82' G&L L2K

[Amedee]

Could have been a custom order.
"different necks than mine:"
later necks had the pointy bit on them, and no skunk stripe on the back.
All the mahogany ones I had were tobacco burst.

I would love to have one of those mahogany oneswith the Sunburst also. as well as a really nice early 1K with the Ebony board

 

[Chef]

Mahogany fingerboard never happened as far as I know
Ebony tho

 

[Amedee]

Mahogany fingerboard never happened as far as I know
Ebony tho

oops!!! That's what I meant. Thank you and thank you for your wonderful site.

 

[Amedee]

I will have to say that the person that gifted me this base has saved my life because of all the different tones. Just needs the frets dressed to get The action perfect.

 

[Amedee]

I had thought all the mahogany bodies were clear or transparent finishes, guess not. Mahogany is a lot more expensive than ash, alder, or basswood, so it's usually not painted (except on Gibsons). I'm gonna go out on a shaky limb of guesswork and suggest it was a "seconds" mahogany body, got a ding in it during manufacture, or maybe just mismatched color on the pieces, so off to the paint shop it went. I'm surprised to see no obvious primer coat under the black, my 83' L2k has bright blue primer under the black. Were you the first owner? Possible somebody refin'd it along the way? Short of stripping it, you'll never know, and probably don't care. Early L2k's are among the best production instruments ever made IMO, and you have what looks like a unique bass. It's all good.

Thank you very much it is an amazing bass. going to love it forever.

 

[Amedee]

Could have been a custom order.
"different necks than mine:"
later necks had the pointy bit on them, and no skunk stripe on the back.
All the mahogany ones I had were tobacco burst.

I sure wish I had a tobacco one. Maybe one day.