Paduak I and II
Paduak I
Version 1 (1981)
Body - Japanese Ash, top
laminate of Paduak
Neck - Hard Maple, truss rod adjustment at the body end of the neck
Fingerboard - Rosewood
Scale/frets - 25.5 inch, 22 fret
1 Magnet-F 450 pickup
Controls - master volume, master tone, coil tap and active 'power
boost' switches
This version used a bridge that did not appear on any other Westone -
the saddles are barrel shaped like the saddles on the Thunder basses,
and there are slots in the bottom for quick string changing, which
makes it look like it has through body stringing.
Version 2 (1982)
As shown in the
1982/3
catalogue. Changes from version 1 -
HF450 pickup
Through body stringing with the same bridge and rear string retainer as
used on the Thunder I and IA
Paduak skunk
stripe on the back of the neck, truss rod adjustment at the headstock
Unlike other active Westone
guitars, the Paduak I only uses one battery
Two versions of the Paduak I appear in the April 1983 US
pricelist, one
without a trem at $299.50 and one with a trem at $329.50. None of the
catalogues mention a model with a trem.
Paduak II
2 HF450 pickups
Controls - 3 way selector, master volume and 2 PEQ tone controls
Heavy duty brass bridge
Other specifiactions as the Paduak I (Version II)
The Paduak II only appears in the
1982/3 catalogue. Neither model appears in any later catalogues or
pricelists.
Thanks to Thunduak I for additional info