Need some contact cleaner now. Scratchy pots and switches. So just some maintenance type stuff and this things's a beut.
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If she's a MN bass- I'd suggest a name such as Eva, Hildegarde, Winnifred, or -even more obviously- Marguerite!
Congrats on a great deal and an epic axe!
Not sure if the blades are actually more coveted. They're by far the more common of the two types. If anything, the basses with the toasters seem to be a touch more desirable, though that may be simply because they are fewer and earlier. The most collectable T-40's seem to be the first 8 digit or dealer versions.
Congrats on the new T-40. Hope it works out for you!
I actually prefer the sound of the blades to the toasters, and I think you're probably right about the popularity being due to them being earlier instruments that might be perceived as being more collectible. For my part, what I look for are 8M serial numbers, six digit numbers, instruments with the TRC pinstripe (which I think were all six-digit anyway), or the very, very few all-zeros S/Ns (which also have the pinstripe).
Fortunately for us, even truly collectible T-40s are still dirt cheap as compared to their Fender brethren, but they're harder to find.
Congrats on a great score and a FINE-lookin' T40! I have a couple in "natural" and one in white, but no "Burst" model yet. Some day... In the mean time, enjoy the hours of pleasure tweaking and tuning and finding out just how unbelievably versatile the tonal palette is on a T40! Is there ANY bass sound that a T40 cannot reproduce? I don't THINK so!
Ya gotta love it. Now, I can only hope that some day EVERY unloved, unused T40 finds a new owner and is put back in service. THEN, perhaps, the Peavey company might be persuaded to offer up a new AVRI or "Tribute" or "Anniversary" model T40 for a new generation of players. Just imagine what could be done if they watched the weight, and were able to utilize the best parts of the old T40? I'd buy one!
Again, congrats!
Ya gotta love it. Now, I can only hope that some day EVERY unloved, unused T40 finds a new owner and is put back in service. THEN, perhaps, the Peavey company might be persuaded to offer up a new AVRI or "Tribute" or "Anniversary" model T40 for a new generation of players. Just imagine what could be done if they watched the weight, and were able to utilize the best parts of the old T40? I'd buy one!
Again, congrats!
There are so many cool features on this bass it really is too bad that it didn't garner more favor when it was introduced. I know personally I checked one out at GC in Santa Ana, CA back in the day (a natural finish) and ended up with a Kramer Pioneer. My recollection is thin, but I remember I didn't really have a clue what it could do and the weight was a factor. I would buy a "weight watchers" AVRI version now in a second.
Truss rod wrench on it's way from Stew Mac.
Truss rod wrench on it's way from Stew Mac.
Hopefully it fits - sometimes the Gibson wrenches work, but a lot of times they're either too short to reach the truss rod nut, or the walls are too thick to fit in the cavity. Might end up having to bust out the grinder to thin the walls out a bit.
One of the reviews of this particular wrench on Stew Mac was from someone who used it on a '79 T-40. I'm hopeful. Neck doesn't really "need" it right now, but I like having the tool for the job on hand in case.
Happy to report the Stew Mac Item 6106 Pocket Truss Rod wrench for 5/16" nut fits perfectly and...most importantly...truss rod moves freely both directions.