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[YARAH8]

I just received an old L-2000 body (in pretty poor repair) with this neck plate, and I'm wondering if anyone could tell me exactly what year it's from? So far, I think I've been able to ascertain that it's somewhere between '83 and '85...

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[metron]

I have B032xxx from 2000. In the early 80s the serial was on the bridge rather than the neck plate.

While they were never chronological, thats a later serial. Probably not original to an early 80s body.

 

[Lowbrow]

My 82 l-1000 only has serial on the bridge so this must be later

 

[Iridescentone]

I just received an old L-2000 body (in pretty poor repair) with this neck plate, and I'm wondering if anyone could tell me exactly what year it's from? So far, I think I've been able to ascertain that it's somewhere between '83 and '85...

Bueller...? Bueller...? ~~~ Bueller...?

YARAH Customs YARAH Customs

I think you're close, probably more towards '85 if I had to guess. Here's an '83 L-1000 with a B01xx...number. '83 is when the numbers switched to the neck plates. But chrome like yours likely puts it somewhat later than '83 IME.

Edit: Correction....just checked the serial on my (former) '88 El Toro. Which evidently means to me, that yours could be almost anywhere from '84 onwards.

 

[YARAH8]

I think you're close, probably more towards '85 if I had to guess. Here's an '83 L-1000 with a B01xx...number. '83 is when the numbers switched to the neck plates. But chrome like yours likely puts it somewhat later than '83 IME.

Edit: Correction....just checked the serial on my (former) '88 El Toro. Which evidently means to me, that yours could be almost anywhere from '84 onwards.

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[Glazenn]

Roger ~ copy... MUCH THANKS!

Found this in the registry:

Showing the date stamped on the body.

Out of 87 basses in the registry that are within the range from B034000 to B035000, most are ‘ASAT Bass semi-hollow’ or ‘ASAT Bass’ with a few SB-2’s. Ranging mostly from years 2002 to 2004.

Furthermore, one can see that about 20 occurrences in that same serial number range are labelled:
“Neck or neckplate only (with S/N)”

Comments are: ‘Unfinished bass neck plate, seen on eBay (or reverb) from 2019 to 2022’​

‘Finished’ neck plates at G&L are generally black crinkle powder paint.

I dare assume the neck plate you have is one of those…

 

[Glazenn]

My 2004 ASAT Bass semi-hollow (sold) was numbered: B034664.
Regular black neck plate with micro-tilt attachment.
Body is stamped: NOV 3 2004, neck stamp is hard to read, only 2004 can be seen.

 

[metron]

Found this in the registry:

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Showing the date stamped on the body.

Out of 87 basses in the registry that are within the range from B034000 to B035000, most are ‘ASAT Bass semi-hollow’ or ‘ASAT Bass’ with a few SB-2’s. Ranging mostly from years 2002 to 2004.

Furthermore, one can see that about 20 occurrences in that same serial number range are labelled:
“Neck or neckplate only (with S/N)”

Comments are: ‘Unfinished bass neck plate, seen on eBay (or reverb) from 2019 to 2022’​

‘Finished’ neck plates at G&L are generally black crinkle powder paint.

I dare assume the neck plate you have is one of those…

I agree it looks like it was intended for the crinkle coating and never got applied.

 

[Glazenn]

I agree it looks like it was intended for the crinkle coating and never got applied.

@YARAH8
The plate you have seems to come from defecting (unfinished) batches of neck plates intended for ASAT Basses, ASAT Basses semi-hollow and SB-2's, during years 2002 to 2005.
These plates arrived - as neck plates only - on the market throughout near a decade.
I'm pretty much convinced there is no relationship with the bass body you have.

 

[metron]

Mystery solved!