Hit&Run

Not that I want to cause offence, or cast uneccessary aspersions on this photo, but it does look a little 'doctored' to me.
Everything's blurred except the bass and it's strings.

Maybe that's just how the photo panned out, and I'm no expert. Am I the only one who thinks this way?

[quote name='budget bassist' post='261952' date='Aug 13 2008, 09:39 PM']BUMP for an awesome bass, i just bought a 4 string version of this (same finish and board too!) from stingray fan and they really are amazing basses for the money, they play and sound absolutely fantastic. They've got a real chunky growl to them, brilliant.
Good luck with the sale [/quote]
Thanks for the boost BB.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='262032' date='Aug 13 2008, 11:00 PM']and a bump from me. mine is identical![/quote]
...a man of good taste I see! It must be something in the water 'round these parts.

My G&L Tribute L2500 is up for sale. Here's some specs I borrowed from the G&L website:

[b]PICKUPS[/b] 2 Fullerton-made G&L Magnetic Field Design humbucking pickups
[b]BODY WOOD[/b] Swamp Ash (a 2 piece body on this particular example, I'm led to believe)
[b]NECK WOOD[/b] Hard Rock Maple with Rosewood or Maple fingerboard
[b]NECK RADIUS[/b] 12" (304.8mm)
[b]NECK WIDTH AT NUT[/b] 1 3/4" (44.5mm)
[b]TUNING KEYS[/b] Open-back traditional tuners
[b]BRIDGE[/b] G&L Saddle Lock bridge, string-through-body configuration. Nickel plated die-cast saddles.
[b]CONTROLS[/b] G&L Tri-Tone active/passive electronics, 3-way mini-toggle pickup selector, series/parallel mini-toggle, preamp control mini-toggle (off/on/on with high frequency EQ boost)

Anyway, here's some piccies:

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I think she's quite a looker!
I'd describe the condition as perfect, as I'm not aware of any dings, dints, scratches, buckle rash etc... and I checked it yesterday!
I had the bass set up by Steve Robinson (Manchester Guitar Tech), who also replaced the plastic nut with a bone one. Other than the nut (& strings), everything else is factory fresh. Plastic cover still on the control plate, it has left my house twice in it's life (once to see Steve!).

I bought this bass 2 years ago, and a couple of months later switched to mainly 4 strings owing to a lead guitarist departure in my (then) band. I haven't seriously played 5 strings since, but the GAS machine trundles on and I need funds.

I remember a (virtually identical) L2000 was for sale on here recently, so I'll price mine in line with that:
[b]£400 with hard case & next day courier delivery[/b]
or
[b]£350 without case & delivery[/b] (ie you pick it up in person)

If you have any questions or want more piccies, feel free to PM me. I'm only online for about an hour per day, but I'll answer any (ensible) PMs I get.

Thanks.

I'll be getting one of those white classic vibe jazzes. Oh yes.

hubba-hubba!

[quote name='beerdragon' post='251555' date='Jul 30 2008, 07:11 PM']if anyone can recommend or use a bridge apart from a Badass that fits.[/quote]
I've got Gotoh 201B bridges on a couple of my babies. You can get them on [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gotoh-201-Bass-Guitar-Bridge-Chrome-fender_W0QQitemZ120284177046QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116"]ebay[/url] amongst other places.

Much like fender's new 'high mass vintage' bridge, it's a beefed up version of the old fender design.

[quote name='TheRev' post='251239' date='Jul 30 2008, 12:36 PM']..real turd polishing territory.[/quote]
You can't polish a turd, but you can stick a flag in it!

[quote name='ped' post='244742' date='Jul 21 2008, 08:02 PM']I will see what I have got, I fear many have been tucked away somewhere! I will look 'em out for you.[/quote]
Bo!

Actually, I've got a few ernie ball stickers lying around somewhere, the kind that look good on guitar cases (or guitars, if you're brave). I once helped myself a little too enthusiastically to them at a guitar show.
I'll dig 'em out.

I used to have a hohner steinberger copy. I didn't notice any 'fretting hand errors' as a result of it being headless. It also stood up well against amps (without assistance!) and didn't get bashed like a headstock does (roofs, hardware stands, walls, drummers..).
It's a shame it looked so dorky; though I'd probably get over it if someone gave me a real steinberger, or I saw one dirt cheap. Definitely iconic.

