Thunderbird Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Some one on here might like this and I think it is priced fairly [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-I-A-1A-Active-Bass-UK-SELLER-/111139617981?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19e06ffcbd"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-I-A-1A-Active-Bass-UK-SELLER-/111139617981?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19e06ffcbd[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 (edited) Good shout, I saw that earlier and thought, sound price for a tidy bass, great players...they are still (maybe always be?) crimially underpriced for what they are. They also don't seem to have the pup and Amp probs of the Aria SB of this vintage. I owned the same model but in natural, I think the black ones look far better. Edited August 17, 2013 by iconic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Hmm, tempting. The first decent bass I owned was a Thunder 1A, but mine was the one with the Precision style "split" pickup. Great action and tone, although it was surprisingly heavy. Traded it as a deposit on my first Stingray, but it would be nice to get another one for the nostalgia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1970 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 yep these are outstanding. got one about 2 years back for £80 of gumtree. served me well. not much to look at though. mine had the paddle headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I considered buying that one, but was concerned about the seller's description of it's "medium" action, which of course actually probably means that it is criminally high, and needs to be to avoid fret buzz. It's also a Korean one, which IME is not as high build quality as the MIJ ones. I currently have a MIJ Westone SPectrum with the same pickup and layout, though, so I can certainly confirm the punch and tonefullness of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 The best bass I ever has was a Westone Thunder 3. I see this is the 22 fret version too. I would have bought it if it wasn't heavier than me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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