Toby, I bought the first T40 that came into our store ($349.50, case included). Hartley certainly built them to last, but I thought it would make a great 'room clearer' (this tells the experienced just what kind of places I was playing in . . . ). Even though, the RD (I owned both of these at the same time) was NOTICEABLY heavier. I think mine was 'one of those basses', an exceptionally heavy one out of a line that was generally heavier than most. I often wondered if mine was made from railroad ties, then bleached to look like maple.
J o e y
