Another one bites the dust.

[Elwood]

I have to rant a little here;

This '82 L-1000 is being parted out by Slappy'sVintage on ebay.
The thing is they've got all the parts . Is the extra few bucks that the parts sold separately brings really worth disassembling a piece of history. Sure it's just wood and wires , but some really cool people decades ago spent alot of time and effort to make that metal and wood into something that is way more than the sum of it's parts.

Is there a log of parted out G&L's ( that could be helpful in the future as different bodies and necks are
mismatched. The Z-3 with Asat Classic neck in a recent thread comes to mind.)

I could use another vintage pickup for a current project...I feel like I'll be competing with someone who is hoping to win all the parts. What a tangled web it can be.

Here's a link to the Neck auction, see 'other items' for the other parts.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1982-G-L-L-1000 ... 5af3307716

...and some music with some cool bass just to keep things light:
[youtube]rY0WxgSXdEE[/youtube]

[suave eddie]

There's a special place in hell for these people.

I really don't like the practice of parting out complete vintage guitars. Something about it just seems so wrong to me.
I guess in the grand scheme of things it really does not matter, but it does bug me.

It's different to me if the guitar is already damaged or missing original pieces, but to sell an entire vintage guitar piece by piece to me is strange.

[yowhatsshakin]

Is there a log of parted out G&L's ( that could be helpful in the future as different bodies and necks are
mismatched. The Z-3 with Asat Classic neck in a recent thread comes to mind.)

The Registry has entries for 'Bridge only' and 'Neck or neckplate only' in the Model drop-down. But you notice that is S/N focussed. Whenever I see a separate S/N carrying part on eBay I register it and indicate where it came from if possible. But it is tough.

Here's another example, a guitar that previously belonged to Gene Englehart parted out into a body and neck. Only thing you can't find is the neckplate! And that where we would find the missing S/N. Wonder what happened to that thing ...

- Jos

[louis cyfer]

i hate the parting out. only if the neck is beyond repair would i think it's ok, and this one appears to be complete.

[KenC]

Greed ruins everything. I bought an early L-1K off eBay last year just because I thought it was destined for parting-out. I haven't gotten around to fixing all that was wrong with it yet, but at least it's still in one piece...or maybe I should say still in one case...

I do have a mismatched body and neck for a '65 Duo Sonic. They were from two different sellers, and neither seller had other parts listed. I was reasonably confident that they had been disassembled quite a while back, and not just for a quick buck on eBay. When that comes together again, all of the other parts are going to be reproductions.

Ken

[Elwood]

I couldn't remember who rescued that L-1000 last year...kudos again.

I've 'created' a couple guitars from different G&Ls and single parts accumulated over the years.
So I'm doing my best to offset these travesties.

I'm just a few routes (bought a 1/2" shank top bearing bit the other day...my router only accept 1/4" shanks...D'oh! ) away from assembling a bass that is all G&L except for the body which I made from a slab of white/black Limba . I've been playing around with the idea of shifting the pickup position a tad towards the bridge (just about an inch, so the front poles would be where the back poles are on a stock onekay). I'm wishing I had one of Leo's bass 'test beds'.
With another '82 pickup I could make myself a homespun L-2000 .

I didn't remember that John Deacon of Queen played a Stingray from '77 into the 80's.
Alot of Queen's biggest hits have a fresh (then) Leo creation holding it all down.
cool : )


elwood

[KenC]

I've been playing around with the idea of shifting the pickup position a tad towards the bridge (just about an inch, so the front poles would be where the back poles are on a stock onekay). I'm wishing I had one of Leo's bass 'test beds'.

Interesting. That would be a bit farther forward than the L-1500, which gets massive response and quite a bit more growl than an L-1000 (at least when I compare mine). Since you have all the other parts, working up a test bed from an 8/4 by 5" ash or alder board could be a fun project. A rail could retain the pickup anywhere along the length of the "body". Didn't Ovation make some of their Magnum basses like that?

Ken

[Elwood]

[ Since you have all the other parts, working up a test bed from an 8/4 by 5" ash or alder board could be a fun project. A rail could retain the pickup anywhere along the length of the "body". Didn't Ovation make some of their Magnum basses like that?

I'll do it ! Those Magnum bridges were soooo big, never noticed the pickups. There was the Westone Rail...

[KenC]

[ Since you have all the other parts, working up a test bed from an 8/4 by 5" ash or alder board could be a fun project. A rail could retain the pickup anywhere along the length of the "body". Didn't Ovation make some of their Magnum basses like that?

I'll do it ! Those Magnum bridges were soooo big, never noticed the pickups. There was the Westone Rail...

I look forward to photos and test/tone reports! Let me know if you need measurements (e.g., pickup placement) or photos of any of my basses.

Ken

[KenC]

Those Magnum bridges were soooo big, never noticed the pickups.

The pickup is almost as big as the bridge. Here's Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth playing her Magnum back in the day:



I always thought they slid on a rail, but apparently it is just a mounting frame.

I had a severe bout of Magnum GAS about a year ago, until a G&L cured it. I think I feel it coming back...

Ken

[Elwood]

I look forward to photos and test/tone reports! Let me know if you need measurements (e.g., pickup placement) or photos of any of my basses.

Ken

Thhis will be fun..I'll see if I can find an oscilloscope program for a laptop...I think I have a spectrum analyzer program somewhere. Of course I'll go by what my ears and heart hear .

The bass on my doubleneck aria pro has a great sound with a touch of sizzle and alot of soul.
The poles are at a bit less than 1/6 the open string length ( not on a node but close to the octave plus a fifth node.)
Of course as you fret the neck that all changes .

I'll take pics and record some clips with Reaper.
I'll see if I can get the test bed built by this eve.

mmmm...girls on bass...what was the question?

elwood

ps. I like the 16p galvanized bass drum immobilzation method ...I'll have to add some big nails to my gig bag for my drummer.

[KenC]

mmmm...girls on bass...what was the question?

Twenty-five years later, her hair isn't brown anymore and she's switched to playing Gibsons. Otherwise nothing has changed in her playing or stagecraft.

ps. I like the 16p galvanized bass drum immobilzation method ...I'll have to add some big nails to my gig bag for my drummer.

The site I found that photo on - http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/eq/gear.html - is interesting even if you don't like Sonic Youth's music. It has photos, descriptions and history of every piece of gear they've been seen using in the past quarter century. I don't mind heavy modding if (a) it is done for a reason, (b) it doesn't involve old G&Ls, and (c) Sonic Youth are the ones doing it. Everything they do is in alternate tunings, so each member has a different guitar for pretty much every song. There is one part of a G&L in the mix - an '88 ASAT neck married to a Tele body.