FlatEric

Someone ended up with a very nice bass. Anyone here??

[i]If[/i] it is the one with the adjustable pole pieces, it's amazing what a difference they make. The pics show one of my basses that had a similar problem, as you can see, there is a big step in the heights but the volume across all the strings is now equal. If they are like these, adjusting the pole heights is more effective than lifting the pups. Cheers.

Last Saturday, for the first time ever - tuning the A, Stadium Elite, on my Status. Just went to take it up slightly and the only way I can describe it is sort of a dull "Dong" sound. Made me jump - thought it was something serious until I went to pull the string again. Ouch! Our guitarist has a chuckle at me - "why take two basses, who ever heard of anyone breaking a bass string" I think I might point him to this posting.

Nice. Very nice. Looks great. Love it?? Cheers.

[quote name='The inglourious bass turd' post='856740' date='Jun 4 2010, 12:35 AM']Seen one of these on ebay - looks interesting, bit rich on the buy it now though - built like a tank! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-Vintage-1978-OVATION-Magnum-1-EBONY-PRISTINE-FAT-/160440312517?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item255afce2c5"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-Vintage-1978-OV...=item255afce2c5[/url][/quote] Hi. I've got one identical to the one listed and a Magnum III, in a smokey blue colour. They are a great bass and I love the sound I get out of it. They are, however, not quite as people see them. They are seen as heavy and all powerful, they are neither. They are not heavy, balance well, nice neck, the pup frame allows you to rest your thumb where ever you choose and with the right strings on, can give some bright sounds. The pick-up have a good range of tones - I have the front one notch down from the back, tones on 7, which gives a bright punch. You can go "all dub" on the front pup, turn the tone right down and away you go. The front pup has a clever facility to "Balance" the strings, as each string has it's own coil. And finally, if you have a precision, or similar, you will have to turn your amp up to bring it to the same volume as the "P" - they are good pup's but judging by my two, they are not "all powerful". Having said all that, great bass - love it to bits - bit of a rarity, so you get all the bass players eyeing it up. See Manual below. [url="http://www.ovationtribute.com/Catalogues/Magnum%20Bass%20Owner%20Manual/Magnum%20Bass%20Owner%20Manual.html"]Mugnum Manual[/url] Cheers.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='854284' date='Jun 1 2010, 10:57 PM']£56. Why was no-one paying attention?[/quote] Bugger!

[quote name='Bassassin' post='851884' date='May 30 2010, 03:57 PM']Very nice example, head repair's well done by the looks - was the head detached or just cracked? Shouldn't take much to get that up to scratch! J.[/quote] Just cracked and it looks like it was a [i]long[/i] time ago. Was OK when I got it. Think I'll get it sorted and then stick up some pics. Cheers.

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='855374' date='Jun 2 2010, 09:01 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Status-Groove-Bass-Guitar-/170493992404?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27b23bddd4"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Status-Groove-Bass-G...=item27b23bddd4[/url] I've fancied one for ages - it's the wrong colour for me, but... I've stuck in a low bid. Don't feel obliged to not bid on this - i'm skint, so could do [i]without[/i] buying it. I know these are highly thought of, and sought after on here; so thought i'd share the love. There is a Status Shark for similar low starting bid on the same page - worth a punt?[/quote] Hi. I've got a Shark and a Groove. The Shark is really nice to play, lovely neck, light and a nice tone - not the most powerful but still a cracking bass - "Made in England" The Groove is another thing entirely. One of my true favourites. The right weight, well balanced, great neck Passive + Active. this delivers a real PUNCH with a capital P! Always brings a smile to my face. Was going to gig mine on Saturday but broke the A string during a tune up. There doesn't seem to be much on here about The Groove - can't be many out there or people are trying to keep the secret to themselves. Well worth a punt on either IMHO.

[quote name='bubinga5' post='855349' date='Jun 2 2010, 08:43 PM']Great Chic/Nile Rodgers interview [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4VfG0oFe3k"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4VfG0oFe3k[/url][/quote] Such a great talent, in my opinion. What's the bass that BE is playing on the first number - Ibanez looking with 2 Di Marzio "P"'s??

Finally got round to taking a pic of my Series 2 SB1000. I've never seen another on except for the ones on Graeme Fyfe's exellent Aria Site. [url="http://www.prog.rockers.co.uk/sb10002s.htm"]Aria Site[/url] [i][/i] [i]Very[/i] different to it's older brother. Also, while I've still got the green fur up ........... pics of the TSB 650, medium scale thumper. That's all for now.

