Peavey T-40 bass?

Played it. Very very heavy but beautiful.

you can get pretty much any tone out of that bass. Jazz/Pbass and even kind of a ric tone. The best thing about them is that they can be set as single coil or humbuckers with a turn of the tone knobs and can imitate almost any classic bass sound desired. They can go from a huge round tone to a biting trebly tone. They can imitate a Ric and a Music man with some twist of the knobs.

it's heavy and hell though. I bought one for $50 back in 1998. I remember everyone hating them!

what color is it for $500? the natural finish ones are the most common.

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I wouldn't pay over $400 for one of those. the black finish ones are worth a bit more sense they are so rare.



here's a price guide what people are paying for them

I'm paying 500 for it, shipping included, which isn't a bad price. Some of the nice ones are going for 700 and 800, which is higher than what they were going for 10 years ago. I should have jumped on this earlier.

I have a Ric but it really isn't a great slapping instrument. I'm still looking for the right bass for that. Right now the Ric is set up to cut through with some really nice clean highs, and when I play with a pick at the bridge the attack sounds amazing. The one thing I don't like about it is the shorter scale. I love big basses. I nearly pulled the trigger on a White Falcon a year ago, and I think I will like how heavy this bass is.

Eventually I will get another 5 or 6 string too. Looking at single cut basses for that purchase.

The T-40 isn't for slapping. I'll use it for tone snapping certain sections where I need them. The Ric does wonders for that growly tone, but I can't seem to mix it right so the growl doesn't dominate. I need something I can make smoother.

I'm getting to one with the maple finish and black pickguard.