Re: My new Bass
mark monillas <[email protected]> Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:22:36 -0800 (PST)
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i do work in alameda.. soo after work depending on where in the east bay yo= u are..=C2=A0 we can meet up, adjusting the string height is quick=C2=A0 se= tting intonation is a little more time consuming, it can all be done pretty= quickly tho. i won't be at work in alameda on mon or tues tho.. i have a s= pecial work thing in sac.but will be back at work on wed. Yo Victa, whatsoever you do, remember this here. You can't hold no groove, = If you ain't got no pocket ! --- On Fri, 1/22/10, bluesbrian <[email protected]> wrote: From: bluesbrian <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Bass Place] My new Bass To: [email protected] Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 8:09 PM =C2=A0 =20=20 =20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 Thanks!.. That's a great "resume". Unfortunately, I don't get to Cam= pbell very often, but I'll keep it in mind. (I'm in the East Bay) --- In bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com, "jollyr465" <jollyr465@. ..> wrote: > > I use Mark Brown, sometimes he's not the friendliest person in the world,= but he's very good at what he does. He used to be the Doobies Brothers Gui= tar & Bass tech from The Captain & Me to Living on the Fault-Line, with the= gold records on the walls of his shop to prove it. Mark came in, right as= John Hartford left the Band. Mark is the best in the Bay area IMO. His sho= p is in Campbell, on Dillon Ave. If anybody would like his number, please g= et back to me & I'd be more than happy to give it out, to anybody that migh= t want it. He's quick also. If you go see him, tell him that Rick with gree= n G&L sent you & I promise that you'll receive excellent treatment & great = service. I've known Mark for years. Mark is set-up, to do any repair that y= ou might need. He's even set-up for painting, restoration, any type of repa= ir that you might need done & of course set-ups. Brian, check out Mark Brow= n. I'm sure that you'll be a happy camper. Mark use to be a factory Fender & Gibson authorized repair shop, until it became such a pain, with = all the paper work & to recoup his money from both Fender & Gibson, that he= finally said screw it. Because it became more trouble than it was worth. P= lus, Mark knows just about everybody in the music business, if he's in a ta= lkative mood, he has some great stories to tell also. I hope this helps & t= ake care. >=20 > --- In bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com, bluesbrian <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > In the Bay area, who do you see for doing a nice bass setup? > >=20 > > Thanks! > >=20 > > // Brian > >=20 > > --- In bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com, "jollyr465" <jollyr465@> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks for the info. There's only one thing left to do to my new baby= & that's a good setup, When I get down to the Bay area on Thursday, for Ba= nd practice. I'll drop it off with my tech & he'll take care of that. Then,= as soon as I get it back, it's going to be sharing playing time with my be= loved 75 reissue. I know some people would say, why don't you do it yoursel= f. I would, but I really suck at doing set-ups. The last time I tried to do= my own set-up, was on my Gibson T-Bird & I managed to rip out the Bridge. = That was an expensive repair that could of been avoided. So after that, I s= aid: from now, I'm going to let my tech take care set-ups & things like tha= t. He used to work for the Doobies Brothers as their tech, from The Captain= & Me up until Living On The Fault-Line. He's real good & knows how I like = my set-ups, plus I've known Mark for about fifteen years. After he finished= the repair to my T-Bird , you can't even tell that I ripped out the bridge & it's a white T-Bird with black hardware too. That's why it's goin= g to Mark, instead of me doing it & possibly damaging it. > > >=20 > > > --- In bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com, r_a_smith3530@ wrote: > > > > > > > > The site is guitarsbyleo. com. Yes, I proudly own a 1985 Mahogany L= 2000. It actually came from that forum. I'd had an early S500 guitar (my 2n= d electric guitar, 1st was a Gibby Paul Custom), and when I switched to bas= s, I placed a notice that I wanted to trade. I had over a dozen offers with= in fifteen minutes. This was what I felt was the pick of the litter. > > > >=20 > > > > You've just got to love the genius of Leo Fender. He gave so much t= o the world of music. He was working on a bass design on his last day at G&= L. The prototype was to be shown to him the next morning, a morning that ne= ver came to pass. That instrument was never released by G&L. > > > >=20 > > > > I love my L2K for its versatility. It can do P bass thump and J bas= s growl, plus a whole lot more. > > > >=20 > > > > Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry=C2=AE smartphone > > > >=20 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: "jollyr465" <jollyr465@> > > > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:12:26=20 > > > > To: <bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com> > > > > Subject: Re: [Bass Place] My new Bass > > > >=20 > > > > Cool, what's the name of that site & thanks for that info too. Your= a G&L man yourself, if I remember right. Is yours a L2500 or an L2000. Man= , what a great Bass. I've been using my 1980 Fender Jazz 1975 reissue that'= s been hot-roded out with DP149 ultra jazz pick-ups & a Gotoh high mass bri= dge, as my main Bass. It's a very versatile bass also. I love that Fender s= o much , that I sleep with that bass, since my divorce. It's always treated= me better than the ex anyway & never complains or gives me any trouble wha= t so ever. It's become kind of a weird love a fare. Now I've got two baby's= & both designed by Leo the man. I've got six basses: two Gibson's, a T-bir= d & a Les Paul, two Fender Jazz basses a 62 reissue & my sweet baby girl th= e 75 reissue, a 63 Hofner 500/1 & now my new baby girl the G&L L2500. I'm a= weird dude I know, but who cares. As long as I can hold down the bottom en= d & play in the pocket, I'm good. Thanks again for the info. > > > > Rick=20 > > > >=20 > > > > --- In bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com, r_a_smith3530@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > If you want to find info on your new bass (its approx age, etc), = there is a forum for G&L that has some info on dating, plus a registry. > > > > > Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry=C2=AE smartphone > > > > >=20 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: "jollyr465" <jollyr465@> > > > > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:44:12=20 > > > > > To: <bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com> > > > > > Subject: [Bass Place] My new Bass > > > > >=20 > > > > > I just got rid of my 35 scale 5 string Carvin XP bass, with pezos= in the bridge & I picked up a used USA G&L L2500 that I fell in love with.= I stopped at the music store to kill some time, when I saw this really pre= tty used G&L L2500 that just seemed to be calling to me, to come over there= & pick her up & play her. Then after that, I just couldn't put her down. I= 'd play the Carvin, then back to the G&L, then back to the Carvin & finally= back to the G&L. I even picked up one of those MTD Z5s & an Ibanez Prestig= e BTB1500. But ended back up with the G & L every time. Then I just couldn= 't put the G&L down. It felt like I was in love for the very first time & t= his bass had just stolen my heart. This is my first G&L Bass & I'm sold on = G&L now. What a great bass & so versatile too. With this bass I can get any= tone I want & then some.=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > =20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20 =20 =20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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