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The Peavey T-40 was a very underappreciated bass until recently. That's because it was so ugly nobody took the time to find out it doe3s things no other bass does.
I go through this thing and show exactly why the Peavey T-40 went from being almost free to a expensive vintage bass today.
00:00 Introduction
00:29 This thing is in rough shape but it's mostly original
00:53 The magic of this bass is in the electronics
01:13 I was wrong about this bass as a kid, but I wasn't the only one
02:08 The problems this bass has now
03:25 A closer look at the neck
05:33 Dealing with the nut
07:51 First look at the electronics
09:01 Secret weapon #1 The Phase Switch
09:37 Where the true magic of the T-40 lies
11:15 That's just the beginning, check this out!
13:44 The only problem I have with the T-40
14:28 My Obligatory Bitch Session about Peavey
15:20 Digging in and finding problems
16:06 Here is how this thing is wired from the factory
16:39 How the pots in your instrument work
19:17 The way peavey uses the tone knob to its full potential
19:59 Fixing the electronics
20:40 Why shielding paint gets a bad wrap and how to fix it
23:24 Checking continuity with proper shielding
25:02 The body is done,on to the neck
26:42 Here we go with the tone test, I recommend headphones
27:15 Series vs paralell
28:18 out of phase vs in phase
29:17 Flipping stuff around while improvising
32:13 My thoughts now that it's done