I could make a living with only that bass instead of everything I have now. It's that good.
NICE purchase!!
NICE purchase!!
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NBD: 1981 G&L L-1000 "closet classic"
- Thread starter L. L. Elwood
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Man.. You might be right! While I haven't gigged the fretted one yet, I did gig last weekend with the blue fretless for the first time. The particular room was basically a giant brewery with 20 ft ceilings.. Cavernous. I brought a super old P bass (that sounds incredible recorded and jamming around at home) and the blue fretless. Before the gig, I always A/B my basses in the whatever space I'm in to see which one cuts better. HANDS DOWN the fretless L1000. Not even close in that space. There are some frequencies clustered there in the middle and toward the top end that just hold together and don't get as boomy and muddy. The L1000 has that magic passive bass roll off knob too. That helps keep things punchy and more defined too.
I don't want to make anyone cry.
I had a similar score last year on an L2000. Practically new and under priced. I wasn’t even looking for it specifically, but it seemed to good to be true. Thought it had to be a tribute, but when I went to check it out it had the case candy you’re talking about , the brochure, strap, cord, picks, chamois towel. Congrats and enjoy!
What a Beauty! Congrats! by the look of the grain, that's an Ash body. IIRC most of the Wunkay's of this era were Ash bodies unless special ordered for something different?
I was also fortunate enough to snag a similar Wunkay, here on TB that a good friend of mine from ATL sent my way.
SOLD - G&L L1000 1981 Closet Queen 00
The Slot Pole Pickups on these beasts alone! are worth the price of admission.
And that you happened to find this Blue one to pair with your Blue Fretless version is well... you Sir, should play the lottery forthwith!
Congrats again! play it in good health brother.
About 25yrs ago I was in a little shop in Little Rock, AR and plugged a beat up trans-blue fretless L1000 into a beat up SVT w/810. Let's just say I won't ever forget that experience!
I had the same exact bass in 1982,it was natural ash with custom g&l black hardware from the factory & maple blonde neck.Serial no 0008321 I think.I sold it to a guy in petaluma ca. for $800.about 20 years ago.Wish I still had it .Darn!
you won the lottery, @L. L. Elwood! it's a beauty --- what a great find! congratulations on your new instrument!
Excellent score, and congrats.
With a vintage bass of that quality/condition, I would seriously consider flats. You want to preserve the original frets as much as possible, and rounds will eat through them relatively quickly. There are flats these days that sound quite a lot more like rounds than traditional old-school flats.
With a vintage bass of that quality/condition, I would seriously consider flats. You want to preserve the original frets as much as possible, and rounds will eat through them relatively quickly. There are flats these days that sound quite a lot more like rounds than traditional old-school flats.
Had my L2k since 1983, and it didnt look much better than that the day I bought it. An extremely well made and versatile bass, may it last you the rest of your life.
Most people think Chromes when looking for brighter flats, but they're pretty high tension (I tried several sets and didn't like the tension or the feel). One possibility thats in between would be a set of pressurewounds. They're less "abrasive" than roundwounds, sound and feel great, and last a long time.
Pshaw, it took me 30 years for my L-1000 to need a refret. Nickel rounds are fine on frets. (Unless you play ten hours a day, I suppose.)
