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[quote name='daz' post='1139519' date='Feb 24 2011, 05:16 AM']Indeed it was. To his family and friends he's just [i]John[/i][/quote] [quote name='Spike Vincent' post='1140362' date='Feb 24 2011, 08:13 PM']I recall some decades ago he was threatening extreme black belt violence against somebody calling him John,rather than Jean.Maybe he's mellowed a bit..[/quote] "Did you just call me John?" ... [attachment=73283:Jean_Jac...s_Burnel.jpg]

[quote name='Norm' post='1142169' date='Feb 26 2011, 10:57 AM'][u]Random Strangler legend.[/u] A mates bro in law used to roadie for the "Strugglers" (as he calls them) in the old days, he told me their keyboard player has a bag that he carries all the time & nobody ever knew what was in it, he never let it out of his sight. Nobody ever managed to see inside it.[/quote] Well judging by the lyrical content of the songs 'Don't bring Harry' and 'Golden Brown' and the band's alledged fondness for 'chasing the dragon' I can only surmise. Although I'm not suggesting the mighty Dave Greenfield dabbled in such things, I do know he participated in Medieval battle reenactments and would like to think his bag contained a chalice, a cloak and a crown! As a side note, Dave not only played the gargantuan Hammond L100 but also a Minimoog synth, which can be heard underpinning JJ's Precision on tracks like 'Peaches'.

Have you thought about adjusting the action on an individual string basis? Of course this may be already set up to your liking, but don't forget that it affects not only the distance of your strings from the fretboard but also from the pickup pole pieces. You'll need a slightly higher action for the lower strings because they are 'floppier' and move futher when vibrating, not just sideways but also up and down. also some bridges allow the adjustment of string spacing which would center the string above/between the pole pieces. Also EQ will make a percieved difference in volume if a bass heavy frequency boost is played at a high volume, have you tried recording your playing to rule out the influence of an amp at full tilt? Does this happen at low volumes?

[quote name='nig' post='1141663' date='Feb 25 2011, 07:57 PM']I thought I would put a link up to this page, you can see all the g&l bass and guitar range, well nearly, because the L1500/5 and Climax bass arnt there as they were not leo designs, The pup was taken to the MM sweet spot by BBE designs, or somthing like that. [url="http://www.ggjaguar.com/gnl.htm"]http://www.ggjaguar.com/gnl.htm[/url][/quote] Behold! The sacred scrolls! I have spent many moons perusing these scriptures.

[quote name='gjones' post='1139278' date='Feb 23 2011, 10:04 PM']I have one and it sure looks purty in a very vintage tweedy way. It's also mighty heavy with just the one strap on the top (although it does come with removable wheels). Soundwise it'll certainly get you what you're looking for as well. [/quote] The Fender TV amps come in 10" and 12" rated at 150w, and a 2x10" and a 1x15" rated at 350 watts. The 15" is around £800, so just over your budget, but it has the retro look, enough power and old-school tone in spades. I'd be buying this in your shoes.

[quote name='Jambo' post='1139310' date='Feb 23 2011, 10:25 PM']I have an ampeg B200R - valve pre amp, great tone, great looks...... [/quote] Yeah man, I've got the B-100R, if you roll off the treble and upper mids, boost the low mids and bass , your in warm and deep chest thumping heaven! It's a 'loud' 100 watts though, although a bit under powered for gigs and that's where the 200w version would work better. I don't think Ampeg sell these anymore though?

I believe that 'joe public' generally wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a cello or a violin if listening to a classical piece of music. If I point out a bassline I like on the radio to co-workers, some can't even isolate the instrument aurally. It's also debatable, that without prior knowledge or a visual clue, that even most bass players would struggle to name the brand/style or pickup type of the bass used on the recording, or live for that matter. However, if I may use a metaphor, a friend of mine is passionate about VW cars. He shows his Golf all over the country and has spent many hours and much cash making his stand out from the crowd. He explained to me in great detail one day about the lengths he'd undertaken to source a leather interior for the car. "Very nice!" I said. He then pointed out the fact it was quite rare because his featured a rear armrest, a feature unknown on his particular model/year and I could feel his enthusiasm, passion and pride about the car. My point is, I doubt 99% of VW enthusiasts would notice this small detail, do you think 'joe public' would or even care. Would many bassists at a gig notice a '72 pickup from a 2010? Probably not. But you'll know, and if it makes you happy, that's what matters. If anyone else notices, bonus!

