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This is a search-engine-friendly text mirror of the TalkBass Forums HeavyDuty 05-08-2006, 07:25 PM I have a beater L-1000 parts bass that absolutely oozes mojo. It doesn't get a lot of play any more since I transitioned over to fivers. Does G&L do a single humbucker five string with the pickup in the same position as on my L-1000 (i.e. like a P-bass)? spideyjg 05-08-2006, 11:19 PM The L2K 4 banger is in the same position. I don't have a 2500 to tell you for sure if the 2500 is in the same spot but I believe it is. There has been discussion of converting an L25K to an "L-1005". In theory it can be done. Jim no4mk1 05-09-2006, 12:34 AM How about the L-1505... L-1505 on G&Ls website (http://www.glguitars.com/instruments/instruments.asp?prcode=l1505) Cheers, Chris (edited cause I are dumb) Duhhh... You said L-1000. Sorry, no they don't make a fiver, or any L-1000s anymore. Yeah... I guess you would have to mod an L-2500 I guess. Might be an interesting project with a Tribute. HeavyDuty 05-09-2006, 07:06 AM Bummer. Thanks! Chef 05-09-2006, 01:45 PM Unless it's a "looks thing" just buy an L2500, and run neck only on the pickup selector. BassikLee 05-09-2006, 05:59 PM I dunno where the pickup is on the L-1000, but on the tribby L-2500, the neck pickup is here: the neck coil is 28 1/4" from the bridge side of the nut, and the bridge coil is 29 1/16" from the bridge side of the nut. This neck pickup is the first and only one I'll play alone. To my ear, neck pickups are always too murky, undefined. This one, aside from being a louder than hell, big ol' humbucker, sort of "channels" a P bass, to me anyway. HTH, a little, Lee craigb 05-09-2006, 10:20 PM I always thought GR basses (http://www.grbasses.com) looked a lot like L1Ks (and some are 5-string, I think). But their website, while still active, hasn't been updated in a while from what I can tell. spideyjg 05-09-2006, 11:59 PM Bummer. Thanks! Ken an L-2000 the neck pickup is exactly where the L1K is. I've measured them. The rest is changing the wiring which is pretty darn easy. Presto an L-1005. You just have to live with a second pickup you do not use. Jim Chef 05-10-2006, 06:43 AM I always thought GR basses (http://www.grbasses.com) looked a lot like L1Ks (and some are 5-string, I think). But their website, while still active, hasn't been updated in a while from what I can tell. Huh, never heard of them. Are they good? HeavyDuty 05-10-2006, 07:09 AM Ken an L-2000 the neck pickup is exactly where the L1K is. I've measured them. The rest is changing the wiring which is pretty darn easy. Presto an L-1005. You just have to live with a second pickup you do not use. Jim That's good to know - I had assumed they were placed differently. An L-2000 could be an option. |