Peavey Cropper Classic - need help!!!!

kboy · October 6th, 2009, 01:35 AM

Hi Folks, I have a chance to get a Cropper Classic for really really cheap but need help. Can any owners of this model explain (in detail) the Maxcess neck joint. (1) Is it an aluminum channel that fits around the neck heel then into the neck pocket? (2) Is the Peavey neck's heel longer, shaped differently? (3) Are any owners willing to post some photos of their Maxcess joint/neck? (4) Have any owners modded their Cropper Classics? Thanks in advance.

IPLAYLOUD · October 6th, 2009, 12:03 PM

I hope this helps:

kboy · October 6th, 2009, 09:22 PM

Thanks "IPLAYLOUD"! Unfortunately the video shows a newer Cropper model. I guess they're reissuing a newer updated model so the neck joint looks completely different from the older versions (i.e., 5 bolt vs a 4 bolt) and no mention of the Maxcess neck joint. Thanks for trying though. Any other Cropper owners out there?

vinman · October 6th, 2009, 09:33 PM

I don't know if you found this online, but maybe this will help?
http://www.peavey.com/assets/literat...s/80302327.pdf

kboy · October 7th, 2009, 12:19 AM

My thanks to you "vinman" - and yes, have the site bookmarked and it proved informative! But I'm hoping to see a photo of a Cropper Classic's neck detached from the body. Can't find anything on the net that explains the Maxcess neck joint in detail (i.e., photos or drawings). Maybe there's nothing that different from a standard Fender bolt on neck I don't know but the heel area appears very different from a Fender-style Tele. Great help guys (IPLAYLOUD & vinman). Again, calling out to all Cropper Classic owners whoever you are!

almcg · November 4th, 2009, 03:25 AM

I just traded an amp for a '99 cropper classic. Man, what a guitar. extremely well built, beautiful finish, has the maxcess neck and the 5 bolt. Beautiful tone with great sustain. very good pickups. sounds and plays great one of my favorites now, and I have 17 others that are also great guitars. Oh, the neck function.... allows you to angle the neck back to change the string tension I guess. I don't see me every changing it.

Groovey Records · November 4th, 2009, 04:14 AM

The guy in the video doesn't seem to be a hands on guy

He calls bolts screws, and the neck taper triangle thing instead of V

Is that Peavey he says he signs the checks and the Guitars?

robertbp · November 4th, 2009, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groovey Records

The guy in the video doesn't seem to be a hands on guy

He calls bolts screws, and the neck taper triangle thing instead of V

Is that Peavey he says he signs the checks and the Guitars?

I'm pretty sure that's Hartley Peavey...

Groovey Records · November 4th, 2009, 04:59 PM

In that video he appears pretty clueless

I wonder who really worked with Steve on these guitars

AFAIK Steve still plays them

JackStraw · November 4th, 2009, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groovey Records

The guy in the video doesn't seem to be a hands on guy

He calls bolts screws, and the neck taper triangle thing instead of V

Is that Peavey he says he signs the checks and the Guitars?

Using the term "four bolt neck" is actually incorrect. They are screws. Wood screws. If you happen to have threaded inserts in your neck they are machine screws.

Groovey Records · November 4th, 2009, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackStraw

Using the term "four bolt neck" is actually incorrect. They are screws. Wood screws. If you happen to have threaded inserts in your neck they are machine screws.

He uses both terms and hesitates in his description. Its obvious it is the first time he has looked at this prototype and has to ask someone off camera did Steve ask for a specific feature.

My point being he seemed uncomfortable in his role as spokesman and was not as well versed as someone like you or I with his own product.

daddyopapa · November 4th, 2009, 10:13 PM

Hartley Peavey is an amp guy, not a guitar guy.

October 6th, 2009, 01:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
kboy NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: so california Posts: 4	Peavey Cropper Classic - need help!!!! Hi Folks, I have a chance to get a Cropper Classic for really really cheap but need help. Can any owners of this model explain (in detail) the Maxcess neck joint. (1) Is it an aluminum channel that fits around the neck heel then into the neck pocket? (2) Is the Peavey neck's heel longer, shaped differently? (3) Are any owners willing to post some photos of their Maxcess joint/neck? (4) Have any owners modded their Cropper Classics? Thanks in advance.

October 6th, 2009, 12:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
IPLAYLOUD Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Long Island, N.Y. Posts: 871 1 Photos	I hope this helps: __________________ "Here's a secret...we keep Telecasters in cases to protect other guitars from them." - Bill Kirchen

November 4th, 2009, 04:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
Groovey Records Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Desolation Row Posts: 1,521	The guy in the video doesn't seem to be a hands on guy He calls bolts screws, and the neck taper triangle thing instead of V Is that Peavey he says he signs the checks and the Guitars? __________________ Yeah but you should of heard what I was trying to play-Thelonius Monk EnJoY ThE MuSiC GrooVey RecOrds

November 4th, 2009, 04:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Groovey Records Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Desolation Row Posts: 1,521	In that video he appears pretty clueless I wonder who really worked with Steve on these guitars AFAIK Steve still plays them __________________ Yeah but you should of heard what I was trying to play-Thelonius Monk EnJoY ThE MuSiC GrooVey RecOrds

November 4th, 2009, 10:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
daddyopapa Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: BC Canada Posts: 564	Hartley Peavey is an amp guy, not a guitar guy. __________________ Don't let them steal your joy.

October 6th, 2009, 09:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
kboy NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: so california Posts: 4	Thanks "IPLAYLOUD"! Unfortunately the video shows a newer Cropper model. I guess they're reissuing a newer updated model so the neck joint looks completely different from the older versions (i.e., 5 bolt vs a 4 bolt) and no mention of the Maxcess neck joint. Thanks for trying though. Any other Cropper owners out there?

October 6th, 2009, 09:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
vinman Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: long island, ny Age: 56 Posts: 176 3 Photos	I don't know if you found this online, but maybe this will help? http://www.peavey.com/assets/literat...s/80302327.pdf

October 7th, 2009, 12:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
kboy NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: so california Posts: 4	My thanks to you "vinman" - and yes, have the site bookmarked and it proved informative! But I'm hoping to see a photo of a Cropper Classic's neck detached from the body. Can't find anything on the net that explains the Maxcess neck joint in detail (i.e., photos or drawings). Maybe there's nothing that different from a standard Fender bolt on neck I don't know but the heel area appears very different from a Fender-style Tele. Great help guys (IPLAYLOUD & vinman). Again, calling out to all Cropper Classic owners whoever you are!

November 4th, 2009, 03:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
almcg NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4	I just traded an amp for a '99 cropper classic. Man, what a guitar. extremely well built, beautiful finish, has the maxcess neck and the 5 bolt. Beautiful tone with great sustain. very good pickups. sounds and plays great one of my favorites now, and I have 17 others that are also great guitars. Oh, the neck function.... allows you to angle the neck back to change the string tension I guess. I don't see me every changing it.

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