[quote name='endorka' post='1136217' date='Feb 21 2011, 08:40 PM']For better or worse, I would say that I do apply the same logic. I'll hire the most economical car that my gear will fit in to get to the gig, and for gigs I walk to I have a "work" pair of boots that are sufficiently comfortable for carrying a double bass and also look good for playing the gig. Look good! So I am susceptible to aesthetics after all? Perhaps. Or perhaps it is just that I have noticed that the better I look, the more work I get, so it is utilitarian after all? :-) I am one of those bass players who is quite happy to skulk around the back of the stage, all my attention diverted to making music, so perhaps that shapes my perspective. Although recently I did some gigs where the band were well smart and it felt great. Vive la difference! Jennifer[/quote] That's a great outlook and deserve's respect. To contradict what I said previously, I like a lot of my favourite musicians for how they play, not what they play and I don't really care what they look like. Unfortunately a great deal of the paying public do, but maybe just the younger generation.

Actually, thinking about it ... maybe there's a market for a 'Bassist's Tool Belt'! You could carry spare leads and strings, picks, allen keys/screwdriver, polish cloth, beer money, a pen (for autographs and signing the record contract) ... etc... Sorry, off on a tangent there ..... to me, looks are a major part of it. The music industry and looks/fashion have always gone hand in hand. Just think of most bands in any decade.

I notice a couple of posters referring to their basses as "tools" of the trade - a very professional sounding outlook to have. As if the machine or device used is chosen purely for function and purpose, with aesthetics playing no role at all. I wonder if they use the same logic in the choice of vehicle they use to get to the gig or use in everyday life? "It get's me from A>B". Or even the clothes and shoes they wear to the gig? "They're comfortable and they keep my feet off the floor".

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1129813' date='Feb 16 2011, 04:00 PM']This one for me, and the first bass line I ever learned: Jon.[/quote] Me too! On an Encore Precision copy. I was listening to 'the Raven' in work today - class!

[quote name='scalpy' post='1125536' date='Feb 12 2011, 11:21 PM']This guy really knows his stuff [url="http://www.bassesbyleo.com/"]http://www.bassesbyleo.com/[/url] Welcome to the G&L fan club! Yours looks a beauty.[/quote] Yeah, great site! Thanks. [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1125560' date='Feb 13 2011, 12:05 AM']PM'd Used to be a Kelly LeBrock fan too. Weird Science? Phwoar. [/quote] PM in the post, cheers! [quote name='Gust0o' post='1125611' date='Feb 13 2011, 01:08 AM']Weird Science! Kelly Le Brock! Thread of the weekend, this Stunning bass, too.[/quote] Glad you like the 'Woman in Red'! Loving this bass, the power and range of tones are out of this world! It's making me want to try all sorts of styles from soft fingerstyle deep reggae and blues tones right through to j.j. aggressive pick tones and it nails them all, better than I can play 'em anyway! I stripped 'Kelly' down today to get a good look underneath and see what I'd find ... [attachment=72129:Kelly_Le..._science.jpg][attachment=72130:Kelly_Le...cience_2.jpg] [attachment=72131:Kelly_Le...cience_3.jpg] oops! wrong pics ... neck date stamp ... [attachment=72133:Wunkay_n...tamp_001.jpg] [attachment=72134:Wunkay_n...tamp_003.jpg] body date ... [attachment=72135:Wunkay_n...tamp_004.jpg] [attachment=72136:Wunkay_n...tamp_007.jpg] It reads 42881, which in yankish would read 4/28/81. The 28th April 1981 in english. Here's a couple for the road ... [attachment=72132:Wunkay___front.jpg] [attachment=72137:Wunkay___rear.jpg] Cheers, Dave.

