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FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

This bass is an early example of a L-1000 with rear-loaded controls. Rear-loaded basses were introduced in mid-1985. Another change that occurred to the L-1000 around this time is the addition of a bootstrapping resistor that changes the taper of the treble control.

G&L L-1000 (March 1986)


 Body: Solid; 2-piece maple

 Finish: White, nitrocellulose lacquer

 Neck: 2-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard: Rosewood; pearloid dot markers

 Number of Frets: 21

 Pickguard: None

 Bridge: G&L Locktight, black crinkle powder coat

 Nut: Plastic

 Tuners: Schaller, open, chrome

 Pickups: One, G&L Magnetic Field Design humbucking with adjustable pole pieces

 Controls: Master volume; bass and treble controls; 3-way selector for humbucking, single coil, and single coil with bass boost modes

 Scale Length: 34 inches

 Neck Width at Nut: 1 1/2 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout: 13 inches

 Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches

 Weight: 9.7 lb










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