kodiakblair Posted May 27, 2016 Posted May 27, 2016 Very tasty T-40 came to stay today. In absolutely excellent condition for a 32 year old bass,this my first T-40 with blades just tips the scale at 10lbs. Time will tell if I prefer the blades to toasters. Lovely bass. It was joined by a Custom shop Cirrus. Now I was impressed by the BXP,some folks give them a hard time but seeing you can pick them up for £150 + I'd advise those folk not to eat at Pizzahut ( Dec 2014 Portsmouth, 4 pizza,3 lagers 1 coffee £97),personally I think the BXP is a good buy. The USA adds another inch and an improvement in materials. It's also about 4 x the price. The custom shop adds more refinement with wooden TR and cavity covers,very nice choice of top and the Millennium preamp. This gives you variable mids. I'd heard quite a few American Cirrus owners say this was a good upgrade but with Peavey having very limited stocks and the $127 price tag + shipping and taxes it looked like an upgrade I'd be missing. Not now I won't Over the next wee while I'll string them the same so I can compare my T-40s and Cirri,only managed half hour with each. For now feast your eyes folks [attachment=220114:Todays Peavey.jpg][attachment=220113:Tobacco 40.jpg][attachment=220112:Quilted Cirrus.jpg][attachment=220111:Cirrus neck.jpg] Quote
alyctes Posted May 27, 2016 Posted May 27, 2016 Nice My BXP Cirrus is 35", BTW - I think the early ones were. I grant you I had to measure it to tell the difference. Quote
discreet Posted May 27, 2016 Posted May 27, 2016 Wow! I've hankered after a white T40 for some time, only the rumour of heaviness put me off. It is true? Quote
kodiakblair Posted May 27, 2016 Author Posted May 27, 2016 @alyctes the BXP 34" vs 35" confused me too My Cirrus and Grind are the exact same size,until I measured the frets. Longer frets on the Grind. Never knew the G-bass was 35" until recently,then only cause i read the manual Think I'd notice on a 6 string but not on a 4, from 1st on G to 5th on E is just 6mm longer. On a 6 it could be maybe 12mm Mark The 10lb T-40 is definitely a lightweight,the other 2 are 12lb +. But mind they balance well. Wide strap and a back harness you'd be good to go Quote
discreet Posted May 27, 2016 Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) [quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1464388930' post='3059214'] The 10lb T-40 is definitely a lightweight,the other 2 are 12lb +. But mind they balance well. Wide strap and a back harness you'd be good to go [/quote] Yes, good to go to the osteopath. Edited May 27, 2016 by discreet Quote
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