G&L Club Part 7

[jfh2424]

She is adorned with stickers at the moment. In honor of a gig I have tonight. An Alice in Chains tribute I perform with. Jerry Cantrell had a white G&L guitar with similar adornments in their early videos. I had a friend "Tribute", G&L pun intended, that guitar on my bass for this evening. By the way? Ash body, and a Drop Tuner on her B string's post.

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Thx David. She sure is pretty.

Have a good gig!

 

[dwellers]

Yeah, and I was gonna bite, too. I'd a said the phone wasn't relic'd, it was "vintage".

But now I won't.

So glad you didn't say that. I would have had to comment back. Happy I didn't have to.

 

[Iridescentone]

True in the earliest days there was a passive L2K that had pups in the Sabre position and nobody, years ago, had laid hands on one.

We used to call it the white elephant of G&L basses.

Maybe I'm the exception, then. I laid hands on one in 1980. I could have bought it brand new, but I liked the L-1000 better so I went that way instead. White Buffalo, white elephant, take your pick...it's super rare. There can't have been more than a handful made, I've never seen another one since.

 

[richwag]

I have had this bass for 23 years.
I like player's grade gear rather than "collector grade" they usually do not overlap for me.
I took some pictures where you can see former thumbrests, midi pickup holes, midi controller holes, and where it's been shot by a BB gun twice.
You can see where my teeth held the bass in place once or twice while playing.
Marks made by my right hand forearm due to use a non adjustable strap the wear is localized. There is a rub mark on the back from where i lean on a cab to make the bass moan.
Marks on the back from stickers being removed and slid across the floor at ABC No Rio.
I also had threaded inserts put in 13 years ago which i am.torn about because i lovvvvved when the bass was tuned to E on the 2nd and 3rd strings a B power chord was massive....went and took more pics because it seems there are some "hold my beer" breakers of the 12th rule
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Love that. I guess you're not worried about it getting dented or scratched then? ;-)

 

[/\/\3phist0]

True in the earliest days there was a passive L2K that had pups in the Sabre position and nobody, years ago, had laid hands on one.

We used to call it the white elephant of G&L basses.

There are quite a few out there. I built many. IIRC the pickup positions were the same .

 

[bdgotoh]

There are quite a few out there. I built many. IIRC the pickup positions were the same .

He means this one. Different pickup locations, different control plate, interesting switch arrangement.

 

[Kubicki Fan]

She is adorned with stickers at the moment. In honor of a gig I have tonight. An Alice in Chains tribute I perform with. Jerry Cantrell had a white G&L guitar with similar adornments in their early videos. I had a friend "Tribute", G&L pun intended, that guitar on my bass for this evening. By the way? Ash body, and a Drop Tuner on her B string's post.

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Geezuhus man alive! I would love such a bass as your white fretless ebony M2500 with quartersawn neck even though I promised myself not to buy more basses.
Congrats mate.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

He means this one. Different pickup locations, different control plate, interesting switch arrangement.
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Ah , those were early, out of production before my time . I recall seeing pictures.

 

[sanfordandsonny]

True in the earliest days there was a passive L2K that had pups in the Sabre position and nobody, years ago, had laid hands on one.

We used to call it the white elephant of G&L basses.

What

He means this one. Different pickup locations, different control plate, interesting switch arrangement.
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Howdy bdgotoh!
Is that 4 switches!!!!!???
I bet i have this ad and never looked close enough!!!

 

[dave64o]

He means this one. Different pickup locations, different control plate, interesting switch arrangement.
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Interesting....

 

[bdgotoh]

What

Howdy bdgotoh!
Is that 4 switches!!!!!???
I bet i have this ad and never looked close enough!!!

Certainly looks like 4 switches to me! If you have the ad I'd love to see a close-up, it seems like it says something more than L-2000 on the headstock but the resolution isn't good enough for me to read it.

 

[lildrgn]

Who bought the Olympic White LB-100 on the clearance page? Was hoping it would last, but... nope. Gone today!

 

[ahbass2500]

Certainly looks like 4 switches to me! If you have the ad I'd love to see a close-up, it seems like it says something more than L-2000 on the headstock but the resolution isn't good enough for me to read it.

It is 4 switches. L2000 Series E prototype. Only one I am aware of produced with 4 switches. I have never seen anything that confirms the function of the fourth switch. I am sure someone somewhere knew what it did. No idea if any of those people or that bass are still around.

 

[ahbass2500]

I am starting to wonder if it was a phase switch. Given the similarities with it and the Sabre.

 

[redstrand]

It is 4 switches. L2000 Series E prototype. Only one I am aware of produced with 4 switches. I have never seen anything that confirms the function of the fourth switch. I am sure someone somewhere knew what it did. No idea if any of those people or that bass are still around.

Ask the guys on the glf research page on Instagram, they tend to post about every cool thing Leo did and might have lying around

 

[jmlee]

I am starting to wonder if it was a phase switch. Given the similarities with it and the Sabre.

Might have been a coil tap/single coil switch?

 

[David McIntire]

Geezuhus man alive! I would love such a bass as your white fretless ebony M2500 with quartersawn neck even though I promised myself not to buy more basses.
Congrats mate.

Thank you! I was absolutely blessed to have run into this one, and blessed again to have the opportunity to acquire her.

 

[redstrand]

He means this one. Different pickup locations, different control plate, interesting switch arrangement.
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[spideyjg]

It is 4 switches. L2000 Series E prototype. Only one I am aware of produced with 4 switches. I have never seen anything that confirms the function of the fourth switch. I am sure someone somewhere knew what it did. No idea if any of those people or that bass are still around.

So that was actually the E prototype? So the pic isn't the passive 2K after all. How the world turns.

 

[ahbass2500]

So that was actually the E prototype? So the pic isn't the passive 2K after all. How the world turns.

Everything I have previously seen on it said it was a Series E. Also explains the longer headstock logo. That said I know what I have read about it and would defer to anyone who had hands on it.