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Peavey T-40 Club

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Cool Thank you for the Circuit...I have asked many people over the years. And what a weird Circuit it is..

My T-40 is a 1980 it is on the far right of my bass wall


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Just took new photos of all my bass family since many have gone through changes (what can I say, im pretty restless when it comes to modding) and realized I never posted pics after I refurbished my T-40! Still has the 'graffiti' on it from T.M. Stevens and the PUSA from the club that used it as wall art, but I like them so it stays unless I ever decide to sell it.
Who needs a rickenbacker when you have one of these babies?

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I love the hardware on this thing, easy to adjust, and BULLETPROOF. I suppose in the future I should track down some paddle-style switches to complete the original electronics, but at the time I had switches that worked and that's all that mattered.
 
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fourstringbliss said:
How heavy are they, really? Good for most styles?
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Mine weighs 11 lb, 7.4 oz. The bass has lots of tonal options, but it is not the best choice for playing slap lines IMO. As I've said many times before, I consider the Peavey T-40 one of the fattest-sounding passive basses ever made and that's definitely its biggest strength to me.
 
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I can't believe I just scored a never played before T-40 from 1979!
It's spotless, and with the protective film still over the pickguard!:eek::hyper:
The bummer is, I have to peal it off.:hmm:
The T-40 bass is great, and that reputation about it being heavy…that's CRAP! I can't tell the weight difference between this T-40 and my SX Jazz! Saying it's heavy just means you've tested positive for Twerp-e-ness.:p
It came with the early conventional case, and that has some rust on the hinges and latches to show it's age.
I'm old enough to remember when these and the T-60 came out, and I was most impressed, but at the time I was trying to be a punker and these Peaveys looked more suited for Country music too me.
Now, I live out in the rural country, play Blues, listen to and would not mind playing some Country music as well. Would not mind covering some MC-5 or Stooges either.:bassist:
Bill
 
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BuffaloBill said:
I can't believe I just scored a never played before T-40 from 1979!
It's spotless, and with the protective film still over the pickguard!:eek::hyper:
The bummer is, I have to peal it off.:hmm:
The T-40 bass is great, and that reputation about it being heavy…that's CRAP! I can't tell the weight difference between this T-40 and my SX Jazz! Saying it's heavy just means you've tested positive for Twerp-e-ness.:p
It came with the early conventional case, and that has some rust on the hinges and latches to show it's age.
I'm old enough to remember when these and the T-60 came out, and I was most impressed, but at the time I was trying to be a punker and these Peaveys looked more suited for Country music too me.
Now, I live out in the rural country, play Blues, listen to and would not mind playing some Country music as well. Would not mind covering some MC-5 or Stooges either.:bassist:
Bill
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Bill-- not all saw the T-series as country axes. Check out George Tabb, of late '70's/early '80's Florida punk band Roach Motel (and subsequently of NYC punk band Furious George, and momentarily a Ramones roadie), with his white T-60, he still plays T-60's to this day:

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George, among things, had a bit part in Spike Lee's "Summer of Sam" movie, as guitarist in the fictional punk band "Late Term Abortion." However, he had to play a Strat for historical accuracy, as the film was set the year before the T-60 debuted.

And yes, re your T-40: PICS!

No reason you need to take the plastic off either. By a replacement pickguard and save the pristine one.
 
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