FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

Here's an early L-1000 with the mahogany/rosewood combination. Plays great, sounds great. During 1981, G&L basses were fitted with Schaller tuners that had either straight or tapered posts.  By the end of the year, all tuner posts were tapered.

 
 Body: Solid; 2-piece mahogany

 Finish: Sunburst, nitrocellulose

 Neck: 1-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard: Rosewood; pearloid dot markers

 Number of Frets: 21

 Pickguard: None

 Bridge: G&L Locktight, chrome

 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 11/16 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout: 13 inches

 Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches

 Weight: 9.8 lb