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It was certainly nitro! I worked there then
Great thanks for clarifying! Any idea when the finishes transitioned? I assume around the time BBE took over in the early 90s.
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Thats awesome especially with the black guard.
Rather sold at the speed of light, because rare as hen's teeth...
Also on Reverb, another G&L L-5000 in Bahama Blue, with a sickle headstock, and a terrible ski jump, at $1,299 ...
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Shortly thereafter, partly because of Ca AQMD tightening restrictions an OSHA complaints.
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It was certainly nitro! I worked there then
So, it's just super thin? Mine has never cracked like other old nitro. But it did smear when I accidentally got some naptha on it.
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That may be G&L's best red color ever.
My 1989 L5000. Couldn't adjust to the tight string spacing and my first 5 String. Traded even for a 98 L1500 in equally excellent condition. Maybe not the best deal but the L1500 is my #1 right now, even over my 88 Stingray and 77 Fender P.
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Love this! Wish they would make a Kiloton with no pickguard and no control plate.
It's not as if they took the L-1500; pulled the preamp and PTB tone system; slapped on that pickguard and called it the Kiloton.
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I don't mind the pickguard on my Kiloton. It's like an accessory to increase the bass's attractiveness, like a beautiful necklace around a woman's neck. I bought my K'ton used and I didn't like THE pickguard that was on it. The bass is metallic emerald green and the PG was 3-layer black. I had an antique pearl one made for it, and wow, what an amazing change! In addition, while I like the emerald green metallic, without a pickguard, that'd sure be a whole Lotta green!
Actually, they took the SB-1/SB-2 body...
I believe the Kiloton has a smaller and more contoured body than the L-1.5k. Which is a major attraction for me.
But I really like the 1500, too.
None of my current 7 basses (different makes) have pickguards, I just prefer a less cluttered front.
Just taken delivery of a blueburst Tribute L-2000. There seems to be some confusion as to the nut width on these basses, the G&L website states it as 1-5/8" and most other websites say it should be 1-3/4".
Intrigued by this, I measured mine as soon as it was unpacked and it is actually neither size, coming slap bang in the middle of the two at 1-11/16".
Intrigued by this, I measured mine as soon as it was unpacked and it is actually neither size, coming slap bang in the middle of the two at 1-11/16".
That's akin to losing 15lbs, getting a vasectomy and changing your name to Tastyman.
Slimming down the body doesn't make it a new model. They slimmed down the SB2, L1K & L2K; added a pre to several passive models; tone knob available in the SB2; SCM in the L2K. It's basically a dumbed-down L-1500 which was far more instrument for the $. Least they could do is keep the great PTB tone system but no, give it a fancy name and as P.T. Barnum said "TA-DA"!
Was I ranting?
Now I need another espresso, venti please.
Some information with this G&L press release when the Kiloton was launched back in 2016.That's akin to losing 15lbs, getting a vasectomy and changing your name to Tastyman.
Slimming down the body doesn't make it a new model. They slimmed down the SB2, L1K & L2K; added a pre to several passive models; tone knob available in the SB2; SCM in the L2K. It's basically a dumbed-down L-1500 which was far more instrument for the $. Least they could do is keep the great PTB tone system but no, give it a fancy name and as P.T. Barnum said "TA-DA"!
Was I ranting?
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I can remember there was also a video with Dave MacLaren giving further explanations at the time...
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