Westone Quantum 80s MIJ Headless - Sneaking Under The Radar?

[Bassassin]

Rare stealth ad for a rare & (debatably) cool old headless bass, currently £90 with two days to go.

 

Collection-only from Nottingham otherwise I'd be telling no-one & getting ready to snipe.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185673840815

[prowla]

Fab - I have family in Notts...

[prowla]

Well, I've bid on it; however, I then went out and came home with one if these.

 

 

...now on a quest for bridge saddles and a claw.

[PaulThePlug]

@prowla you have been busy!

[prowla]

13 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

@prowla you have been busy!

Yep - never do things by half!
I managed to fit parts leftover from a cheap Chinese "Overlord" bridge yesterday evening, so now the bass has strings; it seems to play fine, so that's a result.

The bridge saddles did need a bit of fettling to fit them into the Steinie bass plate (their sides weren't exactly parallel or they had a slight lip at the bottom, so they just needed a tiny bit taking off with a small hand file) but nothing too much.

The tuner does grind a bit, so I'm viewing it as a stop-gap and I'd like to get decent/proper parts instead. (I have got some thrust bearings on order, though they were intended for other basses, so may or may not find their way onto this.)

 

Next step is the preamp doesn't appear to work; I put in a new 9V battery and plugged in a jack, but the LED doesn't light up.

Fixing that might require a bit more effort.

[prowla]

Oops! - I appear to have won the auction for the Westone Quantum too!

(I put a bid on it before I went out yesterday, but was expecting to be outbid...)

Edited December 4, 2022 by prowla

[PaulThePlug]

Ha... Three!

[prowla]

1 hour ago, PaulThePlug said:

Ha... Three!

Yep - I guess I've broken my vow of moderation over the festive period...

[PaulThePlug]

Couple of nice fixer uppers to keep you busy...

Edited December 4, 2022 by PaulThePlug

[lemmywinks]

7 hours ago, prowla said:

Yep - never do things by half!
I managed to fit parts leftover from a cheap Chinese "Overlord" bridge yesterday evening, so now the bass has strings; it seems to play fine, so that's a result.

The bridge saddles did need a bit of fettling to fit them into the Steinie bass plate (their sides weren't exactly parallel or they had a slight lip at the bottom, so they just needed a tiny bit taking off with a small hand file) but nothing too much.

The tuner does grind a bit, so I'm viewing it as a stop-gap and I'd like to get decent/proper parts instead. (I have got some thrust bearings on order, though they were intended for other basses, so may or may not find their way onto this.)

 

Next step is the preamp doesn't appear to work; I put in a new 9V battery and plugged in a jack, but the LED doesn't light up.

Fixing that might require a bit more effort.

 

I have a preamp from an old Cort Hohner I can stick in the post, the one with the LED and trim pot.

[prowla]

1 hour ago, lemmywinks said:

 

I have a preamp from an old Cort Hohner I can stick in the post, the one with the LED and trim pot.

That would be great!

I’ll message you.