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11-21-2012, 12:45 PM
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Staff Reviewer; Bass Gear Magazine Moderator | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia MO | | | both my 1980 and 1981 were fully functional when I sold them earlier this year.
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11-23-2012, 09:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tomah, WI | | Attachment 301674
OK, hopefully the attached pic works! Just picked this L1000 up today. S/N on the neck plate makes it an '83, and the neck is marked April '83 as well. There's no number on the bridge, though. I love the color, its a pearl white that is pretty well worn. Here's a question-when I pulled the neck, I saw that the finish in the pocket was pink....is this the usual base coat? The finish in the control cavity is white. Maybe a refinish?
Anyhow, I love the bass! Can I get a number? |
11-23-2012, 11:24 PM
|  | Groove farmer | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: the 5th dimension | | Quote:
Originally Posted by scottz0369  Attachment 301674
OK, hopefully the attached pic works! Just picked this L1000 up today. S/N on the neck plate makes it an '83, and the neck is marked April '83 as well. There's no number on the bridge, though. I love the color, its a pearl white that is pretty well worn. Here's a question-when I pulled the neck, I saw that the finish in the pocket was pink....is this the usual base coat? The finish in the control cavity is white. Maybe a refinish?
Anyhow, I love the bass! Can I get a number? | Congrats on your G&L score. Pic not working.
'83 was a transition year. The bi-cut neck was phased in, and the lawsuit headstock phased out. Black krinkle hardware, serial number moved to the neck plate.
I have a white (not 'pearl') '83 with the old headstock and bi-cut neck. Kinda rare neck configuration, haven't seen another like it. Curious about yours, what neck configuration do you have? |
11-23-2012, 11:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tomah, WI | | Maybe not pearl, but definately white! The neck appears to be two piece maple with an ebony fretboard. Lawsuit headstock for sure!  |
11-23-2012, 11:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tomah, WI | | | Looks like I got the pics to work! |
11-23-2012, 11:44 PM
| | Groove farmer | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: the 5th dimension | | Looks nice. Ebony would be rare for '83. Here's my white '83...  |
11-24-2012, 08:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Nashua, NH USA | | Chef, I can't believe you let your L1000s go. Please tell me you still have your single coil SB1s. Oh and can I get a club # from whoever's in charge here? This is my brand spanking new custom SB1 
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11-24-2012, 08:34 AM
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Staff Reviewer; Bass Gear Magazine Moderator | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia MO | | | I don't have any of the single coil SB's anymore.
I don't have a G&L anymore. Feels weird; after owning several at a time since 1981.
But, I wasn't using them, and I could tell they didn't like that.
So, they went to guys that will use them.
I imagine they're happier.
I do have two P basses with G&L MFD P pickups though.
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11-24-2012, 08:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Nashua, NH USA | |  That blue SB1 was so cool. Wish I had a chance to buy it.
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11-24-2012, 08:47 AM
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Staff Reviewer; Bass Gear Magazine Moderator | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia MO | | | I had it posted here, and on CL, for some time.
It ended up going to a local guy here who'd always liked it he'd heard me play it, and had been out of the G&L thing for quite some time, and, didn't know G&L made such things.
So, it went to a good place as well.
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11-24-2012, 08:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Nashua, NH USA | | | C'est la vie. Snooze u loose. Not my thing but a nice slot pole L2000E is up on the classifieds now for ridiculously cheap.
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11-24-2012, 08:53 AM
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Staff Reviewer; Bass Gear Magazine Moderator | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia MO | | | Don't tell me stuff like that!
I'll always be drawn to them; even though I know they don't fit my current sonic profile.......
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11-24-2012, 11:26 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Chicago | | | My first G&L
I made my first G&L purchase last week, a used Tribute L-2500 in Blueburst with a Maple fingerboard.
I bought it from GC's used gear site and picked it up at the store while on a business trip. When I saw it online, it had "just arrived" and was bargain priced, so I jumped on it without hesitation. I was pleasantly surprised when I found out it came with a molded hardshell case!
