits me better than my other two do and is easier to play. It may be that the frets are taller or the strings are smaller, or a combination of the two, I don't know. It is just easier to get clean chords for me. I guess the biggest compliment I can give it is this: If I had spent $1500 on this guitar I would have been pumped because of how it works for me, but I didn't. For $149 I am just absolutely amazed. This has got to be one of the best deals going as far as I am concerned.