Need a little push to switch to G&L... - Page 2

Jimtoonz · #21 01-04-2008, 04:52 PM

Are you saying that there is "fret buzz" (noise from strings against frets)? If so, you may need to get a good setup technician to look at the bass. It could be that just a little neck relief from the truss rod could be the answer, or a fret dressing should there be one or two frets that are higher than the others.

vroc38 · #22 01-04-2008, 04:57 PM

Basses shipped in the winter (or anytime, for that matter) sometimes take a few days to settle in. If it was shipped, you might want to wait a while before tweaking.

carliuxdelgado · #23 01-04-2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by vroc38

Basses shipped in the winter (or anytime, for that matter) sometimes take a few days to settle in. If it was shipped, you might want to wait a while before tweaking.

Any idea why that would be? Thanks for the input. By the way, it actually was shipped this winter, and the truck had to spend a day in an area blocked by snow, as it was entering northern Spain, so that COULD be the reason.

carliuxdelgado · #24 01-04-2008, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimtoonz

Are you saying that there is "fret buzz" (noise from strings against frets)? If so, you may need to get a good setup technician to look at the bass. It could be that just a little neck relief from the truss rod could be the answer, or a fret dressing should there be one or two frets that are higher than the others.

Thank you. "Fret buzz" is the term I was looing for.

vroc38 · #25 01-04-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by carliuxdelgado

Any idea why that would be? Thanks for the input. By the way, it actually was shipped this winter, and the truck had to spend a day in an area blocked by snow, as it was entering northern Spain, so that COULD be the reason.

I always assumed it had to do with changes in temperature, and maybe humidity too.

Jimtoonz · #26 01-04-2008, 11:10 PM

Play it for a few days then see if you can lower the action to a comfortable level. If so, great. If not, then you can tweak it. Also(you probably know this already), a lighter touch can help reduce fret buzz.

carliuxdelgado · #27 01-05-2008, 04:05 AM

Here's a (BAD) picture of that baby this whole thread was about...

Webtroll · #28 01-05-2008, 01:24 PM

nice!

Assumer · #29 01-06-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by carliuxdelgado

Here's a (BAD) picture of that baby this whole thread was about...

Great looking bass. I currently have two JB2s and would love to get an L2000.

xr6fan · #30 01-10-2008, 03:47 AM

Glad you didn't have to get rid of the Ibanez.

I have one as well and have been lucky enough to be able to keep every bass I've ever bought.

The SR506 I bought was the first brand new bass I ever bought and it was my main bass for a long, long time until I got a 2nd hand G&L L-5000. Now I know which one I prefer to play (the G&L) but it nice to know that my 6 is still there to go back to if I need that particular tone or extra string.

I love the G&L L-5000s so much that I now have two of them!

Jamie

3dbdown · #31 02-21-2008, 10:40 PM

Take a look at your neck relief.....it may need a bit of turn on the truss rod, which should get rid of the "fretting out" problem. It should be a little concave when sighted from headstock to bridge, and you may even find that you can lower the strings again afterwords, and really speed up the neck. You have a great bass, and like all great machines, it should respond well to a tune-up....Dial it in, Dude !!

Rick