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Old 04-22-2007, 01:45 PM
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Hi, I have a Tribute L2000 that i want to get a new neck for (too wide and I want maple fretboard instead of rosewood). I am wondering how to go about getting a replacement neck for it. I tried calling G&L and no one answered and there doesn't seem to be an email address dedicated to this kind of request. Thanks in advance!
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Old 04-22-2007, 03:07 PM
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Hi, I have a Tribute L2000 that i want to get a new neck for (too wide and I want maple fretboard instead of rosewood). I am wondering how to go about getting a replacement neck for it. I tried calling G&L and no one answered and there doesn't seem to be an email address dedicated to this kind of request. Thanks in advance!
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The Tributes don't have different sized neck options like the US models, sorry.
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Old 04-22-2007, 05:24 PM
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I know that, but is there a place that I could purchase a new neck? The U.S. a Tributes both have the same pocket size, right? Thanks,
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Old 04-23-2007, 10:43 AM
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The only way I know to get a replacement neck for even a US model is to send it in and have one made specifically to fit. Until recently, alot of the work was done by hand- which means a replacement neck couldn't be guaranteed to fit a body correctly. If you really want an L2000 with a skinny maple-boarded neck, I recommend selling your Tribute and looking out for a used US L2000 with 1.5" nut width on the neck...
That being said, I was lucky enough to find a maple boarded neck on Ebay to replace my old rosewood one (just a matter of preference for me, the original neck is fine- I'm just a constant tweaker!)- and it fit well, though it did require alot of adjustment in action/intonation/neck relief, the old neck was almost an inch longer! This is very rare though- I've only seen 3 G&L bass necks that I can remember on Ebay in the last year or so, and maple seems to be the preferred board- so they are probably going to be harder to find...
Apparently Moses makes a graphite neck which will fit an L2000- but that ain't maple...It's possible a Stingray neck would fit? but they generally have the wider nut width as well.

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Old 04-23-2007, 10:48 AM
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US and Tribute necks are not interchangeable.
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Old 04-23-2007, 01:42 PM
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Also, if I remember the FAQ's section on the G&L site, there was only one width offered for the Tributes.
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Old 04-23-2007, 02:54 PM
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New Tribbys..........

The new Tribute SB-2 and JB-2 have 1 1/2" nut widths. The JB-2 version has a maple neck option. You could try and contact BBE to see if a maple neck could be purchased. You may have to have it correctly fit by a luthier. The new Tributes are made in a diffferent factory. Worth a try anyway........
 


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