[quote name='cocco' post='846366' date='May 24 2010, 11:30 AM']Anyone spotted T-40 s being used anywhere in the mainstream? Friendly Fires had one in a video not so long ago.[/quote] This the man?? [attachment=50941:friendly..._house_1.jpg] [attachment=50942:friendlyfires.jpg] and........ while I was looking for that, saw this. Someone rockin' it out in the garage!!! [attachment=50943:garageband.jpg] [quote name='dannybuoy' post='850011' date='May 28 2010, 07:05 AM']I have a '79 natural toaster edition also, and I'm considering setting it up with BEAD tuning. Anyone else tried this?[/quote] Not yet! I have one five string and still can't quite get the hand of it. A friend converted an old Aria into a five - made adjustments to the nut, strung it up and bingo. I did think of doing it on one of my 40's and if I do, I will slip out the nut and make another one, as the originals, unique to the T-40, are difficult to get hold of. You go first and let me know how you get on. Cheers.

Not really an e.bay related thing but I told Jon I would post pics of the Lincoln I have. So, here it is. This one has also had a head repair but this one is [i]much[/i] better than the one that was up for sale. Sounded very nice when I got it - took the strings of to "get it sorted" some time ago and never got round to it. Must get on the case! [attachment=50937:Lincoln.jpg] [attachment=50938:Lincolna.jpg] [attachment=50939:Lincolnb.jpg] [attachment=50940:Lincolnc.jpg] Cheers.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='849837' date='May 27 2010, 09:40 PM']Korean Satellite? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-P-TYPE-FRETLESS-BASS-GUITAR-JAPAN-VINTAGE-80s-/220612546137?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item335d884e59"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-P-TYPE-FRETLE...=item335d884e59[/url][/quote] Yep. I've go one of these - really quite good. Nice sound and feel - nothing special just gets on and does the job. I bought it to improve my fretless technique, as mine has factory position marks on the edge of the neck. These are dead centre to where the fret would be. Helped me a lot. . . . . . . . . Helped me to realise I am never going to be a fluid fretless player. I have some lined fretless, so I think I will stick to that. Might sell mine, if anyione is interested. Cheers.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='849908' date='May 27 2010, 10:47 PM']Played the t-40 through an amp for the first time this evening at a rehearsal. All i can say is that i am absolutely blown away! This thing has so many brilliant tones! I especially like the rear pickup in humbucker mode and having both pups on with one in single coil and one in humbucker. Brilliant!!! Can't say i found much use for the phase switch though! just seems to cut most of the bass out of the sound. Bit pointless!!![/quote] Welcome to the Club. There are SO MANY combinations. Best way to explore is on a practice amp or turn you usual amp right down, that way you can here all the subtle differences. Try out of phase, both humbuckers on and back the volume of the front or the back a bit. Now you have a different sound - you can check by putting it in and out of phase. now try bleeding in a single coil, then another. The other thing is, when you have the back one on single coil, the phase swith lets you choose which coil - the one nearer the bridge or the one nearer the neck. I will post up on this thread, something I have had in another one, which explains all about it. Glad you like it. Any questions, come back to me. One another note. What the ****!!!! A fellow Peavey nut sent me this today. What on earth posesed the owner to do this!!! [attachment=50698:peavey__1_.JPG][attachment=50699:peavey__2_.JPG][attachment=50700:peavey__4_.JPG] [attachment=50701:peavey__13_.JPG]

[quote name='Jerry_B' post='846930' date='May 24 2010, 09:56 PM']Can you expand upon that please? I'm assuming this is the clearance you get when depressing the string at both the first and last fret? Or am I barking up the wrong tree...? [/quote] Hi. The measurement is with the bass lying on it's back, as when you put it in the playing position, it raises by about 0.25mm. Gravity!! Many years ago, I saw somone using wire to measure action. Wire is made in Standard Wire Gauge, SWG and is a uniform standard size. Sliding something round between the fret and the string, is the most accurate way of measuring the distance. I never did quite get the steel rule thing. This is my '79, which is the one I am playing at the moment - the vernier shows the size of a drill bit and this is slid between the fret and the string. If the gap was greater than the 2.2mm, it would roll off the fret. As the drill is secure, the gap must be less than 2.19mm. So, the action on this one is 2.2mm, when laid on it's back - it was measured as 2.4mm in the playing position. [attachment=50547:Action.jpg] [attachment=50548:Action1.jpg] On average, in the playing position, mine average around 2.5mm, which is very comfortable to play. Not sure how old your strings are but if they need changing, try Picato 735 LHY. Please bear in mind that I play off the front corner of the back pup - if you play nearer the neck, this would have to be lifted to suit. Hope this helps. Cheers.

