kodiakblair Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Thought I'd get it over with sharpish 🙂 Trip from Falkirk to Hull yesterday was a success. Pleasant memories of Westone basses. Plenty of ads in the music papers,Henry Thomas on Rock School,stocked in plenty of shops. In great condition for 37 years old. There was another on ebay which was cheaper but a good pal lives outside of Hull,long overdue visit made it worth the extra. That all changed. Young lad selling it dropped his price when I suggested cash vs Reverb fees 👍 When I got there he had another surprise 😮 Because I'd drove near 5 hours he decided another 10% off was in order 😎 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 That looks really nice and in remarkable condition. Congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 4 hours ago, kodiakblair said: Because I'd drove near 5 hours he decided another 10% off was in order 😎 Decent honest Yorkshire / Humberside folk! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandypjb Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I like that a lot - congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Sweet bass but “last of 2020”? 🤣 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexel Matador Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Beautiful! What do all those switches do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I had a Westone Thunder Jet many years back. A mate bought it from me in the 1980's.... and he still has it, and it's still his go-to bass Must admit, I always had a liking for them, and particularly in that finish on yours. Really like the combo of different woods. Being a P/J pickup arrangement is a boon too IMO Happy NBD - enjoy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 3 hours ago, uk_lefty said: Decent honest Yorkshire / Humberside folk! Aye . It was really thoughtful of the lad. 2 hours ago, Doctor J said: Sweet bass but “last of 2020”? 🤣 Got through 2019 with only 1 bass bought 🙂 I'm the very model of restraint these days 😂 1 hour ago, Rexel Matador said: Beautiful! What do all those switches do? There's a series/parallel switch and a phase in/out,with the pickup selector that's 7 settings. Other mini switch is active/passive 👍 EQ is boost only. No idea why it's 18v 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Beautiful bass, congrats. Always really wanted one back in the day, like you say, good old Henry on Rock School. Enjoy, just make sure you have a padded strap to hand when you play it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, Skybone said: Enjoy, just make sure you have a padded strap to hand when you play it! Couple of my T40's weigh more as does my Cabronita slab body. It's a baw hair heavier than the pine slab body 🙂 Great balance to it on a strap, I find that generally rules out any weight concerns 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 It looks great, really nice colour scheme 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 The first bassist I was ever aware of - a chap who played with my brother's friends' band in Cardiff in the mid 1980s - had a Thunder Jet and i thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen. I had a couple of Westones over the years - two Thunder 1As, and a later Spectrum ST. Always pined for another for old time's sake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2elliot Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 That is awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 That is awesome. But for some reason it screams "make me into a P/P" instead of a P/J... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2elliot Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 7 minutes ago, Lfalex v1.1 said: That is awesome. But for some reason it screams "make me into a P/P" instead of a P/J... For some reason that made me think of a BC Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 7 minutes ago, Lfalex v1.1 said: That is awesome. But for some reason it screams "make me into a P/P" instead of a P/J... The Thunder II was P/P . Same shape and construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 minute ago, 2elliot said: For some reason that made me think of a BC Rich. Though the BC Rich NJ series were built in Japan I'm pretty sure it wasn't at the Matsu factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 6 hours ago, kodiakblair said: Couple of my T40's weigh more as does my Cabronita slab body. It's a baw hair heavier than the pine slab body 🙂 Great balance to it on a strap, I find that generally rules out any weight concerns 👍 My old Thunder 1A weighed a ton, but by god, it sounded ace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckman67 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I forgot how nice Westone basses looked 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 48 minutes ago, Skybone said: My old Thunder 1A weighed a ton, but by god, it sounded ace. I had the plain Thunder 1,great sounding bass. Don't remember it being heavy but that doesn't mean it wasn't 👍 Heavy is defined by the individual involved😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 4 hours ago, kodiakblair said: The Thunder II was P/P . Same shape and construction. The first version of the Thunder II was P/P the second was PJ, the first version of the III was PJ and the second had soapbars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, chaypup said: The first version of the Thunder II was P/P the second was PJ, the first version of the III was PJ and the second had soapbars The Thunder II also appeared as a 32" scale J/J. Think when that got released the P/J Thunder II was renamed Thunder III. Quick check on the Westone forum. 1983 the P/J Thunder II became the Thunder III Edited January 15, 2020 by kodiakblair more info. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Beautiful. My first bass was one of these and if I can find a decent o e at the right price I'll snap it up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Lovely thing & I'm quite appropriately envious. I'm faintly amazed by the fact I've never owned a Westone bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 @kodiakblair Do you still have the vast collection? #lifegoals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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