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For sale US G&L JB-2 (modded/project) bass

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$600.00
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Klein Texas, United States 77379
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Hey Y'all,

As I continue on my pivot to short scales and have started the process of getting a custom conversion neck for my beloved and neglected Reverend Rumblefish I'm putting my last project G&L on the block.

What it is:
- US JB-2 in clear blue over what sure looks like ash
- light enough for me (8.8-8.9lbs depending on configuration)
- what looks like a quartersawn neck based on the grain on the end of the headstock
- 1.5" nut width satin neck
- it has some wear (various dings, etc. -- nothing huge but don't expect pristine by any stretch of the imagination)
- G&L molded case included
- currently set up as an 'SB-1' equivalent - MFD split-coil pickup, vol/tone controls (the switch is not connected to anything, that's from when it was set up as an L1K-equivalent)

Notes on the body:
- the routing under the pickguard is ugly/messy and you should be comfortable either leaving one of the pickguards on or doing the work you want to get it how you want it
- at one time one of the pickguards was screwed on so there are pickguard screw holes in the body as well - in the end I went back to sticking the pickguard on with 3M adhesive film
- the depth of the routes has been messed with over time as it did have DiMarzio Model Js installed (deeper than the average J pickup) for a while
- I've switched it between SB1 and L1K configs over the last several years
- I will remove the oval plate over the bridge J route -- you can drop a J pickup in it or cover it how you want. That route has only had the depth adjusted for the DiMarzios and is otherwise unmolested

What it comes with:
- installed black/white paisley Quickguard with reverse MFD P installed and vol/tone controls
- A MFD HB in L1K position black/silver Quickguard
- An MFD HB
- what I believe are the original G&L Jazz pickups

If you are comfortable dealing with the hacked neck 'routing' it's a decently light US G&L with a quartersawn neck and a variety of G&L pickups and a couple of customer Quickguards to assemble the player G&L of your wildest imagination.

$695 shipped CONUS SOLD

I would be willing to part it out - but only if the neck sells first:

US G&L neck (quartersawn) - 1.5" nut width, satin finish, some wear, 6-bolt - $450 shipped CONUS (no tuners/bushings) / $495 shipped CONUS (with tuners/bushings)​

While paying for my soon to be in progress custom neck is my primary objective I do have a very few things I might be interested in working a trade for:

- a Squier Paranormal Rascall bass <9lbs
- an Epiphone EB0/SG bass (lightweight, 8.5lbs or less) for a project I have in mind
- EBS Microbass 3
- Traynor SB200H
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craigb

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I got a question on how it looked under the pickguard - as you can see the routing for the neck pickup won't work for anything without some kind of pickguard or plate, and the installation of the pickguard with screws chipped out on several of the screw holes so I think it requires a pickguard to cover those up (unless you can refinish it).

The bridge J pickup route can be used as-is with no work - I only ever deepened it a bit for DiMarzio Model J use.

I am willing to mix'n'match a bit - if you want it like it is without the MFD HB & pickguard for that then I will discount a bit and sell those myself (and vice versa). Or if you want it without any pickups/pickguards because you have some other project in mind, we can talk.
 

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craigb

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new year price drops:

whole pile (bass as-is in a case, extra pickguard, extra MFD, original pickups): $600 shipped CONUS
bass as-is in case: $525 shipped CONUS
quartersawn 6-bolt JB2 neck: $400/$425 (without/with tuners&bushings) shipped CONUS

once one of those goes I can price/part out what remains
 
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How are the pots configured currently with the reverse P, is it vol and tone? I assume the third pot is still there and its just not wired at this time.
 

craigb

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Sorry - missed you post. Yes, it's vol/tone and I left a switch (unattached) in the third control hole - it was series/sc/parallel when it was configured as an L1K but can be a 'producer switch' in reverse P mode.
 

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