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[quote name='RhysP' post='1030664' date='Nov 20 2010, 05:59 PM']When I woke up this morning I had absolutely no plans whatsoever to buy a bass..... 10 hours later now & I'm the proud owner of this: Double first for me - my first 5 string bass & my first Musicman. It looks like Candy Apple Red in the photo but it's actually a lot darker, sort of a metallic burgundy. Lovely bass, and after 2 years of playing nothing but my Zons it feels very....woody. [/quote] This I like!

What to do when you find yourself a little 'bored' with Fenders? play Musicman [b]and[/b] G&L!

[quote name='Bass_Guardian' post='1001546' date='Oct 26 2010, 07:05 PM']I dont think i seen a G&L 2000 there and i dont know anyone with one i dont think[/quote] I've got a L-2000 you're welcome to give a try. It was ordered with their #8 neck which is pretty much identical to a jazz (1.5" nut) My L-1500 has the normal L-1500/L-2000 neck (1.75" nut) You're welcome to try that one too. I'm in Kilmarnock so just a 10 minute hop in the car. Let me know if you want to try them cheers Keir

[quote name='Musicman20' post='992309' date='Oct 18 2010, 03:28 PM']Alas I keep forgetting! It is beaaaaautiful![/quote] I've no doubt it is. there's just something about the shape,the neck and tone of the SR5s and the way they play that I love more than any other bass. I've always been happy with the single H but I'd love to try an HS for comparisons sake. I could live without the humbucker in series for the extra tones I could get from the single coil I'm definetely after another,this time with a rosewood board. I'll likely need to sell the L2K to fund it but it'll be worth it as I'm happiest playing my SR5

good you found the G&L(s)you were after a wee while back

very nice.......is it yours? I tried one of these in a music shop in Glasgow.It had been there for a fair while and I remember liking the EMGs. couldn't afford it at the time though

iirc the covers dont come off the 5 string pups. will need to check mine to be sure beautiful bass btw,I would have loved this and bought it if I had seen it sooner

cherryburst looks great. I had a MIK L-2000 and it was a seriously good player

[quote name='sambassman' post='985580' date='Oct 12 2010, 12:04 PM']By the way! does anyone have any stingray HS basses to show off? my personal favourite haha[/quote] musicman20 has a Stingray5HS but he is keeping us in suspense re pics!

which reminds me I need to update my currents G&Ls on here 2000 L-2000 (apt eh? 6 bolt neck) 1997 L-1500(older less rounded shape and 3 bolt neck) also a couple of guitars 2004 Invader XL Std 2006 Legacy Std and I just let go a 2002 Asat Special last week but I'll let the new owner post a pic of it on here if he wants

nice! more G&Ls on the porn page would be a good thing

[quote name='funkyspuke' post='981073' date='Oct 7 2010, 11:22 PM']what I can't understand is how so many people have have let this valenti go! I have just been looking back at the history and it's had about 5 owners!! madness[/quote] I owned this Valenti for about 18 months which is an eon in basschat ownership terms great bass,loved the build quality and playability. felt dead posh too. wouldnt have mattered if the bass was Valenti,Sadowsky,or any other super jazz. I'm just happiest with my MMs and G&Ls

my two favourite MMs are the two you liked least. it probably boils down to alnico vs ceramic and personal preference for either its good there's the choice thanks for the reviews

new SR5 best kind of new bass day imo +1 on the B which is great and plenty fat sounding. I'm looking forward to pics of this beauty

^^looks great with the matching headstock and I like the uncluttered looks of the JB-2 anyway

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='950872' date='Sep 9 2010, 05:59 PM']Well I had the bongo at a mini rehearsal on Tuesday (basement with practice amps and rolands drumkit). This bass is a monster, its got amazing depth to its sound and is very growly indeed. The setup on it is perfect with that slight buzzing on frets that I had with the stingray. The blend between the H and S pickup give the bass 2 lovely voices with of course a blended 3rd voice and then there is the EQ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,WOW. having the 4 band EQ is overboard for me, however if you try and take it away from me,,,,I will fight you. I didnt like the mids on the stingray as i found them too powerful, but hey,,,its a stingray, this is what stingrays do. The Bongo is a different animal altogether. The mids are more managable with the option of the hi and low mids. I found I used the low mids a bit more due to my preference in bottom end growl. The bass and treble settings are easily used and managable into getting a sound I like instantly. I have said it before,,,I loved the stingray I had, it looked lovely and played brilliant. However I just didnt like the sound once plugged in. Such a shame from a cracking bass. The Bongo 'fits' me. It has the same plug in and play factor that my Jaguar has. So my good good people of BC I think I am finally happy. Ever since seeing the stealth that shockwave was selling, I really wanted one of these. As his was a 5'er it may have thrown me a bit as I only play 4's..However this bass was worth the wait. I love it to bits and cant wait till I get it into full band rehearsal next Sunday.[/quote] +1 on your summary of the Bongo tone. If I plug in my Stingray 5 straight after the Bongo I'm always left a bit underwhelmed and wondering why all my volume and tone just dropped out. Its only after a few minutes of noodling on the Ray that I remember why I love them too. On the Bongo I blend the pickups 90% of the time. Its not that I dont like either pickup solo'd but panned dead centre it is one of my favourite bass tones ever. The 18v, 4EQ preamp and neodynium magnets give a much more expansive sound than a Ray which sounds mids focused in comparison. The playability of the 3 Bongos I've owned has been outstanding. My only gripes are the painted neck and the front pickups too close to the edge of the board but I've learned to live with both those niggles because everything else about them is top notch in my estimation. I even like the look of them nowadays,it took me a long time to get used to them but no worries now. your looks the same finish as mine,sapphire black which is one of (if not the) best colours on a Bongo imo

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='950072' date='Sep 8 2010, 11:13 PM']Somehow I knew it was going to be that before I even opened the thread (full title isn't shown in Gmail). Saw [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/G-L-30th-Anniversary-Pearl-Frost-L-2000-Bass-Ebony-New-/140450613936?pt=Guitar&hash=item20b3824ab0"]this[/url] one earlier on t'tbay.[/quote] looks even nicer there than on the G&L page. ebony board on their J profile neck,seriously nice!

cant get this particular L2K out my head,maybe its just the pickup covers but overall I adore the look. I doubt I'd be able to afford one but this is giving me serious GAS right now [url="http://www.glguitars.com/"]http://www.glguitars.com/[/url]