Pictures are pre-headstock renovation, but the thread I linked to has plenty. Could deliver or meet within reasonable distance for fuel. Pantera Deluxe X390 Production Matsumoku 1986-87 Description First appears in the August 1986 US price list, and according to that info there were 4 variants: X390CB 1199, Caspian Blue finish, OFC pickups, Kahler DLX trem X390DBK 699, Dull Black finish, 2 Magnaflux pickups, Bendmaster DLX trem, pickup switching is by two push button switches.
Price drop to £400 Insured overnight courier would be £30. This is what I paid for it and doesn't take into account going to Holland to collect it or the work Andy carried out to bring it up to almost perfect condition. I am asking £500 for this including the hard case (itself a valuable thing - I've seen one go for £100 on eBay) collected from SS7 in the North Thames Delta. Very aggressive.Ĭondition-wise I'd say it is a 9/10 - should be in a guitar museum, really. Sound-wise it is very powerful and modern-sounding. Diary thread here: Andy said at the end of this '.one of the nicest basses I've held in my sticky mitts'. I had Andy Rogers (Andyjr1515) refnish the headstock for me and he made a cracking job of it. When I acquired it the headstock had some of the laquer lifting. It comes with the original, Westone logo fitted hardcase which is still perfectly functional albeit with a few dinks. Mine has had a small red LED fitted into the control cluster that illuminates when it is plugged in - this was done a long while back and looks pretty cool. It is very black with a mother-0f-pearl Westone inlay in the headstock and Pantera stencil in white on the body. 2 x magnabass pickups with toggle selector, vol knob, active eq requiring 2x 9v batteries with 2 controls - bass boost/cut, treble boost/cut. Fretboard is ebony, 34" scale, 24 frets, 40mm at the nut (which is graphite). The build quality is stupendous - a work of art! The body is carved, the neck is bayonet mounted (a posh set neck), tuners and bridge are inset. Here is a link to the catalogue of the day: and here is a link to a page about them in the Westone Guitars website: In 1986 these cost £595. These were made in 1986/7 and were the top-of-the-range, flagship model for Westone basses made, as we all know, in the renowned Matsumoku factory. However, I have probably only used it a dozen times in that period - finding myself moving towards passive basses and the precision bass tone. They are very rare and don't come up very often - I actually picked this up in Holland.
I bought this incredible bass 2 years ago after a long search and much patience.
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