LeftyJ

Well, considering it once looked like below, I think that price is wild. 

Just now, neepheid said:

 

According to https://bassesbyleo.com/allen_wrenches.html - G&L (USA) went fully metric in 2006.

Ha, TIL!

All G&L's I've owned were older (my current ASAT Special is from 2001, it's already got a 4-bolt neckplate but still has the Bi-cut neck with compression style truss rod and bullet nut). 

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

Yeah, sorry mate, that doesn't look right - this is my 2020 CLF L-1000...

 

4mm hex iirc.

Metric on a US-made bass? 

I guess pigs can fly! 

2 minutes ago, MrFingers said:

still, better dan the new American Standard Classic of ~1600£, which comes with a gigbag.

And what a disappointing gigbag at that! Fender can do better. 

I generally prefer gigbags over hardcases for portability and because they're easier to store, but having been spoiled by Mono I would be seriously disappointed to receive the one the Am Pro II Classics ship in. 

Oh, them. Got it now. 

7 hours ago, ped said:

You guys seen this? Fender Japan are doing a signature Mustang with JJ configuration pickups

 

https://www.soundhouse.co.jp/en/products/detail/item/370161/

Fender Japan, but made in Indonesia. Saw them, the line includes two signature guitars for the guitarists of Chilli Beans too (a Mustang and a Cyclone). 

I dig the offsets (the Am Pro Classic Mustang, and before that the American Performer Mustang, is the only USA-made "standard" Mustang Bass currently available. Same goes for the Jaguar, if you don't count the Johnny Marr signature that's almost twice as expensive) despite them missing some classic features: the Mustang shape differs slightly from the old Mustang basses, and the Jaguar has a 3-way toggle and no rhythm circuit - but I'm pleased it does have a strangle switch instead of the Am Pro I's phase switch. 

On 05/10/2025 at 15:37, Roger2611 said:

Chris P Trousers!

That reminds me of a keyboardist I once played with who, with a dead serious look on his face, suggested we use the band name "Crusty Seamen" 

1 hour ago, HeadlessBassist said:

What's not to like..?

That Cort hasn't released a lefty version yet 

Would love one, they look great and if they're anywhere near the quality of the Corts I've owned (older Korean ones, admittedly) I'm pretty sure I'd love it. 

To be fair, any store could have ordered those. Just take a look at their Facebook page, all the lovely custom shop instruments pictured there are ordered by (or through) dealers, that are named in the posts. It's true they had a number of "premier dealers" though, of which Sweetwater is one. And I always used to see UpFront Guitars mentioned a lot in posts with tasteful custom orders! 

It's interesting this thread was revived just now, because I've been asking myself this question a lot for the last two weeks. My car is dying and needs replacing soon, and financially it comes at a bad time so I figured I'd need to let a few guitars or basses go but I have a hard time deciding which ones: I quite like the range of different tones in my arsenal, but I barely have an active band anymore and little desire to find one. So realistically, I could do with very few instruments. When I ask myself "Which one do I play the most?" the anwer is usually simply "The most recent one I bought". I have a few favourites that are very versatile but don't excel at one type of tone or character, and I have a few with a very defined character that do a certain tone very well that I happen to like, but it's usually the latest acquisition that gets played the most. Currently that's my Fender Mod Shop Jaguar.

I know I have too many because a few of my guitars and basses mostly stand in my rack unused. When I do play those they always bring a smile to my face though: because of how they sound or play, or because of memories of former bands and gigs. My left-handedness adds to my hoarding instinct, because I have found that seller's remorse is a right pain in the butt and lefty guitars and basses are extra hard to replace because they can be so rare. It took me 10+ years to find two "identical" guitars to two I foolishly sold once. Would I risk that again? 

Latest rumour (as quoted from an unnamed source on The Gear Page and the GLGuitars subreddit) is Fender did indeed buy the company, will keep the Tribute line alive and possibly even amp it up, but is going to shut down regular USA production. There will only be small batches of premium US "Collectors" models from time to time, at premium prices. 

15 hours ago, Cato said:

 

When Fender bought Jackson/Charvel one of the first things they did was discontinue the Surfcaster line because they considered it direct competition for their own Jaguars andJazzmasters 

 

One of the first things they did was reinstate the Fender headstock on the Charvel guitars and the Phil Collen signature, which I think was a cool move because they had sent them the dreaded cease and desist letter over that earlier  . And the distribution through Fender's network saved a LOAD of costs too. I know because I had just bought a brand new Japanese-made Jackson DK2 guitar for €1039 and had to watch Fender drop the prices down to just €650 while adding genuine Seymour Duncans and black hardware to the model and retaining the factory in Japan when mine had Duncan Designed pickups 

Awesome! I love the yellowing on the bindings and fingerboard inlays. The toaster in the neck position is a great addition too (I think the high gain pickups were stock?). 

Sire GB5 series, Godin A4/A5? Not UK-made obviously, but rather interesting and I think the Sire offers remarkable value for money. 

That would probably be Hohner 

Yes, Fender has a long history of acquiring brands and killing them off because they only wanted to gain certain expertise. Not as bad as Gibson, thank heavens, but their track record is not good. 

I truly hope G&L will live on and will have their legacy (no pun intended) preserved though. I think they're a wonderful brand with their own identity and great instruments. 

12 hours ago, stewblack said:

Typical. Just as I stop buying basses.

Famous last words 

On 27/09/2025 at 08:39, BlueMoon said:

One of the best things about the G&L electronics package is the ability to play in passive mode even if the battery dies. It’s crazy to me that more active bass manufacturers don’t provide this.

That's because they're essentially a passive bass in the first place. The EQ is fully passive and cut-only. The only active bit in the L2K electronics is the boost circuit. They're a bit of an oddity in that sense.

Other active basses usually have active tone controls that also boost certain frequencies, and which can be bypassed. Some add active pickups to that package which have a preamp built into the pickup itself that needs power at all times to function. 

I've been considering selling my Status S2 Classic 4-string because I only ever play my 5-string ever since adding that to the herd, but I'm still undecided. It would not be an easy bass to replace if I ever come to regret it. And with the whole B-word stuff it would end up more expensive too. I need to buy another car and need to free up some funds, but it's hard to decide what I want to let go. 

On 25/09/2025 at 12:04, bassmanguitars1 said:

Hi There . Think's For The Information , Very Interesting. The Serial No B815184 . The Body Wing's are Mahogany with Amazing Grain !!!!.

That would date it to February 1981 then 

The grain is amazing because you're not seeing the mahogany but the layer of ash wood that's glued to the top and the back 

Looks spectacular! Great top, and a wonderful burst. 

I love the Burstbuckers, I have a Burstbucker #1 and #2 in my Tokai ES-60 and it sounds great. 

I also love 10's more on a 24.75" scale. My Tokai has 11's on it currently, but I have 10's on my Cort MGM-1. Still in doubt about what suits my Jaguar (24") best. I have 10's on it currently, would like to try 11's but would need to do some work on the nut and I'm really not eager to. 

Your pic would do great in this thread. What a lovely pair!  

9 hours ago, tauzero said:

If Leo got it right with the G&L, why did he persist with that stupid overweight and oversized 4 inline/4+1 headstock when better-designed basses are 2+2 or 3+2, or headless?

*ahem*

It's the one current G&L headstock I don't like the look of though. It's blobby, wonky, and the way the G tuner is positioned just feels like an afterthought. 

In the past there have been far worse offenses, like the headstocks (and everything else, really) on the Interceptor guitars and basses.