ASAT Bass Question

[Thunderbroom]

Do any of you know why G&L does not offer a maple/birdseye maple board as an option for their fretless basses. I really, really want an ASAT (have an L-2000 fretted and an L-2500 Tribute fretted) with an unlined maple or birdseye maple board.

[sunbeast]

There was a fairly recent L2500 on EBay with a fretless maple board a couple of months ago- maybe you ought to call G&L and see if its a possibility (or better yet, have a dealer call)...

Karl

[spideyjg]

Originally Posted by sunbeast

There was a fairly recent L2500 on EBay with a fretless maple board a couple of months ago- maybe you ought to call G&L and see if its a possibility (or better yet, have a dealer call)...

Karl

It's baaaaack.

Toothless maple board, 2500 $1000 BIN

You want, you better buy. I have never seen another.

Jim

[Thunderbroom]

Originally Posted by spideyjg

It's baaaaack.

Toothless maple board, 2500 $1000 BIN

You want, you better buy. I have never seen another.

Jim

Nice!!!

BUT, I want an ASAT specifically.

[Thunderbroom]

Things are looking up. I found a luthier in Iowa (I'm in the Chicago area) that will replace the stock board with what I want for $250 - $350.

So now I've just got to find a good deal on an ASAT (new or used).

[flash99]

Be careful if you do this. Bird's Eye Maple (and all figured maple) has those figures because the wood is diseased. It's softer and less stable than non-figured maple. If you want a fretless fingerboard like this, make sure the luthier coats it with a ton of epoxy or the strings will eat into the fingerboard very quickly.

[devinb]

Thunderboom, sent an email about an ASAT.