1989.5 LB70 - 4-string bass with maple neck through poplar sides, H13B stacked humbucking pickups (standard in 1989), 1990-style "pointy" headstock, black headstock, Schaller bridge, Carvin 22:1 ratio tuners, active-only electronics with volume, blend, bass, treble, deep boost switch for neck pickup, bright boost switch for bridge pickup, phase switch, and pickup selector
BC - Black chrome plated hardware
SL - Straploks by Dunlop
NIN - No inlays on top of fingerboard (side dots only)
PR - Pearl red
Although I prefer the balance of the BB bodies, this LB70 still has the most comfortable neck I've ever played. It is slightly thinner front to back than the current necks. I suspect it is the same as the TBS4 neck. Also, the Schaller bridge has adjustable string spacing. Where the BB70 and BB75 have 3/4" (19mm) string spacing, my LB70 is set at 20+mm, maybe closer to 21mm.
I bought this bass to be a backup to my 1987 Carvin V440T that was my first and only bass at the time. Within a week or two, the LB70 had become my main bass. I liked the neck profile of the newer Carvin neck-through basses so much better than the old neck that I got where I hardly ever played the V440T anymore.
I've gotten a lot of compliments on the sound of this bass over the years.