[quote name='jezzaboy' post='1115714' date='Feb 4 2011, 06:31 PM']Guitarguitar had a similar one in Glasgow Rich and it was £1500. That was about 18 months ago when I was buying a Jazz. I told the guy at the time that he wouldn`t get that for it and he said they would as it was "vintage g&l". Last time I saw it it was £1000. Jez[/quote] [quote name='LukeFRC' post='1117213' date='Feb 5 2011, 11:59 PM']i played it when i bought the last tecamp cab they had kicking around. Possibly quite nice- confusing controls and a lot of hiss meant i swapped it for a fender jazz to test the cab. It was lovely- just not £1000 lovely[/quote] [quote name='noelk27' post='1118310' date='Feb 6 2011, 09:34 PM']Yea, the electrics were unusually distorted for a G&L of that period. One of the pots was certainly suspect. The preamp didn't seem to operate in one of the toggled modes as it should. And it was one of the light ones - alder body?[/quote] [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1118512' date='Feb 7 2011, 01:23 AM']It shouldn't have a pre it's passive. The 'tronics have either suffered the ravages of time or have been interfered with. There's only one guy I know of that knows how to fix it correctly too. [/quote] Yeah, you're all pretty much correct! I've just recently bought this bass and if you're interested, you'll find more info in 'gearporn' - G&L L1000 'Wunkay' - a little 9v surprise! Any help appreciated! Dave.

Thanks for the replies folks, I'm chuffed you like "Kelly". So called because of the uncanny resemblance to a film actress I was very 'fond' of in the early eighties "Kelly LeBrock" ................. "Wunkay" [attachment=72020:Wunkay___small.jpg] [attachment=72016:Kelly_LeBrock.jpg] To answer a couple of questions, I'd been looking for a precision for a while and had a grand-ish to spend. I considered a couple of older Fenders and also a new American standard, but great as they are, I kept being drawn back to this L1000 I'd seen on Guitarguitar's Glasgow website. It had been there a while, initially for £1500, then reduced to £999. After a bit of research and a couple of very helpful phone calls to the shop, I ripped up the rulebook and ordered it unseen and unplayed on a 7 day 'no questions asked' return policy with a 3 month warranty. They wouldn't budge on the price so I payed £999. A lot I know, but these don't crop up often in the UK and the only other option was buying and shipping one from the states. The shop said they bought it from a guy who had it from new - who knows?!? It came in it's original case and played well. THEN, after 6 days it developed a major crackle and loss of output! So after carefully opening the control cavity, staring up at me was a Duracell battery!!! Now I'm no expert, but the L1000 is a passive bass and the presence of a PCB was somewhat of a shock. After my initial excitement of thinking this might be one of the fabled L1000e models never seen, it quickly dawned on me that the electronics seemed too 'new'. A couple of wires needed re-soldering to the switch and the crackle was gone. But here my knowledge draws to an end. There is a noticeable difference between the 3 switching modes, the OMG setting boosts the bass and lowers the highs, the middle sounds like a single coil 'precision' tone and the humbucker mode has a slight dip in the highs and a slightly 'overdriven' tone. But how much these are like a passive version or whether they are coloured by the pre-amp i really don't know having never played one. I'm assuming the bass and treble pots are now boosting instead of cutting, but again, how do I know? I'm still very happy with the bass and keen to find out more info from the more expert among you please. (i know there are at least a couple of G&L fans out there ) 'Control cavity' [attachment=72023:Wunkay_C...vity_009.jpg] [attachment=72024:Wunkay_C...vity_008.jpg] There is no brand name on the pots, just 50k MEXICO and serial numbers. Also nothing on the PCB and has KOREA and serial numbers on the 2 chips. I'm well out of my depth here so please forgive me if any info is mis-leading. I can provide more pics if required and try and add more info. If anyone can shed any light on this I'd be really grateful, thanks for your time, Dave.

