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Peavey T-40 vs Stingray vs what?
- Thread starter Faldoe
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Love the basses... but I'm floored you have three cases with the lining intact... but... I noticed one is missing the metal rods to hold the top in place when opened.... probably a good thing... otherwise you'd either have to buy a winning lottery ticket, or get hit by a meteor.
Everything is at stupid levels, every bass, everywhere-even here at TB(Sorry being honest). I cant even browse reverb and GC without laughing, sometimes out loud. Sorry for the derail
Lol maybe, but let's see if they go back down.
The ergonomics on a T-40 are really weird for me. Super wide neck, but very thin, with a giant body, and they tend to be catastrophically heavy. I wouldn't buy one without trying it first. Heck, I DID try the one I had before buying and it still didn't make the cut ergonomically (and mine wasn't even super heavy). I just wanted to like it very badly, but within a month or 2 it was gone.
Yes on this, but they get a little more out of reach for me every year!
I just picked up an Ibby ATK 300 for a great price (way under the going rate of $500-ish) from GC. After new strings and a set-up it's really an amazingly versatile and wonderfully playable bass. Great fit and finish (of course it's a bit older when QC in general was much better, IMO). Of course right now I'm in the NBD infatuation phase but I'm feeling like it's a contender for my Desert Island Bass. It's a 4, though, so I'd actually need 3 D.I.B.s, that one, a 5 and a fretless 4. Stop me before I bass again! 
The Bar Band Bassman
The Bar Band Bassman
I played a T-40 for nearly a decade, and to echo the sentiments of others in this thread, I’d go a different direction (classic Stingray/HH or an L2K, maybe even a Schecter CV-4 if you really want a “Swiss Anry Knife” type bass). They look cool, and they’ve got that reputation as a “poor man’s Ric,” but that’s kind of the thing with them, they do one thing really well and everything else is sort of just ok. If this were ten years ago when you could find them for $200-400 all day every day, I’d say sure, give it a go, but at that current prices, your money better spent elsewhere (and for reference, I found PJs to be more versatile in a mix, and ended up just going back to a Precision because I just appreciate the simplicity).
Back in the 80's was playing keyboards in a band and also owned a T-40.
The band's bassist had his Fender stolen and borrowed the T-40 for some gigs. He was surprised at how good it sounded. The drummer even commented that he couldn't believe the Peavey sounded better than the Fender.
Sorry, but at this point no idea which Fender the guy had. P or J, MIA or MIM.
I gassed for a t40. I could not get good sounds from it, and yes I even studied the super weird tone knob that turns the pickup into a humbucker at the 7 position (yes, it's in the manual)
Your two choices make a pretty random pair to choose between.
I would get a P type bass. they just work for everything and you don't need to fuss around with knobs to get a nice usable sound for most genres. they also fit in aesthetically with any genre because they have been used for everything.
Your two choices make a pretty random pair to choose between.
I would get a P type bass. they just work for everything and you don't need to fuss around with knobs to get a nice usable sound for most genres. they also fit in aesthetically with any genre because they have been used for everything.
Mmmmkay. So T-40 was my favorite bass you could get at a decent price when I was younger. I had several. They are good basses but not for the price they are going for. Also and I’m gonna get slack for this… The difference in feel alone is more than notable. When I play my heaviest ray it’s like driving a brand new Honda Accord and the T-40 is like riding a bike with low tires. I think T-40’s are cool when someone else plays them because dang I’m to old and sore these days. Now if you can get one for 400 bucks I say do it. If not you can find used 2000’s stingrays for 1000-1500 and they will far surpass the T-40. Also they have wayyyy more useable tone than what people tend to believe. It’s also more intuitive. I’m not hating on Peavey and I love their mark series amps. It’s just when you buy a t-40 you’re paying for the trend.
Love the basses... but I'm floored you have three cases with the lining intact... but... I noticed one is missing the metal rods to hold the top in place when opened.... probably a good thing... otherwise you'd either have to buy a winning lottery ticket, or get hit by a meteor.
Sorry. Perhaps I should have clarified. Those basses are all pictures from Reverb. I was just trying to illustrate how nice these can look.
Understood... I do the same sometimes... anyway... safer for you that you don't have 3 of those chainsaw cases with intact liners in the same house.... you'd just be tempting fate.
Sonically nearly identical thanks to the same pickups and preamp. The negatives on the Tribute are:
- Limited finishes/predefined wood options
- Weight; All L2000s tend to be heavy, but Tributes on average seem to be heavier/have fewer light ones available
- Hardware quality is lower on the Tribute (noticeable on tuners/knobs, but they still work fine)
- Pot/switch quality; Tribute ones are and feel cheaper; still perfectly functional
I like to say that the Tribute gets you 80% of what you can get in a US G&L for less than half of the price. IMO they are one of the best buys in the bass market.
Source: I own 3 Tributes and 4 US G&Ls. Playing them next to each other, I prefer my US models, but the Tributes are not far behind.
