Paul S Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Be interesting to see what this fetches. Don't see many double split Ps. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234930332004?hash=item36b2f06164%3Ag%3AeLQAAOSwEmlkDhgw&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4ALztnQYzW0kIxkq%2F5CLPhadPXA%2BFDDpqSAqna1y8z%2FJIDo%2FsKZEAL4270VlFscp51oOC%2FH3lmiO5COTvKjXnPw9c38fS49uNcn3q0pbFuk37q6L%2BtE1lQkn1qMdNO6fwgw3gAs1jDg1khLCGnX6PGeYGfktxIwPaG9s%2ByfrV0Jya5QoQC6TAP08jpus6LLivyd2EOMLv0SXg4a2euJWgoNW2zWVQwxJyU2E0HGx48vKooLfZS%2FyOHE2jijZTgXodYk4dNNNdJMOmq%2BExCwZAmDUQU9rnNyApo%2BHyI%2BPKy74|tkp%3ABk9SR4jIx_baYQ&LH_ItemCondition=3000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Still would like to find one with a broken headstock. Too many 80s basses with huge headstocks - convert them to headless I say!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 Maybe not that one, Mick. it's a bit tasty. There's also a Westone Spectrum for £100 BIN collection from Dartford if you are feeling adventurous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 My 3a had 2 split Ps. Monster tone. Bought new in 1985, toured it for a couple of years and sold it for rent money in 1988. Sorry about the unnecessary history lesson 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 There's a Thunder 2 on gumtree with jazz pups for £500 but I'd prefer Ps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 The Dartford one's nearby for me, and prob a bargain.. unfortunately I reckon it's proper Fugly... 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Same seller ( as the T2) has a Thunder 1A. £80 start: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234930320720 That 2xP is right up my street, but unfortunately collection only from Oxford is actually nowhere near my street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Sold for no money but collectors want the original electrics. Even some of those switches can't be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 12/03/2023 at 20:06, Paul S said: Be interesting to see what this fetches. Don't see many double split Ps. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234930332004?hash=item36b2f06164%3Ag%3AeLQAAOSwEmlkDhgw&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4ALztnQYzW0kIxkq%2F5CLPhadPXA%2BFDDpqSAqna1y8z%2FJIDo%2FsKZEAL4270VlFscp51oOC%2FH3lmiO5COTvKjXnPw9c38fS49uNcn3q0pbFuk37q6L%2BtE1lQkn1qMdNO6fwgw3gAs1jDg1khLCGnX6PGeYGfktxIwPaG9s%2ByfrV0Jya5QoQC6TAP08jpus6LLivyd2EOMLv0SXg4a2euJWgoNW2zWVQwxJyU2E0HGx48vKooLfZS%2FyOHE2jijZTgXodYk4dNNNdJMOmq%2BExCwZAmDUQU9rnNyApo%2BHyI%2BPKy74|tkp%3ABk9SR4jIx_baYQ&LH_ItemCondition=3000 I had one of those, it was my second bass. I ripped the frets out of it for my first fretless, it was alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 £205? Crazy bargain, even with the pre missing. That's Thunder 1 territory pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 That’s what happens when you list it as collection only, massive percentage drop in market, seller would have picked up double that had they offered postage 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) On 12/03/2023 at 20:10, TheGreek said: Still would like to find one with a broken headstock. Too many 80s basses with huge headstocks - convert them to headless I say!! Will you stop saying that I keep looking at my Thunder 1A thinking the very same thing... it'd cure the neck dive and save a fair bit of weight. The original preamp is deader than Julius Caesar so it's not worth much anyway, except to me. Edited March 24, 2023 by Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Rich said: Will you stop saying that I keep looking at my Thunder 1 thinking the very same thing... it'd cure the neck dive and save a fair bit of weight. Agreed I keep looking at my Thunder 3 and thinking it will destroy the value. Not worth wrecking a great bass like that on a whim.🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ralf1e said: Agreed I keep looking at my Thunder 3 and thinking it will destroy the value. Not worth wrecking a great bass like that on a whim.🤣 Yours is probably worth a fair bit more than mine though. My T1-A has no original preamp, a body full of big dings, it's been round the block and got beaten up on every street corner, but with its cheapy no-name 2 band eq it sounds like a P bass on steroids and it'd be nice to be able to use it. The weight and neck dive makes it very uncomfortable though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 FFS if any of you hacksaw-happy nutjobs really have to do a DIY SuperHeadless, please murder a Thunder 1, not one of the neck-throughs! Unlike the through-necks, 1s & 1As are still like fleas on a scabby dug! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Is it OK to do this one? https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/1983-vintage-westone-thunder-2-bass-guitar-mij-made-in-japan-matsumoku.-fixed-neck-jazz.-pro-setup/1454489811 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Watch for last second action.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185821636109?hash=item2b43d5260d:g:QWgAAOSwlzZkGDBF&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4FnW%2FK8%2BkK1Ejeb86L0nFE3EQn4FKnbRxzYVJW0yh1EfpZMjwtzO4xEvJWjghFqiJVwwk%2BV0vTLpULvQBW5%2FSQ8Lb%2FYs95aEzgwiSLAfhwobgA434d%2BPaOtmtdRLbbG8y0WuCN58LGhP1M9K2RhH7gkFNapnyDPvsddyewftu5MlMv0P%2BGpuYz6I%2FtUGu704t9hta9lIa8ORIpYgbiJNXXTARdi6kfpWZyR3buJUFBCAb1yUI2%2FT0dbVkeR8B%2BrzlUpqvj9TGx9R65wau6qgpNY0XIS3Zs%2BM1G94RnMOaCZH|tkp%3ABk9SR7jS4rziYQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 36 minutes ago, Bassassin said: FFS if any of you hacksaw-happy nutjobs really have to do a DIY SuperHeadless, please murder a Thunder 1, not one of the neck-throughs! Unlike the through-necks, 1s & 1As are still like fleas on a scabby dug! You must have missed the bit where I said mine was a beaten-up 1-A with no preamp. If it was a through-neck there's no way I'd even contemplate it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 I would definitely contemplate it - if it were yours.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 7 hours ago, TheGreek said: Is it OK to do this one? https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/1983-vintage-westone-thunder-2-bass-guitar-mij-made-in-japan-matsumoku.-fixed-neck-jazz.-pro-setup/1454489811 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 7 hours ago, TheGreek said: Is it OK to do this one? https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/1983-vintage-westone-thunder-2-bass-guitar-mij-made-in-japan-matsumoku.-fixed-neck-jazz.-pro-setup/1454489811 Yeah, do it. Hack. Kill. Igor, bring me the jigsaw. Mwah-ha-ha-ha-haaaaa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 I could just use one of these... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325162332077 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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