ProfJames

Great band

Half of all I own in the list below!!

Well done, good venue as well..............

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1492365649' post='3279715'] Country music is also a very broad church. How do you feel about that stuff? Elevator music/Kenny G has NOTHING to do with jazz and never has. Come to think of it, on listening to your example about I got the distinct impression that this was some decent players with a sax player who felt like he had to put in irrelevant atonal squawks from time to time in order to be taken as a serious jazzer. Mor smoke and mirrors but at least there is SOME musicianship in there. [/quote] Kenny G is probably one of the highest grossing earners as an instrumentalist. But if you like the sax try out Colin Stetson, incredible...................https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra-EsJpkG9o

[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1493245242' post='3286930'] Hard to say ProfJames. Cirrus was top of the range,35" scale active. Koa Untiy was 34" scale passive and is 10 years older. Healthy interest in the USA regarding Cirrus, the Unity interest is really only with folks who regret selling theirs years back. That's the current Peavey market, a whole bunch of 40-50 year olds buying old basses they remember from years before. Both are really nice basses but different animals. Sorry I can't advise better. [/quote] Good enough for me

[i][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Koa is a Hawaiian hard wood used on some Unitys,the RJ-IV deluxe and the RSB Koa. Might one or 2 others. Some eejit tried a thumb rest on the GC one so there's holes by both pickups.[/font][/color][/i] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Kodiak................do you rate the Koa Unity above the USA Cirrus?[/font][/color]

Appreciate your advice and experience.

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1493236443' post='3286857'] I never realised the T45 had 21 frets. I had a quick Google Image Search and found a picture of a 40 and 45 together, with 21 and 20 frets respectively. I guess they had been neck swapped? [/quote] When my 45 turns up tomorrow I'll be counting! I believe that the necks are swappable (only from what I've read).

£645...................Dyna Unity.............https://reverb.com/item/4894598-peavey-dyna-unity-series-purple-active-bass-guitar-w-hard-shell-case-usa?

[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1493221404' post='3286670'] Unity's are through neck PJ's. The Dyna/Unity Series is a Unity with Dyna preamp. It also has a 42mm nut on a thicker neck. Dyna basses originally came with 2 styles of neck, 38mm nut or 42mm nut. The Dyna/Unity neck always reminds me of the Sarzo bass. Of the two I prefer the Dyna/Unity tone. You looking at the Koa on GC ? [/quote] Thanks Kodiak..............great knowledge, just saw a Unity on eBay for £600 plus! Not looking at GC will do now. What is the Koa model please?

[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1493155433' post='3286177'] Never any shortage of T40's for sale in the States. 7 on eBay this week. That one won't sell,not when the other 6 are around "$400 or best offer" $450 has been the steady high price for 2 year at least, but could be a price spike starting in 2018/19 when the newly turned 40 folks want a birth year bass [/quote] Three T45 basses on Reverb in total. All over £450 not dollars! Is the T45 more popular than the T40?

What is the difference between a Peavey Dyna bass and a Peavey Dyna Unity?