[quote name='ped' post='244734' date='Jul 21 2008, 07:55 PM']I have ..... copious amounts of stickers...[/quote]
If you ever want rid of any nice ones I'm your man!

I bought a bass off Wooks which arrived today:
A) In the described condition
Nicely packed & padded

Good show Wooks!

[quote name='uptonmark' post='237383' date='Jul 11 2008, 03:29 PM']get an SX..... you`ll love it[/quote]
I ordered an SX precision online on Sat 28/06/08. It arrived with me on Thur 03/07/08. I somehow managed to avoid being stung by customs (that I'm aware of), and the total cost to my door? $192.64!
I'm very happy with it as well. For a fender-esque bass around the £100 mark, SX basses are worth checking out.

[quote name='bassfunk' post='235904' date='Jul 9 2008, 05:18 PM']I bought a couple of editions of a Bass Magazine that came with a cd and was U.K based (can't remember the name) but it had loads of transcriptions and tutorials in it and was supposed to be every 3 months but it seemed to just disappear it was a few years ago now but it was really good anyone remember it? How many issues did they do?[/quote]
Were they 'Total Guitar' Bass Specials? I've got 3 of them somewhere, and they all came with cover CDs (which is a very good idea). I know Flea and Rob Trujillo were both cover stars.
I think they got Roger Newell in to help out with it, which would help make it familiar to old 'Bassist' readers.

[quote name='lwtait' post='234314' date='Jul 7 2008, 05:22 PM']dunno what that black thing between the pickup is there for[/quote]
I think that's a third pickup, maybe for hum-cancelling duties?

I'd go for the sadowsky because they seem a bit rarer, though I'd be flipping grateful for either!

I heard this song and thought "that's a bassline I've got to get my hands around!"
Written by Ashford & Simpson etc.. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Soul"]wiki notes[/url]

Anyway, does anyone have any notation or tab for it? Or links to either? Heck, even a chord chart would be a start!

Also, as stated in the wiki (above) there was a motown cover, but who's responsible for the bass on the Marlena Shaw version? I've not heard any of the other versions so please don't scald me if I've made any gaffes.

Nice one.

Whoa there gents,

[quote name='johnnylager' post='220346' date='Jun 17 2008, 07:30 AM']The individual pups or both S-1 stylie?[/quote]I mean series/parallel for each individual pickup.

I should have seen the S1 answers coming...

I have some dimarzio DP123s with a series/parallel switch for each pickup, and I was wondering if there were any alternatives to Dimarzios out there?

I dug out the old 'bass player jazz pickup shootout' last night and not that many of them seemed to fit the bill.

Thanks.

someone got a right bargain there!
unfortunately it wasn't me.

What a turd!
7 bids already!!!
There's one born every minute.

[quote name='spinynorman' post='213572' date='Jun 5 2008, 11:32 PM']Maybe one way of recovering some of the value would be to keep the old parts and put it back stock before selling it.[/quote]You'll probably make more dough if you revert it to original before selling it. That way the new buyer can pimp it up their way, and you can keep or sell the rude-ass bits you pimped it with!

[quote]So I'm talking myself into pickup replacement. Just need to decide which ones.[/quote]I know dimarzio make a 5 string jazz set (ultrajazz 5) that can be wired for series and/or parallel wiring, which is a nice option.
They're about £50 for the set from the USA (though you'll have to pay a couple of £ for shipping), which I don't think is that bad cash-wise.

Come on guys, don't make me drop kick the kitten...

I've got a few PJ bases (well, 3), and I think that tonally they're very versatile.
It's quite a common upgrade for a P bass because it's a good upgrade for a P bass. Or so I reckon.

It looks tasty indeed, but dropping new PP3 batteries in before every gig would wear thin with me very quickly.

Now then,
Can any basschatters advise me as to which jazz bass pickups on the market can be wired for individual series/parallel operation?

I know the dimarzios can (ultra jazz & model j), but I can't find any others that allow this option.

Share your wisdom with me!

Thanks in advance.

I remember Sony brought out a 1GB minidisc and accompanying recorders. Would've been alright for multitrack digital recording!