It was a great era, through the 90's especially, rocking that Dyna 5 through the magnificent 1820 cab and MKIV head..it was thunderous loll
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U.S. Peavey Club
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I had one of those basses. It played fine but the tone was not great. I think the pickups are VFL's so a preamp upgrade would probably make it sound great. I really like the John East preamp but it would cost as much as the basses usually sell for.
New to playing, bass is my first. Have a T-40, playing around with the controls. If I put the pickup volume either/both bridge and neck, the pickups will function as humbuckers. Both independently, right? I finally got a practice amp that plays some bass sounds so I am going to be fingerloving this thing all day tomorrow. How do you like it set up? Haven't really played around much with the electronics yet but I was guessing that humbucker neck would be nice and warm, bridge single would be better for slap?
So I guess it's just a sticker that someone added?... is there a meaning to the serial number on this sticker?
This is what the back of the headstock should look like. I do think some had a "Made in Korea" sticker as well.
On a T40 the pickups act as single coils with the tone between 7-10, and humbuckers between 0-7. Congrats on the bass, they have a ton of useable sounds in them!
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@Giffro
The T-40 can manage about 2 of the sounds, basically the Ric and jazz.
It was compiled by someone going "Oh look the EB 3 has a humbucker at the neck. So does the 40; they must sound the same.". Not a thought was given to the Gibson Sidewinder being hugely overwound and of a completely different construction. That goes for the Telecaster bass as well.
The idea that it can cop a Stingray is a total joke
The 40s bridge pickup is in the wrong position, again of different materials/construction then there's the small matter of the 40 being a passive bass with rudimentary tone circuit and the Stingray having active EQ.
Having been a 51 P-bass player for many years I'll withhold comment, I'd be ranting all night
The T-40 can manage about 2 of the sounds, basically the Ric and jazz.
It was compiled by someone going "Oh look the EB 3 has a humbucker at the neck. So does the 40; they must sound the same.". Not a thought was given to the Gibson Sidewinder being hugely overwound and of a completely different construction. That goes for the Telecaster bass as well.
The idea that it can cop a Stingray is a total joke
The 40s bridge pickup is in the wrong position, again of different materials/construction then there's the small matter of the 40 being a passive bass with rudimentary tone circuit and the Stingray having active EQ.Having been a 51 P-bass player for many years I'll withhold comment, I'd be ranting all night
Nope, well none that is relevant to us here.
It's fairly common to find one serial number on the neck, another different number on the neck plate and yet another in or on the control cavity cover. Those numbers allowed the factory to keep track of the different batches of parts used in assembly for QC purposes.
Back in late March an old drummer buddy called me about taking over the bass spot in his secondary project doing mostly R&B type stuff mixed with some other genres as well. We did a handful of rehearsals and on some of the tunes they asked if I could do some slappin' & poppin' to help fill things up a little bit. In my younger days I used to love that style but I've got my work cut out for me now. As soon as we discussed that I knew my TL was the bass for the job. One thing I've known after owning 4 of them is these basses are a slappers delight. We had our first gig back at the end of June and the TL worked like a charm. We've got several more coming up in August so it's going to be a good workout for both me and the bass! 
Anyhow, here's a little photo and a video from the show. The 89 TL-Five still got it!
Anyhow, here's a little photo and a video from the show. The 89 TL-Five still got it!
Hey G Bass owners, I just posted an ad for a free control cavity cover. It has adhesive faux carbon fiber. Looks pretty good, but I ended up getting one made from real carbon fiber. PM me if interested.
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This clip is about a year old—so, forgive me if it came up already! —but it came across my feed today and the corny gag just happens to tickle me:
Youtube short about amp settings and tone from Danny Sapko..."If, like me, you don't own a Peavey T40, then use a bass with similar pickup positions. [points to pickup positions on his 70s Rickenbacker 4001, plays clip of himself to show how close this non-T40 can compare to the original recording that was done with a T40]"
Youtube short about amp settings and tone from Danny Sapko..."If, like me, you don't own a Peavey T40, then use a bass with similar pickup positions. [points to pickup positions on his 70s Rickenbacker 4001, plays clip of himself to show how close this non-T40 can compare to the original recording that was done with a T40]"
Well this thread has languished. We all must be enjoying our summers. I do have a question though...
One of the amazing things to me is that my cheapest Peavey bass acquisition and the first one I bought, sounds so great. My 90's Fury.
Never ceases to amaze me when I plug it in just how great it sounds and how easy it it to play.
With that in mind, I've made the decision to move her from just a practice bass into my gigging rotation. But I think she deserves a new pickguard.
Looking for ideas. Thinking maybe tort...but might be too much??? maybe some speed knobs too.
What say you?
One of the amazing things to me is that my cheapest Peavey bass acquisition and the first one I bought, sounds so great. My 90's Fury.
Never ceases to amaze me when I plug it in just how great it sounds and how easy it it to play.
With that in mind, I've made the decision to move her from just a practice bass into my gigging rotation. But I think she deserves a new pickguard.
Looking for ideas. Thinking maybe tort...but might be too much??? maybe some speed knobs too.
What say you?
Honestly think it looks awesome as is.
White on white with maple board always had a soft spot for me.
Oh no, they just look cheap and tacky; maybe that's because they are
