This is my second time serving up Lunch reports (thanks Darwin ) .
I live near Seattle, and occasionally play bass in and around town with a blues/rock band made up of friends. We are in it for the fun, though I really enjoyed getting paid for a recent gig.
There has been talk of recording our original tunes again, I hope I'll have something I'm proud to share in a couple months.
I know there is a small handful of folks here in the NW. I'd love to see a Pac NW GbL jam sometime. For those in the Seattle/Portland area ; is this something you would attend if it was planned well enough in advance? How about folks from other regions ? I've heard nothing but good things when G&L owners get together...it must have something to do with a common quest for the great things in life

Lunch today for me will be a veggie sandwich, banana , and a glass (or two) of Almond milk.
I've been trying to reduce dairy in my diet and I'm very happy to have discovered Almond milk,
it's fantastic on cereal in the morning.
I was surprised to see yet another one-off G&L from the early 90's that is a contender for Holy Grail status (especially for Low-enders). If you haven't seen the Ole Opry bass that HLG posted pics of be sure to check it out:
http://guitarsbyleo.com/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=1733
I'd love to see the bass being played on the circle of remaining stage that is being used at the Grand "new" Ole Opry.

Is there a G&L era that you find speaks to you more than another?
...I see alot of very fine examples from 1985-1987 also...maybe it was the Mojo of all those broadcasters in the shop.
I am fortunate to be caretaker of a couple rarebird G&Ls from the same era (early '91),
there were certainly some creative juices flowing in the G&L shop in the late 80's-early 90's.
This weeks lunch reports give me a great excuse to repost a few pics of them.
This is my Rampage , I try to play it every once in a while, but not too often to keep wear and tear at a minimum. As Darwin mentioned last week, having a large collection means less fretwear for each ax.
This is the only G&L that I have that is equipped with a Kahler, I've removed Kahlers from a couple invaders that I got cheap , I turned both the invaders into hardtails (more on them later this week). Obviously I would never mod these beauties:





This G&L has no model name...obviously ASAT inspired , but the tummy cut and other side contours bring something else to the table as far as feel goes.
I have two necks for this guitar...I thought it would be cool to install the other neck for a series of new pics here. As far as I know the other neck has never been installed (at least not for a decade or so). I'm looking forward to seeing and playing her with the neck that seems to match the body even more than the way cool maple/ebony hybrid neck.





Stay tuned for pics with the other neck...I'll find time to switch them out tonight.
Speaking of switching out G&L necks, I've had great successes when fitting a G&L neck to a G&L body from different years , sometimes the fit is so tight I'm tempted to string it up without bolts (well...not really, but if you've eased a 3-bolt neck from the neck pocket you probably know what I mean).
A nice tight fit at the neck pocket really makes the guitar vibrate as a whole, and keeps the setup from moving overtime. Of course this isn't immediately obvious unless you have a reason to pull the neck.
Is there one characteristic that draws you to play and collect G&L's that other manufacturers are missing?
I'll see if I can get tomorrows LR posted a little earlier to coincide with Lunch on the east coast.
Here's one of my favorite vids...these guys are so relaxed and appear to be having a blast!
[youtube]5wTVLIZaxMk[/youtube]
I gotta run, wishing you all a great day.
Elwood