Peavey T-40 Club

[Jeff K]

Thanks 007 it is!!!!!!

Hey George! I knew I was forgetting something. I meant to tell you that you could "inherit" #7, but forgot. Clearly, you deserve it more than I did, since you're obviously more creative than me. I never made the connection that #7 could be transformed into the much more cool 007!

I hope you're enjoying that gorgeous boat anchor!

 

[brem]

Nice grain on it, brem!!!

Almost pretty......mine looks like a chopping block.

It looks vintage. I like that. I'd love to do a sunburst paint job project with it... but hey... I'm lazy. So I won't.

I'm looking for a T-60 btw... cheapest one possible... in Canada... preferably

 

[oldrookie]

Just saw a local CL ad for a natural finish T40--$700.00. Apparently never been played, still has the cling wrap on the pick guard.

Looks nice, but out of my price range.

 

[bsilva]

Hello, I just aquired a white Peavey T-40 Bass. I stumbled across this forum while researching it, and found the posts both interesting and informative. I read in a couple of places that the white ones are "rare". Can anyone define "rare"

Thanks, Ben

 

[StarscreamG1]

I haven't seen many white ones thats for sure. The rosewood fretboard on yours is fairly rare. I see more maple fretboards then rosewood. Looks like you got a nice one there. ^_^

 

[alembicguy]

Can I join and get a number,this is a pic from the original TBers post but its now mine and I will post some new ones when I take them!

 

[zacbrain]

ahh darn it, saw one on craigslist for 90$ a while back... it was beat up, but i didnt have cash then. i shoulda traded for it. oh well. nice peaveys you guys have

 

[Jeff K]

Hello, I just aquired a white Peavey T-40 Bass. I stumbled across this forum while researching it, and found the posts both interesting and informative. I read in a couple of places that the white ones are "rare". Can anyone define "rare"

Thanks, Ben

Wow Ben, that's really sharp! Definitely one of the nicest looking T-40's I've seen.

 

[Metal Matt]

Won THIS today. I really wanted a sunburst one, got outbid by a damn dollar a couple days ago. Saw this today with a buy it now price of 270... These things keep going up in price so I knew I had to jump on it. Never made a decision so quickly in my life. haha

Hopefully I'll have it before my bands next show December 5th.

So I've got one of my dream vintage basses... next I need an aluminum neck Kramer of some sort.

 

[OutToPlayJazz]

Can someone tell me a little about these? I'm assuming they're all passive instruments here. Do they sound more P or J, or perhaps something completely different? These are the only vintage instruments that hold any interest for me at the moment. There's a collector/dealer here in the UK who usually has one or two knocking around & I'm sorely tempted to go and try one

Rich.

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Can someone tell me a little about these? I'm assuming they're all passive instruments here. Do they sound more P or J, or perhaps something completely different? These are the only vintage instruments that hold any interest for me at the moment. There's a collector/dealer here in the UK who usually has one or two knocking around & I'm sorely tempted to go and try one

Rich.

T-40s are among the most versatile and fattest-sounding passive basses ever made, in my opinion. They have two humbuckers with volume and tone controls for each one. Using the tone knobs, you can decide whether the pickups work as humbuckers (with tone around 7) or single coils (with tone at max). They also have a "phase" switch that creates an out-of-phase sound by reversing the coil relationship in the bridge pickup. Maybe usable on a guitar, but I don't find it useful on a bass. Here are two videos I recorded with my T-40, so you can have an idea of how they sound:



Hope this helps.

 

[tuBass]

Won THIS today. I really wanted a sunburst one, got outbid by a damn dollar a couple days ago. Saw this today with a buy it now price of 270... These things keep going up in price so I knew I had to jump on it. Never made a decision so quickly in my life. haha

Hopefully I'll have it before my bands next show December 5th.

So I've got one of my dream vintage basses... next I need an aluminum neck Kramer of some sort.

NICE! I saw that one while it was still active and new somebody would be getting a nice bass. congrats man!

 

[kingpin2512]

Bsilva your

 

[kingpin2512]

Bsilba your 27

 

[kingpin2512]

alemb your 28

 

[MountainDewFKR]

Curious. What do you guys have you t40's dialed to? And what kind of tone is it?

 

[NoFrets4Me]

Sign me up!
Here's my 1981 T-40. I got it within a couple years of that, although I haven't played it much in the past 8 years since I got my Tobias Growler 5-string fretless.

 

[kingpin2512]

Nofrets welcome to the club! Your #29.

 

[kingpin2512]

Forgot to add looks like a great bass.

 

[sgtdemeo]

Hey! I want to get a #! here is a pic of my 1980 (with natural body off e-bay) The original body is black, and I have it put away safely to keep everything original. Thanks!