1984-91 Interceptor Bass
Joe Maas' 1984 Interceptor Bass

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The following image is in the '88/'89 Memorabilia and Basses sections of the Pictures Gallery:

Check out this page on Greg Gagliano's site for the complete story (and specifications) on the Interceptor Bass. All I'll add to Greg's comments is that according to Paul Bechtoldt, approximately half of the estimated 400-bass production is factory-equipped with the Kahler tremelo.

S/N
Model Neck Date Body Date Color Fretboard Body Bridge Other Features Owner
1. B010825 Interceptor Bass ??? ??, 1984 ??? ??, 1984 Black Maple Maple Saddle-Lock Left handed, matching headstock. [RegAdmin note: Updated serial number to B010825 was entered as B010826] Paulo
2. B014367 Interceptor Bass JUN 4, 1984 MAY 15, 1984 Black Rosewood Maple Kahler Black Hardware, Matching Headstock  
3. B014378 Interceptor Bass     Natural Gloss Rosewood Maple   Flame maple body  
4. B014770 Interceptor Bass AUG 17, 1984 AUG 15, 1984 Black Rosewood   Saddle-Lock Active Electronics Radius
5. B014795 Interceptor Bass     Redburst Rosewood Maple   Installed Fathead. Had frets removed, filled slots with white maple. Cappy
6. B014911 Interceptor Bass     Cherryburst Rosewood Maple Saddle-Lock Nut width 1 3/4". Matching burst headstock. Body has flame and some birdseye spots. Bass is probably an 84 model. BassTribble
7. B014962 Interceptor Bass JAN 7, 1984 APR 20, 1994 Red/Black Rosewood Maple Saddle-Lock Body was refinished to Tobacco Sunburst. Neck is a new neck (not G&L). Yamato
8. B015185 Interceptor Bass MAY 30, 1984 APR 26, 1984 Pearl Blueburst (aka Blue Pearl Sunburst) Rosewood Swamp Ash Saddle-Lock Great sounding bass! Some mineral streaks in wood. Nowadays the finish would be labeled as Cherryburst. Matching burst headstock with G&L teat has gold lettering. yowhatsshakin
9. B015195 Interceptor Bass     Black Rosewood   Saddle-Lock INTERCEPTOR - trip knobs, stickered Mamba, cased in Maxine. Tony Mannara
10. B015319 Interceptor Bass     Red/Black Rosewood   Saddle-Lock RA note: Completed 6/12/84 (Details from G&L factory log page posted on CLF Research facebook page) Registry Admin
11. B015338 Interceptor Bass     Natural Gloss Rosewood Maple Saddle-Lock RA note: Flame Maple body, Completed 6/11/84 (Details from G&L factory log page posted on CLF Research facebook page) Registry Admin
12. B015528 Interceptor Bass MAR 25, 1985 APR 26, 1984 Clear Red/Black Rosewood Maple Saddle-Lock Beautiful looking bass. Date stamps differ by ~1 year. Neck data stamp is exactly the same as for S/N B019510 but this still has the hook. Sounds great in high-Z mode but needs the ground wire properly desoldered for the low-Z mode to work reliably.. yowhatsshakin
13. B015588 Interceptor Bass AUG 27, 1984 AUG 15, 1984 White Rosewood   Saddle-Lock The former owner wrote "Formerly owned by Dusty Hill of ZZ Top" Yamato
14. B015750 Interceptor Bass ??? ??, 1984 ??? ??, 1984 Black Rosewood Maple Saddle-Lock Matching headstock with tit. Black crinkle bridge and control plate. mikeybass1@gmail.com
15. B015833 Interceptor Bass JUN 22, 1984 MAR 23, 1984 Black Rosewood Swamp Ash Kahler Interceptor Bass with control panel and super rare Kahler 2410 vibrato unit. Yup, a wiggle stick bass. Replacement OEM bass vibrato arm. Great sounding. yowhatsshakin
16. B015850 Interceptor Bass     White Rosewood Alder Saddle-Lock   Thundergod55@aol.com
17. B015851 Interceptor Bass     White Cocobolo     Fretless, matching headstock, black crinkle hardware [Reg Admin note: emailed owner for clarification of fretboard wood and missing bridge type] Zoony
