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Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: patman on March 01, 2013, 11:45:10 AM

Title: G & L
Post by: patman on March 01, 2013, 11:45:10 AM
Played an older G & L at rehearsal last night...had a single MM style humbucker in the center sweet spot....I think it was passive, though...

What a wonderful sounding bass!  Endless sustain, and clear and clean as a bell.

Title: Re: G & L
Post by: gweimer on March 01, 2013, 12:11:37 PM
Played an older G & L at rehearsal last night...had a single MM style humbucker in the center sweet spot....I think it was passive, though...

What a wonderful sounding bass!  Endless sustain, and clear and clean as a bell.


Sounds like an old L-1000.  Nice basses!   And the MFD is no MM pickup.  It's an animal all to itself.
Title: Re: G & L
Post by: 4stringer77 on March 01, 2013, 12:15:27 PM
That was either an L 1500 which has switching for active or passive along with a series parralel switch or it could have been an L 1000 which is no longer made and had one 3 position switch- parallel humbucking, single coil and single coil with bass boost but no series humbucking. The L 1500 pickup is in the music man spot while the L1000 pickup is closer to a P bass location. The L1000 was Leo's first G&L design and was phased out after introduction of the L2000.
Title: Re: G & L
Post by: patman on March 01, 2013, 12:32:25 PM
Pup was in P-bass position...

This bass was THE ONE...
Title: Re: G & L
Post by: Rob on March 01, 2013, 07:00:57 PM
I have a special issue from BABP L1000
Same set up but no chrome (telly looking) piece on the front.
Freakin' kills in the OMG mode
Title: Re: G & L
Post by: Psycho Bass Guy on March 01, 2013, 11:44:54 PM
That was either an L 1500 which has switching for active or passive along with a series parralel switch or it could have been an L 1000 which is no longer made and had one 3 position switch- parallel humbucking, single coil and single coil with bass boost but no series humbucking. The L 1500 pickup is in the music man spot while the L1000 pickup is closer to a P bass location. The L1000 was Leo's first G&L design and was phased out after introduction of the L2000.

In between the L1000 and L1500's production, there was the Climax model, which had the pickup in the Stingray's location.