Peavey T-60

[rsclosson]

I have just been offered a chance to get a T-60 for $299 hardshell case included. Toaster pickups and the subtle sunburst color. I think it is called iced tea sunburst, but not sure. Iced tea is a good description, however. Great shape and sounds really nice.

Please talk me out of this!!

 

[syrynx]

Please talk me out of this!!

OK, I'll try.

The T-60 is a great musical instrument, but it's heavy, and visually it's not the most graceful instrument that ever emerged from Meridian. Hold off until you can score a Generation S1.

Did that work?

 

[nogin007]

If I remember correctly, it has a really slim neck. I think the nut is 1 5/8".

 

[davenumber2]

You came to the wrong place.

 

[getbent]

resale on these is only about 425.00 so, if you were to invest 300 and flip it.. you'd only make 125 on the flip.... if you used your 300 plus, say 140K you could buy a derelict house, fix it up and sell it for 320K which would net you a more significant flip profit.

 

[brookdalebill]

Heavy, ugly, skinny neck, BUT, sonically very versatile.
The tone controls are actually coil tap/cuts.
They are well made, and dependable, too.
If you like it, use it.
The price is nice.

 

[teletimetx]

Hard to get into a smart car with a T-60 strapped on.
Can't swing it fast enough to swat flies with.
Not heavy enough for caber-toss training.
Resembles in every way a T-60.
smells like whomever you are buying it from.
apparently haunting your dreams, as an ear worm is to music, this guitar is a dream worm.
the price is nice - maybe too nice? Was it used in an armed robbery?
you will forget to post pictures when you launch your NGD thread, and the embarrassing sarcasm will ruin this coming Monday.

say when.

really, just don't forget the pix.

 

[davenumber2]

Brian Henneman likes 'em.

 

[Wrong-Note Rod]

Heavy, ugly, skinny neck, BUT, sonically very versatile.
The tone controls are actually coil tap/cuts.
They are well made, and dependable, too.
If you like it, use it.
The price is nice.

as with most things peavey, its also built like a tank. In fact a tank might be frightened of a T60.

 

[bparnell57]

I have a T-15 and I love the funky old T series guitars. Try to offer 250 with a goal of getting 275.

 

[songofthewind]

Ugly as sin. But versatile.

 

[4 Cat Slim]

I'm the wrong guy to talk anybody in off the ledge.

The only negative I can think of (as somebody has already pointed out)
is that it's more than a little heavy.

But then, so is my sister...

 

[Hiker]

What a great, and slightly heavy axe!
You know you want it!

 

[Edgar Allan Presley]

My first electric guitar was a Peavey T-series (don't remember which). It was nice, but I was embarrassed of it because I never saw anyone cool or famous play one. When you're 13, nice sound and feel isn't as important as cool.

So, to talk you out of it like you asked: don't you want to be cool?

 

[Tony474]

The T-60 I had was a bloody terrific guitar! The slim neck suited me well, the body shape was most comfortable, the sounds were excellent, the build quality was first-class and the instrument had a particularly lively, responsive and percussive attack to it. I loved it - but being a natural ash example it was very heavy and back problems I had at the time stopped me playing it. Eventually and with much reluctance I sold it, but I'm happy that it went to a good appreciative new home.

BUT... I do believe the sunburst ones were considerably less heavy than the natural ash ones, so for $299 (or lower accepted offer) including the case, go for it pretty damn quick before someone else snaps it up!

 

[TelecasterSam]

I have a white one and it is very versatile. You can use the Humbucker or single coil or a blend of the two. It was a great concept and I'm surprised another company didn't use the same setup, or maybe someone has. The neck is a little thin and the strings are closer together than on some guitars, but it was a good guitar for the $225 I paid for it. They were really popular in country bands when they came out.

 

[Tony474]

I have a white one and it is very versatile. You can use the Humbucker or single coil or a blend of the two. It was a great concept and I'm surprised another company didn't use the same setup, or maybe someone has. The neck is a little thin and the strings are closer together than on some guitars, but it was a good guitar for the $225 I paid for it. They were really popular in country bands when they came out.

First of all, I do like your avatar, which when I first saw it I recognised instantly as the cover of "The Shadows' 20 Golden Greats" album. I trust that, like me, you are a fan...

It's often overlooked how significant the Peavey T-60 was in the development of electric guitar manufacture. It was the first instrument commercially produced using CNC wood-machining, ensuring complete consistency in dimensions. These days such techniques are commonplace, but Peavey was the first to apply them.

Another "problem" was that the guitar was sold at a price point that, according to Hartley Peavey in an interview many years ago, made people think it couldn't possibly be any good because it didn't cost enough... His policy at the time was to sell things on an honest "cost-plus" basis, rather than for as much as he thought the market might stand. Funny how people's minds work, isn't it?

As we all now know, thanks to items such as the CV Squiers and other product lines, it's possible to make and sell at eminently affordable prices instruments of a quality undreamt-of in earlier years. In fact, it makes you wonder why mass-produced Fenders and other guitars actually cost as much as they do. I know that overseas labour costs have something to do with it, but the T-60 was made in the USA and was a pioneering exercise in manufacturing techniques and honest, realistic pricing - in addition, of course, to being an excellent guitar in its own right.

 

[JackStraw]

Necks are VERY thin front to back. I like the body shape and larger size. Telecaster necks are interchangable with T-60 necks without mods.Northern ash bodies are in Les Paul territory as far as weight. I had many when they cost $125. The creator Chip Todd posts regularly on the t60mafia site. He is in favor of clipping the red wire. Wasn't completely happy with the Red Rhodes design for the electronics. The prices are slowly creeping up. $500 was the top end for a pristine example not that long ago. The small toggles are fragile and are often replaced. Replacement parts have gotten expensive.

 

[Fenderbender60]

My brother-in-law played one for years. Had great tone and played just as good. He played it every weekend for years. It was a work horse. And he abused it pretty good. If I came across one for that price and it was in pretty good condition I'd be all over it. I've wanted one for a while. All the one around my area are going for over $400. I even think they look pretty cool............Oh wait we're supposed to be talking you out of buying it.....Don't buy it. It's heavy.

 

[MrCairo46]

I've got two. The Teaburst with the older toaster pickups and the black that I routed for a middle pickup. Heavy. yup it sweet to play. The black is much heavier than the Tea burst and I call it the Zombie killer. At that price it's a steal.