TheGreek Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Currently £41. This is a J/P, mine was P only. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Vintage-4-String-Bass-Guitar-Spares-or-Repairs-Or-Project/154100402654 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I've been watching that - not sure if I need another project at the moment, though... Half the electrics are missing and brass knobs aren't cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Oh the poor thing. I can hear its cries of pain from here. Somebody please give it some TLC. The electrics are like hens' teeth and yes the knobs are a ridiculous price. I've given up looking for some for mine, pretty much resigned to the fact that it'll never be a proper restoration. That'd be the best course of action for this one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Needs an appointment with some Nitromors and an orbital sander, then *plenty* of TLC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 What a mess. Considering unmolested Thunder 1s regularly go for £150 - £175, this shouldn't realistically sell for much more than the £79 it's currently at. This is a 1A that's been modded, preamp presumably ripped out (switches are missing) and a J pickup added, presumably wired to the selector that's where one of the pots used to be. Depending on what it's stuck on with, probably not a massive project to get that rubbish off it & tidy it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I once bought a bass from a car boot sale which was covered in stickers (even the neck!); it took me ages to get them off. Looking at it, though, the extra J pickup has been badly added and is off-centre, so there's no tidying that up once the stickers/paper have been removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Ordinary adhesive stickers are easy to remove, use a hairdryer to warm/soften the glue & they usually just peel off without leaving residue. Problem's going to be if the stuff on this (looks like cartoon images) has been stuck on with solvent-based adhesive. Acetone would probably do it (won't damage the poly underneath) but it's unpleasant stuff to work with & takes a lot of elbow-grease. Here's a sticker-covered guitar I did (several years) earlier, took about 15 minutes... ...and one that required gallons of 'orrible acetone, and took about a week: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Well worth the effort though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 5 hours ago, Bassassin said: Ordinary adhesive stickers are easy to remove, use a hairdryer to warm/soften the glue & they usually just peel off without leaving residue. Problem's going to be if the stuff on this (looks like cartoon images) has been stuck on with solvent-based adhesive. Acetone would probably do it (won't damage the poly underneath) but it's unpleasant stuff to work with & takes a lot of elbow-grease. Here's a sticker-covered guitar I did (several years) earlier, took about 15 minutes... Given the likely provenance, did you check it for bugs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Sold for £112....a steal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 10 hours ago, TheGreek said: Sold for £112....a steal Not sure it was a steal; some money needs to be spent on it to sort the electrics and some correct knobs, but the J pickup bay has wrecked it. OTOH, I suppose it could be parted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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