I was recently bitten by the vintage bug and decided to celebrate my birthday by giving myself a Peavy T-40 bass. I found one at a Music Go Round in Lakeland, FL that is in very nice condition. The T-40 is a curious beast. It was clearly designed during the Cold War era, as it is obviously built to withstand a nuclear attack. The epitome of heavy metal! It is very robustly made and has the best designed case I have ever seen. It also has a neck tilt system and control configuration unlike anything I have personally experienced. After getting it home and fondling it a bit, I realized that while it produced some very interesting tones, the set-up was way off and I wasn't sure if the electronics were working as they should. A quick call to Guitar Repair of Tampa Bay, and brief conversation with Mick Donner, revealed that he had worked at Peavy for a number of years, and could sort that baby out for me in a jiffy. Sweet! I took the T-40 to Mick and after a quick discussion he transformed into a whirlwind of tools and tones and had that T-40 set-up and purring like a kitten in a matter of minutes. Awesome! Then something happened that was really amazing. I asked Mick what I owed him, and he told me $20. What a deal! When I pulled out my credit card (I had no cash on me since I had expected to leave the bass and pick it up later), he said he didn't want to bother with doing the credit thing for only $20, and not to worry about the fee, it was on the house. As in free! You just don't run into people like this very often. I will be visiting their shop again this weekend with more work for them and Mick's well deserved $20, in cash this time. If you live in central Florida and need a luthier's services, Guitar Repair of Tampa Bay is the place to go. Personally, if I lived outside of the area, I would ship my guitars to them for service. They also sell guitars by Electra, and build Crackercaster guitars themselves on site. You owe it to yourself to check them out:
http://www.guitarrepairoftampabay.com/
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