prowla

>£1k for a Thunder

"inspired by the legendary John Deacon" = nothing like anything he played.

I knew it smelt of Cologne.

The other end of the pickguard has been hacked... Well - the strap buttons don't appear to be original.

You do poke the end of the string down the shaft and bend it at a right angle, so there is a little more strength there.

Well - there's a thing. And here's another thing...

I mostly play the 2010 Jetglo and Mapleglo ones in the centre.

This was my selection a while back. The one on the end is a 5-string I bought from @6feet7, but I didn't quite gel with it and sold it back to him a year later when he had seller's remorse. I've now got another jetglo ('88) instead which I bought from some Guy. I may pick up one or two more if/when the right ones pop up...

I'm looking forward to having a go on that at the Bass Bash!

My "Hack-O-Sound" box...

@tvickey Congrats - you now have the best bass money can buy! (I have 8 - I'm a Ricaholic...)

The Japanese ones were labelled "Stereo-Sound"!

Indeed the binding does indeed end at that point; however the split appears to go into the body.

Thanks, but I'll stick to my 4003s. There also seems to be some sign of separation between the neck-thru and wings; curiously it's at the tail-end and I'm wondering if the extra screws in the tailpiece have been badly drilled and gone into the join to cause it. (I think Ric did do them for a while.)

Indeed - Thunders are remarkably good instruments when in the £100-200 range. Asking prices can be above that or way above that and there's different Mks which are perceived to be more vaulerble.

Someone's up to atrics.

Crikey - someone used a Black Eagle neck!!!

Perfect for noodling on...

TBH, I just bung an extra tenner in to go to whatever charity it is. I did miss the raffle last year, though.

Guns and guitars?

.357 Magnum for me...

I don't see it as an either/or. I like Rickenbacker 4-strings, with a drop-D eXtender if they fit the model. I like my Warwicks best of my 5-strings. In the past I've used bass pedals to play below E down to C for odd notes. I've also got a fretless, a short scale, one or two guitars (including one tuned to DADGAD), a mando tar, and maybe one or two other things. I've not got to a 6-string bass yet, but I'd likely have low B and high C to cover both ends of the spectrum.

It's almost a Gene Simmons, for 1/100th of the price!