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1980's bass choice for £500ish


Dandelion

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I'm just going to ask a quick question here, sorry @Dandelion but you've left us all hanging with your teasing 😉.

Is the Westone Thunder I with the single P pickup held in high regard along with the rest of the Thunders? There's one for sale near me for £150

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In my (very humble) opinion, the Westone Thunder is a fantastic instrument.

My first bass was a Westone 1A Thunder (single pickup, active), and I've never had a bass that I got on with as well. I never used it active, 'cos I used to gig a lot & batteries are just something else that can go wrong. I also used it for all the recordings that we did & would trust it for reliability & tone implicitly.

I still have that bass & I'd never ever let it go.

They're built like a tank and sound ace!

For £150 - condition dependent, you can't go wrong.

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There's something odd with it though. The pickup is routed slightly off centre (lining pole pieces up with the body laminate lines) and as such the bridge is way off centre. The strings run parallel to the fretboard but way off from the body laminate lines. It all looks untampered with though. Which made wonder if these were poor quality. 

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1 minute ago, Dandelion said:

Right..  I have it in my possession...  I'm just of to take a photo.. 

 

But..  It is not a bass.. 

 

And as promised it is niche.. 

 

I am prepared for this thread to go really quiet..... 😜

If it's a guitar  you're in sooooooo much trouble!

:D 

 

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