The neck is similar to a P-Bass neck and the body is massive and heavy. It balances well for me, though. The massive bridge is a through the body type. Here is a slight problem. Please note that the minimum string winding length for a T-40, at least mine, is 37". It clears the nut by 1/4". I use Ken Smith Bass Burners (see separate review) with 38" windings, so it isn't a problem for me.

The tone controls vary the pickups from humbucking to single coil. I have a love hate relationship with this. The sound is great. I can get a P-Bass and a Jazz Bass sound in one bass. The down side is single coil noise when using one pickup and bright tone. For the tone that I can get I'll gladly live with it, though. I keep my pickups even with the top of their retaining rings and they sound very strong. My particular bass is very bright without being clanky. I think the rosewood fretboard removes quite a bit of the harshness. It can put out very deep warm lows, too. This is no nasal sounding midrangy bass. The medium-heavy Bass Burners really help it shine throughout the tonal spectrum. Sustain is great. The 3-way position switch chooses neck, neck and bridge, or bridge only. There is no noise when switching positions. The phase switch works when in the single coil mode and I find very little use for it. Maybe if I played slap and funk I would use it.

The construction on my bass is exemplary. There are no gaps in the neck pocket. The neck is still straight after 30+ years. The finish is very well done for a production bass. There is no tarnish on the frets or any of the chrome. The large frets are even and seated correctly. It plays, looks and sounds great.

Yes, this bass is heavy. I use a harness style strap that helps a great deal, plus I play seated, doing the thumb thing. I paid a bit more than most for my T-40, but it is near mint with an arrow straight neck, no fret wear, and the original case was included. I don't feel cheated. Prices for T-40s do seem to be rising due to recent collector interest. About the only thing that this bass doesn't have is on board active electronics. I don't miss or need them for my style. The bottom line is that this is a great bass with almost unlimited potential for many playing styles. One reviewer found that the pickups were in the wrong place for him. I don't do the slap thing, so I haven't seen any problem with that. The neck may be too big for some tastes. I have relatively short fat fingers and don't have a problem. I have played thinner necks, though, and can understand that more athletic players might prefer them to the T-40's log. This bass is near perfcect for me. If you get a chance to play one of these, by all means go for it.

Construction	98%
(Massive! No neck pocket gaps. Well made.)
Appearance	98%
(Pretty finish. Art Deco meets Punk style,)
Playability	95%
(P-Bass style neck. Good cutaway. Heavy.)
Sound	98%
(Great tones from P-Bass to Jazz Bass and more!)
Value	100%
(I have yet to find a better player's value in a bass.)
Overall	98%
(This could be the only bass that I'll ever need. Of course, there's always ro
om for one more	0%