G&L USA L-1500

G&L USA L-1500 G&L is a company created by Leo Fender after his partnership with Fender ended; these instruments are made at the old Fender factory in Fullerton, California, and according to Leo Fender himself, they are the best and most advanced instruments of his entire life. It is worth adding that apart from Fender, Leo Fender was also the creator and ideological mastermind behind the Music Man brand, with which he also collaborated for many years, and all his experience and developments from Fender and Music Man have found their continuation and perfect form in G&L instruments. The bass is made of ash, the neck is maple, and the fretboard is rosewood. The instrument has a full active circuit + passive/active switch (for when you need one sound or the other), plus a series/parallel mini-switch (two single-coils or a humbucker - a very useful thing), as well as all active frequencies (when the preamp is on). The bass is incredibly versatile and will suit any style of music; in essence, it is a Fender Jazz Bass and a Music Man Stingray in one bottle, and each can be either active or passive; the instrument is truly MEGA-versatile. Furthermore, this is with the approach to quality and small details of the G&L company as a whole, where every instrument is made like a Custom Shop one. The instrument has upgrades: the original pickup was replaced with a Seymour Duncan Basslines SMD-4DS plus a special Basslines STC3M3 preamp which exactly replicates the preamps of early-mid 70s Music Man Stingrays. The upgrade cost the previous owner over 270 dollars, but it must be said it was not in vain. The sound is simply BOMB, dense, warm, with a vintage character but clear, expressive readability, like on old active Stingrays. Again, I will repeat, you can switch to passive mode and get the sound of an ash Jazz Bass - whatever you prefer. The guitar is in perfect condition. A small dark spot on the top near the controls which is visible in the photo - it is under the lacquer in the wood, this is not a defect, it was like that originally. Original case included. Absolutely no problems or nuances. Price including shipping: By air — (Russia, Ukraine, any country) 1170 dollars By sea (only Ukraine/Belarus) 1065 dollars photos - https://www.flickr.com/photos/100013609@N07/sets/72157647185833576/