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T-40 infosheet

#2
HI, i cant believe anyone posted...

this is great, thank you very much!!

btw: im trying to find the t-40 neck pocket...

will a fender jaz neck fit in?

will a peavey foundation?

another interesting thing will be turning the t-40 into a 5 strings (t-50?)...
 
#3
So I find out that Chip Todd has a shop close to where I live. Anyone have any questions they would like for me to ask? Hopefully I dont act like too much of a geek. I can see it now..."so how was it working with Hartley Peavey?" DOH!!! He wants me to come by his shop and give him my take on one of his basses he says is unlike anything on the market. I hope I dont poop my pants.
 
#6
Cool info...A T-40 was actually my first bass in about 1995/6. The bass was actually an early 80's model that I bought from a guy who was a guitar player. Natural finish with black pickguard. He received it brand new as a present around 1981/2. Played it a few times and then stuck it in a closet. Almost 15 years later, I buy it from him for $175. As new condition it had the Peavey molded wedge style case and all the case candy. Along with the original plastic coating on the pickguard. I think I sold it a year later or so for $250 or something like that. It would be cool to have it back...man, that was many years ago.
 
#10
heavyfunkmachin said:
HI, i cant believe anyone posted...

this is great, thank you very much!!

btw: im trying to find the t-40 neck pocket...

will a fender jaz neck fit in?

will a peavey foundation?

another interesting thing will be turning the t-40 into a 5 strings (t-50?)...
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I read on here a few months back that I think on one of the T40 forums someone had turned their T40 into a fiver. The necks are wide enough to accommodate the extra string, theres enough room on the headstock for the extra machine head and swapping out the bridge is not a problem or the nut. Though I don't think you'd use a bridge for string through [body] as T40s are set. Than again if you've already drilled the headstock for the extra tuner whats drilling the body for the extra string, right?
 
#13
Those looking for a black/maple: I wouldn't worry too much, No T-40 configuration is as common as the ash/maple, but black/maples are, in my experience, the second most common T-40 color combo out there. As long as you don't need an absolute mint example (sorry Ben) just keep your eyes out (TB, ebay, craigslist, the T-40 forum, etc), and you should be able to find a moderately priced example.

Don't wait too long though, because the prices for all kinds T-40's are slowly rising.
 
#14
Great post - thanks for sharing!! Just picked up my (common) natural T-40 a couple of weeks back from a local girl who hadn't played it since it was bought in 1981. Local classifieds, $250 wow...good thing some people don't have internet, keeps the prices low :)
One of the pickups is a bit intermittent so those wiring diagrams will be useful for troubleshooting that.
 
#20
Eilif said:
Owners Manual- available for download here: http://www.peaveyt60.com/images/Peavey T-60.pdf

Wiring diagram - http://www.peaveyt60.com/mods&hotrodding.htm

Custom work- Chip Todd (T-40 creator) does custom work on T series instruments and others, including lightening bodies, custom tops, body binding and left handed instruments. http://www.peaveyt60.com/ctecustoms.htm

Promotional materials- All the T-60 materiel here are also features the T-40. http://www.peaveyt60.com/t-60_brochures.htm

Websites: http://www.peaveyt60.com/t-60_articles.htm has schematics (same as t-60) info about T-40 creator Chip Todd, and early Peavey instruments, and some informative articles. Also, check the Peavey website for owners manual and related information on their forums. Chip Todd is known to post on the T-60 and official Peavey forums.

http://peaveyt40.forumotion.com/index.htm
Not a super active forum, but a great place to get information about the T-40.
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These links no longer work. Has the hosting site been changed? Great work, by the way, Eilif!
 

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