Are these basses any good?

[neptunehealer]

Just i have never heard of G&L basses and this bass certainly looks the part.

[url="http://www.hartnollguitars.co.uk/products.asp?id=1747&category=Bass-Guitars&catid=4"]http://www.hartnollguitars.co.uk/products....ars&catid=4[/url]

[Machines]

G&L basses are pretty well known - they're Leo Fender's last venture.

Have a look here for some history: [url="http://www.glguitars.com/"]http://www.glguitars.com/[/url]

[Deep Thought]

Yes, they definitely are any good. G & L is the company founded by Leo Fender after he sold the original company. Many rate their stuff higher than Fender-including Leo himself. Observe:-

[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%26L"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%26L[/url]

Although personally I don't like the headstock.

Edited February 19, 2008 by Deep Thought

[The Burpster]

[quote name='neptunehealer' post='143056' date='Feb 19 2008, 01:56 PM']Just i have never heard of G&L basses and this bass certainly looks the part.[/quote]


Where have you been? not heard of G+L?

[LLOYDWT]

Yeah, the L in G&L stands for Leo, as in Leo Fender, its the company he founded after leaving Musicman, and G&L make very nice alternatives to Fender Precisions', Jazzs' & Musicman Stingrays, the Tributes are the cheaper non US guitars, but they are a good alternative to the Mexican Fenders, or just Leo Fender fans looking for a G&L instrument that won't break the bank.

[Sercet]

...and the G was originally for George, as in Fullerton.


[quote name='LLOYDWT' post='143066' date='Feb 19 2008, 02:04 PM']Yeah, the L in G&L stands for Leo, as in Leo Fender, its the company he founded after leaving Musicman, and G&L make very nice alternatives to Fender Precisions', Jazzs' & Musicman Stingrays, the Tributes are the cheaper non US guitars, but they are a good alternative to the Mexican Fenders, or just Leo Fender fans looking for a G&L instrument that won't break the bank.[/quote]

[BassBunny]

[quote name='Sercet' post='143098' date='Feb 19 2008, 02:53 PM']...and the G was originally for George, as in Fullerton.[/quote]
Who has now gone back to Fender apparently.