edwn Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) WITHDRAWN After a little TLC and repair, together with extensive shootouts with a Sandberg VS4, this bass is too good to sell and will be remaining in my collection for now. Thanks to everyone for their interest. Edited Friday at 15:41 by edwn 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Ridiculously Priced!! Far too cheap... GLWTS 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 11 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Ridiculously Priced!! Far too cheap... GLWTS Closely followed by ‘won’t hang around for long’ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On 26/03/2024 at 18:58, edwn said: ......... One final toggle switch has broken off. I never knew what it did (not much) but it could easily be replaced with a switchcraft replacement and a little soldering. Fairly sure that’s the coil tap switch, to switch between dual coil humbucking and single coil; see: http://www.westone.info/manual/index.html Lovely bass in stunning condition, I do prefer them in the “blond” natural finish like this. For some reason Thunders seem to be the last of the classic vintage basses that can still be had cheap, no idea why. 🤔 Bump and GLWTS 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themoo Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 My first bass was one of these and I would have this BUT... it's not red! Mine was red! For sure it will go quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floFC Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 On 29/03/2024 at 16:40, Shaggy said: Fairly sure that’s the coil tap switch, to switch between dual coil humbucking and single coil; see: http://www.westone.info/manual/index.html The linked manual if for a guitar with humbuckers (3 switches). On the bass (2 switches) I believe it is a series/parallel toggle. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwn Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Update: I sourced a replacement switch and soldered it in. It switches between serial and parallel mode aka 'Dual Tone' as people here have kindly pointed out already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProjeKtWEREWOLF Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 I have a black one of these. The active preamp was fried, but I swapped it for an Aguilar, and it is my favourite bass currently. Super slim, fast neck. Heavy but not noticeable really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 I had one of these as my first bass back in the 80s. I had no idea it was heavy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProjeKtWEREWOLF Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 29 minutes ago, TheGreek said: I had one of these as my first bass back in the 80s. I had no idea it was heavy. Compared to newer stuff it's heavy but I like it. It's reassuringly solid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Because I didn't know it was supposed to heavy, it wasn't.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProjeKtWEREWOLF Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 11 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Because I didn't know it was supposed to heavy, it wasn't.. Is this some sort of meta commentary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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