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So yes, I live in sunny Norway - the land of snow, dull cheese and incredibly expensive instruments. It's commonplace to buy stuff from half way around the world, pay shipping, import taxes and VAT and still come out smiling. Imagine my disbelief, then, when I learn of a 1976 Stingray for sale here at way under the price of a new EB. I get in contact with the guy selling it and yes, it's still for sale. I requests pictures and... there's the catch. In very good nick, but it seems the the previous owner decided to paint it. White. Predictably, in such a situation there is no choice but to take refuge in the humble list. [b][+][/b] • It's a '76 Stingray. • It's going to be 100% studio-bound so how it looks isn't particularly important to me as a player. • It's a '76 Stingray. [b][–][/b] • A homemade paint-job is going to absolutely f*ck the resale value. And while I don't think it's likely I'll sell it in the future, I felt exactly the same about my previous 4 basses. Which I sold. • It's close to 300 quid beyond what I had in mind as a budget. • It's white, which is just about the unsexiest colour for a bass at the best of times, but especially in this case given this should be a schaa-wing! bass of the highest order. What to do? What do do!

[quote name='FlatEric' post='696925' date='Dec 31 2009, 07:40 AM']Hope you get your hands on it. [/quote] Bought! The guy was off-line because it's christmas. Lightweight... ;-) Thanks again for the info and not least the manuals. I'll post some pics in gear porn once it's here. :-)

-FlatEric. Sir! Sorry about the delay. Thanks very, very much for the info - extremely useful. I've not seen the T-40 stuff in Gear Porn so I'll have a gander in just a moment. It's always a risk buying something you haven't played, and I've ummed and aahed about it for some time now. Ultimately though it could be a good bass, sound wise, and even if the neck isn't Milestone-esque, it still sounds ok from your description. The weight issue won't be so important given it will only be used in the studio. I managed to get the guy down to 3500 NOK (roughly 350 quid) which struck me as pretty reasonable for a bass approaching 'vintage' status, especially so given everything in Norway is f*cking expensive. The bloke's no longer responding to my emails though, so it may be a no-goer, which, given it looks in very good condition... [attachment=39006:T_40.jpg] Would be very sad. -neepheid + silverfoxnik :-) Takk takk.

Hello, I stumbled into 'gear porn' after googling the Peavey T-40/T-45 and thought you seemed like a splendid bunch. I'm originally a soft southern tw*t who now lives in Norway, where I spend alot of my free time writing [url="http://implosionquintet.com"]odd sh*t[/url]. Bass-wise, I'm self-taught and have been playing for 14 years, and currently own a Warwick Corvette 5 (which I'm attempting to flog to the norgs). As was mentioned, I came in via a search for a Peavey T-45, a particularly mint example of which I found for sale over here. I wondered if there are any T-45 players out there who can give me any idea as to how it sounds/plays? As a reference point, I spent some time working in a guitar shop in Bath years ago, and played regularly on two basses - a beyond-my-wages Stingray and a tuppence Peavey milestone. The 'Ray was superb, EB or not, but the Milestone had that neck... Cheapy or not, it was lovely to play. So, The T-45 struck me as a kind of mid-way between the two - it looks to have a milestone-esque neck, and what with the pick up being where it is (and that curious little roll-off pot), I thought it may come close to MM tone. Maybe. Any input is very welcome indeed. My thanks, gentlemen. *doffs*