New bass day - I'm sharing my "new-to-me" 1979 Peavey T-40. It came up locally on Craigslist, so I got to try it out, and liked both how it felt and the variety of sounds I could get through it.
These Peaveys seem more known these days for some big jumps in price than for who plays them. I paid the seller's asking price of $800, which I guess is much more than I could have got it a few years ago, and maybe a bit high, but fair enough for me; I didn't buy it to flip.
I also realize I have a thing for 70's and 80's basses, so this fits in with my others quite nicely.
It weighs 10-10.2 pounds on my bathroom scale, so it's a bit heavy, but not too heavy for me. I'm just figuring out which sound I like (my starting points were the helpful charts on the internet showing combinations of settings). It came with flatwounds, which I prefer. I will definitely play out with it at some point.
These Peaveys seem more known these days for some big jumps in price than for who plays them. I paid the seller's asking price of $800, which I guess is much more than I could have got it a few years ago, and maybe a bit high, but fair enough for me; I didn't buy it to flip.
I also realize I have a thing for 70's and 80's basses, so this fits in with my others quite nicely.
It weighs 10-10.2 pounds on my bathroom scale, so it's a bit heavy, but not too heavy for me. I'm just figuring out which sound I like (my starting points were the helpful charts on the internet showing combinations of settings). It came with flatwounds, which I prefer. I will definitely play out with it at some point.
