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U.S. Peavey Club
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I'm so jazzed... it makes it easier knowing how cool you are.
(like I need another closet queen bass)
I want something with a bit more aggression to it... I like the tone already, just wondering what is out there haha.
There's a TB'er swears Novak Darkstars kill in a T40.
Only $345 with the coil tap option.
That's $345 each BTW
Owning a few Cirrus,it made sense to buy one. Might be 34" scale length but it's every inch a Cirrus.
I realize nobody asked my opinion. I like to tinker and have very few stock basses. However, I can't think of a problem to which the answer is modifying a T-40. Too unique in its perfection and perfect in its uniqueness.
Can't imagine the weight tradeoff would be worthwhile to use one as a modding platform.
Can't imagine the weight tradeoff would be worthwhile to use one as a modding platform.
I wrote (and deleted) a less polite reply to changing the pickups in a T40. 
Well... someone could sell the two T-40 pickups for 100 bucks each, making buying some other pickups more affordable. Heck, you could buy two used (maybe new) P or J pickups and have money left over.I wrote (and deleted) a less polite reply to changing the pickups in a T40.
Not to mention that the two stock T-40 pickups weigh just shy of two pounds total. Swap the bridge and pickups for a cheap bent plate bridge and p/j set and you’d have a bass that’s about 2.5 pounds lighter.
I’d never do that though! But, I would consider using my old stripped T-40 body and neck for such a thing.
I was thinking that the whole attraction with a T40 is in the pickups/wiring circuit.
I certainly don't think the weight is a big plus.
The large body is certainly less ergonomic than a Spector NS2 and pretty much everything else except an Epiphone Jack Casady.
The neck is not as quick and comfy as so many of the other Peavey necks.
To me, if you gut the bass then there is nothing there.
If somebody wants an aggressive bass, pretty much all G&L's will be more aggressive than a T40.
Many Warwicks.
Spectors.
StingRays and Bongos.
Rickenbackers can be.
Any bass with a pair of active EMG soapbars and an EMG Pre.
Etc.
I certainly don't think the weight is a big plus.
The large body is certainly less ergonomic than a Spector NS2 and pretty much everything else except an Epiphone Jack Casady.
The neck is not as quick and comfy as so many of the other Peavey necks.
To me, if you gut the bass then there is nothing there.
If somebody wants an aggressive bass, pretty much all G&L's will be more aggressive than a T40.
Many Warwicks.
Spectors.
StingRays and Bongos.
Rickenbackers can be.
Any bass with a pair of active EMG soapbars and an EMG Pre.
Etc.
To those with a pre-CBS Jazz....What replacement pickups if any have you tried? I have a '62 with original pickups, and want something a little more aggressive.
My previous statement is hyperbolic, I know. Still, that's kind of how Jonahlane's statement read to me at first. Then I realized he's asking for a number, and he might be new to T-40s. The switchgear and controls on a T-40 are wildly expressive, and I begin to wonder if perhaps something on his T-40 is not wired right, or even broken.
To Johnahlane....if your early "toaster" pickups cannot do the following, then you may need someone to look at it.
There is SO much to discover about a T-40. Here's an EXCELLENT place to start.....
T-40 infosheet
Good luck, and WELCOME!
T-40 - OPTION - buy some pickup bodies & have custom bobbins wound
The guy that winds my stuff (for the fenders) could wind you something custom to go in there. Would look the same to the cult (not cost a ton etc)
OPINION - Keep the Guts In Tact (if you swap)
Don't throw your pickups out -- folks that buy them, want the oem electronics in tact.... I'd pull the entire loom and setup total... (don't reuse anything)... this way you can keep it all together. There are long threads of folks trying to figure out how the circuits work.
I still believe you may be describing a preamp -- not pickup swap.
The guy that winds my stuff (for the fenders) could wind you something custom to go in there. Would look the same to the cult (not cost a ton etc)
OPINION - Keep the Guts In Tact (if you swap)
Don't throw your pickups out -- folks that buy them, want the oem electronics in tact.... I'd pull the entire loom and setup total... (don't reuse anything)... this way you can keep it all together. There are long threads of folks trying to figure out how the circuits work.
I still believe you may be describing a preamp -- not pickup swap.
Those are my least favorite “sounds of the T-40” videos. All I hear is a guy playing a buzzy bass with a pick.... that string buzz + pick sound overpower any slight tone variation he’s trying to show.
Do the math before you change the pickups. You have a $400 bass. Now you spend $700 on new pickups. You sell the original pickups for $150. Now you’ve got $950 into a bass that’s worth $300.
If you want a more aggressive sound, buy an Axcelerator ($350).
Disconnect the "red wire" from both pickups.
Chip T reckoned the coil tap circuit robbed some life from full humbucker mode.
Chip T reckoned the coil tap circuit robbed some life from full humbucker mode.
I’ve had my t-40 for a couple months, and I’m familiar with the controls enough to get tones that I enjoy currently haha. I had seen some people who put dark stars in their t-40s, and was just looking for opinions from those who have done it. Didn’t realize I’d get crucified for suggesting that haha.
