Westone Thunder II Bass Version 1 (Pre-Owned)

Description

The Westone Thunder II Bass offers playability, excellent tonal response, well balanced durable construction, and a choice of attractive finishes, all features expected of a modern high quality bass guitar.

Hard maple and walnut are used for the laminated 5 piece through neck, and selected Canadian ash for the body which has a deep offset cutaway giving full access to all 24 frets. The finger- board is of polished ebony with pearl snowflake inlays and a brass nut. Scale length is 34".

Double Magnet-F765 split pick-ups give a bright clean sound, and these can be switched through the integrated equalizer circuit. Pick-up selector switch, master volume, master tone, equalizer in/out switch, equalizer tone boost, dual tone switch, and out of phase switch are the comprehensive controls fitted. The rotary controls have knurled brass knobs for smooth opera- tion. Two 9 volt batteries power the guitars active circuit. A preci- sion solid brass bridge with saddles individually adjustable for height and scale, and rotomatic die-cast machine heads com- plete the first class specification of this instrument. Available in translucent Savanna Yellow or Walnut.

Specifications

The specifications for this bass have been taken from the Westone guitars website.

• Version 1 (1981-82). As shown in the 1981 catalogue
• 24 fret through neck
• Two split pickups
• Active controls
• Body is solid Canadian ash
• Through-body heelless neck which is a laminate of maple and walnut
• 24 frets
• Ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlay position markers
• Two split-coil Magnet F675 pickups
• 3-way selector switch
• Phase, ‘dual tone’ (Series/parallel) and active tone switches
• Volume, active and passive tone controls
• Brass nut
• Brass saddles and bridge (Substantially more massive than the bridge on the Thunder I)
• Metal backplates (Anodised aluminum, not brass)

Condition - Very Good

An item in very good condition will have a few small scratches and dings, but nothing that affects its functionality or sound quality. It may have some minor cosmetic blemishes, but will still be in great shape overall.