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Peavey T-40 Club

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edmund said:
Hey, I've got a T-40 as well! Can I join?

I love the thing, but when I brought it into the studio to record the engineer took it out of my hands and gave me a 60's precision to play. Is there a page detailing how to tune these things up?
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I'm not sure if it was the tone you had or what, but some engineers just like the sound of a vinatage P, and it's hard to fault them, as a vintage p is a great sound.

On the other hand, when I recorded with my t-40, the engineer offered to buy it on the spot. Of course I had to turn him down.
 
#202
Well, hopefully in another week or so, I'll be eligible to join this club.
I found a nice natural/maple with case for $275. Shipping's an additional $30. Unfortunately, the case has no lining in it so I'll have to look for a replacement down the road but at least it'll have the case.

It'll be great to own one again. I had a burst/maple back in the early 80's. In fact, I have 2 pics of me practicing on it. (Dang, I was thin....and I had HAIR! :) )

Anyway, I'll be looking to join as soo as I have it in my hands.
 
#211
They might be orignal, but I have to say that I'm leaning toward not. I'm not sure of every change Peavey made in the later years (plastic nuts, etc), but the switches on mine, and all the t-40's that I've seen as "original" have had a more flat paddle type of toggle. The switches you have there are a different type that is more rounded and bulky.

Frankly, they look more sturdy than the originals, which are probably the physically weakest aspect of the t-40 construction. Anyway, original or not, that is one of the nicest, and rarest of the T-40 body colors. I am truely jealous.
 
#212
Yeah now that you mention it they're probably not. I googled some images real quick and I can see the different.

The switches are really sturdy and never give me any problems.

I'm glad you like it! I love playing it.

It's definitely not mint though. There is some belt buckle scratching (not deep, just some surface stuff) on the back, a couple of small gouged areas on the neck from someone playing with rings on, and a small crack on the black plastic bit that surrounds the bridge pup. I repaired the crack with some Krazy glue through, so it's all good.

Here are some pics of her "character"

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And a nice pic of the bridge
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And her very clean pups
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Ok that's enough bass pr0n for now
 
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T-Forty said:
And her very clean pups
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I love this picture, even if they're not toasters. :p

The pickups are such a big part of the t-40 experience, and it seems such a shame that production basses under 1000 bucks have almost entirely abandoned unique and visually interesting pickup designs . P, J, MM all have their place, but it gets old after a while, and sometimes I feel like if I see another soapbar, I'm going to puke.
 
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Eilif said:
The pickups are such a big part of the t-40 experience, and it seems such a shame that production basses under 1000 bucks have almost entirely abandoned unique and visually interesting pickup designs . P, J, MM all have their place, but it gets old after a while, and sometimes I feel like if I see another soapbar, I'm going to puke.
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+1, soaps appear to be taking over...and i dont like it!!! :mad:

though i've managed to aviod it by playing mostly passive basses
 
#215
A question about T-40 colors. T-Forty's is, perhaps, one of my favorite color combinations on any bass, but I've been offered a white T-40 in trade for a franken-P that I have and have heard it's a rare color, too. I'm not big on white basses, but I have to to say, it looks very nice. I love the sunburst. Black really shows off the mechanical aspects. But that rich, mahogany red looks about perfect.

Edit: Oh, yeah, the question: what color did these come in and what color is the rarest?
 
#216
I would take it, and if it's in good condition, you should have no trouble trading it for a natural , and maybe even a sunburst or black.

The burgandy (I assume that's the red you are talking about) is one of the rarest colors, along with sienea sunburst, red and blue. I would put white as perhaps in the same realm as the black and regular sunburst which are less common but not necessarly rare. The natural is by FAR the most common. I wouldn't be surprised if there are more natural t-40's out there than all other finishes combined.

Here's a quote from my infosheet.

"The most common T-40 body finish is a thin satin natural colored finish with the grain accenuated by the application of a walnut colored grain filler. The finish is not extremely hard, but not being gloss, natural T-40’s hide their dents well. Most other finishes are hard polyurethane gloss and stock colors are Black, White, at least two types of sunburst (Traditional and Sienna), Red, Blue, and Burgundy. Orange has also been spotted and Green has been reported, but best evidence is that they are, custom colors, or aftermarket refinishes."
 
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From what Ive heard, white and black are the rarest colors? Ive heard bursts are as well yet Ive seen more bursts then reds available. *shrug* But in my experience, any T40 with a rosewood neck is rarer regardless of its body color.

And those switches /might/ be original. The flat toggles were in the late 70s and very early 80s from what I know. My 85 has the rounder toggle handles and its factory.
 
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StarscreamG1 said:
From what Ive heard, white and black are the rarest colors? Ive heard bursts are as well yet Ive seen more bursts then reds available. *shrug* But in my experience, any T40 with a rosewood neck is rarer regardless of its body color.

And those switches /might/ be original. The flat toggles were in the late 70s and very early 80s from what I know. My 85 has the rounder toggle handles and its factory.
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Thanks for the update on the toggles. That's an interesting bit of info.

As for colors, alot of folks like black, but it's not very rare. Rosewood is not super rare, but defiately far less common than maple.

I don't think anyone has this information, but I would be interested to know what colors rosewood was installed on, and in what quantities. Off the top of my head, I know I've seen rosewood on traditional sunburst, natural, and white, but it very well may have been on other finishes as well.

I'd sell a kidney for a rosewood board siena sunburst!
 
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