Agree but saw that a couple have sold at $550ish recently

Great article on the T40 and T45 It’s been more than 25 years since the Peavey Electronics Company introduced its revolutionary T-60 guitar and T-40 bass to a market that was immediately impacted by their quality and value. Moreover, the way the company built T-60s and T-40s – utilizing computer numerical control (CNC) routing machines and pre-stressed necks (carved with the truss rods in them), and other innovations, forever changed the guitar-manufacturing landscape. While the T-40 remained in the line for almost a decade, a single-pickup bass known as the T-45 appeared, along with other new T-series instruments, in 1982. Initial reaction may have been that the T-45 was designed to hit a lower price point, but Hartley Peavey considered his products more dependable and a better value. The less-popular T-45 differed from the T-40 in a number of ways besides having one less pickup. The single humbucker on the T-45 was the same as the two pickups found on the T-40, and it also had the same unique tone circuit, which allowed one coil to be “faded out” (the term used on factory price lists) to affect a single-coil sound. Also different was the location of the T-45’s “harmonically-placed” pickup. The T-40 had a phase-reverse switch, while the T-45 didn’t… but note that the T-45 has three knobs – volume, tone, and a “special mid-frequency rolloff control for maximum tonal flexibility.” Curiously, one word was altered in price lists after ’82; the third knob was referred to as a “special low-frequency rolloff control.” As for necks, the T-45 offered a 21-fret version, while the T-40 had 20 frets. On price lists from ’82 through ’85, the scale on the T-40 was referred to as “long;”the T-45’s scale was referred to as “34”.” By the November ’86 price list (the last for the T-45), the T-40 had also affected the numerical description of its scale length, as well as a trademarked “Graphlon” composite nut. The T-45 spec list did not mention it. Was the T-45 on the way out? While some early T-45s may have been made with an oiled natural finish on an ash body (a la the original T-40s), that version didn’t appear on price lists. Instead, the single-pickup basses were first offered in Black, White, Sunburst, Blood Red, and Royal Burgundy finishes with maple fretboards at a list price of $424.50, or with a rosewood fretwood as a $25 upgrade. And here’s the historical rub: throughout the half-decade or so that T-40s and T-45s were both offered, they (all finishes and options being equal) always carried the same list price! With the exception of the natural-finished T-40s ($399.50 with a maple neck, $424.50 with a rosewood neck in ’82), the prices for similar finishes and fretboards were equal. The T-40 retained Burgundy longer than the T-45, and the T-40 would ultimately acquire a metallic “Frost Blue” finish ($75 upgrade) while the T-45 would not. But both instruments listed for $354.50 in standard finishes. On that list, the T-40 was available in the lower-priced Natural, as well as Red and Black, while the T-45 was available in Black, White, Sunburst, or Red. Semantics aside, the Peavey T-45 was not just a one-pickup version of the T-40. Rather, it had its own features and capabilities, and any perception that it was simply a cheaper version of the original is an unfortunate stereotype.

Bought a two month old Fender American jazz in Tesco's car park from a guy who was ill with cancer and unsteady on his feet, several hundreds of pounds in cash on me. He looked nervous as I am fairly big with short hair but we soon got chatting! He emailed me a few weeks back to say he had recovered, great news. Wanted to buy the Fender back but I said no! Is there a moral in that story?!!

[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1493061803' post='3285325'] Congratulations ProfJames. Glad my prediction about you liking the Dynabass came true. Wonder if the T45 is the one that sold in Port Glasgow couple of year back ? [/quote] It is a black one, the current owner bought it off a pal who needed some money, he had it for a few years under his bed as did the previous owner! The seller is a guitarist who does not play bass. Dyna bass is wonderful, as good as you stated. T40 for sale.....$799..............http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1981-Peavey-T-40-Bass-Guitar-with-Original-Hardshell-Case-Very-Nice-/222481255443?hash=item33ccea8c13:g:BNUAAOSwvKtY97pT They seem to be going up on a monthly basis

Peavey Dyna just turned up after six weeks waiting. Incredible bass in my opinion. Only played her for an hour and it is too good for my level. Peavey range impresses me so much. Just found a black T45 as well..........it's on the way from Glasgow!

Talk Talk, Cardiacs and a great band called Shameface,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and Scoda Blush

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1492358432' post='3279655'] And an awful lot to look at and think "that's absolute bollocks mate" [/quote] Ha ha ha ha, agree with you!!!

Good article which helps describe the T40, T45 and the early T20 looking Fury.................https://www.vintageguitar.com/3203/peavey-t-20/

Check out CITES on Google for rosewood restrictions

Advice needed............I have found a T45 and a T20 in A1 condition in the States............which one to go for? Where are you Kodiakblair?

I love this forum. So many comments to agree with.............