I'll plug it into my rig tomorrow, or at least a good combo. The tiny next to the couch amp farts right out on this. I love trying new stuff.
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Odd finish issue G&L L-1000
- Thread starter lowrez
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Dem dere MFD pickups are very hot and can easily overload an amp.
It is passive but the output rivals active basses. Use the active inputs of your amp.
Jim
via headphones as of right now I am feeling a Gibson EB meets P-bass kinda of a sound. Tons of bottom, I expected more of a Ray sound honestly.
No way it would sound like a Ray with the position of the pickup placed that far forward. You description is just about what I would have guessed from looking at the pictures.
Tons of bottom is right. Many a G&L player runs the tone controls back a bit. Roll the bass back about half and try again. Also work that switch.
Jim
I have/have had a few early 80s G&Ls with finish checking. Not a real big deal. As Jim mentioned G&L MFD pickups put out a lot of signal. Either use an active input or dial back the volume a bit. Also with the switch set toward the bridge, you may have to dial back some bass as well. The L-1000 is a really powerful bass.
I have a GK MB which I use the -14db pad on the input for my L-1000. Without out it the thing gets overloaded pretty easily.
Like every G&L I've played you'll need to be conscious of the controls and not open everything wide and expect it to sound good.
Like every G&L I've played you'll need to be conscious of the controls and not open everything wide and expect it to sound good.
Gotten some loud time with her now. Much more of a beast than I expected. I'll jam with it a bit this weekend and see how it fits in, but so far I likes. boooooooom.
I just love "red mahogany" anything, and especially the G&L L-1000 and L-2000 and L-2000E - it looks like an instrument that's been around for a very long time.
I love old mahogany furniture too - even if it has been refinished. Actually no - even MORE if it has been refinished.
That checking looks bad to me, and I think it's the whole stain and clear finish vs paint problem.
I appreciate a mojo'd up PBass with wear marks in the paint. My own black '83 G&L SB-2 has a really slick area of arm wear on it. Wear = good.
But the checking in the clear finish on mahogany G&L's = bad.
I always thought that if I ever found my mahogany L-1000 and the finish was cracked like that, I'd refinish it, then buy another one and not refinish it, just so I could mentally "write off" the loss of value on the refinished one.
Go here: http://guitargarage.blogspot.com/2008/05/g-l1000-bass-partial-refinish.html
and tell me the "Before" pictures are more beautiful than the "After" photos - and I won't and can't believe you. A fresh finish, done the right way, looks too good.
Bill
I love old mahogany furniture too - even if it has been refinished. Actually no - even MORE if it has been refinished.
That checking looks bad to me, and I think it's the whole stain and clear finish vs paint problem.
I appreciate a mojo'd up PBass with wear marks in the paint. My own black '83 G&L SB-2 has a really slick area of arm wear on it. Wear = good.
But the checking in the clear finish on mahogany G&L's = bad.
I always thought that if I ever found my mahogany L-1000 and the finish was cracked like that, I'd refinish it, then buy another one and not refinish it, just so I could mentally "write off" the loss of value on the refinished one.
Go here: http://guitargarage.blogspot.com/2008/05/g-l1000-bass-partial-refinish.html
and tell me the "Before" pictures are more beautiful than the "After" photos - and I won't and can't believe you. A fresh finish, done the right way, looks too good.
Bill
Was it yours before the refinish or after?
If before, don't you think it looked even better after the refinish?
I do! Gorgeous!
But only on the ones that weren't painted. Those - I say keep 'em old looking.
Bill
If before, don't you think it looked even better after the refinish?
I do! Gorgeous!
But only on the ones that weren't painted. Those - I say keep 'em old looking.
Bill
The guy I sold it to had it refinished. Sure it looks nicer but refinishing an instrument isn't an option in my book.
The finish chequeing is almost always caused by quick temp changes...
It is most common when you go from very cold to warm in rapid fashion.
You can watch it happen right before your eyes !
The ebony boards from G&L almost always have chocolate streaks in them, as they never dyed them black, and left them unstained.
Ebony naturally has these streaks.
Looks like an early gem ! Enjoy !
It is most common when you go from very cold to warm in rapid fashion.
You can watch it happen right before your eyes !
The ebony boards from G&L almost always have chocolate streaks in them, as they never dyed them black, and left them unstained.
Ebony naturally has these streaks.
Looks like an early gem ! Enjoy !
Now that I have been putting some real time into it. I am noticing the back of the neck (once it gets warm) gets really "sticky" kinda like residue from an old sticker, but there isn't anything there. rather annoying. Anything I can do to remedy this?
