NBD! Extremely special Peavey T-40!

[kingforaday]

I got the one off T-40 featured in the Peavey Revolution book! 
 

to say I’m over the moon is a major understatement! I’ve lusted after this for years!!!

[Eldon Tyrell]

Congrats, looks great 🤩

Did you travel back to 1980 and got it brand new? Or did you pull up floorboards in your house and found it in a time capsule that the previous owner had put there? Amazing. 

[Britsie]

It looks stunning. Excuse my ignorance but what is so special about it? (apart from being mentioned in a book)

And afcourse, being a T-40 with this beautiful wood: what does it weigh?

Edited November 13, 2021 by Britsie

[hooky_lowdown]

19 minutes ago, Britsie said:

It looks stunning. Excuse my ignorance but what is so special about it? (apart from being mentioned in a book)

And afcourse, being a T-40 with this beautiful wood: what does it weigh?

It's the same one featured in the book, look at the wood grain.

[kingforaday]

37 minutes ago, Britsie said:

It looks stunning. Excuse my ignorance but what is so special about it? (apart from being mentioned in a book)

And afcourse, being a T-40 with this beautiful wood: what does it weigh?

Yeah its a one off special and was made as a gift for the author of the book in 1980 as he was the main Peavey dealer in the UK at that time… it’s the only one you’ll see without a pick guard (there are a few T-60 guitars) and the controls going through the wood of the body (with a rear control cavity). It’s made of Magnolia (according to the man who designed these, I’ve also seen him say he personally built this one in his carport which is very cool)  and the neck is figured maple so it’s a fair bit fancier than the regular T-40s you’ll see…

[kingforaday]

1 hour ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Congrats, looks great 🤩

Did you travel back to 1980 and got it brand new? Or did you pull up floorboards in your house and found it in a time capsule that the previous owner had put there? Amazing. 

yeah I have a collection of these, one of which I’d say is in ridiculous condition for its age… well, until I got this one! It’s in absolutely amazing condition for something made in 1980

[Reggaebass]

Nice looking bass, how did you manage to track the actual one down that was in the book 

[LukeFRC]

I saw this on ebay. I'm glad I didn't bid as you had been lusting after it for years.... and I only saw it on the ebay ad! 

[kingforaday]

2 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

I saw this on ebay. I'm glad I didn't bid as you had been lusting after it for years.... and I only saw it on the ebay ad! 

And for that I am eternally grateful! 

[kingforaday]

4 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Nice looking bass, how did you manage to track the actual one down that was in the book 

I’ve been aware of it for years - there was a listing that used to pop up on Google searches of when it was sold at auction… obviously I didn’t think I’d ever get it! 
 

I guess as it was made for a Peavey dealer in the UK, my odds of getting it were better than they usually are for these American made basses… but yeah it was one of those “I can’t really let it pass me by can I?” Kinda moments. I’d have been kicking myself for the rest of my life 

[kingforaday]

I mean here’s the rest of my collection… so yeah… totally obsessed with these! 

[Reggaebass]

3 minutes ago, kingforaday said:

it was one of those “I can’t really let it pass me by can I?” Kinda moments. I’d have been kicking myself for the rest of my life 

If it’s something you’ve wanted for a long time, you just have to go for it, congrats, it’s lovely 

[Bunion]

Congratulations on getting your dream bass, but the question on everyone’s lips… 

Did it cure the GAS? 😄

[kingforaday]

1 minute ago, Bunion said:

Congratulations on getting your dream bass, but the question on everyone’s lips… 

Did it cure the GAS? 😄

For now! 

[LukeFRC]

8 minutes ago, kingforaday said:

I mean here’s the rest of my collection… so yeah… totally obsessed with these! 

All blade pickups! Toaster next?

[LukeFRC]

Just now, kingforaday said:

For now! 

Sorry

[kingforaday]

1 minute ago, LukeFRC said:

All blade pickups! Toaster next?

I’ve had them… I just decided to try and curb my collecting as it was getting out of hand… I’ll only buy those from 1982 (but with an exception made for this one of course!) as that’s the year I was born. I’ve sold about 4 or 5 over the years as well!

[hooky_lowdown]

21 minutes ago, kingforaday said:

I mean here’s the rest of my collection… so yeah… totally obsessed with these! 

Have you got a cage for all that Peavey gear? Because that lot is a gang of beasts!!! 🤩

[mr4stringz]

Hey @kingforaday, this thread is ace! Congratulations, both on this score and your collection. 

[Burns-bass]

Nice and a fair price too, it seems.

[Velarian]

12 hours ago, kingforaday said:

I mean here’s the rest of my collection… so yeah… totally obsessed with these! 

That amp/cab on the left looks like a Peavey rig I had in the early eighties. It was a bit of lump to lug around and probably contributed to me stopping gigging at that time. After that, I loaned it to a “friend” who’d joined a band but didn’t have his own gear. I never saw it, or him again 😡

[uk_lefty]

14 hours ago, kingforaday said:

I mean here’s the rest of my collection… so yeah… totally obsessed with these! 

That is awesome! Sometimes I try to cull my collection of basses etc but when I see things like this I go all warm inside.

[kingforaday]

1 hour ago, Velarian said:

That amp/cab on the left looks like a Peavey rig I had in the early eighties. It was a bit of lump to lug around and probably contributed to me stopping gigging at that time. After that, I loaned it to a “friend” who’d joined a band but didn’t have his own gear. I never saw it, or him again 😡

Plot twist: I was that “friend”! 
 

not really! Sorry to hear that. It’s a brave man who steals another man’s rig but also a stupid man that runs off with a Peavey Rig… you aren’t gonna get too far without help 

[kingforaday]

7 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

That is awesome! Sometimes I try to cull my collection of basses etc but when I see things like this I go all warm inside.

absolutely! I used to own such a random collection of instruments where it was more about a desire to try everything… then I realised I always came back to these, so I sold everything and just bought more of these. I have such a strong impulse to collect things… the trouble is I play drums and guitar as well so my house looks like a music shop 

[kingforaday]

Here’s a funny little aside from all of this… I always believed I just stumbled upon the T-40 one day and began collecting them… but here’s a pic I found a few years after buying my first couple… my mums old band, a picture that would’ve been in a photo album at home when I was growing up… look at what the bassist is playing