ROOT BEER

[BIGBEE]

hello fellow ( GLEEKS) i just snaged this baby looks to be an 81 L 2000 E , slotted pole pieces , but check out the root beer finish, i have never seen a g&l bass with this finish before, i know they did some guitars in the early 80s, my friend has an f 100 that has the same root beer tint, has any body seen another g&l bass like this?

[fourstringbliss]

Originally Posted by BIGBEE

hello fellow ( GLEEKS) i just snaged this baby looks to be an 81 L 2000 E , slotted pole pieces , but check out the root beer finish, i have never seen a g&l bass with this finish before, i know they did some guitars in the early 80s, my friend has an f 100 that has the same root beer tint, has any body seen another g&l bass like this?

I've seen one before. Are you sure it's not just a clear coat over tinted mahogany? I know at one point G&L made some mahogany L2000's.

[BIGBEE]

yeah i know i have 2 other mahogany basses an 81 L 1000
and a 82 L2000e fretless but this finish is just like my friends f 100 and that is a root beer. i just never saw a bass this color before. regards steve.

[spideyjg]

Looks a lot like my 80 L1K.



Couple of modern ones at NAMM

[BIGBEE]

Originally Posted by spideyjg

Looks a lot like my 80 L1K.



Couple of modern ones at NAMM

nice L1K ,do you know if this color was a special order? yours is the only other bass i have seen with this color, i dig the maple board on yours!! all the best steve.

[spideyjg]

No idea Steve. That is an early 80 an God knows how many owners it has had.
Hell could have been the wood itself. compare to my 'hog El Toro.

Jim

[Chef]

I had a 1980 L1K that same "tras rootbeer" over mahogany.

[RiddimKing]

JTLee has a late 80s 2000e in that color.