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More T-40 - Well, why not?
This a 1979 Toaster and has a lovely warm tone, both on the single
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Peavey T-40 - Again? Oh, yes . . . . . . .
More T-40 - Well, why not?
Plenty more to come but all in good time. :)
This a 1979 Toaster and has a lovely warm tone, both on the single
coils and on the Humbucker, which fattens up the sound as it is brought
into play, at 7 on the dial.
I pull this out when I start to feel all "Vintage" and do "walking bass"
on it and anything that is a bit old school.
on it and anything that is a bit old school.
The older ones are more Slab Bodied than the later blade type T-40, so
is a bit like comparing an old Slab Precision to the the later contoured type.
This one is in great condition for something that is over 30 years old and
the body is one of the more rare "Three Piecer" T-40's.
There is a T-40 that I know of, which in my opinion, must be very rare.
This has a very large centre section, which I have never seen before and
belongs to a fellow enthusiast, who was happy to let me use his excellent
photos. Thanks Jon - top shots, a very good example of an early Forty.
As you can see, the centre section on Jon's is much wider than
on mine - nice piece of timber! :)
If any visitors know of another like this one, I'd love to see it.
Before I go, I will leave you with a little tip. Make sure the Jack
is pushed well home into the socket!
I took an 85 Musician out, the other night, which I haven't played
for some time, as it is MINT and I don't fancy putting the first ding
into the old fella!
Pushed the Jack in, all the way, or so I thought - pushed the other
end into the amp and got nothing. :( Fiddled around, still nothing!
Now you know one of those moments when you go "all hot" and you
start to think the worst?? . . . . . . I had one of those.
Battery was not that old - immediate thought was that the circuit
had gone and was going to be a bit of a nightmare to sort.
Fortunately, I had taken another bass to rehearsals, so plugged that
in quickly, before everyone else arrived - result!
Spent all night worrying about it and most of the following day.
Plugged in into a little practice amp, still nothing!!!!!!!
Took the Jack out, pushed in harder - bingo!
Felt like a bit of a Muppet!
To be fair, for some reason on that bass, you have to push it really firmly.
You live and learn. :)
Back next time, with something a bit different, rare, British and headless!
Cheers. :)
There is a T-40 that I know of, which in my opinion, must be very rare.
This has a very large centre section, which I have never seen before and
belongs to a fellow enthusiast, who was happy to let me use his excellent
photos. Thanks Jon - top shots, a very good example of an early Forty.
As you can see, the centre section on Jon's is much wider than
on mine - nice piece of timber! :)
If any visitors know of another like this one, I'd love to see it.
Before I go, I will leave you with a little tip. Make sure the Jack
is pushed well home into the socket!
I took an 85 Musician out, the other night, which I haven't played
for some time, as it is MINT and I don't fancy putting the first ding
into the old fella!
Pushed the Jack in, all the way, or so I thought - pushed the other
end into the amp and got nothing. :( Fiddled around, still nothing!
Now you know one of those moments when you go "all hot" and you
start to think the worst?? . . . . . . I had one of those.
Battery was not that old - immediate thought was that the circuit
had gone and was going to be a bit of a nightmare to sort.
Fortunately, I had taken another bass to rehearsals, so plugged that
in quickly, before everyone else arrived - result!
Spent all night worrying about it and most of the following day.
Plugged in into a little practice amp, still nothing!!!!!!!
Took the Jack out, pushed in harder - bingo!
Felt like a bit of a Muppet!
To be fair, for some reason on that bass, you have to push it really firmly.
You live and learn. :)
Back next time, with something a bit different, rare, British and headless!
Cheers. :)
- Peavey T-60 And Eighty Thousand Visitors. . .
Hi to all out there. As of today, over 80500 visits have been made to my blog. So, thanks for dropping in - the story continues. I first saw a Peavey "T" in late '78 or early '79, a T-60 - I can't remember exactly when but I do...
- Peter Cook Axis, Gibson Rd Artist And Peavey T-40 . . . . . . .
A quick visit to past posts today - sort of a playing update. Over the last couple of weeks, I have been playing my Peter Cook Axis quite a lot and it has reminded me just how good it is and as it gets what I now call TGSOP, The Guitarists Seal of Approval,...
- Post One Hundred And One - Project T-40 - To Infinity & Beyond. . . . . .
Hi to all out there. I thought that for the start of the next 100 posts, I would do something a bit different. Project T-40. I have had the "victim" for several years but had it hiding in a corner, as it wasn't quite what I thought it would be! Long...
- Gordy Headless Bass. . . . . . .
You don't see many of these - in fact, I had never seen one until this turned up for sale, a couple of years ago. I had no idea what it would be like when it arrived - tried to find out something about it but without any luck - Google "Gordy"...
- Back To The Begining. . . . . . .
Sunday morning, steaming coffee and just checking e.mails and related stuff. I have read though some of my older posts this morning - nice to revisit them - remind me of the guitars I have listed already and noticed a couple of spelling mistakes and "grama-tickle"...