a rare and very curious specimen from the japanese manufacturer westone, assembled according to the original design. the single coil switch is a useful feature. it has the mmk 45 pickups, you love 'm or you hate 'm.
#Westone guitar spectrum mod#
thunder i, thunder ia, thunder jet, spectrum, spectrum mod and concord. just like gm they made a guitar in every price range and my dad spotted this at the boot sale for £6 all he needed to do was put in a battery and clean it up and as well as new strings i've which is the best, which is the most versatile? all you didn't want to know about westone basses and more. Ī long one skip to 10:00 and i will actually play the guitar! matsumoku japan 1985 86 "the most important japanese guitar ever" hey you butes i was kindly given this westone thunder 1 and not only is that an awesomely kind thing to do but the guitar itself is the matsumoku factory was the general motors of guitar companies. here, you will find information, history, pictures and specifications of. louis music during a period of 10 years from 1981 to 1991. westone guitars and basses were made by matsumoku (or “uncle mats” as we affectionately refer to it) in japan and subsequently in korea for st.
The guitar legacy of matsumoku industrial co. Thunder i a bridge thanks to forum member umpdv5000 ( martin ), as of may 2007, we have confirmation that the original bridge & saddles were made by gotoh and are still available! the gotoh gtc101 bridge along with the s11 saddles is the original bridge that is on the thunder i a and is identical. specs single pickup passive volume and tone controls 3 ply maple. if the finish is all red or all black the body is solid maple. thunder i production matsumoku description body is laminated ash, maple and walnut. New! sept 2020: detailed information on westone active circuits click here there are 7 models of thunder basses: 1. (see below) description there have been at least three different versions of this model: (1980) new! nov 2016 thanks to forum member criton29 we now know that this model went into production in 1980. Production new! nov 2016 matsumoku, 1980 new information confirms this model was in production from 1980, not 1981 as previously thought. thanks to forum members tele, adam and chutzpah for help in identifying the differences. there have been at least 5 versions of the thunder ia. new! sept 2020: detailed information on westone active circuit boards click here. St.Click here for early thunder guitars with controls for volume, tone and active gain. There is also a mini switch which is pictured but not described in the catalogue. (Info from the 1990 A Sign Of The Times catalogue) Specs Louis Music (SLM) Korean 1990 DescriptionĪvailable in Gun Metal Blue (WE2500GMB, pictured), Transparent Burgundy (WE2500TBU) or Black (WE2500BK).
#Westone guitar spectrum series#
This model was introduced in 1984 as a replacement for the Concord H-II which was discontinued, and is absolutely no relation to the Spectrum Series II, or the Spectrum II that was introduced in 1987.