Name the BASS

[Super_Mario_Bass]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJhinD4cXgM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJhinD4cXgM[/url]

think its a G&L?

please help =)

[bassmandan]

are you kidding?.... it's in shot for less than five seconds in the whole clip!

after watching it a couple of times and trying to find the best point to pause and have a closer look I'm fairly certain it's not a G&L due to the fact that it doesn't have the signature 'point motif' on the bottom edge of the headstock...... beyond that I can't be much use I'm afraid, can't even really tell what colour the body is because the lights are coloured too!...... possibly blue? and definately a P-Bass of some sort.....

[bass_ferret]

Why - it sounds sh*t!

[Hamster]

It's deffo an early G&L L-1000



Hamster

edit to add piccy

Edited August 27, 2007 by Hamster

[bassmandan]

you could always try asking the fella himself: [url="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=8666076"]http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...riendid=8666076[/url]

[99ster]

[quote name='Hamster' post='51406' date='Aug 27 2007, 07:42 PM']It's deffo an early G&L L-1000



Hamster

edit to add piccy[/quote]


Ahhhh....
That brings back some memories - I used to have one just like that (with rosewood fingerboard) - sold it sometime in the 80's...
It was a great little bass.

[Wil]

Cool bass. Great big fat dub sound.

[The Burpster]

Jeez, thats lovely...... why did you get rid of it?

[Super_Mario_Bass]

Can you still buy these new anywhere?

[paul, the]

That's certainly not the optimum dub tone. I'll have a look for a nicer tone.

[99ster]

[quote name='The Burpster' post='51603' date='Aug 28 2007, 10:39 AM']Jeez, thats lovely...... why did you get rid of it?

[/quote]

Back in 1987 I bought a Wal Custom MkI (still got her 20 years later) - I had to sell the G&L and a really nice Aria to fund it...
Once I tried a Wal everything else was just surplus to requirements....then I was quite happy for about 15 years until I discovered vintage Fenders!

Edited August 28, 2007 by 99ster

[Super_Mario_Bass]

[quote name='paul, the' post='51900' date='Aug 28 2007, 07:31 PM']That's certainly not the optimum dub tone. I'll have a look for a nicer tone.[/quote]

Lemme know if you find it

lol so these G&Ls are out of production? I cant seem to find them anywhere.

[paul, the]

[quote name='Super_Mario_Bass' post='52359' date='Aug 29 2007, 02:57 PM']Lemme know if you find it

lol so these G&Ls are out of production? I cant seem to find them anywhere.[/quote]

I'm not a big dub fan to be honest. But I think Aston Barrett got a better tone when acquired on certain Marley songs using a '70s jazz and Acoustic gear.

I'll let you know next time I hear a nice dub example.