Fantastic!
They really are built amazingly well in all aspects.
Kinda puts Fender to shame a bit in many areas at the same or higher price points.
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That’s a real looker Guto.
Congrats!
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Yeah, this will be my first Father’s day and I wanted to celebrate big!
I have no plans on ever getting rid of this bass!
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Thanks Brian!!
I had a Ray34 before but upgraded for this Special now.
It’s really a leap of a difference on everything. Just can’t stop playing!
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Your first comment on how smooth the neck is, was exactly what my first thoughts were when i got mine, the necks are un- *^%#@*believable,
i hope you wear it out 
Cheers Brian
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Geez, I have to wait a bit. The Urge II is still very new to me, so it makes no sense to go out and buy another bass yet. Why the heck to I keep looking though?!
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Bassaccumulitis
No cure, better not to fight it, painful if you do, just let it consume you.
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Hahahaha!!!
It hurts us, it hurts us!! 
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GO FOR IT, GOLLUM! GOLLUM!
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Put a search in Reverb and let the cheaper basses come to you daily.
Also, you can find things like this on talkbass.com classified.
That is where I got a MINT HH Stingray Special (Ball Family Reserve) for $1600, it sells for $2800.
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Yeah I believe they are in the same level, each one with its history and fan base.
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Yes, I am SUPER impressed with the Stingray’s build quality.
Off the hook.
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I have never had my hands on a G&L, but apparently, Leo considered them his best accomplishments, due to many years growing Fender, then Music Man, and then G&L.
Like I say, I have never had my hands on one, and they do have their overseas Tribute line also, but the ones made here in Fullerton, a few miles away from me, are supposed to be excellent. Custom Shop and CLF (Clarence Leo Fender) models in particular.
In the late 1970s, Clarence Leo Fender† was looking forward to launching his new G&L brand featuring his latest innovations including Magnetic Field Design pickups and the Saddle Lock bridge. Leo developed these technologies at his CLF™ Research company, and production of the new G&L instruments took place in the CLF Research factory on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, California, where G&L production continues today.
I guess that is your next hurdle.
I really like the G&L L-1000 CLF
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I do have to say that g+l might very well have been the best thing leo ever did. otoh, what was he supposed to say? yeah my latest creation kind of sux, you should just buy a p-bass. 
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IKR.
But, what I had read before, or heard, was that not only did he have the experience from making Strats, Tele’s, P and J basses, Stingray’s, Etc… (I know there are alot more, but not gonna list them all), but the gains in tech for manufacturing processing, and for the electronic components were getting better and better, and he was exploring new things like those pick ups and bridge designs just to repeat the things that were in that quote I posted above.
It might not be the same today to take a Custom Shop Fender, Custom Shop G&L, and a Custom Shop Stingray, and get one that is leaps and bounds better then, or ahead of the others, BUT, for the day in which CBS Fender and EBMM were big manufacturers, and G&L was up and coming, and exploring new ways to probably hand make the guitars at the time, they probably were the stand out of the bunch.
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