itsmedunc Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) [url="http://www.musicalads.co.uk/westone-thunder-iii-fretless-bass-for-sale-for-sale-is-sunbu/Instruments/37462"]http://www.musicalad...struments/37462[/url] If only I lived nearer... Edited February 5, 2014 by itsmedunc Quote
itsmedunc Posted February 5, 2014 Author Posted February 5, 2014 I hope somebody off here gets it. I had a fretted. The best bass I ever had... Sold it Quote
Jellyfish Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 I also contacted him! I've been pining for a nice fretless for a while, and at a good price as I missed out on a recent Cort that was on these forums for the same price. I'm down in London this weekend so if Kev doesn't get it, maybe I will! Quote
dannybuoy Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) [size=4][quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1391643915' post='2359809'][/size] I hope somebody off here gets it. I had a fretted. The best bass I ever had... Sold it [/quote] There's a fretted one for £100 in the classifieds here right now! Edited February 6, 2014 by dannybuoy Quote
itsmedunc Posted February 6, 2014 Author Posted February 6, 2014 [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1391647238' post='2359833'] [size=4] There's a fretted one for £100 in the classifieds here right now! [/quote] Unfortunately, I think that one is a Thunder 1a and they aren't in the same league. If it is a Thunder 3 I cant find it! Quote
dannybuoy Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 My mistake. It's a plain old 1 by the way, not the active 1A. Still good basses, but yes these 3's look superb! Quote
Annoying Twit Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Wow! What a bargain. I hope to come across a bargain like that someday. Quote
Roger2611 Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 If I hadn't already got a Thunder III fretless I would have had his hand off by now.....fantastic bass Quote
Chris Sharman Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 I WANT THIS!!!! I NEED one of these in my life and have contacted the seller. (please see my earlier thread about the one that got away). I think I might even be able to persuade the domestic finance committee (aka Mrs S) over this one without much trouble. Quote
Kev Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 Unfortunately, it's turned into a silent auction . If I didn't get in first I assume I got in early, however after sending the pictures through he let me know that someone has offered him getting on for double the asking price and he asked me to make an offer, so I left it at that. Shame as it looked like it could be a bargain, alas! Quote
itsmedunc Posted February 7, 2014 Author Posted February 7, 2014 Thats a shame. I've been looking at the whole site and it looks to me that 95% of the items on there are dodgy. It sounds odd that somebody would offer him double? Why not just buy it at £95 and say nothing! Quote
Kev Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) I doubt it is dodgy, I can just imagine someone has offered the asking price and either a) new person has offered more or he is asking for more due to interest. Who knows, but not one for me In his defence, his email to me implied he would take less than what he had been offered if it could be collected. Edited February 7, 2014 by Kev Quote
itsmedunc Posted February 8, 2014 Author Posted February 8, 2014 Ah! I had forgotten that a lot of folk from down there cant find a post office! Quote
Chris Sharman Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) I had the same email as Kev as the seller and I were already in 'advanced negotiations' when he apparently had a call from someone who really wanted it and had offered £150 but wanted it shipped at that and he didn't want to courier it out. I was quite open and said I couldn't go that high as it needed money spending on it and work doing and I would have to travel down from Derbyshire to get it this weekend. He came back to me with a lower price if I came and collected it. Net result - it is now on my dining room table covered in beeswax polish, de-strung and with the fretboard doing it's best to drink me out of lemon oil. Tomorrow I start work on the electrics. I also managed to pick up a set of Thomasik flatwounds from a music shop in Hammersmith while I was down there. I am a happy bunny. Before anyone tells me it didn't happen, pics will be posted as soon as I can remember the password for my photobucket account........Again. Coming soon - For Sale - 1 de-fretted Yamaha RBX370 due to the invocation of spousally agreed one-in-one-out clause. Probably...... Edited February 8, 2014 by Chris Sharman Quote
chaypup Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Well done! Looking forward to seeing it! Quote
Bassassin Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Result! How much more than the £95 did you end up paying? Looking forward to seeing the pics. Jon. Quote
Chris Sharman Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 I paid £25 over. Nice chap, even bought me and Mrs S a coffee as we had just driven for three hours to get there. Then went off and bought some parts for it from Maplin electronics (replacement knobs and switch) and a set of Thomastik Flatwounds from a shop in Hammersmith which were marked up at £40 but he offered them me for £30. I actually feel like I have robbed people yesterday. Quote
FinnDave Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1391647238' post='2359833'] [size=4] There's a fretted one for £100 in the classifieds here right now! [/quote] That was mine, now sold. Quote
Kev Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Nice one bud, enjoy! Glad it didn't go for too much over the asking price,probably still a bargain if the neck is straight! Quote
Chris Sharman Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Right then after several hours of success (and occasional failure) I can report the following: The good: neck is straight, everything works including the switch that is broken (it is only the toggle broken) Fretboard has come up nicely, body polishes up OK except where it has been mistreated in the past. The bad: Body HAS been mistreated in the past. This thing has history. It seems the output jack socket also needs replacing and I don't have a spare one of those at present so it looks like another trip to Maplin in the morning. It has also had roundwound strings on for seemingly it's entire life meaning there are definite string marks on the board. I may have to get the board re-finished at some point however for now I simply want to see how it plays and will take it from there. The knobs were missing and I have had to replace them for now with some from Maplin. i will change these later for some black knurled aluminium ones but for now these will do. The ugly: Someone hates Westone so much that they have sanded the Westone logos off the pickups. They also at some point tried to sand the one off the headstock but realised quite quickly that it was under the lacquer and stopped before doing any serious damage. For this they should be shot. or hung. or both. Anywhoo it is now strung with flatwounds. This is the first time I have used flatwound strings and they are a revelation to me. How have i lived so long in denial of the playing pleasure I am now experiencing. This has opened my eyes to what I have been missing. And now - to prove it did actually happen and that my hours of polishing, lemon oiling and generally tinkering have been worthwhile I present photos, enjoy! http://s951.photobucket.com/user/stg47/media/IMAG02541.jpg.html http://s951.photobucket.com/user/stg47/media/IMAG02501.jpg.html http://s951.photobucket.com/user/stg47/media/IMAG02471.jpg.html http://s951.photobucket.com/user/stg47/media/IMAG02511.jpg.html Happy bunny alert! Quote
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