T-40 first year model question for the experts out there

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Thomas T
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T-40 first year model question for the experts out there

Post by Thomas T » Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:42 pm

I have just recently acquired a T40 Bass from a good friend who knew I had one back in the early 80's and was unloading some collectable gear. This particular bass has a stamped on serial number of 176313 however I have the original warranty packet with original owner's manual and the warranty packet says the serial number is 8M176313. I did some looking up and it looks as if the 8M series may have been among the first year run?? I sent a request to Peavey Customer Service with all the info I had asking if they could tell me more about when this bass was made, ect but never heard back. Anybody out there have any Idea from the S/N info?? I have the original case and warranty certificate too.
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Re: T-40 first year model question for the experts out there

Post by Thomas T » Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:50 pm

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Re: T-40 first year model question for the experts out there

Post by kodiakblair » Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:50 am

Tommy it's a first year, all the telltale signs are there.

0176 would make it from 84,by then the toaster pickups were changed to blades and the aluminium nut was now plastic.
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Re: T-40 first year model question for the experts out there

Post by Thomas T » Thu Mar 21, 2019 6:58 am

I was pretty sure it was a 1978 model from several bits of info I had gleaned. It would be cool to find out from the serial number where it stood in the production line that first year - anybody know if the serial numbers have any reference to that little tidbit?
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Re: T-40 first year model question for the experts out there

Post by Thomas T » Thu Mar 21, 2019 7:16 am

I found this on-line:
Dating- Due to a Database malfunction Peavey no longer offers dating of vintage Peavey Instruments.
The chart below will give approximate dating:

6 digit and 8Mxxxxxx 1978 There were also a few all zero serial numbered basses sent out as dealer demos.
0000xxxx -0030xxxx 1978
0031xxxx -0047xxxx 1979
0048xxxx -0065xxxx 1980
0066xxxx -0099xxxx 1981
0100xxxx -0129xxxx 1982
0130xxxx -0169xxxx 1983
0170xxxx -0199xxxx 1984
0200xxxx -0239xxxx 1985
0240xxxx -0259xxxx 1986
0260xxxx -0339xxxx 1987
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Re: T-40 first year model question for the experts out there

Post by kodiakblair » Fri Mar 22, 2019 12:41 pm

Between T60s and T40s Peavey were churning out 200 a day. You could take that as a starting point then work back.
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Re: T-40 first year model question for the experts out there

Post by CGremlin » Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:02 pm

kodiakblair wrote:
Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:50 am
Tommy it's a first year, all the telltale signs are there.

0176 would make it from 84,by then the toaster pickups were changed to blades and the aluminium nut was now plastic.
Not only is it a '78 six-digit, from what I can see in the photo it looks like it has the TRC pinstripe. If so, that's a *very* rare early T-40.

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Re: T-40 first year model question for the experts out there

Post by Thomas T » Thu Oct 20, 2022 6:26 pm

Well sad news is I sold it a while back - could not stand the weight of it and got it from a friend who was in need of money and so when I sold it I sent him the extra money I gained by selling it and it helped him out...
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