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Peavey T-40 price jumping

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LowNloud1 said:
It has a lot going for it.

The guitar has a very wide range of sounds and emulates quite a few well known basses.
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excellent overall summary but I personally wanted to focus in on this one:

because of the powerful pickups and their locations, it gets a multitude of tones not found in other basses, even today....while it cant even sound like its cousin, the T-45, it can sound like a multitude of things yet to be discovered..........while there is no P or J setting for it anywhere, the best two emulations I was able to get out of a T-40 were a Ric-ish setting and, the best one, a setting that could mimic the voicings of some classic Alembics (like a Spoiler)...all this coming from a (arguably one of the most powerful) passive bass

i got rid of mine because it wasn't traditional slap friendly for me (never tried double thumping on it because, at the time, i didnt know how to do it) and the neck pickup was right in the way........... and it also weighed a ton
 
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Rib 13 said:
excellent overall summary but I personally wanted to focus in on this one:

because of the powerful pickups and their locations, it gets a multitude of tones not found in other basses, even today....while it cant even sound like its cousin, the T-45, it can sound like a multitude of things yet to be discovered..........while there is no P or J setting for it anywhere, the best two emulations I was able to get out of a T-40 were a Ric-ish setting and, the best one, a setting that could mimic the voicings of some classic Alembics (like a Spoiler)...all this coming from a (arguably one of the most powerful) passive bass

i got rid of mine because it wasn't traditional slap friendly for me (never tried double thumping on it because, at the time, i didnt know how to do it) and the neck pickup was right in the way........... and it also weighed a ton
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Interesting that you mention it can hint at the sound of an Alembic Spoiler. I briefly owned one of those for a few years. (Long story.) When I got the T-40 and was playing around with the control settings, my GF (a decent musician in her own right) suddenly stuck her head in and said "Hey! that kinda almost sounds like your old Alembic..." at one point.

I thought so too - but also suspected I was just imagining it since having to give up that Spoiler is still a sore spot with me - and I'm forever hoping for redemption. :laugh:
 
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#29
If all the ones in the $400 prize range are being snapped up, I can see why somebody would offer one for $500 obo. If the $400 ones were languishing and not being sold, then $500 would seem unreal.
 
#31
The recent price increase speaks for many USA Peavey basses in general imo.

Plus Mexican Fenders and the like are going up as well.

The weight is the deal killer for me....same with my 85 Foundation which is not as light as my 1st gen Fury or late 80's Fury.

I can play the 85 Foundation for a short while...at 10lbs, its just too heavy, though many folks can easily handle 10 lbs......I cant any longer, unless playing sitting down, which frankly I am doing way more often these days!!

How comfortable do you folks find the T40 types to play sitting down?
 
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DavidEdenAria said:
The weight is the deal killer for me....same with my 85 Foundation...at 10lbs, its just too heavy, though many folks can easily handle 10 lbs......I cant any longer, unless playing sitting down, which frankly I am doing way more often these days!!

How comfortable do you folks find the T40 types to play sitting down?
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Wow, my T-40 FIVE @ 9.6 lb weighs less than your Foundation! I find the T-40 very comfortable to play sitting on a stool. That position makes it more comfortable to have my right hand toward the bridge PU where I like to pluck.

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mech said:
Wow, my T-40 FIVE @ 9.6 lb weighs less than your Foundation! I find the T-40 very comfortable to play sitting on a stool. That position makes it more comfortable to have my right hand toward the bridge PU where I like to pluck.

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From what I have gathered, your T-40 is very rare to be that light!

Count me as jealous! It looks killer too.....how is it tuned?

Otoh, my 1st gen and late 80's Fury are both at or under 8 lbs......I feel very fortunate to find any USA Peavey bass to be at or under 8 lbs.
 
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DavidEdenAria said:
.........how is it tuned?
Otoh, my 1st gen and late 80's Fury are both at or under 8 lbs......I feel very fortunate to find any USA Peavey bass to be at or under 8 lbs.
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BEAD. I cheated a little on the weight, too. I put Gotoh 707s on it. I think the buttons keep the Titan flavor and they feel great. Found four bass side at a really good price from Venezuela (whodathunk?) but had to pay through the nose for the one treble side. If I'd used 5 of the Titans it would be about 3/4 lbs heavier and you'd win. :)
 
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mech said:
Wow, my T-40 FIVE @ 9.6 lb weighs less than your Foundation! I find the T-40 very comfortable to play sitting on a stool. That position makes it more comfortable to have my right hand toward the bridge PU where I like to pluck.

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I should add, my late 90's USA Peavey Foundation 5 (VFL's) is a bit under 10 lbs......fortunate to have it as well, though I have no clue how much these basses varied in weight.
 
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