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Peavey T 40 Bass White 1981 with original hard case

From my personal collection.......

You don't see many white T40's especially in this super-original condition. It does have a few marks on it but overall is extremely good and ticks all the right boxes as far as I'm concerned - lightly played condition, finished in rare white, 100% original and with the original case.

Really good T40's are becoming harder to find these days as they are still such great value for money. Built to last a life time (or more), the quality is fantastic and the range of tones makes them so versatile - a great bass and a real cool classic!

Peavey T 40 Bass

It was 1978 when the T 40 was first on sale but the research and development started 3 years earlier...The 1970's were notable for a dip in quality from the major marques as the big companies tried to increase production with their old and subsequently inadequate manufacturing processes.

Peavey looked to the manufacture of firearms for inspiration. Although mass-produced they still featured impressive working tolerances achieved using a NC copy lathes and CNC routers. Over 3 years Peavey modified and programmed the copy lathes to carve guitar necks and patented a unique method of bi-laminated construction. To ensure a completely stable neck, the wood blank was swan lengthways, and the stainless steel truss-rod inserted before the 2 halves were glued back together, similar to the design G & L Guitars still use. The wood was then left to season in a carefully humidity-controlled environment before being carved.

This attention to detail and extremely high quality followed throughout the rest of the bass.

The massive metal bridge and string-thru body design give immense tone and the electrics also boast a patented circuit, whereby the 2-humbucking pick-ups can be run in single-coil or twin-coil mode through the tone controls. The volume controls are tone compensated, but the tone controls activate a neat circuit that gradually turns the humbucker (at position zero) into a single coil (at position 10) Combined with a phase switch and a 3-way pick-up selector, means a great many tones can be achieved - making it a very versatile bass indeed.

These early USA made basses are now recognised as being ground breaking and great value for money, and are widely tipped to become highly collectable over the next few years. Played by Ross Valory of Journey, amongst others, they make a superb gigging instrument and are extremely playable.