funkle Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 (edited) Good morning everyone Up for sale is the 1982 G&L L2000e I bought from @ped. (His original listing can be seen at https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/459104-sold-gl-l2000e-1982-blackmaple-ohsc) This was a great love affair, and I invested heavily into this bass as a result. It sounds fabulous. I am a fan of these humbuckers. Unfortunately, this bass's neck profile (thin front to back) and nut width is just not working out for me at lengthy rehearsals. I had hoped it would be different, but I'm just plain used to Jazz nut width necks. Anyway.... There is not a single inch of this bass that I do not know intimately. I have cleaned it top to bottom; everything has been cleaned and polished. The tuners and bridge, as well as the exposed pickup poles, benefited hugely from this. I had some fretwork done, and then when I wanted to sort out some wear on the maple fingerboard, I paid to have it re-lacquered and re-fretted with same fret size/type as original. Plays beautifully and has a low setup with a straight neck. The truss rod is fully working. I stumped up for new knobs. The old ones are included in the sale price for their 'mojo', but I quite like the cleaner look of the new ones. I paid to have the rusty control plate and bridge cleaned and re-painted. They look great now, and function as expected. The electronics were serviced and work as you would expect. I will mention that the white preamp toggle switch rotates a little bit inside the switch itself, which is exactly as it is when I bought it, but it works fine, so I have not replaced it. The body I was planning a possible refinish for but ultimately decided against it. It had a large divot carved out where 40 years of a thumb resting between the pickups had carved out a spot, but I opted to have a ramp made to cover this, which also suits my play style. It is attached with double sided stick tape and easily removed. I have shown Ped's original photo of this for context. There are numerous bits of finish thinning, some surface scratches, multiple dings, and similar. I have photographed all that I can find. Nonetheless it has polished up well and looks great. It is a bass with 40 years of mojo! Comes in the original hard shell case and a printout of the instructions. Weight 10.3 lbs. In spite of my considerable investment, I have listed it at the same price Ped originally did. Happy to discuss offers. (As an aside, I bought lightweight G&L USA tuners for it too which fit perfectly, but which I am selling separately here - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/463686-gl-usa-ultralite-tuners-x-4-bass-sideright-hand-side/) Now £1450 plus shipping to the interested buyer. Pete NB The neck is a bit more vintage tint than these photos seem to show; I suppose it will depend on your monitor. However hopefully they demonstrate its grain and beauty well. And here's what it looks like without the ramp in place - one of Ped's original pictures. Edited June 15, 2022 by funkle 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Looks great, I like the ramp too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Excellent ad with really helpful images! What a lovely bass too - no use to me but looks superb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, three said: Excellent ad with really helpful images! What a lovely bass too - no use to me but looks superb You are kind. I do regret getting the light fitting reflected in the finish in a lot of photos though… 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, three said: Excellent ad with really helpful images! +1 And GLWTS (not that you need it I hope, as G&L basses from that era really are superb!) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Rastus said: What’s a ramp? The block between the pickups. Adds more positions to rest your thumb and gives a consistent feel under the fingers. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavemaker Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 To me, this might just be one of the coolest looking basses ever. Love love love the black on black with chrome accents, even more so the body‘s mojo meeting the cleaned up/repainted hardware. Knowing G&Ls, it won‘t disappoint when plugged in, either. Unfortunately, I don‘t work out enough to wear basses beyond 4.0 kilogramms, but if I did… Man. This is beyond cool. GLWTS. What a beauty. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Bump for price drop - £1450. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 Sold, with thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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