T-40 w/hsc for $275

[Brian Krashpad]

Wot say you?

I know they're heavy. You'll have to come up with something better than that. And don't even try to badmouth Peavey USA, as I already own a T-60, Fury I bass, and a Predator Strat, and bought my daughter a Foundation bass.

Enable away!

 

[marnold]

They are tanks. I've always thought they were ugly. There. That's the best I can do to stop you. Like it's going to work. You've already written the check, haven't you.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

They are tanks. I've always thought they were ugly. There. That's the best I can do to stop you. Like it's going to work. You've already written the check, haven't you.

All cash, always.

Mrs. K can trace checks.

Listed on local craigslist for $300, tried $250, seller came down to $275.

I'm supposed to get profit sharing tomorrow, and since I had $250 set aside for an Epi LP Deluxe deal that fell through...

I know a lot of people think the T-series are ugly, but they never bothered me, other than ones with really bad grain-matching. Part of my acceptance of them (besides my bent towards workhorse, plain guitars) is historical accident; the guitarist in the first local punk band of some renown, Roach Motel, who subsequently went on to write for the national fanzine MAXIMUMROCK'N'ROLL and publish 2 books (all about the punk rock), George Tabb, used to play a white T-60 back in the day. He still plays T-60's in fact.

He had a bit part as an extra in Spike Lee's "Summer of Sam" movie as part of a band that one of the main characters joins.

Even though his main guitar was/is a white T-60

in the movie he had to play a Strat, because the T-60 didn't come out until '78, and the movie was set in '77:

 

[MAXIFUNK]

I have owned my Peavey T-40 since 1979 my 1st real bass. Looks as if that one is very close to mine. On mine the wood was unfinished.

I am a big guy so I never considered it heavy plus it was no where near as heavy as some of the others Basses made at that time.

Sounds great $275.00 is not a bad price I have seen them going from $250.00 to $300.00 lately. Hell and if you do not like it you will not have a hard time selling it they seem to be more popular now than when they were 1st made.


Maxi....................... :AOK:

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Thanks Maxi. I did a little digging on the intranets, and the PAF headstock ones are from the first 2 years of production, 1978-79. It'd be even rarer if the serial number started with an "8M" (which is the first run), but even I ain't that lucky!

There's some gouges on the back of the neck I could live without, and I need to find one pickguard replacement screw, but she's in pretty good shape overall.

Also, I weighed the bass. As you may know, one big rap against them is their weight.

It's between 10 1/4 and 10 1/2 pounds. For a solidbody ash bass, that ain't bad at all.

A lotta sissies and folks with bad backs out there, I guess.

 

[Kazz]

That is less than some (most) real Gibson Les Paul's that clock in at 11 lbs. Go for it Krash.....Senorita Krashpadita can only kill you once

 

[MAXIFUNK]

Thanks Maxi. I did a little digging on the intranets, and the PAF headstock ones are from the first 2 years of production, 1978-79. It'd be even rarer if the serial number started with an "8M" (which is the first run), but even I ain't that lucky!

There's some gouges on the back of the neck I could live without, and I need to find one pickguard replacement screw, but she's in pretty good shape overall.

Also, I weighed the bass. As you may know, one big rap against them is their weight.

It's between 10 1/4 and 10 1/2 pounds. For a solidbody ash bass, that ain't bad at all.

A lotta sissies and folks with bad backs out there, I guess.

After reading your post about the SN# I looked at mine and could not find a sn# at all. Where is the SN# on the bass you might buy?

patents bending is all I see on my head stock and made in the usa on the back plate and bridge.

Maxi.............

 

[Brian Krashpad]

After reading your post about the SN# I looked at mine and could not find a sn# at all. Where is the SN# on the bass you might buy?

patents bending is all I see on my head stock and made in the usa on the back plate and bridge.

Maxi.............

Serial #s on T-series and other early Peaveys (at least on the T-40 bass and my T-60 guitar and my Fury I bass) is imprinted on the back of the headstock, Gibson style (no ink or print, just indented numerals). It can be hard to see unless you hold the headstock at an angle in a well-lit place.

Oh, I did go ahead and buy it, btw.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

That is less than some (most) real Gibson Les Paul's that clock in at 11 lbs. Go for it Krash.....Senorita Krashpadita can only kill you once

Well, it was paid for in cash, and at this point I doubt she'd recognize it as any different from any of the others. Once you get a big enough batch, they tend to all run together in the mind of a non-player. Just to be safe I tend to keep them cased around the house anyhow-- the T-40 case sat in our family room over the weekend without attracting any attention at all.

Off course, the kids could rat me out, but they never do.

:AOK:

 

[MAXIFUNK]

Well, it was paid for in cash, and at this point I doubt she'd recognize it as any different from any of the others. Once you get a big enough batch, they tend to all run together in the mind of a non-player. Just to be safe I tend to keep them cased around the house anyhow-- the T-40 case sat in our family room over the weekend without attracting any attention at all.

Off course, the kids could rat me out, but they never do.

:AOK:

That is funny my pink paisley strat stays in the gig bag until she goes upstairs. LOL And yeah my daughter could rat me out as well.

Maxi.................... :beer:

 

[MAXIFUNK]

Serial #s on T-series and other early Peaveys (at least on the T-40 bass and my T-60 guitar and my Fury I bass) is imprinted on the back of the headstock, Gibson style (no ink or print, just indented numerals). It can be hard to see unless you hold the headstock at an angle in a well-lit place.

Oh, I did go ahead and buy it, btw.

cool welcome to the T-40 Klan I will look for my SN# tonight now that I know where to look, thanks.

Maxi.............

 

[Brian Krashpad]

I finally got around to taking a decent pic and uploading it:

Patents Applied For!

 

[tunghaichuan]

Sigh. Makes me nostalgic for the '80s. You could buy those Peavey guitars/basses for $100-$150, less if you patient.

 

[Eric]

They are tanks. I've always thought they were ugly.

Oh ha ha. You're SO funny.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Oh ha ha. You're SO funny.

Now, now, Rev was just playin. I specifically asked people for opinions.

No worries.

 

[Eric]

Now, now, Rev was just playin. I specifically asked people for opinions.

Oh I know, and am always one for puns. I think that, had I not googled for T-40 and happened upon Wikipedia, I never would have understood his joke anyway.

 

[MAXIFUNK]

cool welcome to the T-40 Klan I will look for my SN# tonight now that I know where to look, thanks.

Maxi.............

So, after talking to Peavey my T-40 was made in 1979.

 

[NWBasser]

Sweet bass!

I used to have a Foundation, but have never played a T-40.

What does she sound like?

 

[MAXIFUNK]

here are a few pics of my T-40

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42960307@N08/4156917501/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42960307@N08/4156917117/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42960307@N08/4156917767/

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Thanks for the pics, MF! Yours has a nice grain-match.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Sweet bass!

I used to have a Foundation, but have never played a T-40.

What does she sound like?

Like the T-60 guitar that the T-40 shares it's unique tone circuit with, the T-40 is a bit of a chameleon. The pickups are humbuckers, but the tone pot on each one is also a coil-split, once you get to about 7/10 towards treble, so it can get single coil and humbucker sounds. Lots of possible tonal combinations.

Some people have noted that a T-40 is one of the few bass guitars that can do a passable imitation of a Ric: