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Peavey T-40 Club

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#841
Hey is this one of those "number" clubs? If so, whomever is in charge can slap one on me!

Got this a few weeks ago, finally got around to taking a decent pic and uploading it:

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$275, craigslist. Made in first year of production, '78-'79.

Came with an old box hsc:

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#844
Kind of a crazy question, and maybe considered heresy, but here it is. My 84 has a little bit of a crack in the headstock. Nothing big, but I do worry about gigging with it. It is also a rosewood fretboard. I have been thinking about getting another T40, but with a maple board, and swapping the neck (or just finding a neck, if possible). I wouldn't try and sell it with that neck, as I am really attached to my bass, but I like the look of the maple.

Is this a bad thing, or will I run into problems trying to swap necks?

Thanks.
 
#845
I just bought a 79 natural in very good shape. It came with a very heavey "fender type" hard shell case with a leather handle. It has the original allen wrenches and paperwork. This is not the molded kind. Do you know if this bass will fit in any of the other Peavey molded cases for the other model basses? If so, which cases would work for the T-40.
 
#846
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#849
Hey, T-40 lovers. I've got one, I haven't posted it yet. I have a question though.

Does anybody have tension issues with their E-string on these basses? It seems with every set I try out that all the strings perform well except for the E-string, which always ends up way too dull way too fast, losing it's definition, and causing volume spikes on the pre-amp for being so thumpy when the other strings aren't.

What guages/brands are you using?
 
#850
Wespe said:
Hey, T-40 lovers. I've got one, I haven't posted it yet. I have a question though.

Does anybody have tension issues with their E-string on these basses? It seems with every set I try out that all the strings perform well except for the E-string, which always ends up way too dull way too fast, losing it's definition, and causing volume spikes on the pre-amp for being so thumpy when the other strings aren't.

What guages/brands are you using?
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Mine came with DR Lowriders (Stainless Steel) .045-.105.
The guy I bought it off said that he's only ever used these DR's on this bass.

I don't have any issues with the E-string.
Good luck.

Steve
 
#851
Hey Briancrashpad,

My case is just like yours. I thought mine was an aftermarket, so I just bought a molded one on ebay......darn......am I dumb. Mine is also a PAF and came with that exact case...... Does anyone need a molded case? Does anyone know if the old HSC like Brians are more or less collectable. I was going to use the fender style case for my Jazz bass. It fits perfectly for my Jazz.
 
#852
cowpoke said:
Hey Briancrashpad,

My case is just like yours. I thought mine was an aftermarket, so I just bought a molded one on ebay......darn......am I dumb. Mine is also a PAF and came with that exact case...... Does anyone need a molded case? Does anyone know if the old HSC like Brians are more or less collectable. I was going to use the fender style case for my Jazz bass. It fits perfectly for my Jazz.
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Since the one I got doesn't say "Peavey" on it anywhere, I assumed it was not an ohsc, but aftermarket as well, although it's clearly old and probably the only case this T-40 has known (the bass's imprint is distinct in the padding). I'm not certain by any stretch, but Hartley Peavey was pretty good about plastering "Peavey" over everything they produced, so I'm guessing from a "collection" standpoint you may be better off with the molded.

Wouldn't be the first time I was wrong though!
 
#854
BrianKrashpad said:
Since the one I got doesn't say "Peavey" on it anywhere, I assumed it was not an ohsc, but aftermarket as well, although it's clearly old and probably the only case this T-40 has known (the bass's imprint is distinct in the padding). I'm not certain by any stretch, but Hartley Peavey was pretty good about plastering "Peavey" over everything they produced, so I'm guessing from a "collection" standpoint you may be better off with the molded.

Wouldn't be the first time I was wrong though!
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I'm pretty sure the case with the green felt was the second case Peavey sold with the T40 (I've seen many over the years listed with this case). It fell between the retangular one with the coppery color and the non-rectangular case they used for many years afterward.
 
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lug said:
I'm pretty sure the case with the green felt was the second case Peavey sold with the T40 [...]
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Yeah, that seems to be the... um, case. The generic rectangular type with the moss-colored interior must have been a stopgap solution after there were too many problems with the original model.
 
#857
Well, I guess I will have 2 OHSC's.

My Pickguard is a bit warped.It doesnt fit well all the way around. Is this common?

I am seriously thinkin about removing the electronics in this guitar and putting a more standard V V T T with a 3 way switch and maybe the phase shift thing. Has anyone tried one of these with out all the fancy electronics? It just seems to complicated for me, having to remember to set the tone knobs to below 7 etc.

I will definitely save the old electronics and leave it in tact, in case i decide to put it back in.
 
#858
cowpoke said:
Well, I guess I will have 2 OHSC's.

My Pickguard is a bit warped.It doesnt fit well all the way around. Is this common?

I am seriously thinkin about removing the electronics in this guitar and putting a more standard V V T T with a 3 way switch and maybe the phase shift thing. Has anyone tried one of these with out all the fancy electronics? It just seems to complicated for me, having to remember to set the tone knobs to below 7 etc.

I will definitely save the old electronics and leave it in tact, in case i decide to put it back in.
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I don't see any gain from doing this. It's really not that complicated to use the Peavey setup, it's very versatile, and you will go though more trouble and expense swapping it and possibly swapping it back to end up with basically a subset of the sounds it already generates.
 
#859
cowpoke said:
My Pickguard is a bit warped.It doesnt fit well all the way around. Is this common?
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I have a '79 and the pickguard has become a bit wonky between the screws in some spots, its probably to do with the kind of plastic they used for the guard.

Its not forcing itself against them and fits fine, but its just warped up a little between the screws.
 
#860
I would like to join. I have not put a date on mine yet, but I just picked it up from Craigs list. I think it is about a 1980 or so. Missing a ton of parts, so I am a little miffed. Anyway, I am piecing it back together.. Neck and body look great. Sunburst with a maple board... Working on knobs, switches, pickup rings, and a few other tasty morsals that I was told were with the bass and were not!! UGH!!
 
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