SB-2 Tribute with maple board?

EagleMoon · #1 10-12-2007, 09:51 PM

Most of what I see is the rosewood fingerboards. I know G&L says that they're available with a maple board. Does anybody have one?

snappytom · #2 10-13-2007, 09:50 AM

I don't think they come with maple fretboards.
At the G&L site follow the Instruments link, then the "click here for Tribute Series" logo/link, then the "G&L Tribute Series models" link, then the "SB-2" link in the Basses frame. This product description only lists rosewood as the available fretboard.

I recently got one of these new Indonesia-made Tribute SB-2's and am very impressed. The build quality and fit/finish is better than any MIM Fender I have ever had or played. The neck is very close to a #8 and the fretwork is excellent.
Mine is a black one with black PG and is a project right now to put in a Tone pot mod and pimp the PG a bit. I am thinking some red or maroon accents to the PG would look really good. Will post it whenever it gets completed.

TomB · #3 10-13-2007, 10:37 AM

I'm not sure about new, but I had an '89 SB-2 w/a maple board. Tom

EagleMoon · #4 10-13-2007, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by snappytom

I don't think they come with maple fretboards.
At the G&L site follow the Instruments link, then the "click here for Tribute Series" logo/link, then the "G&L Tribute Series models" link, then the "SB-2" link in the Basses frame. This product description only lists rosewood as the available fretboard.

Oh you're right! I was looking at the regular SB-2. I didn't see the link for the Tribute series. Well crap.

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I recently got one of these new Indonesia-made Tribute SB-2's and am very impressed. The build quality and fit/finish is better than any MIM Fender I have ever had or played. The neck is very close to a #8 and the fretwork is excellent.
Mine is a black one with black PG and is a project right now to put in a Tone pot mod and pimp the PG a bit. I am thinking some red or maroon accents to the PG would look really good. Will post it whenever it gets completed.

Yeah I'd love to see it. I just wish somebody around here carried G&L's. Everybody says they can order one, but then you don't have the chance to try more than one at a time, which is a bummer.

spideyjg · #5 10-13-2007, 04:23 PM

The SB_2 was available in the first gen of Tribbys with a maple board. This generation, rosewood only.

I hate rosewood boards.

Jim

Nedmundo · #6 10-13-2007, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by spideyjg

I hate rosewood boards.

I normally don't like rosewood boards either, but my SB-2 has one, and the extra warmth and "woodiness," however subtle, are a great match for those pickups. I had no choice in the matter because I got it via trade at a guitar show, but I'm really happy it has rosewood. Regardless, I think maple should always be an option, especially since the Tribby SB-2 comes in black/black! How can they offer that WITHOUT maple?

snappytom · #7 10-13-2007, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by EagleMoon

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Yeah I'd love to see it. I just wish somebody around here carried G&L's. Everybody says they can order one, but then you don't have the chance to try more than one at a time, which is a bummer.

Got mine new from NitroTone on eBay. I would have been nice to see it first and pick from more than one, but it came out of the box w/o problems. Not too many places have them in stock.

May be sending the pickguard to a friend who does custom artwork and paint/decals on boats. Who knows what he may come up with but I am sure it will be more interesting than anything I could do.

EagleMoon · #8 10-13-2007, 06:03 PM

Isn't it kind of odd that they only have black and red? If the L-series basses had a thinner neck I might try one of those, at least they have more color choices.

Azoore · #9 10-14-2007, 06:29 PM

WTB custom order Tribute