'reliced' westone

[winterfire666]

.............................interesting relic job........................
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-A1-bass-oxblood-relic-/302452780884?hash=item466b972f54:g:nFQAAOSwCXxZurGH

[Guest MoJo]

I'll say. The pickups have eroded away during the relic'ing process

[TheGreek]

Looks so natural and authentic....

[Grangur]

Well now we know how to increase the value of basses we sell; remove the pups and sand some paint off. Going by this, it adds about 25%!

[Shawman]

Would explain the switch to passive

[itsmedunc]

What a kin mess! There's a red one on that looks well for £140 BIN too!

[Bassassin]

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1505859671' post='3374875']
What a kin mess! There's a red one on that looks well for £140 BIN too!
[/quote]
£150 or so is the going price for these, seems like that's always been the case, probably because they're bomb-proof and there are thousands of them around.

And Ebay's full of delusionals & chancers with ludicrous BINs & start prices. And they never, ever sell....

[itsmedunc]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1505860851' post='3374879']

£150 or so is the going price for these, seems like that's always been the case, probably because they're bomb-proof and there are thousands of them around.

And Ebay's full of delusionals & chancers with ludicrous BINs & start prices. And they never, ever sell....
[/quote]

Always liked the Thunder range. The MK2 is good too but the Mk3's are excellent. I've got a 2 MK2 which is basically a Thunder 3 and it's great. The most under rated bass I've ever played.

Edited September 19, 2017 by itsmedunc

[alyctes]

"Westone instruments are quality." Well, yeah. Till you chop them up, anyway.

[anzoid]

[quote name='Shawman' timestamp='1505858889' post='3374872']
Would explain the switch to passive
[/quote]

Could it get any more passive, I wonder...

[Guest MoJo]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1505860851' post='3374879']
....probably because they're bomb-proof...
[/quote]

That must have been what the seller was testing here, hence the appearance

[winterfire666]

definitely a shocker haha

[Bassassin]

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1505899701' post='3375024']
That must have been what the seller was testing here, hence the appearance
[/quote]

Turns out they're not idiot-proof!

Mk 1 & 1A are great bargains considering the quality, shame the through-neck 2 & 3 tend to be more in line with other similarly built Matsumokus. Always fancied a 2xP Thunder 2.

[discreet]

£250?? Bwa-ha-ha-haaaaa!!

[prowla]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1505925592' post='3375298']
Turns out they're not idiot-proof!

Mk 1 & 1A are great bargains considering the quality, shame the through-neck 2 & 3 tend to be more in line with other similarly built Matsumokus. Always fancied a 2xP Thunder 2.
[/quote]
My first thought was "What an idiot!".

Not only have they done an awful job of relicing, but they've also taken the logo off the headstock.

Mind you, it's cheaper than this one: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-1A-bass-made-in-Matsumoku-Japan-1984/292248382043?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D47510%26meid%3Decb95e64fba74db5998f921493afb342%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D302461789532&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851"]http://www.ebay.co.u...5.c100005.m1851[/url]

Edited September 22, 2017 by prowla

[Bassassin]

[quote name='prowla' timestamp='1506062038' post='3376133']
Mind you, it's cheaper than this one: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-1A-bass-made-in-Matsumoku-Japan-1984/292248382043?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D47510%26meid%3Decb95e64fba74db5998f921493afb342%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D302461789532&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851"]http://www.ebay.co.u...5.c100005.m1851[/url]
[/quote]

And that one's going nowhere fast! Seller's a well-known overpriced dealer - [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Avon-SG-bass-made-in-Japan-excellent-condition/302404064748"]cheap & nasty plywood Avon EB copy for £320, anyone[/url]?

[paul_5]

Sheesh! another 'belt-sander special'.

[lowregisterhead]

These are the basses that Henry 'Magic Thumb' Thomas used to endorse in the 80's, IIRC. Whatever happened to him?

[lowregisterhead]

After a quick google it appears it was 'King Thumb'... still giving lessons, although his website looks like it was designed in the 90's...