[quote name='bob_pickard' post='846564' date='May 24 2010, 03:12 PM']my first bass was one of these - brilliant guitars - matsumoku made and I wish I hadn't sold it. If you come acoss on ewith Asterix and Obelix painted on it - it's mine and I want it back!![/quote] Quite right - I've got two of these - they sound like something ten times the cost. I would gladly take on board another. Black, this time.

Very nice. I dabble with "The Dark Side" - Yamaha guitars of this type are very well made, looks like a nice one. Shwing!!

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='846813' date='May 24 2010, 07:58 PM']Hi Eric, thanks for clearing up the neckplate thing! Got my T-40 last night, and still haven't played it through an amp! (Don't have an instrument cable around!) Bu sounds lovely acoustic. Lots of things to do to it though, it really needs setting up for me, it plays lovely, but i play too hard for the action and the neck tilt adjustment could do with erm... adjusting! Has anybody replaced their scratchplates? The one on mine is very buckled (common ailment!) and i wonder if it's worth getting a new one [url="http://www.wdmusic.com/pickguard_pv_2900.html"]here[/url]... Not sure if you can class the pickguard being like this character or mojo though!!! I love black/black/maple but i'm considering a white scratch and truss-rod cover (I know mister coolandclassic guitars has trussrod covers available) just to be really different! On top of that, I need to replace the switches, take all the screws off and scrub them/bathe them in cola because they're rusty, replace both pickup surrounds (both are cracked and one has lost a corner), clean the knobs (possibly in the same way as the screws), get a new set of strings on it, set up the intonation (i don't think it's out, just want to be completely certain), clean the frets (which are in great condition and the fingerboard is spotless!), wash the outside of the case and possibly try and brush some life into the lining, may even get a new nut, the current one appears fine but would prefer a brass one to what appears to be just a generic silver coloured metal! Also, what looks like the top layer of the black plastic on the pickups (where you would put the bread in the toaster) has come off a bit on a couple of areas... don't think i'll bother doing anything with this though! So yeah! Looking forward to the long road ahead with my T-40! Will get pictures up when i eventually get round to taking some![/quote] Hi. Glad you have got your hands on it. Neck tilt is perhaps the last thing. Check there is not too much relief on the neck. Mine are all set up to around 2.5mm at the 12th. Takes some care but it will be worth it. On [i]some[/i] of the scratchplates, they do buckle slightly - part of the character - if it was a Fender, it would be Mojo. I'd leave it. Pup rings do crack due to age but mainly over tightening of the screws. Cleaning up the knobs/screws should be easy. Strings, Picato 735 LHY - try them. The nuts are unique and an after market won't fit directly, I would leave it and keep it original. The top layer of the old Toasters do suffer if the pups are too high. Again, it's Mojo. In a nutshell, give it some TLC but try and leave it as original as poss. If you need any help, PM me and we can sort it out between us. Cheers.

[quote name='Jigster' post='846032' date='May 23 2010, 09:19 PM']eric i don't have, but am very attracted t the T-40 - so can I play? would be interested to know, will a good strap ease some of the heavy duty people talk about - but i guess the weight is where all the tone comes from? aside from the pups of course Also, is there anywhere in particular you've bought these? do they mainly deal out of the states?[/quote] Yes, of course you can - the more, the merrier Everyone keeps mentioning weight There are [i]some[/i] that are heavier but in the main, they are around 10lbs. Is that heavy?? This is something I posted some time ago. One of the things that is often said about the T-40 is how powerful the pups are and how you can dial in a lot of different subtle tone differences. Although they were all machine made and feel pretty much the same, they all have slight differences in sound. Two of the same year, side by side, have a difference. Pretty much in line with other makes, I guess. In reality, this would only make a difference in a studio, live - you would not be able to tell. The other thing is the weight. Well, compared to a Steinberger, yes! Compared to a Jazz or Precision, Yes. I do have heavier, though - an Ibanez Studio that you could knock posts into the ground with!! I was thinking about this, earlier this year, when I opened up my '79 to sort out an annoying crackle, I decided to strip it down, clean it up and give it a good service. I weighed the parts on a very accurate industrial scale. The body was 2.15Kg - 4.73 lbs, neck 1.16KG - 2.55 lbs and all the remaining parts were 1.45KG - 3.19 lbs. Total 4.76KG - 10.49 lbs. When you consider that each bridge saddle weighs about one ounce and the whole bridge, assembled, is just under 1 lb, at 15 ounces, I think that's what tipped it over the edge! Does anyone know of a heavier bridge?? Having weighed some of the others, 10.5 lbs is about on the mark. Does this add to the sound? Well, all things considered, I suppose it does. What are they like to gig with? Well, our sets are about 45 to 50 minutes and it doesn't bother me, in fact after a while you get used to it and then going back to something lighter/smaller, feels a bit odd. I use a standard Wrangler strap, no padding. They do come up for sale in the UK, you just have to keep looking. I have sold three of mine, in the last two years and there have been at least 6 or 7 come up for sale this year. I did muse over selling some of mine but every time I get round to doing it, I change my mind. The most common ones are the Natural/Maple. The most rare ones, as far as I know, are the Red/RW. They also did Sunburst, Tanburst, Orangeburst, (not sure that's what it is but it is brighter than the tan, Black, White and Wine. Maple boards are the most common, Rosewood is quite a rarity on any of the colours. And finally. . . . . . . [quote name='allighatt0r' post='841260' date='May 18 2010, 07:15 PM']Question for you T-40 nuts: Why do they put the neck plate on upside down? Seems a bit odd![/quote] This is the answer from someone "in the know", who asked Chip Todd, creator of the "T"'s. "I actually asked Chip that same question a few years ago while at his shop. He said it was so the audience could read the name if you flipped the body up while playing. Have someone put your T on and flip the body up. Yep. Can read the neck plate plain as day. Personally I think he was pulling my leg, but it does make sense". No, I don't believe it either Cheers.

