Ou7shined Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150452586567&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]This[/url] SB-1 looks promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Yeah, saw that. It's nice isn't it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='871487' date='Jun 19 2010, 08:38 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150452586567&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]This[/url] SB-1 looks promising.[/quote] Thats the one that got me started on this G&L thing as I was meandering around P-Basses rather than more Stingrays but then I always end up back there anyway looking at something more like the L1500 or 2000.Note to self must buy something different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Looking back to thread mentioned earlier - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=78214&hl=l2500"]More Stingray/ G&L questions[/url] - I see I said I fancied another L2500back in Feb.... oops .... pulled the trigger on the green fretless that was in the For Sale section for a while back at the end of April so now have twins and I love'em. The Wal still comes out to play for the prog band but for the rock covers it's one or both of the G&L's all the time now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='871460' date='Jun 19 2010, 07:46 AM']What do the toggles do then anyway?[/quote] Here's the official "blurb" from G&L [attachment=52652:ASATbass..._diagram.pdf] I've had 4 L2500's, (chasing the colour I wanted), and I reckon they are fantastic Basses end of. I've had US and Tributes and finally settled on a Blueburst/Maple Tribute. after a bit of "fettling" it plays as well as the US one I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-punk Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 [quote]I have been warming to P-basses again lately but very few Fenders seem to do it for me so possible route here do you think?[/quote] As others have said - take a look at the SB1. I wanted a P-bass to string with roundwounds as an opposite to my '79 P-bass with Pyramid flats and foam. The plan was to get yet another Fender, but after some "research" I realized that what I wanted was an SB-1. It is the natural development of the P-bass. It is what the P-bass would have sounded today if Leo Fender still was in charge of Fender. It is the Arnold Schwarzenegger of P-basses. Warm, punchy with a superhot pickup. For me it was just what the doctor prescribed. It is in all ways the opposite of my P-bass. They both sound like a P-bass (at least in a band setting) but in two very different ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 Yes I think that sounds like what Im after, SB-1 hunt begins when the funds pot increases then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-COOPER Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I was lucky enough to buy the blue SB2 and it is by far the best bass i have ever played. For a passive bass it sounds huge and powerful and i have since stopped playing my other far more expensive instruments which says everything really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Oh shoot! Look at what I've been and gone and done. [attachment=52702:G_L_L_1000_front.jpg] [attachment=52703:G_L_L_1000_back.jpg] [attachment=52704:G_L_L_1000_body.jpg] [attachment=52705:G_L_L_1000_haed.jpg] I've only gone and bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 [quote name='D-COOPER' post='872974' date='Jun 20 2010, 08:38 PM']I was lucky enough to buy the blue SB2 and it is by far the best bass i have ever played. For a passive bass it sounds huge and powerful and i have since stopped playing my other far more expensive instruments which says everything really [/quote] David, stop it! I miss that one probably more than any other bass I ever let go. good to hear you are still playing and enjoying owning the SB-2. and considering the high end boutique pair of basses of yours I played that day your testament re the SB-2 is high praise indeed hope you're keeping well mate. Keir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='873154' date='Jun 20 2010, 11:57 PM']Oh shoot! Look at what I've been and gone and done. [attachment=52702:G_L_L_1000_front.jpg] [attachment=52703:G_L_L_1000_back.jpg] [attachment=52704:G_L_L_1000_body.jpg] [attachment=52705:G_L_L_1000_haed.jpg] I've only gone and bought it. [/quote] congrats,that's a beauty!... the one with the fabled OMG setting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 [quote name='dub_junkie' post='873176' date='Jun 21 2010, 12:29 AM']congrats,that's a beauty!... the one with the fabled OMG setting[/quote] Cheers yeah I'm soooo excited She's an '81-'82 - fair bit of mojo but not bashed about. Just praying for a safe journey over the Atlantic now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Fantastic. If it sounds as good as it looks it'll be a stonker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Yes +1, That looks well worthy of a purchase. Looking forward to the review once its been played.Is that a passive only model then and the same with SB-2 ? I know you have all told me already but theres a lot to learn here not to mention my head like a seive! I cant imagine going back to a passive only bass after all these years but I do have a much better amp nowadays so I would not rule them out, Just a bit cautious of passive as I have never had a good one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 As others have said, the electronics package is excellent. Basically, a G&L is a HH Stingray on the cheap. You don't get the Stingray image & instant recognition, so values are naturally lower, but they are excellent value for money, great sounding basses. If you're thinking of something like an L2000, make sure you have a look at the Warwick Corvette $$ first. Yes, they're more expensive, but the electronics package is very similar & you get that massive punch from the Warwick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassnut62 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='871149' date='Jun 18 2010, 09:33 PM']Yeah I've seen the ASATs before but I've never liked the look of them. Even without the humungous dugong-like upper bout that is the current fashion I think single-cutaway basses don't look right.[/quote] think Telecaster body! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) Lovley L1K there Outshined. I'm still kicking myself I didn't stock up when they were going for $500 and it was $2 to the £ [quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='871460' date='Jun 19 2010, 07:46 AM']What do the toggles do then anyway?[/quote] Darn! I was all out to send you to [url="http://www.jic.nl/GL2004/TriSonic/TriSonic.htm"]this link[/url] (now defunct) that had a nice interactive flash thing where you could flick the switches and hear the differences in sound. [quote name='BIG.J' post='871187' date='Jun 18 2010, 09:57 PM']1991 G & L L2000 in excellent condition. Last year of the Made in USA models i think?[/quote] No, they are still made in the US - it's just that the Tribute range was introduced that are made in the Far East as the "Squier" equivalent - but they are fantastic quality as well - same pickups as the US models. Nice black crinkle bridge on yours! Edited June 23, 2010 by RichardH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 P.S. Here's my L2K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Criminal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Er... when someone told you to flush the crap out of your machine heads...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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