IainRoberts

Welcome, Nice looking bass. You obviously have good skills with laying up carbon fibre, I work with carbon fibre also, mostly on bobsleds, so I know it is tricky to get a good finish. Just a tip though, for 1500euros you can get a lot of amazing basses so you really need to use top end components. I made a similar carbon bass for a friend and for 500euros. Good luck with the full carbon build. Make a custom mould, use a pre-preg and autoclave, not wet-lay. Then with some top end hardware that would be more like the 1500 price tag Have fun, Iain

Ah, this brings back memories, I do miss the old T40. Had a lot of fun, and I may well get one again in the future. Good luck with the sale/trade, I have a Jap Jazz with a deep wine red wood stain that I chucked a Dimarzio Humbucker in...It's become my little work horse

Honestly, I check daily for a nice Ibanez Musician...then I'm away for a week and I miss a good project at a great price! Be good to know how that turns out. Right, I'm going to check every hour until another comes up!

Lots of interest but still not sold could be going up on ebay!

Morning everybody. It's been a busy week. Both basses are still available, any takers? Cheers

More interest for the T40 over the weekend, she's still available though. pms replied to. The Westone is saying "please don't sell me, you will play me again!". To which I replied "don't be scared, there's a good home for you out there"

Any fans of the Westone out there? I am open to offers as it has had mods. I've just been playing it this morning and tempted to hold onto it! Then again I would like a Vigier more so I may be saving up the pennies for one of those

Wow, great responses going on here, both basses are still available. As for the carbon, I will probably start another thread soon as I have a lot to say about those if the interest is out there. I actually have never played a Status but obviously they are tried and tested to be damn good. At present I'm doing custom jobs on a commission basis so it depends a lot on specifications but occasionally I have demo items going for reduced prices (hence the carbon acoustic at £900, usually going for £1600...and if you want a sled that goes 90mph then £6,000). For carbon replacement necks the price I can do them for very much depends on the model and quantity. With the right demand it would be £300, but if it's a one off then more like £600. I'm hoping to make more instruments in the near future now that I no longer race Skeleton Bobsleigh so I should be able to offer more choice and better prices soon. Have a good weekend folks, time to eat before I write a journal about carbon Iain [quote name='Kev' post='1167425' date='Mar 18 2011, 05:19 PM']Good fair price on the T40 i think, a couple that have been listed for sale on the forum recently have been a tad overpriced IMO. Not sure if they have gone up in value recently at all but when i was looking to buy one a couple of years ago this is about the price i would have expected to pay. Lovely bass How much are your graphite necks?? Plenty of love for the Status necks on here so you could find yourself alot of business if your prices are competitive[/quote]

Hey everybody, yep for sale only please, I maybe tempted in a trade...but I really shouldn't, it would drive the wife mad if I gained another! PMs replied to, any more questions feel free to ask Cheers

Hi Jerry, Yep, the thumbrest and switch were like that when I got it. As for the fret I think that's just the photo. I've not noticed a dent there before but will check later when I am home and let you know for certain. Cheers [quote name='Jerry_B' post='1166729' date='Mar 18 2011, 09:33 AM']Was it in that condition when you bought it? By that, I mean did it have the thumbrest and the baseball bat switch? Also, is the last fret marker (at the body end of the neck) indented, or is that just the photo?[/quote]

Good advice guys, thanks. The price will stay at 280. I got it for around that anyway, so even if I got a bargain I am happy to send it on for a fair price (Good Karma all round .) Thanks for the interest, pms replied to. I am in Edinburgh but of course am happy to arrange postage. [quote name='spinynorman' post='1166451' date='Mar 17 2011, 11:09 PM']Go back to For sale: Basses and type Peavey T40 into the thread search box at the bottom left. Look at the ones marked Sold. It's up to you really. Just because we're saying hey that's a good price doesn't mean it's wrong, if you want to sell quickly and you're happy with it. You could raise the price and still be a reasonable deal, but might take longer to sell.[/quote]

Thanks guys, what do you recommend as a fair price? Iain [quote name='spinynorman' post='1165573' date='Mar 17 2011, 11:20 AM']Yes, I'm no T40 expert, but I did a double take on that price. Put it up quick, before someone with money sees it. [/quote]

Hi All, I am having a clear out and a couple of my babies need new homes. Let me know what you think: Peavey T40 £280: Nice light sunburst finish and rosewood fretboard. Well played and used but good condition for it's age. The usual pitting on the chrome and bridge. I see some T40 fans on here that probably know more than I do about them. Pickup switch is a bit noisy but some tlc will solve that in no time. Comes with original hard case. Westone Fretless Thunder 1A £190: It has an added Jazz pickup at the neck. I got it from Coda Music in the late 90s, I think they said it was a DiMarzio but I would have to look inside to see if I could verify that. It sounds great, and the modifications have been done really well to make it a PJ. The bridge is also a replacement, beautiful solid brass. I don't play it anywhere near enough these days but don't really want to let it go. Make me an offer and I may let it go to someone who will get more play out of it than I do. Again the overall finish is well used, but the neck is smooth and great to play. Please do comment. I'm not sure what the current market is like so I am happy to take offers. I also make carbon fibre necks if anybody is interested. I specialised in building skeleton sleds and raced at the last Olympics but since retiring from racing I have been making guitars and drums. Feel free to ask questions and I have some other items going in other musically related stuff (Condenser mic SE2200a £80, Yamaha AW16G 16 track studio £200, Eko 8 string Mandolin £400, carbon fibre acoustic guitar £900) Cheers, Iain