Introduced in 1980, the G&L L-2000 bass was one of Leo Fender’s last bass designs. The first was the 1953 Fender Precision Bass and it’s hard to overstate its influence on how music is presented. This example dates to 2016 at the G&L shop on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, California, and is in very good, clean original condition. It plays well, and the finish and frets have very little wear.
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Introduced in 1998, the G&L SB-2 bass represents a blending of Leo Fender’s two major bass designs into what’s now called a P-J configuration. The P-J concept appeared in the 1970’s as bassists, guitarists and third party companies sought ways to extend the sounds of their instruments. For bassists, an obvious step was to give a Precision Bass a Jazz Bass bridge pickup, hence the P-J designation. This setup was immediately popular and has worked its way into many production and custom instruments.
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MORE →Introduced in 1980 as one of the first instruments in their new company, the G&L L-2000 bass is still in production. Bearing obvious influences from Fender’s earlier work, this 1981 L-2000 features a two-piece Mahogany body, Maple neck and Rosewood fingerboard. The electronics include a pair of passive humbucking pickups with active volume and tone controls.
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MORE →Taking very clear cues from the classic and proven 1950’s designs, the G&L ASAT looks like an ‘improved’ Telecaster. Notably, the ‘Hard Tail’ bridge addresses a number of vibration issues by adding a set screw to the treble side of the bridge housing. This set screw pushes against the saddles, so that once the saddles are properly adjusted, they lock in place. As well, the larger single coil ‘MFD’ or ‘Modified Field Design’ pickups are Leo’s design, combing ceramic under-coil magnets with soft iron adjustable magnets for each string.
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MORE →The G&L ASAT Special, designed by the late Leo Fender and George Fullerton, is regarded by many as ‘Leo’s ultimate cutaway’, a natural evolution of the breakthrough Telecaster.
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MORE →The G&L ASAT was one of the first new guitars produced by G&L – designed by Leo Fender and George Fullerton, and is influenced by their earlier work.
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