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Matsumoku Westone guitar and bass spare parts

A select range of spare parts for Matsumoku Westone guitars and basses. The parts that are specific replacements for Matsumoku originals have been produced in strictly limited quantities and are unavailable anywhere else.

The spares section will be closing on April 5th 2008, after that date these parts will no longer be available. The last date for ordering/payment is April 4th 2008.
All parts that have been custom made for Westone guitars are now out of production, and if any parts sell out they will not be restocked.

22nd March 2008 - Closing down sale. Most prices have been reduced, in many cases to below cost price. 

 There will be no further price reductions prior to the spares section closing on April 5th 2008.

How to order, payment and postage details

NEW PARTS
MISC  - fridge magnets
ELECTRICAL - Volume and tone pots
- Tone capacitors
- Switches  (mini toggles, Thunder style flat toggle switches)
 - Jack sockets
- Active tone PCBs for Thunder guitar and bass and Spectrum Series II bass.
- Active tone pots
HARDWARE


 Trem system parts - trem arms , lock nut washers and bolts ,  lock nut base plates
Headless bass parts - string clamps and bolts, Rail bass pickup clamp knobs
Knobs - Switchmaster tapered knobs
Plastic covers - truss rod covers, covers for battery compartments, pickup switch cavities and control cavities.
ORIGINAL PARTS
Hardware Bridge saddles
Machine heads/tuners

NEW PARTS

FRIDGE MAGNETS ORDER CODE PRICE EACH AVAILABILITY
Fridge magnet - full size replica of the neck plate on my Thunder IA bass FM1 £2.50 SOLD OUT

ELECTRICAL
VOLUME AND TONE POTS
 ORDER CODE PRICE EACH AVAILABILITY



High quality 250K log (A) pot, will fit any guitar PA250 £2.20 SOLD OUT
High quality 250K linear (B) pot, will fit any guitar PB250 £2.20 SOLD OUT
High quality 500K log (A) pot, will fit any guitar PA500 £2.20 In stock
High quality 500K linear (B) pot, will fit any guitar PB500 £2.20 In stock
TONE CAPACITORS
 ORDER CODE PRICE EACH AVAILABILITY
22nF Mylar film tone capacitor TC22 £0.45
£0.30		 In stock
47nF Mylar film tone capacitor TC47 £0.45
£0.30		 In stock
SWITCHES
 ORDER CODE PRICE EACH AVAILABILITY
 DPDT mini toggle switch SWDPR £2.50
£1.00		 In stock
4PDT mini toggle switch SW4PR £4.00
£1.75		 In stock
Flat toggle DPDT mini toggle switch SWDPF £3.25
£1.95		 In stock
Flat toggle 4PDT mini toggle switch SW4PF £8-50
£7.20		 In stock
JACK SOCKETS
 ORDER CODE PRICE EACH AVAILABILITY
Mono JSM £0.90
£0.59		 In stock
Stereo, for active guitars/basses JSS £1.60
£1.25		 In stock
ACTIVE TONE POTS
 ORDER CODE PRICE EACH AVAILABILITY
Pictures to follow 500k linear, centre stop - limited availability  PA1 £8.00
In stock
Now out of production

ACTIVE CIRCUIT PCBS
(Circuit board only, includes wiring harness but does not include pots and switches - strictly limited quantities, all models are now out of production)
 ORDER CODE PRICE EACH AVAILABILITY
Pictures to follow
For Thunder active guitars with  active gain control
(Centre stop on middle pot)
 TL1 £15
£11
In stock
Now out of production
Pictures to follow For Thunder active guitars with active and passive tone controls (Centre stop on  pot nearest jack socket) TL2 £15
£11
In stock
Now out of production
Pictures to follow For Thunder active basses TB1 £15
£11
In stock
Now out of production
Pictures to follow For Spectrum Series II bass SPB311 (Same as the Thunder active bass board except for the battery connections) S2B £15
£8.50
In stock
Now out of production

HARDWARE

Trem system parts

Bendmaster FT trem system parts
ORDER CODE PRICE EACH AVAILABILITY
Tremelo arm, stainless steel, M6 thread - a replica of the arms found on precision tremelo and Bendmaster FT trem systems. TAFTSS £4.00
£2.50		 In stock
Now out of production
Triangular lock nut washer FTT £1.25
£0.95		 In stock
Now out of production
Rectangular lock nut washer FTR £1.00
£0.70		 In stock
Now out of production
Allen key lock nut bolts (3 bolts, M4 x 12mm)  FTB £1.25
£0.50		 In stock

Full set (4 triangular washers, 2 rectangular, 3 bolts) FTF £7.00
£5.20		 In stock
Now out of production
Lock nut baseplate -rigid cast resin exterior with threaded steel core. Mounting screws not included.  FTBP £5.00
£2.60		  In stock
Now out of production

