Help me identify Phil Rind's bass! (Sacred Reich)

[lowendgenerator]

Been on a 90s metal kick today, and while watching some Sacred Reich videos I noticed something cool. Phil's bass appears to be a Fender Precision, but he's got dual humbuckers instead of a split-coil.

A subsequent google image search was unable to turn up a real clear image, but it almost like a G&L body with a Fender neck. I didn't know this was possible. Here's a link to the video:

Sacred Reich - The American Way

Here's some stills from the video, lower left hand pic:



Whaddya think?

[fretno]

looks like a G&L body with a Fender neck

[nixdad]

G&L SB-2

[lowendgenerator]

OK, I can jive with it being a G&L, but what of the headstock?

[bassguitarthund]

Yup headstock looks Fender to me also. I agree with fretno that it might have a fender neck on it.

[lowendgenerator]

Originally Posted by bassguitarthund

Yup headstock looks Fender to me also. I agree with fretno that it might have a fender neck on it.

That's what I'm thinking, but I didn't know you could fit a Fender neck to a G&L body.

[ampegfuzz]

its a early SB-2 with the slab body and lawsuit headstock

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/1...-maple-828739/

like this, note not my bass and sold

[superjesus]

Originally Posted by ampegfuzz

its a early SB-2 with the slab body and lawsuit headstock

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/1...-maple-828739/

like this, note not my bass and sold

Good eye!

[fretno]

Cool bass !

[lowendgenerator]

Watching the video again, I don't think that's a lawsuit era G&L headstock. At least, not like Chef's old G&L you linked.

[RaginRog]

Sacred Reich...loved that band back in the late 80's early 90's. They ranked up there with Testament, and Anthrax for me.

[chris lykins]

I toured with Sacred for many months and Phil almost always played his G&L. There was a period where they had an ESP endorsement but live it was that G&L. Great band and guys!

[phil rind]

The bass is a G&L I bought from Jason Newsted when he was in Flotsam. We put an unfinished maple Warmoth Jazz bass neck on it. I like jazz bass necks. That neck is on the bass I play now, an old 70's p-bass I bought in a pawnshop re-painted and put some emg's in. My other bass is a swamp ash Warmoth p-bass body with the unfinished maple jazz neck and seymore duncan p/j pick ups. I prefer the duncans to the emg's. All basses were built by Rich Beck in Tempe AZ. I hope this clears it up.

[Rip Topaz]

One of my favorite bands of all time!

[mattwear]

Ah, yet another classic Talkbass moment. Thanks for chiming in Phil. Love your bass sound!

[vegas532]

Good to have Phil around and hopefully you turn up some more. I used to have one of the G&L SB-2 JJ and had to sell it to pay medical bills. That's the one bass I sold that I miss the most. If you ever find one, snag it! They sound incredible!!
This was mine:

[vegas532]

And just for laughs, here's the bass mentioned in the OP in the hands of its other owner:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N_VgD8hfYo

King of the nerds, at your service.