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Thank you. However I passed on this bass and went for a Warwick Star Bass instead

Nope... the number says 90900xx. As I can understand the first two digits are the year, the next one or two for the month and finally the production number that month....

Thank you The bass is labelled "Tibute series Made in Japan" and is Crafted in September 1990. I wrote above that it had some scratches. Thats wrong. It was only a light reflection. The finish is spotless.

Thank you guys! The bass is manufactured in 1990. There seems to be a few paint chip on the black part of the sunburst, where you put your right arm. I´m not sure what he expect for the bass. When he first suggested the trade I wasn't too interested, but it seems to be a nice bass. The only problem is I´m aiming for a Thunderbird. What is the neck like on a SB-2? I really like the design of the bass.

My first bass in the early 80's was a Duke built by the (un)famous Kawai/ Teisco company. It took 15 years after that experience until I bought a bass again.

Hi, I have been offered a G&L SB-2 Tribute Made in Japan as part of a trade. Searching on internet doesn't give much result so my questions are; What is the value of the bass? What is the quality compared to US-made and the current Far East production? I know it might be a hard question to answer... I'm totally lost when it comes to G&L. I have never had any but the only one I've tried played like a dream.

Thank you all. JimBobTTD: I'm located in Torsby, Värmland close to the Norwegian border.

Hi, I'm from Sweden and just registrated to your nice community. Most times I have tried to find an answer for questions regarding bass gear on line some of the first hits on my search engine have been the Basschat, so I thought this must be the place to be. A few worlds about me... Mid age+... got my first bass when I was 15, a Duke Jazz bass copy..heavy as hell for a young lad and with a not-so-good tone, but hey I got a bass and played it!!! I shouldn't blame the cheap bass for my close to 25years absence... there is so many other other things in a young mans mind... but seven years ago I took up music again. Got me a bass and some electric guitars (mid-life chrisis?) and started playing with friends again. My main instrument except of harmonica (that I have played for the last 22 years) was guitar, and the bass was only for recording at home. The bass that impressed most on me in my young years was the Aria Pro II and mainly the SB so I got me an APII, but an FB from -91. after a short while it was changed to an Ibanez Roadster from -79, a fantastic bass. Soon this had to go for an SB-900. The SB was great so it got company of a RSB-900 that is equal to the SB-1000 but with fe...r-ish headstock. I found the RSB to be a tad better so the SB left for an acoustic Olympia by Tacoma. At this time I started playing bass in a band and as well with a gospel choir. Still my main instrument was the guitar but I really started enjoying playing bass again. Remember that I had close to 25 years without playing music to recover. I had to explore all the gear that other guys in my age had tried over the most of their life time...and at 40 you can afford spending some money... so I started buying interesting guitars that seemed to be a bargain, played them and if they didn't fit or if I got GAS for something else I sold or traded them.. guys in my age often get the recommendations to put some money into the stock market...but if you are not interested at all and don't trust the market, why bother...my interest is guitars and instruments and today I got a collection of 25 guitars and basses... It might look like I'm loosing the track but this was only to explain about the situation.. So after the Olympia I got track on a fretless SB-1000. This is a fantastic instrument and as the RSB a keeper. I'm also having a Wasburn Vulture wing bass that is on ebay right now to be changed out for a five string and I have had a Yamaha BEX-4 hollowbody.. During the years my focus has shifted over and today my main instrument is bass. I'm now playing bass in two bands and guitar only at home or as a troubadour... So after this belly button-ish speach... I just wanted to say hi!