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12-26-2011, 05:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD | | | Peavey T-40 help
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For Christmas, my girlfriend bought me the bass I've had my eye of for quite some time: A Black on Black 1981 Peavey T-40. It's perfect except for two things: Some fool decided to replace the steel nut with a graphtech one, and The bridge pickup only works when I put the pickups out of phase. I plan to track down a steel nut at some point, but what worries me right now is the pickup situation. I like the fullness of the in-phase sound, and the out of phase tone sounds like a junky silvertone to me. The neck pup sounds great, now all i have to do is get the bridge one working. Does anyone have any ideas as to what the problem is? |
12-26-2011, 05:17 PM
|  | Must. Stop. Buying. Basses. Errrrkkkk!!!! | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Roseville, CA | | | If both pickups work, then it sounds like you just have a wiring problem that should be easy to fix cheaply - for a tech that knows what they're doing.
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12-26-2011, 05:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA | | | The most likely prob with the bridge PU is the phase switch. The bridge PU is wired to and it's signal passes through the phase switch. If the switch takes a lick it can get wonky. Not a totally easy fix but not too bad if you're good with tools and can solder.
mech
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12-26-2011, 06:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD | | | Okay, so any idea how much getting a new phase switch installed would cost at music go round, or some such store? |
12-26-2011, 08:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Central Texas | | | I got a phase switch from Radio Shack for like 4 bucks and it was installed on my T-40 for like 15 at my tech. I think it is DPDT (Double Pole/Double Throw) paddle switch, maybe someone can correct me if I am wrong.
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12-26-2011, 09:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD | | | Were you having the same problem as me, or another one entirely? |
12-26-2011, 09:49 PM
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