FS: G&L SB-1, G&L JB-2, Fender Jag

**craigb** · #1 10-30-2009, 11:37 PM

Hey Y'all,

Following in the footsteps of my good friend bdgotoh I'm posting a 3-some of very nice basses for sale (and possibly trade). My offerings:

G&L SB-1
This is a very nice G&L SB-1 with my favorite skinny neck. 1.5" wide at the nut and I believe it's a #6 based on the era and how it feels to me. The maple on this neck & fretboard has some very nice figure/grain to it. The bass is also nice and light. I believe it's 8.something lbs - I can get a more accurate measurement (at least as accurate as my bathroom scale can do) if desired. It's in nice shape and came and will ship in a molded G&L case. Burst body (your guess is as good as mine as to whether it's 3-tone sunburst or tobacco burst) that shows some grain but I can't decide whether I think it's alder or ash. It looks and sounds great so I don't really care.

*** SOLD *** $795 shipped in the contiguous 48

G&L JB-2
This US JB-2 is blonde over ash with a rosewood #8 neck (1.5" wide at the nut, 12" fretboard radius). Very light - 8.2lbs. Great condition and edgy jazz sound. I've swapped out the OEM pickups for Fender Custom Shop 60s Jazz pickups and added series/parallel switching with a push/pull pot. I like these pickups - more bottom than the OEM ones and plenty of sparkle/cut. Series is pretty much all I use (hence my movement back to MFD HB equipped G&Ls). It came to me in a Road Runner gig bag and will ship in the same along with the OEM pickups and some white pickups coves that came with it.
$735 shipped in the contiguous 48

Fender Jaguar
Brand new condition (still has plastic on pickguard, etc.). I can still return it and will if no deal that makes sense pops up. Sunburst/rosewood. I love the sound - it would be my #1 if the ergonomics worked for me but the body shape/upper horn make it less than ideally comfortable (skinny necked G&Ls are my ideal). It does have the "loose battery in the battery box" syndrome (needs some padding in there to hold it firmly in place) and I haven't noticed it as particularly noisy.
$525 shipped in the contiguous 48

I'm dropping down in bass number. The only things I'd consider trading for are: G&L L1K w/1.5" nut width, G&L L-2000 w/1.5" nut width, Fender Kingman bass, Fender HMT bass, Carvin AC40

**craigb** · #2 10-30-2009, 11:38 PM

Some JB2 pics

McHaven · #3 10-31-2009, 12:00 AM

Trade you my Jag for yours

Spiritfield · #4 10-31-2009, 06:28 AM

Craig- you trading for another skinny-neck wunkay? Gotta say this one I got from you is getting MUCH love!

That SB-1 is sweet.. never seen the 1.5" width on one of those.....

timber22 · #5 10-31-2009, 09:29 AM

PM'd you....

**craigb** · #6 10-31-2009, 12:08 PM

I had another older SB1 that had the skinny neck - it was belair green/rw with crinkle black pickguard. I wish I had held on to that one.

David - I'm thinking about Brad's CAR L1K. I just can't settle on one bass and have come back to the flexibility of the MFD HBs.

I weighed them this morning and got 8.4 lbs for the JB2 and 9.0 lbs for the SB1.

I might think about a G&L Climax or L-1500 w/1.5" nut width and 8 or 9 lbs in trade as well . . .

irvinz · #7 10-31-2009, 04:11 PM

man. 2 nice G&Ls wonder if i can gather enough money before they go this time around.

kai_ski · #8 10-31-2009, 05:23 PM

Pm sent on sb-1

**craigb** · #9 11-01-2009, 04:46 PM

*** SB-1 SOLD ***

My main trade/acquisition objective is another G&L L-2000. Must have 1.5" nut width, preferably with a #6 neck (7.5" fretboard radius) and weigh under 10 lbs, preferably under 9 lbs. Alder/rw or alder/ebony would be great as the one I have is ash/maple but I'll consider any.

I'll give the Jag a couple of more days and then it's back to MF. If anyone sees a 20% discount anywhere let me know - I'd exchange it for a Kingman if I could get the discount.

GaryLC · #10 11-02-2009, 06:47 AM

Craig,

You wouldn't believe the tears flowing down my cheeks....sob....sob.....I don't have a computer at home, so wasn't on-line over the weekend and just saw your ad. I would have killed for that SB1! I think of any G&L you've had, that's the one I wanted most......
If your buyer ever decides he wants to part with it, I WANT IT!!!!!

kai_ski · #11 11-02-2009, 09:07 PM

noted

TDR1138 · #12 11-03-2009, 08:04 AM

That JB2 is gorgeous. Two problems.... I don't have $735, and I can never quite get the J sound to work for me. So, bump-a-roo...

**craigb** · #13 11-04-2009, 11:05 AM

I'd trade the Jag for a Highway 1 J (I'm digging the JB2s these days and wouldn't mind trying "the original")

**craigb** · #14 11-05-2009, 10:22 AM

How about $695 shipped for the JB2?

I might take a Trib SB2 in partial trade for it as well.

I could also swap the original pickups back in and drop a few bucks off the price.

TFM53 · #15 11-05-2009, 10:45 AM

Any interest in my dual split p built bass?

**craigb** · #16 11-05-2009, 11:28 AM

Very cool bass. But I'm trying to stick to G&Ls because I know they work for me ergonomically while pretty much everything else I've tried has something about it that makes me drop it for another G&L. So thanks for the offer, but I'll pass.

smallbutmighty · #17 11-05-2009, 12:42 PM

PM'd.

**craigb** · #18 11-07-2009, 07:17 AM

JB2 trade fell through - still available!

smallbutmighty · #19 11-07-2009, 11:00 AM

Once more with feeling!

**craigb** · #20 11-09-2009, 09:31 PM

OK, JB2 staying put for now (L2K going to go out instead), Jag going back to MF soon, time to lock this back down.