'81 Westone Thunder II, double split coils, through neck, great nick, low start

[Paul S]

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

 

[TheGreek]

Still would like to find one with a broken headstock. Too many 80s basses with huge headstocks - convert them to headless I say!!

[Paul S]

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.

[oldslapper]

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 😂

[TheGreek]

There's a Thunder 2 on gumtree with jazz pups for £500 but I'd prefer Ps.

[Waddo Soqable]

The Dartford one's nearby for me, and prob a bargain.. unfortunately I reckon it's proper Fugly...  😁

[Bassassin]

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.

[Ralf1e]

Sold for no money but collectors want the original electrics. Even some of those switches can't be found.

[ezbass]

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.

[Bassassin]

£205? Crazy bargain, even with the pre missing. That's Thunder 1 territory pricing.

[Beedster]

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 👍

[Rich]

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

[Ralf1e]

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.🤣

[Rich]

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.

[Bassassin]

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!

[TheGreek]

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

[TheGreek]

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

[Rich]

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.

[TheGreek]

I would definitely contemplate it - if it were yours..

[Bassassin]

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

 

[Rich]

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.

[TheGreek]

I could just use one of these...

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325162332077