winterfire666 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 .............................interesting relic job........................ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-A1-bass-oxblood-relic-/302452780884?hash=item466b972f54:g:nFQAAOSwCXxZurGH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I'll say. The pickups have eroded away during the relic'ing process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Looks so natural and authentic.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Well now we know how to increase the value of basses we sell; remove the pups and sand some paint off. Going by this, it adds about 25%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawman Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Would explain the switch to passive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 What a kin mess! There's a red one on that looks well for £140 BIN too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 [quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1505859671' post='3374875'] What a kin mess! There's a red one on that looks well for £140 BIN too! [/quote] £150 or so is the going price for these, seems like that's always been the case, probably because they're bomb-proof and there are thousands of them around. And Ebay's full of delusionals & chancers with ludicrous BINs & start prices. And they never, ever sell.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1505860851' post='3374879'] £150 or so is the going price for these, seems like that's always been the case, probably because they're bomb-proof and there are thousands of them around. And Ebay's full of delusionals & chancers with ludicrous BINs & start prices. And they never, ever sell.... [/quote] Always liked the Thunder range. The MK2 is good too but the Mk3's are excellent. I've got a 2 MK2 which is basically a Thunder 3 and it's great. The most under rated bass I've ever played. Edited September 19, 2017 by itsmedunc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 "Westone instruments are quality." Well, yeah. Till you chop them up, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzoid Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 [quote name='Shawman' timestamp='1505858889' post='3374872'] Would explain the switch to passive [/quote] Could it get any more passive, I wonder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1505860851' post='3374879'] ....probably because they're bomb-proof... [/quote] That must have been what the seller was testing here, hence the appearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 definitely a shocker haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 [quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1505899701' post='3375024'] That must have been what the seller was testing here, hence the appearance [/quote] Turns out they're not idiot-proof! Mk 1 & 1A are great bargains considering the quality, shame the through-neck 2 & 3 tend to be more in line with other similarly built Matsumokus. Always fancied a 2xP Thunder 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 £250?? Bwa-ha-ha-haaaaa!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1505925592' post='3375298'] Turns out they're not idiot-proof! Mk 1 & 1A are great bargains considering the quality, shame the through-neck 2 & 3 tend to be more in line with other similarly built Matsumokus. Always fancied a 2xP Thunder 2. [/quote] My first thought was "What an idiot!". Not only have they done an awful job of relicing, but they've also taken the logo off the headstock. Mind you, it's cheaper than this one: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-1A-bass-made-in-Matsumoku-Japan-1984/292248382043?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D47510%26meid%3Decb95e64fba74db5998f921493afb342%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D302461789532&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851"]http://www.ebay.co.u...5.c100005.m1851[/url] Edited September 22, 2017 by prowla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 [quote name='prowla' timestamp='1506062038' post='3376133'] Mind you, it's cheaper than this one: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-1A-bass-made-in-Matsumoku-Japan-1984/292248382043?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D47510%26meid%3Decb95e64fba74db5998f921493afb342%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D302461789532&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851"]http://www.ebay.co.u...5.c100005.m1851[/url] [/quote] And that one's going nowhere fast! Seller's a well-known overpriced dealer - [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Avon-SG-bass-made-in-Japan-excellent-condition/302404064748"]cheap & nasty plywood Avon EB copy for £320, anyone[/url]? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Sheesh! another 'belt-sander special'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 These are the basses that Henry 'Magic Thumb' Thomas used to endorse in the 80's, IIRC. Whatever happened to him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 After a quick google it appears it was 'King Thumb'... still giving lessons, although his website looks like it was designed in the 90's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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