Stingray (EB 2-band)

It's almost like a passive Stingray:
Up for trade is a 1991 G&L L-1000 bass guitar (same year as Leo’s death). It is fairly rare due to its minty condition, chrome G&L tuners w/ black tuning posts and gears (way cool!), rear control cavity, and sidemount jack (no banana shaped control cover on front).
This is the USA model built at the Fender Ave. Factory in Fullerton, CA, and NOT the Korean built Tribute. It is in a beautiful Olympic White. I can only find one or two visible chips, bruises or scratches on the bass and some normal fine line swirls from polishing. A 9.5 out of 10, and only because it‘s 13 yrs old. The body is Premium Alder with a AAA finish, the neck is hard rock maple (no dents), and the fretboard is maple (and beautiful). The bridge is a G&L Saddle Lock in anodized black (this baby is solid). Weight is 9.5 lbs. The Serial # is B021984. The bass plays and sounds great. The neck is straight and the truss rod is fully adjustable. Also... it has a brass nut, and it's cut just right. The frets show very little wear and the fretwork is better than anything I’ve seen on any MIA Fender (see pics). The only thing I’ve done to it is to add Black Dunlop Straplocks. They look great on this bass and function very well. The only reason I’m selling this bass is to get a Jazz bass or Stingray/Sterling with a rosewood fretboard. This bass has been owned and traded around by a couple guys in here: Gregg (frankensteinberger) Brad (bdgotoh) and Larry (Xhawk4) have all owned and given this bass the thumb’s up. A Fender Hardshell case is included in this trade: dented, but okay condition (latches all work; no cracks).

The following information was provided to me by the previous seller, except where noted:
NECK RADIUS: 12” (304.8mm) NOTE: I’m not so sure about the neck radius. It looks the same as my Fender Sting bass which is 7.5”. It could be a #5 Note: You can get more info at the G&L website (www.glguitars.com).
NECK WIDTH AT BRASS NUT: 1 ¾” (44.5mm) NOTE: It measures about 1 5/8” (actually 1 21/32” on my ruler). Again, the measurement is nearly identical to my Fender Sting bass which is listed as 1.625” (41.3mm).

See more pictures at:
http://members23.clubphoto.com/richard872182/2419060/owner-5cf1.phtml
http://members23.clubphoto.com/richard872182/2419068/owner-5cf1.phtml

Obviously, I would be willing to throw in a little cash on the deal, since I’d like to upgrade a notch. Would like weight to be less than 9.5lbs. Rosewood fretboard preferred.

If you're interested I'd like to see some pics of your bass.

 

The previous owners (Gregg, Brad, and Larry) all seemed to believe that the body is alder and they know a lot more about this stuff than I do (I'm relatively new to basses). I will see what I can find out through the guitarsbyleo site or try e-mailing G&L to get more info for you. I'd like to know for sure for myself anyway. I do know that it's lighter than many earlier L-1000's which often weighed in over 10 lbs.

I also know that the pickup is known to be located in the P-bass "sweet spot". I'll measue it. By saddle you mean the adjustable piece that slides up and down on the screw, right. If so, then it looks like 5 1/4" to the lower magnets and about 6 1/8" to the upper. What are the measuements on a P-bass?

Yes, it's passive! No batteries here; but this pickup is hot! Read the reviews on harmony-central.com or here on TB. Controls are Volume, Bass and Treble. 3-way switch is humbucking, single coil, and bass boost (my favorite).

Couple questions for you:
6 bolt neck?
weight?
any dents on neck or fingerboard?

 

If you decide that you're still interested, I'd love to see some pics of your bass.

 

how about an almost new (never racked) Bass pod pro and a refin'd 1980 Precision for the stingray?

 

I don't see the asking price anywhere.