18. B015854 Interceptor Bass     Natural Gloss Rosewood Alder Saddle-Lock i love this bass!!!! and i would love to own another one... Rok Walls
19. B016016 Interceptor Bass     Black Rosewood        
20. B016202 Interceptor Bass     White Rosewood   Saddle-Lock    
21. B016206 Interceptor Bass AUG 28, 1984 AUG 22, 1984 White Rosewood Maple Saddle-Lock Matching headstock. Black crinkle hardware. OHSC. Second digit of body day is unclear, but probably "2". (Hidden)
22. B016250 Interceptor Bass     Black       [Registry Admin note: emailed owner for missing fretboard and bridge info] tizoc85@yahoo.com
23. B016349 Interceptor Bass JUN 8, 1984 MAY 22, 1984 Black Rosewood Swamp Ash Kahler Ash body, Kahler vibrato  
24. B016773 Interceptor Bass MAY 24, 1984 AUG 22, 1984 Clear Red Maple Swamp Ash Kahler Shipped to Hungary from USA in May 2006. Registry Admin
25. B017117 Interceptor Bass ??? ??, 1985 ??? ??, 1985 Red/Black Ebony Maple Kahler LEFT HANDED [RA note: Completed 12/23/86-Details from G&L factory log page posted on CLF Research facebook page] Paulo
26. B017595 Interceptor Bass APR 1, 1987 APR 8, 1987 Clear Red Rosewood     Second neck date MAY 23, 1987; rear loaded controls, matching headstock  
27. B018018 Interceptor Bass       Rosewood Maple Saddle-Lock Black crinkle bridge & control plate. Body color, creme w/black. Creme head stock. Rosewood veneer fretboard arnoggeddon
28. B018097 Interceptor Bass MAY 15, 1987 DEC 4, 1987 Black Rosewood   Saddle-Lock Rear loaded controls. Sickle+hook headstock (body matching). No switch caps. Neck dates: Apr. 2, '87 (black), and May 15, '87 (green). (Hidden)
29. B018115 Interceptor Bass     Red/Black         x-bass
30. B018183 Interceptor Bass     Clear Red Rosewood   Saddle-Lock   ThePooka
31. B018975 Interceptor Bass     Black Rosewood   Saddle-Lock black crinkle coated bridge. Boogie Pilgrim
32. B019018 Interceptor Bass     Red/Black Rosewood   Saddle-Lock Dark Red/Black Trim w/matching dark red headstock. Active 9v Electonics. Headstock does not have \\\"nipple\\\" between D & G string peg. Bought new in 1990. big_p@comcast.net
33. B019142 Interceptor Bass       Rosewood     This bass has been refinished to a nearly black, more like deep deep blue; featured in the Columbus,OH Rock Band \\\"gone until tomorrow\\\" GUT BASS
34. B019244 Interceptor Bass     White Rosewood Maple Saddle-Lock Matching headstock, rear-mount controls  
35. B019400 Interceptor Bass JAN 1, 1988   Sparkle Purple Rosewood   Saddle-Lock Experimental model in "lively purple" . Leo didn't like the color so it was not ad to the catalog.This was also a car color called Plum Crazy used on Mopar cars Mark Davis
36. B019510 Interceptor Bass MAR 25, 1985   Tan/Gold Sparkle Rosewood Maple Saddle-Lock 1 5/8 nut width, matching headstock, rear-loaded controls. Date on heel is what it is, but more likely this instrument is from late-1987 given teat-less sickle headstock. Previously owned by West Side Duck and Bruce Fowler. yowhatsshakin
37. B019651 Interceptor Bass JAN 14, 1988   Red/Black Maple Swamp Ash Saddle-Lock There\\\'s another neck date OCT 25 1988 and colour is Redwine/Black onde@luukku.com
38. B019850 Interceptor Bass     Natural Gloss Maple Swamp Ash   Ash body, black hardware  
39. B021559 Interceptor Bass SEP 18, 1991 AUG 6, 1991 Clear Blue Maple Swamp Ash Saddle-Lock Jazz neck (1.5 in. at nut), sickle headstock w/o tit, rear control cover Luvsomeg&l
You can click the serial numbers in this column to edit the corresponding Instrument.
[Total Produced: Approx. 400]
[Total Registered to Date: 39]

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