Nordstrand experts: will Fat Stacks give me a sound similar to a Peavey T-40?

fourstringbliss · #1 01-14-2010, 02:25 PM

I have a dilemma. I LOVE the way a Peavey T-40 sounds, but I'm not sure I like the width of the neck and I'm sure not crazy about how much they weigh. I currently have a mahogany bodied Ibanez BTB510 4-string loaded with Nordstrand Big Splits and an Audere Classic 4-Band preamp. This gives me a clean, clear sound - pretty modern souding. I can get vintage type tones, but they're all pretty clean/clear.

Would Nordstrand Fat Stacks get me closer to a T-40ish sound?

stflbn · #2 01-14-2010, 02:29 PM

Not sure if any of the Nordy pickups are going to give what the T-40 offers.

fourstringbliss · #3 01-14-2010, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stflbn

Not sure if any of the Nordy pickups are going to give what the T-40 offers.

I know the T-40 can give vintage type tones, but what about cleaner, modern tones? I've read that it's not reall a slappers bass, but I'm not worried about that.

walterw · #4 01-14-2010, 08:20 PM

yeah, not even close.

do you like the T-40 with the tone knobs all the way up? if so, those humbuckers are both split to single-coil mode. true singles would come closer to what you want.

fourstringbliss · #5 01-14-2010, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by walterw

yeah, not even close.

do you like the T-40 with the tone knobs all the way up? if so, those humbuckers are both split to single-coil mode. true singles would come closer to what you want.

There's just something juicy and organic about the tone I get when I either listen to the youtube t-40 videos or get the chance to play one in a store. It sounds like all of the classic rock bass tones I like best.

walterw · #6 01-15-2010, 01:26 AM

sounds like you're just in the market for a nice passive bass.

BuffaloBass · #7 01-15-2010, 07:15 AM

Closest I heard so far is a Reverend BH5 where you had the option of switching on each pickup/single parallel/one big humbucker. That one ( which was in my hands less than a week) could mimic a T40 pretty well. But really nothing does the tone exactlyl. Maybe a DarkStar'd bass might.

BTW, I have the tone knobs on my T40 permanently at 6-7, so my t40 "voice" is slighly humbukerish, with just a bit-o-single coil left.

Not a great slap bass, like a Tbird, as the neck pup is right near the end of the board.