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[quote name='thebassman' post='1114861' date='Feb 4 2011, 07:00 AM']Have you tried bassdirect, they had them a while ago.[/quote] Bass merchants Colchester have one in stock was there yesterday

Pete bought may markbass cmd 12, it was a pleasure to deal with him cheers and thanks once again pete

Simon bought my G&L pleasure to deal with thanks once again

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1056310' date='Dec 12 2010, 06:48 PM']I agree it doesnt matter but thats what "Esteemed" meens? They are using that term and I feel is untrue in all contexts. In terms of value now, Possible future value(Id still have my money on 60's Fenders) and a general following of the brand G&L is less than Fender by miles. It wouldnt stop me buying one in fact I have been very close on many occasions to buying one and almost certain it will happen one day. Im not saying they shouldnt mention it and if he said they were the best he ever made thats fine but the fact he designed the workshop is neither here nor there for me. [b]OK maybe im getting worked up about the marketing lets forget about that then, What do you think of the bass itself?[/b][/quote] Hi just tried bass at Bassmerchants in colchester Darren has same model in stock and it is evrey bit as good as I expected it to be build quality superb and plays like a dream (at least to me!!) and he wants £1990 for it.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1056216' date='Dec 12 2010, 05:13 PM']Well I received the Bassdirect email for the december update (Thanks Poptart!) and found this..... [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/G%26L_L2000_30th.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...L2000_30th.html[/url] [i]After Leo Fender sold his brand to CBS in 1964 he spent time designing the Musicman basses before selling that company to Ernie Ball. In 1980 he set up his final and most esteemed company with his long term business partner, George Fullerton. G&L gave Leo Fender a chance to create the finest instrument he had ever built utilising the 50 years experience he had gained in the industry. He left behind the "mass produced" concept behind Fender and Musicman and concentrated on building hand made instruments in smaller quantities with huge improvements in both the design of the instruments and the components, including vastly superior bridges, custom wound pickups and superior bridges and tuners over those on his previous instruments. Today, every USA made G&L bass and guitar is hand built by craftsmen and women in Fullerton, California in the factory built and designed by Leo Fender and George Fullerton - the ultimate "Custom Shop" Fender designed instrument - when you make your order you can choose from many wood and colour options, many of which are standard cost making them amazing value! The Tribute series are manufactured in Indonesia using many USA made components and are some of the finest "budget line" instruments available today. To honour this "Pearl" anniversary G&L have created a special edition L2000 bass in Pearl White with Pearl dot markers - a truly stunning bass![/i] I like it alot apart from the eye gouger headstock my only issue which is with G&L not Bassdirect is the bumpf that goes with them, [b][i]most esteemed[/i][/b]? They are nice but they are never going to have the following (Or be prized as in the dictionary context) that a pre CBS Fender has or Musicman which are IMO are held in esteem to a fraction of a Fender yet still better known etc than a G&L. Ask a man in the street if he has heard of Fender,Musicman or G&L and we all know the answer. That part of it is subjective and Im already waiting for the "I would rather have a L2000 Tribute than any of my Rays" comments but the hand built in the factory designed and built by Leo fender & George Fullerton is surely just cluthing at straws? Did he do the bricklaying and even if he did would that make a difference for better or worse of the outcome of the instruments? So for me I like the bass but just get a bit bogged down with all the Leo Fender connections they appear to need to sell there products. I would seriously like to try one of the pearl LE's though.[/quote] Who cares what the man in the street thinks, does that matter at all in comparing brands he knows nothing about. The Leo Fender legacy at G&L is important why should they not mention it ? and yes I have a G&L and have tried both legacy and usa versions and they are superb instruments relative to there price bands. Mass following ? why does that matter in relation to somethings worth ?

david bought my Roland DB 500 a pleasure to deal with at all times thanks once again david