Thrash guitarist looking for his old Westone Spectrum

" border="0" /> I'm looking for this guitar or one of the same model.. This me playing in Cardiff at the Ritzy in 1988 in my Thrash metal band "VIRUS" from the UK, with my Westone Spectrum, can't remember if its a limited edition or not, but as ive ressurected the band again for our 20th anniversary i would like to get my hands on one. If anyone can even tell me the model i will be eternally grateful!!!

Cheers
Coke McFinlay

That's actually a Westone Dimension IV, not a Spectrum. To my knowledge there were no limited editions, just color choices, and most of the one's I've seen are black. There's also white with a red lightning bolt graphic, or red with a matching red fretboard.

Hi there, sorry for being a bit ignorant about that, but time & too many drugs have clouded my memory.. what i do know is there weren't many of them made so its gonna be hard to track one down that is in good nick!!!had a look on Ebay but nothing so far but thx again for your info & help:)

Coke

Hi there, fella - good pic;nice to see the gear being used!! Dim 4's aren't that uncommon and pop up on Ebay and CL reasonably regularly; just keep watching,eh!!

Hi coke. Thanks for the picture.
We have seen a few "pointy" guitars lately, including this one, in Canada & the US on eBay and Kijiji. I have a feeling that Westones generally speaking are a bit easier to find on this side of the big water. By contrast it's harder to find other models of Matsumoku made guitars here which are available in Europe.

As Corsair says, keep checking eBay (internationally too), also keep checking the "For Sale" forum here. Many of us regularly scan the ads and post links to items of interest. If we know a member is looking for something specific we can keep an extra eye out for you.

Thx very much Barry for your info & your kind words man!!! I do miss that guitar!!!!! I will constantly check Ebay now & will check the "for sale forum" on here.
I'm sure one of these spikey beauties will pop up somewhere, sometime.....thrashhhhh on dude!!!!

Thx for your kind words Corsair!!! we used to have a huge stack of Marshalls back then...& that was a bloody good tour too!!! I'm very glad to hear that the Dim's aren't that uncommon & i'm sure there's one out there with my name on it!!!! cheers for that bud!!!!

Dim's definitely aren't uncommon over here in the US, I'm sure one of us will spot one soon! I'm got a Dim IV bass myself. Hotter than anything with actives for sure!

thx warm, keep yer eyes peeled for me buddy;)

just wanted to let you know that a black dim 4 popped up on ebay (ireland):

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Looks to be in great shape, too!

Does look to be in great shape, a little creative picture taking though. Ask for close-ups of the horn ends and the back, hard to get a good pic on black but all of us who own the pointy guitars know that the horns get banged up over the years and buckle rash is ever present on old guitars. Also did you notice that the center p/u is a humbucker? All in all looks like a good buy to me.

He also says that it needs two new saddles - if it does that will probably mean a new trem, I don't know of any suitable replacement saddles for the Bendmaster FT

Thorn wrote:He also says that it needs two new saddles - if it does that will probably mean a new trem, I don't know of any suitable replacement saddles for the Bendmaster FT

Just curious - have you beat the bushes on the replacement saddles? I was thinking that you could probably find something close - and then replace all six if you want a uniform look - but I have not yet done the leg work.

Sorry for the slight thread hijack.

I've looked at a lot of suppliers and haven't found anything close to the originals. I suspect the seller doesn't actually mean saddles (since they all seem to be there in the pictures - though it looks as if the fine tuners screws are missing) and the parts that need replaced are the claw shaped bit the ball end of the string fits in. They would be harder to replace, probably impossible at least with off the shelf parts from other manufacturers

did we ever answer the question if a bendmaster ft can be replaced by a bendmaster deluxe?

There's been a bit of talk about the FT over the years, and generally the feeling is that you'd have to buy a complete guitar just for the bridge; bits are that rare. I suppose there would be an aftermarket locking bridge that'll fit closely enough - colt knows much more about this than me...

I thought you were moving to the Isle of Wight or Portsmouth or something. Now youre in Oz?
Greatest rugby tournament of all starts Sat, cmon Wales!!!

Nah, mate - Jersey! Just a wee stopover in Oz so the good lady can earn pots of dosh.... we'll be in Jersey mid-March.

What's this "rugby" of which you speak?!

30---17

First in 4 years

12-17 just.
And what a finish in Cardiff.

Oh that's just distilled 1980's! Great photo.

G`Day Mate, this may be right up your alley, check out e-bay in the U.S running @ $54.00 (u.s) @ the moment.
Is advertised as WESTONE DIMENSION IV PROJECT. (dunno, looks close to the one you had on your pic), good luck & hope this helps.
Cheers,
Richie from Down under , .