subprime wrote:Is the bridge worth replacing? It seems odd.DUDE

ITS FINE

meatpuppet wrote:I'm about to have a brass nut fitted to replace the stock plastic number. Standard brass nut off of eBay for 5/6 but needs some serious contouring to fitYou sure that plastic nut is stock? Mine has a brass one.I got a question. I tried to have a tech wire the pickups straight from the single coil 'mode' to the pickup selector switch to bypass all the phase/volume/tone/coil tap junk that I don't use. I have my other bass and guitar set up like this without any trouble.Bass came back sounding like absolute shit and the bridge pickup didn't even work. Got a friend to restore it back to stock, and he said that it was 'kind of a mess in there.' Doesn't really sound the same now. What is with that?

tallchris wrote:Not necessarily a Kerble, but this is a good T-40 thread in C/NC:Bass Guitar: The "vintage" Peavey T-40"boat anchor of shit" might be one of the funniest poll options I've seen.

subprime wrote:Is the bridge worth replacing? It seems odd.Most of it is odd, look at the headstock.The bridge is an integral part of the design. It's die-cast, triple chrome plated, through-body and includes a 'sustain block' - I don't know how much sustain or tonal depth/ring you would potentially lose if you replaced it, with a Badass for example, but I wouldn't want to find out. I think it looks great. A Gotoh or stock Fender would look hilarious on it.I've taken a stack of photographs to illustrate the depth and function of the bridge, I'll stick them up later.

llllllllllllllllllllllll wrote:meatpuppet wrote:I'm about to have a brass nut fitted to replace the stock plastic number. Standard brass nut off of eBay for 5/6 but needs some serious contouring to fitYou sure that plastic nut is stock? Mine has a brass one.The plastic nut was introduced in the second production run post-1983/84 I think. llllllllllllllllllllllll wrote:I got a question. I tried to have a tech wire the pickups straight from the single coil 'mode' to the pickup selector switch to bypass all the phase/volume/tone/coil tap junk that I don't use. I have my other bass and guitar set up like this without any trouble.Bass came back sounding like absolute shit and the bridge pickup didn't even work. Got a friend to restore it back to stock, and he said that it was 'kind of a mess in there.' Doesn't really sound the same now. What is with that?I'm not brave enough to start messing with the insides yet - when I first opened it up it was like a scene from Platoon. I hurriedly pushed everything back inside. The most obvious problem may be with the soldering connections but there may also be some problem with the bridge pickup. Also if your friend didn't have the wiring schematic is there a possibility he missed something? Someone like Chris Jury may be able to offer more of an informed answer.

llllllllllllllllllllllll wrote:tallchris wrote:Not necessarily a Kerble, but this is a good T-40 thread in C/NC:Bass Guitar: The vintage Peavey T-40boat anchor of shit might be one of the funniest poll options I've seen.I'm surprised about the opinions on the neck - I find it very comfortable. Mind you in the past I have felt that Jazz necks are so thin that they are almost unplayable. Maybe my hands are more manly than I had previously thought.

The bass of shallow-pocketed champions. I have recently fallen head over heels for mine.Having posted some bits about the T-40 in the eBay thread maybe it would be sensible to start a separate one so as not to hijack it. I can't find a previous one, Kerble it if necessary.There are a few mods and alterations that may be discussed (including the horrifying weight reduction operation Chris Jury told me of) and I have the Chip Todd setup sheet/wiring schematic if anyone needs it.I'm about to have a brass nut fitted to replace the stock plastic number. Standard brass nut off of eBay for 5/6 but needs some serious contouring to fit.For starters here's my 80s plank, the Wiring Schematic and the Owners Manual -T-40 Owner's Manual

Adam P wrote:If I decide to ever get another cheap bass, I'm hoping I can find a T40 with the burst finish. I love the way those things look, and if it plays anything near the way a P-bass does, I'll probably be that much more into it.I had a burst one, and it was very pretty. But they don't play like P-basses IMO. Moreso than a fancy coffee table bass, but it's its own thing. Chunky, sort of unique neck, giant heavy body.They're super well-built and are cool, but I've never loved them. The tone's too boingy for me and I prefer the way Precisions or Jazzes play.Our bass player loves T-40's. On our first EP, the bass was a white T-40.Ah, here's the burst one I had. Count the pickguard screws!

Have always liked them and have owned several. The wiring is crazy but I've had a couple come through here that someone made "normal" and they didn't sound as good. No idea why.One important thing about the wiring diagram is that when the tone pot for the bridge pickup is in "single coil" mode, the phase switch acts as a coil selector, essentially a pickup selector between the two coils of the bridge pickup. So you actually have an insane number of pickup combinations available.Unfortunately only two of those sound good, the neck position and the bridge position with the phase switch selecting the front coil of the two.The neck pickup in humbucker mode has acres of dub bass in it though. I'll bet an EGC with those pickups and wiring would kick a bunch of ass.