Bendmaster Deluxe trem system parts
Tremelo arm, stainless steel, M6 thread - a replica of the arms found on Bendmaster Deluxe trem systems. TABD2SS £4.25 No longer available
Triangular washer BDT £1.25
£0.95		 In stock
Now out of production
  Square washer BDS   Production cancelled - the rectangular washer for the FT trem (Order code  FTR) can be used instead

Allen key lock nut bolts (3 bolts, M4 x 8mm)  BDB £1.00
£0.60		 In stock
  1mm shims for under the strings - 2 triangular, 1 square BDSH   Production cancelled
  Full set (2 triangular washers, 1 square, 3 bolts, set of 3 shims) BDF   Production cancelled
Lock nut baseplate -rigid cast resin exterior with threaded steel core. Mounting screws not included.  BDBP £5.00
£2.80		 In stock
Now out of production
HEADLESS BASS PARTS
Headless bass string clamp (For Rail, Quantum and Super Headless basses - bolts not included) HBSC £2.45
£1.10		 In stock
Allen key string clamp bolts (3 bolts, M5 x 12mm)  HBB £1.50
£0.70		 In stock
Rail bass pickup clamp knob/bolt RBPK £5.30
£4.00		 In stock
Now out of production
Threaded insert for pickup housing (Clamp knob screws into this) RBTI £1.25
£0.55		 In stock
KNOBS
ORDER CODE PRICE EACH AVAILABILITY
Switchmaster style, black, grub screw fitting. Replicas of the near perfect condition knobs on my XA1630. KSG £4.50
£3.25		 SOLD OUT

PLASTIC COVERS

These parts  are exact replicas, including any imperfections or marks present on the original parts that the moulds are made from. Where possible the best quality part available has been used, but as the original parts are all over 20 years old some imperfections are inevitable. All covers that fit on the guitar body have screening foil fitted. Fixing screws not included unless otherwise stated.
Pickup switch cover - copy of a Thunder IIA cover, should suit any Thunder guitar or bass, Prestige models, Paduak II and others CPS1 £2.00
£0.75		 In stock
Now out of production
Battery compartment cover for Thunder active guitars - may also fit Paduak and Super Headless bass. Fixing screws included. CB1 £2.50
£0.90		 In stock
Now out of production
Truss rod cover, Thunder IA - matt black with gloss black logo CTR1 £1.75 SOLD OUT
Truss rod cover, Thunder II  - matt black with gloss black logo CTR2 £1.75 SOLD OUT
Truss rod cover, XA1630 - should suit all XA series guitars, most 1987 on Spectrums, Corsairs, and other guitars with a bendmaster deluxe trem system CTR3 £1.50 SOLD OUT
Dimension IV control cavity cover, also suitable for Spectrum ST bass. Probably also suitable for Thunder I bass. CDIV £3.00
£1.95		 In stock
Now out of production
Jack socket mounting plate (Quantum, Dimension IV) CJS £1.75
£0.60		 In stock
Now out of production
Control cavity cover for thunder active guitars and basses, Spectrum Series II active bass. Not suitable for late model Thunders with push/pull pots.  CCTA £4.00 SOLD OUT
Control cavity cover for Thunder passive guitars and basses, also suits Clipper Six and some Spectrum models (Orignal part used was from a 1984 Matsumoku Spectrum III) CCTP £3.75
£2.50		 In stock
Now out of production
Control cavity cover, XA1630 (Genesis II) - may suit other XA series models and later guitars CCXA £3.75
£2.50		 In stock
Now out of production
Control cavity cover, XA1330  (Spectrum III) - for Corsairs and late 80s Spectrum guitars CCCO £3.00
£2.20		 In stock
Now out of production
Trem spring cover - slotted (For guitars strung from the bottom, eg bendmaster deluxe systems). A copy of the cover on my XA1630, the logo is visible on the cover. CTS £3.50 SOLD OUT
Trem spring cover - blank (For guitars strung from the top, eg Bendmaster FT systems) CTB £3.50 SOLD OUT
ORIGINAL PARTS
Very limited availability. These are new old stock - original parts supplied to dealers as spares, they have never been used.
BRIDGE SADDLES ORDER CODE PRICE EACH AVAILABILITY
Black bridge saddle BSB £4.25 SOLD OUT
Chrome bridge saddle BSC £4.25 3 in stock
MACHINE HEADS/TUNERS
new old stock - fixing screws not included		 ORDER CODE PRICE EACH AVAILABILITY
Guitar machine head, black, suitable for 6 a side right handed guitars. Not suitable for RH guitars with reversed headstocks. MHL
£3.50 each
 SOLD OUT
Bass machine head, black, suitable for right handed basses with 4 machine heads in line MHB £4.00 each 8 in stock

 

Page last updated 3rd April 2008