gareth

Up and running now. Great new layout. Many thanks to all involved

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' post='1375333' date='Sep 16 2011, 11:37 AM']Anyway, back to the subject, looks like it's '73 then. [/quote] Does that mean in 10 years time "vintage" will be 83 or 73 then?

Lozz bought my precision. Nice bloke and straight forward deal - enjoy the bass

Bought Luke's SR5 guard Nice bloke to deal with and good comms Gareth

[quote name='Jigster' post='1367918' date='Sep 9 2011, 05:56 PM']thanks I saw that - it's been on there a while though, which got me thinking in the first place if it was too high[/quote] Perhaps But remember G&L are not as popular as say fenders. That does not necessarily mean the price is too high, merely that you have to wait for the the limited G&L fans to take an interest.

Andy Baxter has one similar to yours for £750 He is a dealer but his prices i think are pretty fair Here you go:- [url="http://andybaxterbass.com/details.php?id=168"]http://andybaxterbass.com/details.php?id=168[/url]

Bought a bass from Jason. real quick transaction, met half-way, nice bloke

Just bought Dave's Guild B301 to renew an old acquaintance. Top bloke bass arrived in good condition and was very well packed. Highly recommended

Back for sale here:- [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/G-L-L1000-electric-bass-guitar-/150655985376?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2313cbe6e0"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/G-L-L1000-electr...=item2313cbe6e0[/url] But be warned this is not what it seems, here is a link (kindly provided by a fellow basschater) which will prove interesting reading to potential purchasers:- [url="http://www.bassesbyleo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=213"]http://www.bassesbyleo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=213[/url]

[quote name='gjones' post='1353636' date='Aug 27 2011, 03:47 PM']I was reading some posts on a basschat topic today about a Trace rig on ebay and how great they sounded back in the day. Different strokes for different folks I suppose but I've never got on with TE stuff. I can never get (in my opinion) a good sound from the things. When I was getting serious about bass, in the 90's, these were the holy grail of bass amplification but I never got on with them. In the past whenever I turned up at a gig where the backline was TE or a rehearsal studio (where all old TE gear goes to die) and one of these greeted me I knew I'd be spending most of the first hour trying to get a halfway decent sound. Thank goodness for lightweight bass heads because now if the bass amp is a Trace I can just plug my TC head into the cab and get a decent sound right away. Does anybody else have a dislike of TE stuff or am I just a weirdo?[/quote] Here's a big mans rig for you:- [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRACE-ELLIOT-V-TYPE-VALVE-HEAD-AND-MATCHING-4X12-CAB-/270808144400?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item3f0d6c5a10"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRACE-ELLIOT-V-T...=item3f0d6c5a10[/url]

also the knobs are replacements and i do not think they used the rubber/plastic gasket beneath the neckplate bank then

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1354225' date='Aug 28 2011, 12:00 PM']Well I love it - if I had a spare £800, well I probably wouldn`t have it anymore! That to me is exactly how I like a Precision - battered beyond belief. I`d do it to mine, but I like genuine wear, not fake, and think that this one has just been badly treated over many years. I`d def give it a home.[/quote] Yes I do not think its a bad bass - all looks genuine The guard has been replaced which makes you wonder if anything else has - such as pups, pots, wiring - of course guard and neck off would be really helpful

"I am only selling it because it sounds great" Sounds like a reason for keeping it

Really nice Like you say a lot of do ra me Always confuses me but if the finish is original and not a re-finish, should there not be a paint stick area in the neck cavity?

Just a bit of an update and a second opinion. I don't know whether this is the same bass that WOT had but I took possession of one these yesterday from our own Legion/Jas, which has also been sometime owned by Clarky. I have had a couple of mid/late 70's fender fretless precisions. This one compares very favourably, being a nice weight at 8 3/4 lbs and with an ebony board, de-tuner, jazz pup and useful strat-type slider switch controlling the pups. Highly recommended

Its a personal thing - i can't stand ampeg's but maybe I just have not experienced a good ampeg rig yet I use TE stuff I don't particularly like the the tranny heads, but I use an all valve TE V6 and thats the dogs Maybe you should try out an all valve TE rig before making final judgement?