Hello! I've just taken a few pics of my recently aquired G&L and thought I'd share them. Here's a brief history for those who don't know - G&L was a company set up by Leo Fender and his business partner George Fullerton (hence the G&L) in 1979, at the factory on Fender Avenue, Fullerton, California, where they used to make the early Music Man instruments. Mine's an '81 - '82 L1000 in a translucent-ish red, at least I think that's the age? I've done some research and placed the 'slothead' pole pieces in the pickup and the headstock shape from that era, but any other information would be most welcome. It has one 8-pole humbucking pickup in the 'precision' position. The 3 knobs are Bass, Treble and Volume. The red capped toggle switch, next to the volume control, has 3 positions. Up towards the neck is humbucking mode, a sort of more throaty, growly, valve'y sounding 'precision' tone (for want of a better description!). Middle is in single coil mode, a great 'precision' tone. Back towards the bridge is single coil with added bass boost. I believe this is called the "OMG" setting and for a reason! Back off the treble and it's old school heaven, also a great dub reggae tone. I must get some flatwounds! Anyway, I'm waffling .... enjoy the pics! 'on the sofa ...' [attachment=71390:Wunkay_003.jpg] [attachment=71391:Wunkay_004.jpg] 'some dings, scapes and (nitro?) lacquer wear and tear' (also some crazing but not really visible in pics) ... [attachment=71392:Wunkay_005.jpg] [attachment=71393:Wunkay_007.jpg] 'the garden shots ...' [attachment=71394:Wunkay_008.jpg] [attachment=71395:Wunkay_012.jpg] Thanks for your time!

Hello! Thanks folks for the warm welcome. Jaybass - Thanks for the encouragement, but I'm a long way from looking for another band yet, nevermind a gig. Simply, because I haven't played for so long, I seem to have forgotten all the little riffs I used to play and my hands feel like someone elses, a total loss of dexterity! It's like starting all over again. Ho-hum. beerdragon - I reside in Prestatyn, the funkiest town in North Wales! . Where abouts are you?

Heh heh, show me the law that says music has to be in tune! Welcome fellow newbie.

Once upon a time, way back in the last centuary, there was a man. Not a youth as such, but still, laughing in the face of thirty. After long discovering his Love for 'the dance' and all things low, he dabbled in sequencers and synths, in drum machines and debauchery. But suddenly, on the cusp of his twenty seventh year on this ever turning Earth, the thunder beckoned his soul.... that man was I. With great heart, I proclaimed loudly, to all who would listen; " I have heard the thunder, the swell and the mighty roar that has summoned me from the bowels of this Earth. My quest is to search and aquire the musical instrument that shall stir, enliven and encapture my spirit, my soul and my muse... the Bass guitar! ......to which my Wife eloquently replied, "uhh..what? A quest was born. Upon scrutinizing the hidden scriptures of 'Bassist' magazine, I decided upon my sword of the deep, an 'Encore Precision Bass guitar'! She was a cruel mistress. Many moons past, many fingers bled, many neighbours complained. I fought on. The plight of the lone bassist is not to be forgotten. Those long hours without a solitary ting of a hi-hat, the thud of a kick drum, the splash of a cymbal. I fought on. By my thirtieth birthday, I felt like I'd earned and learned enough to treat myself to a new mistress of the dark and low. She arrived. A sleek, black, curvaceous beauty that called herself 'Ibanez Soundgear'. She sat in my lap like she was born to. Her neck was slender, her 'pups' were delicious. She sang to me. A sweet, sweet song that I never tired of. When I finally joined a band, she came alive. She played like I've never heard her before. We learned so much, her and I. We had a calling. The studio. She gave her all and I could only try to keep up. Bliss! Unfortunately the band 'disbanded', we were finished. But, as i despondently placed her on the hanger at home, both of us knowing our distance to come, I'm sure I saw a bead of liquid, running from her neck to her bridge.... could it be a tear? A tear born from the fact that her master had never, to this day, stood on a stage and played 'a gig'? We have been aqauinted occasionally on a couple of blues jams, but she's never been her old self. I have seen her on occasion, over the last couple of years, hanging round my room, but she seems to have made friends with a spider. I call him Apathy. He has woven the most intricate of webs across my beauty. He has encompassed his threads, silver across silver, from tuning key to bridge. I have watched him grow, mature, wither and float to the ground like a leaf on the breeze. Only now, have I considered picking up the bass again, and joyfully, also discovered the wonderful world of 'Basschat'! Anyway, enough the wordy b****x! I'll be posting a few questions soon and would appreciate some help/abuse. Thanks for your time. Dave.