kodiakblair

No starving bairns in your future 😃 TUNE Guitar Maniac in Japan appear prejudice against lefties 😮 Nothing in their custom options hints at left hand 😟 Good news is you can stop torturing yourself,they stopped making the extended board at least 30 year back 😊

The Thunder II also appeared as a 32" scale J/J. Think when that got released the P/J Thunder II was renamed Thunder III. Quick check on the Westone forum. 1983 the P/J Thunder II became the Thunder III

I had the plain Thunder 1,great sounding bass. Don't remember it being heavy but that doesn't mean it wasn't 👍 Heavy is defined by the individual involved😎

Though the BC Rich NJ series were built in Japan I'm pretty sure it wasn't at the Matsu factory.

The Thunder II was P/P . Same shape and construction.

Couple of my T40's weigh more as does my Cabronita slab body. It's a baw hair heavier than the pine slab body 🙂 Great balance to it on a strap, I find that generally rules out any weight concerns 👍

Aye . It was really thoughtful of the lad. Got through 2019 with only 1 bass bought 🙂 I'm the very model of restraint these days 😂 There's a series/parallel switch and a phase in/out,with the pickup selector that's 7 settings. Other mini switch is active/passive 👍 EQ is boost only. No idea why it's 18v 😃

Thought I'd get it over with sharpish 🙂 Trip from Falkirk to Hull yesterday was a success. Pleasant memories of Westone basses. Plenty of ads in the music papers,Henry Thomas on Rock School,stocked in plenty of shops. In great condition for 37 years old. There was another on ebay which was cheaper but a good pal lives outside of Hull,long overdue visit made it worth the extra. That all changed. Young lad selling it dropped his price when I suggested cash vs Reverb fees 👍 When I got there he had another surprise 😮 Because I'd drove near 5 hours he decided another 10% off was in order 😎

I've been reading Wishnevsky's book "How the Hippies Ruin't Hillbilly Music: A Historical Memoir 1960-2000". Going by the band names it was a crazy scene. Mind you with the heady mixture of dope,LSD and shine I doubt it could have been anything but crazy 😊 Interesting thing is the near complete lack of big brand name instruments. 300 pages in and so far only Gibson,1 mention (described as fosters poor ) 😂 Folks mostly played hand built items bought at the festivals or kits bought from Sears. Personally I think it's great that Steve has kept to the tradition he learned from Uncle Dave Sturgill over 50 years back.

My thoughts exactly. Saw a photo of him. Weird looking lad. Had a hit with Rick Moranis back in the 80's.

The boy's name is Scott Dasson. Gizmo is called the Badbird 😊 You're in good company,the Geddy Lee fella has one on his T-bird 😎

Bloody hell !! Has that got the aftermarket bridge from the God of Thunder fella ? Cracking bass. What a way to start the year 😎

If it's a holding photo then he's taking his time. That listing has been up for over a month.

Sure thing. It'll still be early doors over there so might be a while before I here back from him.

@Stub Mandrel My pal Rick Wilson restored one of the Tutmarcs. It's in a museum someplace. Might have been around the time he was working for George Gruhn.

This one's a bit more sedate 😊

Exhibits in Tokyo's Museum of Modern Art. Designed by Kio Ohkawa,built by Wishnevsky. A few of them appeared on Japanese TV.

You'd be surprised just how playable his basses are 😊 The necks might look crazy thick but they are very comfortable, at least that's how I find his Lobe models. It's also refreshing to see somebody stick to their guns,if money was his goal he'd be churning out Fender copies like the rest . Part of his apprenticeship was with Ovation so he has the skills.

Set of Picato strings just arrived this morning. Last bass related purchase of 2019 and Dave made it an easy one 🙂 Top Man.

No ashamed tae admit ah love that song.

Great bass. Been known to play one on the odd occasion 🙂

Unlucky. I'm over 50 and still throw 90 lb soundblock sheets on walls and ceilings like it was 30 odd year ago. Not as strong as in my 30's but more than hold my own with the younger lads.

No, I'm the same as you. First job on leaving school involved cement bags (112lbs) and plenty of stairs 🙂 Basses in the 10lb to 12lb range suit me fine. No surprise there as my tool belt weighs more👍