Problems with my new G&L

[saristi]

Hi, I have just get a new Tribute G&L L-2500 on thursday 24th.

The bass is fine, but I have a problem with a combination of the parallel/series control and the pickup selector. When I switch the bridge pickup in series, the bass practically don't produce any sound. When the series/parallel switch is in parallel, there isn't any problem, and any pickup combination works perfectly.

I'm really worried cause this is my new bass and I'm not in USA, so sending the bass to G&L factory would be almost impossible.

Can someone help me with this?

[francisl2500]

in active mode or in passive mode?
Francis

[Youngspanion]

Contact the seller. Or contact G and L themselves.

[spideyjg]

What about trying the neck pickup alone in series? Does that work?

It may be a wire for the bridge pickup popped off the switch. That is an easy soldering fix.

In series any wire popped off, or hopefully not a bad coil, will kill the output of that pickup.

Tap the poles with a screwdriver in parallel and make sure both sets cause a *pop*. Don't have your amp cranked just a little will do.

Jim

[saristi]

Originally Posted by francisl2500

in active mode or in passive mode?
Francis

In both modes, active and passive. All the rest of the positions are fine, but the bridge pickup doesn't sound when I play in series, no matter if the bass is in active or passive mode.

[saristi]

Originally Posted by spideyjg

What about trying the neck pickup alone in series? Does that work?

It may be a wire for the bridge pickup popped off the switch. That is an easy soldering fix.

In series any wire popped off, or hopefully not a bad coil, will kill the output of that pickup.

Tap the poles with a screwdriver in parallel and make sure both sets cause a *pop*. Don't have your amp cranked just a little will do.

Jim

The neck pickup alone in series works perfectly.

I tried the bridge pickup with a screwdriver and there is a coil that pop much louder than the other one. Do you think there is a problem with the bridge pickup or could be a wire?

[spideyjg]

Originally Posted by saristi

The neck pickup alone in series works perfectly.

I tried the bridge pickup with a screwdriver and there is a coil that pop much louder than the other one. Do you think there is a problem with the bridge pickup or could be a wire?

Open the control cavity and look at the middle switch. There is a set of wires from the neck pickup and an identical set from the bridge. On a USA they are yellow, black and white.

Make sure none are broken off. The problem is either going to be the wires, switch or the pickup coil.

Got a multimeter to measure resistance?

Jim

[saristi]

Originally Posted by spideyjg

Open the control cavity and look at the middle switch. There is a set of wires from the neck pickup and an identical set from the bridge. On a USA they are yellow, black and white.

Make sure none are broken off. The problem is either going to be the wires, switch or the pickup coil.

Got a multimeter to measure resistance?

Jim

Hi, I opened the control cavity already and everything there seems to be ok (no broken wires).

I have a multimeter. What should I do?

[spideyjg]

Originally Posted by saristi

Hi, I opened the control cavity already and everything there seems to be ok (no broken wires).

I have a multimeter. What should I do?

Go look at the schematic and ohm out the coils.

Call the dealer too that you bought it from.

Jim

[saristi]

Originally Posted by spideyjg

Go look at the schematic and ohm out the coils.

Jim

I'm not very good at electronics, could you tell me how to do that?

Thanks

[palmann]

Perhaps it would be a good idea to ask someone who's more experienced with electronics.

Gruesse, Pablo

[Chef]

You bought it new?
Take it back to the seller for repair or replacement.

[spideyjg]

Take it back to the dealer and let them deal with it.

Any electronics tech worth their salt could look at the scematic and ohm the thing out. It is too much to explain the how of doing it.

Jim

[saristi]

Originally Posted by spideyjg

Take it back to the dealer and let them deal with it.

Any electronics tech worth their salt could look at the scematic and ohm the thing out. It is too much to explain the how of doing it.

Jim

But what should I do to figure out if it's a bad coil?

[Infernal Affair]

You should take it back to your dealer. It's the easiest route.

[jimmy rocket]

I just realized I was having the same problem with the neck pickup in parallel. I hadn't really messed around with parallel that much.

Turns out it was just a wire and a five second soldering fix.

[jimmy rocket]

Scroll down for a great wiring schematic for the L2000.

http://badassbassplayers.com/forum/v...php?f=48&t=658

Not my work, but I wish it was.

[saristi]

Originally Posted by jimmy rocket

Scroll down for a great wiring schematic for the L2000.

http://badassbassplayers.com/forum/v...php?f=48&t=658

Not my work, but I wish it was.

Thanks, Jimmy. That link is great. I hope it can help me.

[spideyjg]

The resistance reading on the White and Black wires and the Green and Yellow wires should be the same on both the neck and bridge pickups. About 10K.

Jim

[saristi]

Originally Posted by spideyjg

The resistance reading on the White and Black wires and the Green and Yellow wires should be the same on both the neck and bridge pickups. About 10K.

Jim

Thanks Jim. It will be very helpful . Do you have the pickup specifications?