davehux Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 (edited) Another of my 'buy em, try em, sell em' basses [color=#333333]1986 Westone Thunder 1A Active Bass. Made in the famous Matsumoku factory in Japan that also produced Aria's and other 'name' basses in the 1980's. This is the final version of the Thunder 1 - the Mk III - with a single Magnabass humbucker pickup and high mass bridge. 18V active circuitry with bass/treble controls plus series/parallel switching of the 2 coils of the pickup. The volume control is also an active/passive pull switch - handy for when the batteries go mid-gig.[/color] [color=#333333]Well gigged condition, but certainly not battered. Assorted scratches, bumps and scuffs that we like to call mojo when selling [/color] [color=#333333]Full working order and just restrung with a brand new set of Rotosound RS66LD Swing Bass strings (my favourites) [/color] [size=4][font=lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif][color=#333333]Delivered to a UK address for £175 [/color][/font][/size] [color=#333333]More pics here [/color][url="http://s1304.photobucket.com/user/Dave_Huxley/slideshow/Westone%20Thunder%201A?sort=2"]http://s1304.photobu...der%201A?sort=2[/url] Edited December 28, 2013 by davehux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehux Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Bump Try me with a sensible pre-Christmas offer - you never know................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 These are wonderful basses. It's a "P-type" pickup but just over an inch nearer the bridge than a Fender P (or indeed the Thunder 1A, versions I and II). You also get extra frets and better high fret access with these than the version I's and II's. I hope you don't mind me adding info Dave but Just for info, an EMG 40 sized pickup will also fit in that cavity, with a reasonable amount of space around it, if anyone fancied tinkering with it. I also have a great Stingray Style Union Jack pickguard for one of these exact basses, which Bassdoc made up for me. It would look stunning on this black bass. I've now converted my bass to a PJ, so am not actually using the pickguard, and it could be available if anyone was interested. Dave, please let me know if you think I am butting in on your sales thread inappropriately, and I will remove this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehux Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Not all all - every bump and bit of advice welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehux Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 Give the one you love the Christmas present they deserve. £175 posted to a new home in the UK Otherwise, you're just getting socks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehux Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) Still here, waiting for your lovely Christmas present money that everyone gave you. I'll even chuck in a padded gig bag if you need it Edited December 28, 2013 by davehux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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