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Peavey T-40 Club

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#101
StoBro said:
Here are some pics of my recently acquired T-40. I bought it to replace the '79 that I bought new and kept for nearly 20 year before foolishly selling it.

This one's a '78 and it came with the original style rectangular case.
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Yep! My two....
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#106
here's the ad that I answered. The strap buttons are already fixed... the phillips screw head was stripped, not the threads.. boy that was easy...
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so it looks like I have to replace an output jack, and one switch, and I'm in good shape.

I was considering doing a ton of sanding to it, shaping the body, giving it less of a slab look, and then painting it with a sunburst, but if it's a desirable vintage t40, I'll probably just leave it alone
 
#108
Oh, I want to join the club. My T-40's my first and currently only bass. I was searching for different types of basses earlier this year, as I didn't know what type of bass I wanted at that time. One day I saw some T-40s on ebay and knew that was the bass for me. I ended up getting a natural 1982 T-40 a bit later.
 
#111
oh man.. this just keeps getting better and better


the original ad said the bass was in need of major electrical repair, including a new output jack

today I bypassed the broken pickup selector switch, and that was 100% of what was wrong with the bass! it works perfect now!


I'm so freaking excited to get a t-40 for $100!

here's the pic of the new member of the family

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#113
tuBass said:
here's the ad that I answered. The strap buttons are already fixed... the phillips screw head was stripped, not the threads.. boy that was easy...
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so it looks like I have to replace an output jack, and one switch, and I'm in good shape.

I was considering doing a ton of sanding to it, shaping the body, giving it less of a slab look, and then painting it with a sunburst, but if it's a desirable vintage t40, I'll probably just leave it alone
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I wouldn't touch a thing on it!!! They are coming into their own as collectibles and the more original they are the more they are worth. I wouldn't do a thing to its finish/body/nuttin. Just repair it electronically and try to get as close to matching parts (like the toggles switch style for example) as you can.

I paid $325 for my '85 Burst back the beginning part of this year. Its got some chips on the bottom to the wood where its been dropped (the strap buttons on T40 do suck I have to say), it has the usual pick wear on the pickguard, a ding on the 17th fret area on the fretboard and the nut had the end broke off at the Gstring. But its still a monster sounding wicked player. :hyper: I just got a nut replacement for it, Im leaving the mojo on it thats on its butt and putting strap locks on it and thats about it. ^_^

Enjoy your T40!!!!!
 
#114
thanks... I would like to replace that three way toggle switch, but until I find one that looks like the original, I have it bypassed by soldering all three wires together.

honestly, with individual pickup volume control, the pickup switch isn't something I'm likely to use anyway

I love the sound of the bass, and the action is SO LOW!
 
#115
I ran across some on eBay that looked the same a few weeks back. I had to replace the on/on switch on my Peavey Dynabass and I found one that was identical to the one it came with. I think the 3 way switch on your T40 that blew would be an on/on/on switch. Look on eBay for that and I am pretty sure you will find ones that look just like the one you have.
 
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