Bought myself a G&L tribby, need a little assistance

DumbChild · #1 11-10-2006, 01:59 AM

Well i finally saved the 1300 Australian it costs to buy a G&L L2000 tribute.

I was going to buy an American one, but it was nearly 3000 dollars here! And im 16 so i don't really make that much haha

Anywho, the bass is great and it should deff do as i get started gigging

But I have no idea what the knobs/switches do. Anyone got a diagram or can tell me?
Im sure this has been asked several times bu ti couldnt find it in my quick search, and quite frankly im to busy playing to look harder

Woohoo, i'll have to post some pictures later

Thanks guys

DumbChild · #2 11-10-2006, 05:32 AM

Blah crap. I found it out

Now im messing around with the sounds.
My E sounds really bass-ey and the rest sound kind of umm different. I want them all to sound bass-ey lol

Possible the strings are rooted? They sound terrible yet the E sounds great

lug · #3 11-10-2006, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by DumbChild

Blah crap. I found it out

Now im messing around with the sounds.
My E sounds really bass-ey and the rest sound kind of umm different. I want them all to sound bass-ey lol

Possible the strings are rooted? They sound terrible yet the E sounds great

Try both pups on, active no treble, series mode with bass and treble controls set to taste (start at mid-point).

saxofunk · #4 11-10-2006, 09:02 AM

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Possible the strings are rooted? They sound terrible yet the E sounds great

Go with that. Get a new set of strings. If the bass was used, they're probably dead. If you recently bought it new from a dealer, take it in and see if they'll hook you up with a new set.

You may also try adjusting the pole pieces and/or EQ on your amp.

DumbChild · #5 11-11-2006, 01:59 AM

Its new, i had to custom order the colour i wanted.

I played for a few people and they love the sound and they love the fact that the bottom three strings are more "Punchy" yet less bassy then the E.

I think im just gonna stuff around with the settings a bit

**Chef** · #6 11-11-2006, 08:03 AM

Rule #1: no pics=no bass...post up!

Print, read and follow these directions...if you're not good with things like that, take these to the dealer you purchased from. A new set of strings will likely help some to.
A new G&L at 16? You're a lucky lad!

http://www.glguitars.com/faq/GLmanual.pdf

lpdeluxe · #7 11-11-2006, 08:07 AM

The strings were the first thing to go on my own Tribute L2K. The originals rattled and the windings felt uneven...anyhow, I strung it with GHS Brite Flats, same as my others, and it works fine now.

DavePlaysBass · #8 11-11-2006, 11:03 PM

You may need a good setup. Did the store you buy it from set it up for you.

DumbChild · #9 11-12-2006, 12:28 AM

As i said it was hard to get one in Australia, so i had to get it in to newcastle and then sent here. Thats about a days drive away just so you know:P

I've spent like 2 months saving for it

I might take it down to the local music store and get some new strings. Everyone thinks these sound fine but i myself find the E to be louder and deeper then the "twangy" sound the others provide

And i took a couple of very anti-professional quality pictures

Ill get a few better ones soon

Willem · #10 11-12-2006, 10:29 AM

I love bleuburst

DavePlaysBass · #11 11-12-2006, 10:56 AM

Things that can effect the timbre of a string:

1) Do you have good relief on the neck? See setup area sticky for Mr. Gearhead discussion on neck relief.

2) If the relief is proper, then do you have the saddle heights set on the bridge so that the strings follow the radius of the fret board in a consistent manner? If playing with saddle height, you will want to loosen the saddle lock screw on the bottom side of the bridge. Be sure to tighten when finished. I actually forgot to tighten it on one bass and ended up losing the screw. Never really missed it though.

3) After relief and saddle height are in place, what about pickup spacing to the string. This is the most mystical setting on G&Ls. I think a good starting point is to fret the last fret and measure the distance between the pickup pole and the bottom of the string. You should have the same measurement for the bridge and neck pickup. This will result in the bridge pickup being higher. Use the three screws on the pup adjust to get the pickup height so things are a little farther on the E string side than the G string side. The beauty of the G&L are the adjustable pole pieces. After you set the relief, saddles, and pickup height properly, you can then individually adjust the pole piece height to even things out. Beware that adjustment of the pickup height can have quite an effect on tone. Too close to the strings and things sound harsh and distorted. Sometimes choked because of the magnetic field pulling the strings. Too far from the strings and you lose bottom end and fullness. It seems this is the most variable bass to bass.

String type and gauge along with player preference may result in different optimum settings of all parameters.

By the way, I picked up a Tribute L2K. Fantastic tone. I have wired mine so I have single coils instead of series / parallel. If you dig thick J tones, it is an easy mod to do.

Dave