Peavey T-40 Weight (Poll)

[Staccato]

How much does/did your T-40 weigh?

 

[evhest]

I sold my T-40 some time ago, but weight played no role in that. Not superheavy at 10.5lbs.

 

[Ric5]

I can't imagine that any t-40 weighs under 12 lbs.

They usually weigh as much as 2 basses.

 

[Staccato]

As soon as we get enough responses, there might be an average weight-according to the poll.

Let's hope that some of the bathroom scales don't throw off the bell curve!

 

[Reverend179]

Weight on the shipping scale at work was 13.25 pounds, mine was an '81.

 

[Bard2dbone]

I believe mine was also an '81. And it was right at 13 lbs. Or if you go by how it felt at the end of a gig, 177.2 lbs.

 

[ajish4]

I'm currently T40's less, but will get another when the deal is right.

I had 5 or 6 of them, I can't remember. BUT the LIGHTEST was 9.8 Lbs. It was an early Maple one. The other's were all a good deal heavier.

 

[Engine207]

Twelve and a half pounds, mine. I don't care. That bass is Leo Quon!

 

[basspraiser]

We nicknamed mine "Tank".....and i was stupid enough (high school) to play it with a thin strap! my shoulders would not handle that now!!! would need a wide strap now...

mine was betwen 11 and 12...kinda miss it....

 

[fenderphil]

the heaviest bass I've ever owned. I counted 8 pieces of wood sandwiched together to make my body.

I have a patent pending bass from 78 or 79.. the electronics still work even though I destroyed the neck. damn that Jaco.

 

[Immo]

I have an 83' and she 'only' weights 12.5 Lbs. Kinda disappointed, chicks would by more impressed if I played 12 Lb bass

 

[CHILDISHGAMBINO]

My 82 weighs 12.5. Mines black and maple. I call it Darth Vader.

 

[Bugspray]

Reviving this zombie thread because I just got a 1980 black/maple T40 with the original case. 10 pounds 10 ounces which is nice for one of these!

 

[Giffro]

My 1979 T40 weighs in at 10.8 lbs

 

[Bard2dbone]

Wow! That's some serious thread necromancy! My comment was twelve and a half years ago.

And I still remember that bass as the heaviest one in existence. It had several great sounds. But Holy Crap the backaches! I have occasionally considered building a project bass with electronics based on the T-40. But made of more conventional wood choices to probably weigh something like half of what mine weighed.

 

[lug]

Two T40s, 10.4 lbs and 11.1 lbs, T45 - 10.2.

 

[blacktocomm]

I have a ‘78 that weighs in at 10 lbs.

 

[B-Mac]

How much does/did your T-40 weigh?

Heavier than I thought.

 

[Bard2dbone]

I believe mine was also an '81. And it was right at 13 lbs. Or if you go by how it felt at the end of a gig, 177.2 lbs.

I'm wondering how accurate my scale was. I haven't noticed any of yours weighing as much as mine was on the scale. And it WAS spectacularly heavy. But how likely was it to be like the heaviest one in the world?

I measured mine as thirteen pounds. But I haven't noticed any others that heavy in this post. Was mine really as bad an outlier as that makes it sound? Or was my scale less accurate than we thought it was?

Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[lug]

I'm wondering how accurate my scale was. I haven't noticed any of yours weighing as much as mine was on the scale. And it WAS spectacularly heavy. But how likely was it to be like the heaviest one in the world?

I measured mine as thirteen pounds. But I haven't noticed any others that heavy in this post. Was mine really as bad an outlier as that makes it sound? Or was my scale less accurate than we thought it was?

Inquiring minds want to know.

You are the winner!