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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

#17,021
JIO said:
Cool bass and all, but are you sure you don't mean 1991? An '81 had the original rounded-off pre-spike/point hs shape. As far as I've read, the spike/point design on L-basses was introduced in '82. It was first introduced in late '81 on the G-200.

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I bought the bass in '83 from the guy who worked at the Music Loft in Raleigh. That means it was either an '82 or '83 neck. The original Fender Jazz neck was run over by a truck. After that, the guy went crazy with the mods. I don't think he ever figured out how to get the intonation set, so he sold it to me for $400 with the gig bag (1983 dollars). You have to remove the string to adjust the saddle; couple that with the fact it's a whammy and you need the patience of Jobe to get it right. Fortunately, I love a challenge! It is dead money now and the action is incredibly low. I added the Bart preamp and custom pickguard a few months back. Definitely kicked it up a notch to complete badass status. King of Clank!
 
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New neck on the G4 with black tapes.

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Rod Barchetta said:
I bought the bass in '83 from the guy who worked at the Music Loft in Raleigh. That means it was either an '82 or '83 neck. The original Fender Jazz neck was run over by a truck. After that, the guy went crazy with the mods. I don't think he ever figured out how to get the intonation set, so he sold it to me for $400 with the gig bag (1983 dollars). You have to remove the string to adjust the saddle; couple that with the fact it's a whammy and you need the patience of Jobe to get it right. Fortunately, I love a challenge! It is dead money now and the action is incredibly low. I added the Bart preamp and custom pickguard a few months back. Definitely kicked it up a notch to complete badass status. King of Clank!
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Most likely considering the timeline.
 
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Rod Barchetta said:
I bought the bass in '83 from the guy who worked at the Music Loft in Raleigh. That means it was either an '82 or '83 neck. The original Fender Jazz neck was run over by a truck. After that, the guy went crazy with the mods. I don't think he ever figured out how to get the intonation set, so he sold it to me for $400 with the gig bag (1983 dollars). You have to remove the string to adjust the saddle; couple that with the fact it's a whammy and you need the patience of Jobe to get it right. Fortunately, I love a challenge! It is dead money now and the action is incredibly low. I added the Bart preamp and custom pickguard a few months back. Definitely kicked it up a notch to complete badass status. King of Clank!
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After further research I have confirmed the neck is an '83 from a G&L L-1000. This appears to be the 1st year of the spike headstock. What makes this really strange is that this neck originally had three bolts. The Fender Jazz neck plate has four bolts. The action and intonation is perfect, so I ain't going to take it apart to find out what was done. Suffice to say, nice job!
 
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Rod Barchetta said:
After further research I have confirmed the neck is an '83 from a G&L L-1000. This appears to be the 1st year of the spike headstock. What makes this really strange is that this neck originally had three bolts. The Fender Jazz neck plate has four bolts. The action and intonation is perfect, so I ain't going to take it apart to find out what was done. Suffice to say, nice job!
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Sometimes, its best too not ask too many questions and just accept the good fortune...
 
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Epiphone EB-3 strung with Labella Golds
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Squier 20th Anniversary Pino clone
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Squier Cabronita
Squier CV 60 Jazz
Squier VM 77 Jazz “Geddified”
Fender Adam Clayton Jazz
Fender Player Plus 5 string Jazz
Felton Custom King bass “stratified”
Felton Custom R series 5 string
 
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