[quote name='razze06' post='845972' date='May 23 2010, 08:15 PM']I'll take pics of my t40 as soon as i'm finished with the house move...[/quote] Great stuff - look forward to it. Pics in Gear Porn - General T-40 stuff, technical and introductions, in here. Cheers.

Hi. Here's my '79. Such a lot of life in this one. Full sound, harmonics all over the place, deep thud when required, bright and snappy when needed. Lovely to play, brings a smile to my face every time I pick it up. This is one of the more rare "Three piecer" bodies. The "fur" background is is a "lend from a friend" - what he has it for, I'm not sure, Mmm?

Welcome on board. Ash, Jerry - nice to see you as some of the early posters - hope to see Kingforaday popping up soon. Allighatt0r, welcome - you'll love it. Post up some pics in Kingforaday's thread in Gear Porn. I'm off now to post up pics of my Natural '79. Hope to see more posts from others - there must be more of you out there.

[u][size=4]Hi to all those of you out there who have, or are interested in the Peavey T-40[/size][/u] As there seems to be a lot more interest in this great instrument and a lot of info swapping is hogging up space in "Gear Porn", I thought I would get this started. So anyone out there who has got one, two, or more - drop in and say Hi! For those who aren't familiar with the beast. . . . . . . . . This is the animal. Look forward to hearing from you. Cheers. Flat Eric.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='844544' date='May 21 2010, 07:51 PM']I've just scored this T-40 off of eBay Picking it up on Sunday! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320533604040#ht_4642wt_1048"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...#ht_4642wt_1048[/url] However! It's had the switches replaced at some time in it's life. Does anyone know how I can get my hands on some original switches (the paddle shaped ones, not the bat shaped ones). Yes, this is a cheeky way of me asking if anyone has any going spare! [/quote] Top man. Nice bass. Welcome to the Club. Time to spread the word If you get stuck, I have some switches - I'll find out how much they were and I'll PM you. [u]Eric, do you play with a plectrum or with fingers? I ask as people often leave this detail out when describing string sounds, despite the big difference to the way it affects things...[/u] Fingers, my good man - We'll have no plectrums here!! Thumb resting on the corner of the back pick-up ring. Perfect. I'm off to dig out my '79 and take a pic, as this is Gear Porn that we are hogging, perhaps we should put some pictures up! I think I'll start a T-40 thread in Bass Guitars and perhaps we can continue this over there and save this area for it's proper purpose - Your gear as the lens sees it. Cheers. Flat Eric.

[quote name='cocco' post='843190' date='May 20 2010, 03:13 PM']I played mine at rehearsal yesterday through my sans-amp. I had to change the settings a bit from my jazz to compensate for the low end and dead strings combination but once I was done I had some serious growl. I'm really toying with the idea of trying to trade mine for a rail one because they're a little hotter Im told?[/quote] Hold it right there!!! I think yours is a '79, Toaster?? I have now started to re-string all mine (when they need doing) both toaster and blade. In the past on the 40, I have used Rotosound, Stadium Elites, Martin and D' Addario. Stuck a set of Picato 735 LHY on one of my Toasters, also a 79 and . . . . .WOW!!! I have used up the six sets that I bought and have another 10 sets on the way. I am using these on almost everything now. Where;s the catch??? There isn't one!! Great strings, great feel, great tone, equal balance across all four strings and . . . . . . les than £8 a set!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brings out a real "punch, bark and growl" Click on the link below. [url="http://www.stringmail.co.uk/bass.htm"]Stringmail[/url] I'll post a pic of mine later. Cheers.