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Peavey T-40 with darkstars?
- Thread starter zipflint
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- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Since I got my Newark St. Starfire I, it's made me want to put Dark Star-type pups in everything. I've got Nordstrand NM-4s (an improvement) in my Mustang, but I keep thinking about pulling out my router and sticking a Bi-Sonic in there...
That was my project but it didn't quite survive in that form. Here's the original TB thread.That bass must roar!
My new T-40/Wal/Decade'ish Frankenbass
It really did roar, but was pretty heavy. Seemed even heavier than my stock '79 Ash T-40. I tried routing away wood under the guard but it didn't seem to make any difference. Kept the neck, tuners and plate but I ended up putting on a new body and bridge and made this instead. Didn't end up much lighter but I love it.
Completed! T-40 with Darkstars! Added: band practice report!
T-40's are almost unique in that they're one of the few basses where you can drop in a set of Darkstars/Bi-Sonics with no routing necessary. There will be a gap in the pickguard, but nothing that a couple of minutes with a DVD case and an exacto knife can't fix (see the linked above).
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Awesome! How does the neck pickup sound, compared to the original T-40 pup in that position?
More articulate and alive i would say. The Darkstar is not as hot as the original PU but still hotter than i expected.
It was a difficult way to get the right tone from the Darkstar for me. Because of my deep tuning (A# drop) the Darkstar acted like an absolutely uncontrollable beast together with the .135 Rotosound strings i initially used. Switching to .130 DR Loriders did the trick.
It was a difficult way to get the right tone from the Darkstar for me. Because of my deep tuning (A# drop) the Darkstar acted like an absolutely uncontrollable beast together with the .135 Rotosound strings i initially used. Switching to .130 DR Loriders did the trick.
