That fretless looks gorgeous with the blank maple board. Is that a custom neck, or is it just planed down really far?
It's a prototype pre production fretless that belonged to R. T. Lowe who worked with Chip Todd at Peavey.I purchased it from Chip Todd. The serial # is an incredibly low 000021. The burgundy is pre production too, slightly different than the later burgundy. They used this bass as a test platform for the new blade pickup and these may be the very first T-40 blades.
Scottpro1969
Posts : 420 Join date : 2007-11-26 Age : 54 Location : Minot AFB, ND
That's a great story Jerry. I didn't realize that about the pickups. Lucky guy!!!
el duderino
Posts : 106 Join date : 2007-11-17
Subject: Re: Princeplanet's 3 T's Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:03 pm
princeplanet wrote:
el duderino wrote:
That fretless looks gorgeous with the blank maple board. Is that a custom neck, or is it just planed down really far?
It's a prototype pre production fretless that belonged to R. T. Lowe who worked with Chip Todd at Peavey.I purchased it from Chip Todd. The serial # is an incredibly low 000021. The burgundy is pre production too, slightly different than the later burgundy. They used this bass as a test platform for the new blade pickup and these may be the very first T-40 blades.
That is one cool story.
jtre
Posts : 30 Join date : 2007-12-07
Subject: Re: Princeplanet's 3 T's Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:02 pm
that fretless has me going. i'm thinking of how it must sound with the maple 'board & the Peavey electronics...anyways, gorgeous group. funny, besides myself, i hardly ever saw anyone that had a T-40, now i see some of you guys with 3, 6, & single p-up T-45's, that's really cool. over the years, i've gotten rid of a lot of nice gear, but never an intact guitar, i'm glad i hung onto the T-40
Subject: Princeplanet's 3 T's 
Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:24 pm
