Westone Thunder II Fretless. Oh Dear...

[itsmedunc]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-II-Fretless-bass-guitar-/223119300996?oid=172577431001

[oldslapper]

"crudely modified"

One man's butchery is another man's "modification".🤡

[dyerseve]

Ok so it's more gormless than fretless but for the money it will probably sound bloody good if you can live with the looks...

[TheGreek]

Don't take it out in public though - you'll get arrested for "cruelty to instruments".

[Bassassin]

Considering Thunder IIs are typically around the £300 mark, that's a damn good price for a project/ resto.

[itsmedunc]

10 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

Considering Thunder IIs are typically around the £300 mark, that's a damn good price for a project/ resto.

It's what's under that intriguing scratch plate that bothers me. Routing may well have been done with a sharp spoon and a shovel and then there's the two cracks that look to be have been caused by the bridge screws being hammered in. I know it's cheap but even if it's a complete lemon it would never make an ornament either. 😂

[itsmedunc]

To be honest, I'm not convinced it's a Thunder II at all. I didn't think that any of the Thunder 2 or 3 were bolt on neck? I think it's either a Thunder 1a fretless or some sort of a Thunder Jet project or maybe a hybrid of the 2 and an old raft found on the canal.

[Bassassin]

Just had a proper look at the pics (I was on my phone earlier) and that's a Thunder 1A, probably a Jet with the finish taken off. Ignore my earlier remark - it's a wreck!

[spectoremg]

Wow, I mean Thunder's were Fugly to start with!