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Default Re: What was the first amp you ever bought? - 04-18-2008, 04:36 PM

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Mine was an old Peavey T-15 with an amp built into the hardshell case (like this photo). The guitar was really nice, Made in USA -- 1981, Maple neck and fretboard, PAF style pickups and Cream Pickguard. It was my 13th x-mas gift.
That looks like a very cool first guitar/amp combo. Are those still in production?
Nope, unfortunately. The Peavey T-series was in production during the 70's and 80's. The flagship of the series was the T-60, designed by Peavey designer Chip Todd ("T" is for Todd). I have a T-60:



It's a cool guitar, with a unique coil split control (1-7 on the tone control is humbucker, 7-10 fades the second coil out in favor of a single coil). If you want info on the T-60 or other T-series guitars or basses (the main bass was called the T-40), check out this site:

http://www.PeaveyT-60.com

Chip Todd, the T-60 designer, posts there regularly, which is very cool. He's a really nice old dude. I tried referring to him as Mr. Todd out of respect, and he'd have none of it. He's just "Chip" to everyone there.
  
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Default Re: What was the first amp you ever bought? - 04-19-2008, 10:41 AM

Very cool, thanks for all the info!
  
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Default Re: What was the first amp you ever bought? - 04-19-2008, 01:35 PM

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Very cool, thanks for all the info!
No worries. The T-series guitars were very underrated while in production, other than bluesman Johhny Copeland and some studio country guys they didn't get much love. For a long time you could buy them for dirt cheap even though they are US-made guitars. Prices on the T-60 and possibly the T-40 bass have been going up in the last few years though. Most of the other T-series guitars can still be picked up pretty cheaply. I got my T-60, w/ohsc, about 3 years ago for $200.
  
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Default Re: What was the first amp you ever bought? - 04-19-2008, 02:33 PM

Checking E-bay they look like the T-60s are around $300 now, but I'm still intrigued. The whole series looks pretty cool.
  
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Default Re: What was the first amp you ever bought? - 04-19-2008, 03:13 PM

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Checking E-bay they look like the T-60s are around $300 now, but I'm still intrigued. The whole series looks pretty cool.
Yeah, seems like the T-60's are 3 bills and even up nowadays. Natural ones are usually less than the ones in colors (red/maroon-- can't remember which, white, black) and sunburst ones. One dowsside about the natural ones is they are Northern Oak and HEAVY. A lot of the solid color ones are poplar instead, and so weigh a little less. I haven't opened mine up but it's not as heavy as some of the naturals I've hefted, so I'm guessing it's poplar.

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