ezbass Posted September 5, 2020 Posted September 5, 2020 I don’t know anything about these, but it sure looks nice. Reminds me of Westone Thunder guitars and basses. 1 Quote
EdwardMarlowe Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 On 05/09/2020 at 19:14, ezbass said: I don’t know anything about these, but it sure looks nice. Reminds me of Westone Thunder guitars and basses. Very similar in style. Never actually seen one of the higher end Thunder III models with the thru-neck in person. I have a lefty Thunder IA in the guitar, and the Thunder IA Bass, lefty again, a very early one with the MKI logo. At that end of the line they are bolt-ons, though mine are both the 'natural finish' version which was considered the one to have back in the day because from the front they were designed with a sandwiched body to mimic the appearance of the thru-neck. Never owned a thruneck of any sort, but I'd consider the right Ric as long as it didn't look too "Beatles".... Very well made instruments indeed, though not really my style these days, so they're going to have to go eventually. When we first got into guitar easy back in the early 90s,a friend had a Thunder I, the very basic passive version - essentially a p-bass set-up, sounded great. Back in those days when they turned up they could be had for half the price of a new Squier. Value seems to be creeping up now, I suppose a mix of the kids getting into the eighties aesthetic and the word getting out about the quality of Matsumoku guitars... Quote
Oli Lea Posted May 18 Posted May 18 I had an HH version of this guitar, and honestly it was the loveliest guitar I've ever owned. I upgraded it with Lace Sensors and a coil switch, and I'm so sad I let it go. Don't expect I'll ever come across another one! Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted May 18 Posted May 18 1 hour ago, Oli Lea said: I had an HH version of this guitar, and honestly it was the loveliest guitar I've ever owned. I upgraded it with Lace Sensors and a coil switch, and I'm so sad I let it go. Don't expect I'll ever come across another one! It's giving me a similar vibe to a PRS minus the looking-needlessly-ostentatious! Was it similar tone-wise? Quote
