NBD x 3; ‘80’s Thundery goodness

[Wilco]

No, not all immediately recent - obtained over the last year in various ways.

 

First one was the Thunder 3 fretted, acquired locally about a year ago. It was the classic been under the bed for 20 years job, but had a failed pickup, green frets & was a bit sad looking generally. I could see it was fundamentally sound though and just needed a lot of TLC, which I gave it & got the pick up fixed by Kent Armstrong via my local (most excellent) music store, Kempsters.

 

Second one was the Thunder 1A, picked up off of here about 6 months ago. Paid probably top dollar for this one, but it did come with an original case. Also needed some TLC but not as much as my first one did.

 

My first ‘proper’ bass as a teenager in the ‘80’s was a Thunder 1A. By now I was smitten with my more recently acquired Westone’s, & the 1A sounded even better than I remembered when played through my modern decent backline. So when a mint Thunder 3 fretless came up for sale about three months ago at Bass Direct, I was in like a shot! No second thoughts.

 

Due to a talent shortfall on my part, the fretless will probably stay a home player lol. The fretted 3 & 1A have both been out on rehearsal duty already & sounded brilliant. I’d never owned a Thunder 3 before and after playing bass for 40 years or so, I’d say the one I have is one of the nicest basses I have ever heard. Very happy with this trio, it has to be said 🙂. 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 19, 2021 by Wilco

[Skybone]

Stunning

[Reggaebass]

Very nice, they look mint 👍

[Mokl]

Outstanding!

[Guest]

Beautiful!

[ezbass]

Lovely collection of ‘80s classics right there.

[danbowskill]

👌 Look superb

[TheGreek]

Nice collection...my first bass was a Thunder 1A.

[Lozz196]

Wow!!

[luckman67]

Absolutely stunning collection you have there, enjoy them all 😎. 

[TrevorR]

Remarkable condition for basses with that many miles on the clock! Enjoy! Though, I guess that goes without saying!

[benh]

Each one as lovely as the next - lovely!

[madshadows]

Tremendous Thunder Trio  

 

John 😎 

[JapanAxe]

Wow - that is a cracking collection! And a fellow Swindonian to boot - will you be rocking these around local venues?

[uk_lefty]

Wowzer, great looking basses. That fretless looks the absolute business!

[Wilco]

6 hours ago, JapanAxe said:

Wow - that is a cracking collection! And a fellow Swindonian to boot - will you be rocking these around local venues?

PM’d! 

[theyellowcar]

Not normally into dark-wood finishes but all three of these are stunning. What a collection!

[Deedee]

A beautiful collection in stunning condition. Congratulations 👏 

[MacDaddy]

On 18/09/2021 at 22:14, TheGreek said:

Nice collection...my first bass was a Thunder 1A.

 

mine too, sort of. It was the college bass that I learned on and appropriated for my first year.

[bartelby]

Those Thunder IIIs are beautiful!!

[christhammer666]

great stuff although seeing a black thunder makes me feel very old