Peavey T-40......Wrong knobs. Neck and saddles need a tweak or two but already very close to how i like them setup playability wise. That is all
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nice looking nat. 40, even better with those knobs. is it lighter weight than typical?
Yes it is...dont get me wrong, it still has some mass but it is certainly a little lighter than the previous one i had.
all lighter ones I've come across have been the natural finishes. kinda crazy, considering their rep
one was significantly lighter than my burst, wondering how it affects the overall tone
ha! you got one! --- you must be in pretty good shape, or you're fearless! 
kidding...it looks great and it appears to be ready to handle the business. congratulations on your new instrument! 
kidding...it looks great and it appears to be ready to handle the business. congratulations on your new instrument! ha! you got one! --- you must be in pretty good shape, or you're fearless!
thanks...just gotta do a quick setup and throw some happy new roundwounds on it...I think Midway is on HBO....I think that will be a good Setup Movie
Congrats on your new T-40.
What happen to the previous one you had?
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What happen to the previous one you had?
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Love those old warhorses. I let one pass through my hands a couple of years ago, the only purchase I regret not making.
Congrats
Congrats
Congrats on a cool, versatile, and iconic bass. That's one of those basses that If I could go back in time I'd have bought a herd of them. So under rated. I have to wonder if one day we'll be reading TB and people will be talking about the $10,000 mint, 90 year old peavey bass.
Only pic I can find on short notice because I only used it for recording.....it was a burgundy color, which I heard was rare....owned it for a long time but didnt have any sentimental value --- until way after I sold it. Yeah, it was stupid...The Stingray pictured is also gone -- but I don't miss that at all. I have had a love/hate relationship with Rays: When I dont have one, I miss it and want one....Then I get one and, after a bit, I'm "Meh...I miss my J basses..I dont need this" and off it goes...This has happened three times in my life since 1989 but I think Ive finally beaten it
I've got one that's scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Has a couple of added pickguard screws, as if18 weren't enough! Hopefully a bit lighter than the previous one I had which was 11 pounds 5 ounces.
Nice bass. My 1st bass and still my favorite. Unfortunately end up playin 5ers more often then not. But I love breaking out my old T-40. Feels like home.
It's been many moons since I played a T-40... so I don't remember what they're like.
Sonically, do they resemble other basses? Or are they completely different from anything else?
Aside from "heavy," what do they feel like? Big chunky necks?
Thanks for the insight.
Sonically, do they resemble other basses? Or are they completely different from anything else?
Aside from "heavy," what do they feel like? Big chunky necks?
Thanks for the insight.
I bought two of these new, back in the day, $349 + tax, case included (the first ones had G+G style cases, before the plastic ones), and if you'd have told me what they'd sell for now, I'd have laughed out loud.
Hartley launched this (and the T60 guitar) with all the subtlety of a brick through a plate glass window. The Industry cried 'ya can't build guitars by computer! They must be handbuilt! (while at the same time, CBS sold the new Fender owners a joke of a factory where they were, indeed, built by hand, with fail-rates that would turn a rookie QC Manager white-headed instantly). Of course, they sold like hotcakes and still have a following.
Somewhere on his Gulfstream, HP is having one more laugh. And you know, lots of guitars and basses are built by computer these days, and we're all better for it when you look at how good $500 and under basses are. 'Beginner' instruments were firewood when the T40 launched.
Hartley launched this (and the T60 guitar) with all the subtlety of a brick through a plate glass window. The Industry cried 'ya can't build guitars by computer! They must be handbuilt! (while at the same time, CBS sold the new Fender owners a joke of a factory where they were, indeed, built by hand, with fail-rates that would turn a rookie QC Manager white-headed instantly). Of course, they sold like hotcakes and still have a following.
Somewhere on his Gulfstream, HP is having one more laugh. And you know, lots of guitars and basses are built by computer these days, and we're all better for it when you look at how good $500 and under basses are. 'Beginner' instruments were firewood when the T40 launched.
