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T-40... Ok!
- Thread starter Count Bassie
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Same with those mailed-in 70s Fender basses. Now they're precious... Nostalgia.
I chopped the (79 or thereabouts) T-40 I had when I was 22. "Look at at all that wood... I can make this lighter..." And out came the belt sander and the Skilsaw. It actually came out came out kinda alright. I gave it away a year later, another story.
I'll say this, it's a real nice player when set up properly. I'm getting used to the sounds now, which I never understood about back when I had that old chopper...
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The deal was agreeable, it worked for me.
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The T-40 has gone significantly up in price in the
The T-40 has gone significantly up in price over the last year or so, fwiw. Yes, like a few other unlikely pieces we know about.
Maybe, but just a Marshall 4x12 can go for $700 used in decent shape. I'd say that would be a square deal for a mid run T-40 in a common finish alone. If you got one of the red or white ones and it was a 78 or 79, then maybe $1k would be a reasonable price. Like I said before, I'm a fan of the T-40, but I wouldn't pay more than $700 for one that wasn't special (early run, solid colors, etc).
I got to play a demo T40 a while before they came out. The music store owner was a former Peavey employee and got a real early version, probably the first one in Houston area. I immediately fell in love and pre-ordered on the spot. Still have it, still love it.
Yes, kinda like the nobody else wanted it 1966 black on black GTO w/4spd 389 12 bolt posi that ran, drove, and kinda stopped that I picked up in 1979 for $175.00…
Or the 1968 GTO convertible I picked up in 1983 for $300.00…
Absolutely ugly heavy non fuel efficient cars that were shunned by many.
The T40’s are an old Cadillac.
: )
The Marshall I had was 4x10, a 1965A. Smaller slant face club cab. I was on the liberal lean concerning my dealing, I needed to move them, I thought it would be cool and fun to have the T-40. I've learned that fun counts.
I also wasn't so invested in the value of what I had, and it was part of a process that I wanted to close.
I'm not running any Fortune 500 companies. Not this week.
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I bow to the historian. I will have to look at those schematics before beginning to experiment.
Should be the final word on that particular tangent of this thread
Not a great deal to it friend.
Red coming off the humbuckers grounds on outside solder lug of the tone pots.
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I like the Dan Armostrong idea of a coil blend and tone control I use both of those when available. My thoughts are using a Jazz Bass, my current bass obsession, with dual dual coils, just need to figure out/decide the control scheme for 6 knobs. Making a list of pros and cons on each idea. I also have a Carvin LB50 dual humbucker bass that is a bit of a basket case electronically in my "junk" pile and have thought of wiring it up like a T40.Should be the final word on that particular tangent of this thread
Not a great deal to it friend.
Red coming off the humbuckers grounds on outside solder lug of the tone pots.
Right...Should be the final word on that particular tangent of this thread
Personally I'd stick with 3 pots by using DPDT Push/Pull, dual concentric or maybe mini switches for the coil tap
I used to know what that meant back when I had Craig Anderton's book Electronic Projects for Musicians.Personally I'd stick with 3 pots by using DPDT Push/Pull, dual concentric or maybe mini switches for the coil tap
Interesting, and also kinda what I figured on, to read through this thread! The T-40 is really an interesting, and divisive, instrument. You can like it, hate it, or appreciate it... But there's definitely a short list of things always said about it.
I still like the playability of it. I also notice the bigness and bulkiness of it, but for me it doesn't take away from the comfort of it as a player. It's like a couch that's a little too big for the room, but comfortable to sit in.
I am sometimes ambivalent about it, but it's an instrument with some very distinctive character. I'm not a collector, but if I were this would have to be a part of my inventory. As it is I'm just a player, and so is this bass.
I still like the playability of it. I also notice the bigness and bulkiness of it, but for me it doesn't take away from the comfort of it as a player. It's like a couch that's a little too big for the room, but comfortable to sit in.
I am sometimes ambivalent about it, but it's an instrument with some very distinctive character. I'm not a collector, but if I were this would have to be a part of my inventory. As it is I'm just a player, and so is this bass.
So, sounds... The MM setting dudes indeed retain a certain character of the Stingray. I mentioned it's 'woolier', it definitely is. And it's not as fat or as tight as the Ray, but it does have a dose of the Stingray focus. It's pretty good in a mix.
More coming...
More coming...
That's a Beauty, @Count Bassie !!!
Looks JUST like the one I had in back in the mid 1980's . . . . until it was stolen from my house along with some other valued music gear
. . . . I really miss that bass . . . . especially the PHASE switch 
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(I still have the Peavey case out in the garage . . . . nostalgia)
Looks JUST like the one I had in back in the mid 1980's . . . . until it was stolen from my house along with some other valued music gear
. . . . I really miss that bass . . . . especially the PHASE switch .(I still have the Peavey case out in the garage . . . . nostalgia)