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The neck is a bit narrower and thicker than my other 5-strings, but it's a nice alternative.
I'm still coming to grips with having a pickup selector switch instead of two Volumes or a Volume and Blend. During the rare occasions when I use a bridge pickup, I usually add just a little bit. I suppose I could lower the bridge pickup height to achieve the same effect since I don't use one solo. If anyone has any suggestions of an alternative method to achieve the same result, please let me know.
If someone is assigning club numbers, I'd be honored to have one. Thanks!
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11-24-2012, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BillyB_from_LZ I made my first G&L purchase last week, a used Tribute L-2500 in Blueburst with a Maple fingerboard.
I bought it from GC's used gear site and picked it up at the store while on a business trip. When I saw it online, it had "just arrived" and was bargain priced, so I jumped on it without hesitation. I was pleasantly surprised when I found out it came with a molded hardshell case!
The neck is a bit narrower and thicker than my other 5-strings, but it's a nice alternative.
I'm still coming to grips with having a pickup selector switch instead of two Volumes or a Volume and Blend. During the rare occasions when I use a bridge pickup, I usually add just a little bit. I suppose I could lower the bridge pickup height to achieve the same effect since I don't use one solo. If anyone has any suggestions of an alternative method to achieve the same result, please let me know.
If someone is assigning club numbers, I'd be honored to have one. Thanks! | Wow! That looks just like mine! (only my fretted has that "wood" binding thing, but my fretless looks just like this) That is one amazing bass. I made mine even more verstile by installing the (single coil) "K-mod" and also adding the OMG mod as push-pull on the treble knob. Mine also uses a TRS cable for phantom power, but then if you want active you have to have modded amps to deliver the power too.
One SWEET bass. Both of mine are truly amazing instruments. |
11-24-2012, 01:25 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pacific NW | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mr.mow Now on the subject of inlays.. are abalone standard? (I HATE abalone!)  | G&L doesn't use real inlays, that's plastic meant to look like dark pearl. They use white pearloid inlays on rosewood and ebony, and dark pearloid on maple for the visual contrast. |
11-24-2012, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bdgotoh G&L doesn't use real inlays, that's plastic meant to look like dark pearl. They use white pearloid inlays on rosewood and ebony, and dark pearloid on maple for the visual contrast. | It specified on the spec sheet 'abalone inlays' though.. Regardless, I couldn't stand em and the bass went yesterday.
Illness custom ordering a new asat this week! |
11-24-2012, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mr.mow
It specified on the spec sheet 'abalone inlays' though.. Regardless, I couldn't stand em and the bass went yesterday.
Illness custom ordering a new asat this week!
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11-25-2012, 07:45 PM
|  | Bottom Feeders Unite!! | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Delray Beach, Florida | | | Well I pull the trigger on having my ASAT Fretless re-wired. Love the bass....but can't stand only having a pickup selector switch only. Don't know why G&L uses that over a blend control.
So I am having the treble and bass control combined into one stacked control knob. Kind of like the bass and treble control on my Sadowsky.
Than the remaining two control knobs will become the front and rear pickup volume controls. So when done I will be able to blend the pickups rather than just selecting just one or the other...or both full on.
The pickup selector switch will remain functional.
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11-25-2012, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ClassicJazz Well I pull the trigger on having my ASAT Fretless re-wired. ...
Than the remaining two control knobs will become the front and rear pickup volume controls. ...
The pickup selector switch will remain functional.
Stay tuned! | Will do! I'm curious where one would find a stacked pot with the proper values and tapers.
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11-25-2012, 08:05 PM
| | Bottom Feeders Unite!! | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Delray Beach, Florida | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyB_from_LZ Will do! I'm curious where one would find a stacked pot with the proper values and tapers. | The guy working on it is a master tech here in the area (owner of Palm Beach Guitars). He does incredible guitar/bass work as well as on amplifiers. Most of the pros that come into the area on tour....when they need work done they call him! He once worked on Larry Carlton's amp after a roadie dropped it off of a truck!
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