My T-40 shipped today. I can't wait to get it. Having never played one before, I'm a little worried it won't be what I'm expecting. ANy T-40 owners out there, can you 
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Another one off Evil Bay
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bongomania
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1) Put the actual subject of your thread in the thread title. Otherwise, how will the people you want to open the thread know to open it?
2) Search on "t40". I know that's the despised "do a search nazi" line, but really--there are loads of threads about T40's, so why not read what they say?
The T-40 rocks! Put LaBella Flatwounds on it. I have a late 70's T-40 with the Toaster pickups. They switched to Blade style pickups in 1980. Both sound great. This is my go-to passive bass. I take it to nearly every gig. They are starting to climb in value and they are getting harder to find. If you don't like it let me know, I can most certainly fing you a buyer. Do a little research on the electronics. It has unique wiring. The tone control knob allows you to switch between humbucker and single coil tones. There is also a phase switch and this bass is a match made in Heaven for an envelope filter. It is a fairly intuitive switching system. Congratulations on your new purchase.
It Gets here in 4 days!!!! Aren't LaBellas crazily expensive? The only strings I use are D'Addarios, and that famous string set every bassist has used at one time or another. You know what it is. 
To Bongomania: I tried to think of something clever, and that's what I came up with. Sorry you don't like it.
To Bongomania: I tried to think of something clever, and that's what I came up with. Sorry you don't like it.
You can find info on these if you type in a search on them. There is a club that has useful info as well.(stopped taking #'s and is now more used for information and stories on them. You can assign your own # as long its not used.)
LaBella Deep Talkin' Bass strings are 30-40 bucks on the internet. GuitarCenter will charge you 50 if they have them in stock. Flats sound great on that bass. It will minimize the time until you need a refret and you can get the action a little lower. LaBella strings sound better the longer you have them on your instrument. You won't need to change them for a long time. See what you think though. It really is a player preference. An y questions about the T-40, don't hesitate to contact me.
I'm trying to date it using a Pic of the serial #. The first four digits are 0068. I couldn't find a match of the number and the closet I could find was 1980. I was reading about them before I bought it and Thought they switched pickups in '80 or so. confusion
Would they be great for Prog? That's my main style. I never thought flatwounds were that bright.
The best way to date it is to call Peavey. They use some strange code for all of their USA basses, I had them date my Patriot Bass and my T-40. Flats will work fine for Prog. Steve Harris used flats with Iron Maiden early on, I'm told, so as long as you have a decent head or EQ it shouldn't be a problem. If you are hesitant, stick with rounds. I typically set up each bass for a different style. I never know what style I will be playing and I have eleven bass guitars so I have my T-40 and my G and L set up with flats. Peavey basses are pretty bright sounding. Try it out with the strings that are on it first and if they work for you, leave them on.
I'm going for really growly, kinda like a Ric. I was always told that treble with flatwounds sounded like a P-Bass on steroids. But I'll try the flats.
I have an 82' T-40 with a sunburst finish, maple fretboard, and strung with D'Addario Chrome flats. This is my go-to passive bass for recording, but I couldn't even imagine playing it live for more than 2 songs. Its one hell of a steal for the price you pay given the tonal qualities of the bass. Again, great for playing at home and recording (maybe jamming with some friends if you sit down), but the weight is its biggest downfall. Still, I love my T-40 and its the only passive bass I own 
All my basses except one are passive. I think passive basses sound warmer than a active bass and I hate replacing batteries.
Still does use 'em-Rotosounds-new set for every show.
the T-40 is an awesome, though often very heavy bass.
