The Last Bass Outpost

The T-40 is shaped like a P bass. It would balance perfectly on a strap even if it weighed 9 lbs. Anything over that is unnecessary weight and does not improve the balance.

So Pino Palladino really made Fiesta-and-tort very popular, didn't he?

I remember when I was into this model. Mine was a mid-90's MIJ. I could get a good sound out of it, but never as good as a P or J. It's a very comfortable bass. 30" scale but the overall length is even longer than a P bass (because of the string afterlength). So it balances perfectly, LH fingerings are very easy, and yet the whole bass does not feel tiny like a Mustang, and the nut is exactly where your left hand expects it to be. As a 4-string with normal string spacing, this could work.

Yep, the second video is quite nice. I'm glad old Steve can play something... wasn't sure until now. He certainly can't play bass, or even understand what a bass does in a song.

Not a Ric topic, but I don't mind some traffic in this barren outskirt of the LBO...

The horror. From TB.

As usual with Steve, no truss rod.

As crude and unrefined as it is, it still looks like Wishnevsky's best work 

It's a tad pricey.

Thanks, I never knew that.

As it turns out now, there is a way to supersize an LP body without messing up the classic shape...

Anyway, cool and unique collection, it must have felt great to complete the set. Or are you looking for the flat-top acoustic?

Thanks for the feedback and support, guys. I'm not pursuing this. I'll just wait for another one.