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GAS pains!!!!!

EricF

EricF

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Sep 26, 2005
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#1
I stopped by a small local shop that I hadn't been to before, and fell in love.

Their selection of basses was pretty small, but 4 G&L's were staring at me and screaming, "play me!". Having never played a G&L before, I picked up a nice looking 2 pup/4 string model (L-2000 Tribute, it turned out) and started playing some of my familiar riffs. Nice, but not spectacular. The feel of the neck was certainly different than my Fender J - very wide - but it felt surprisingly good. A few minutes of that, and I switched to the next one on the wall...

...and time stopped for a moment. Same wide neck shape as before, but the beautiful glossy tinted finish over an all maple neck just looked spectacular with the vintage white body. And it rang! Clear and loud. After just a minute of playing, the neck width difference from my usual was a non-issue. Everything just felt right.

I'm in love with an American-made G&L L-1500!!!
 
#15
fenderjazz68 said:
Just do it!

Christmas comes every year, but a bass that calls you...
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I know, I know...

Tell ya what. Explain to my 7-year-old that she isn't getting the new bike she really, really, really wants :bawl: AND tell my wife that all she's getting is a can opener :mad: If they give you the thumbs-up, then I'll do it.

Besides, I just scored a Avatar 115 cab on eBay :D
 
#16
EricF said:
Tell ya what. Explain to my 7-year-old that she isn't getting the new bike she really, really, really wants :bawl: AND tell my wife that all she's getting is a can opener :mad: If they give you the thumbs-up, then I'll do it.
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My advice, look for a shooting star, throw a coin into the well, buy your daughter's bike and your wife something nice, head to the bank, take out a loan, and come home with a nice shiny G&L. :bassist:
 
#17
I had a very similar encounter yesterday. I went into my local Mr. E's (I normally dont go there, it is way over-priced, they don't carry Fender products, and they don't have much bass stuff at all). As I was in there however, I noticed they did have a lot more stuff than usual, with everything marked down for Christmas.

Anyways, for bass, I saw the usual stuff, a few Ibanez's, nothing special. But one bass caught my eye. It turned out to be a G&L L-2000. I had never seen this bass there before, so I decided to play it, as I had read this post a few days ago. Well, EricF didn't like the L-2000, but having no other G&L's there to compare it to, I loved it! It was so different from my Fender MIM 60's RI jazz, although I love that bass too. I had never played a bass with a neck that had no finish on it, which was different, yet nice. As Eric said, the neck was a little wider, but somehow it fit just right. The color was natural I believe, with maple fretboard (which I love the looks of), but I would prefer a color. The price was $680, how does that compare to the price of those basses normally? The guy said it was reduced a lot, but I know salespeople have the tendency of saying that even if its not true.

Thanks
 

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