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G&L Club Part 2
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Is this worth the $350?
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Even with the refin that's a great price, provided everything is in working order and it has all the original parts. I'd jump on it if I were you. The Lynx is the same as the 1st-gen SB-2 except it has the pointy headstock and body contours. Not many of them around.
Yeah I hate the refinish. I would strip it, dye it and put some lacquer on it.
Horrible finish.
I will give him a call, see what he says. Slow market...
Edit: he already sold it. Figured...
I've been the proud owner of a 1986 Lynx for 12 years:
I "rescued" it from a pawnshop in 1998 for $290. They are great basses; they seem to disappear when you strap 'em on because they hang, balance, and are contoured so nicely. Body wood can be poplar, ash, or maple. Mine's maple, so add that to big single-coil pickups and you have one punchy mo-fo. Right now I have SIT half-rounds on it to tame that midrange and high end a bit. They'll definitely cut through the mix, have great growl, and can drive the song really well.
Buffalo Bros. has a Lynx listed at $1200; At $350 I'd jump on one, flame paint or not (I actually like it).
I "rescued" it from a pawnshop in 1998 for $290. They are great basses; they seem to disappear when you strap 'em on because they hang, balance, and are contoured so nicely. Body wood can be poplar, ash, or maple. Mine's maple, so add that to big single-coil pickups and you have one punchy mo-fo. Right now I have SIT half-rounds on it to tame that midrange and high end a bit. They'll definitely cut through the mix, have great growl, and can drive the song really well.
Buffalo Bros. has a Lynx listed at $1200; At $350 I'd jump on one, flame paint or not (I actually like it).
Ooooooh, so close, Nick! She would have been a steal, and that finish might have even started to grow on you.
This is so true. I have a pair of US JB-2's and still miss my old Tribby version, which was the bass that started the love. It went to a good home, however.
Nick, stay all over this. I still say that a Tribby JB-2 would be a great new buy for ya, and MF now has them at $550 new.
That's one hell of a nice bass, Johnny. I didn't know that some G&L basses had the "pointy" headstock in 1986, or that the Lynx was offered in maple.
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You all would be proud -- I had to sell all my "high end" basses due to recession, but kept my "back-up 4" --- a G&L SB-2 Tribute --- always one of my favorite playing basses. Got it a tune-up, new strings....plugged it into my Bergantino/Markbass rig and whoah, it sounded fantastic.
New "again" to TB, so I will dig up pics and hang around.
New "again" to TB, so I will dig up pics and hang around.
Yeah, they were happy finds! Lots of classic rock sorta stuff (Allman Brothers, Dead, Van Morrison, etc.), funky-rock originals, or really whatever is being played at the time. I'm 100% finger-style. I just got the '90 and haven't played it out yet, but the '83 has a killer tone no matter what the situation or pickup selection. The 1-5/8 neck shape is surprisingly great, I normally prefer narrower. Both necks are rock solid, great pieces of wood, and very different shapes! On the '83 soloing the bridge pickup is excellent. On the '90 it works well to sweeten the P, but is relatively weak on its own, being a bit closer to the bridge. The P is really ballsy, sounding best to me if turned down a bit. In fact if I turn it down real low, it gets a super mellow tone with still plenty of output. Can't wait to hear it in the mix.
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On your SB2-PJ: raise that bridge pickup as high as it'll go without you fouling strings on it, and you'll be surprised at how that increases it's ability to be used on it's own.
That G&L MFD P pickup is a mo-fo. Nasty wide open, but, fairly motown if you set it's volume at 80% or so.
The SB2JJ is just one snarly beast. I love mine.
That G&L MFD P pickup is a mo-fo. Nasty wide open, but, fairly motown if you set it's volume at 80% or so.
The SB2JJ is just one snarly beast. I love mine.
My 2 G-Men.
80 L1K in Natural with an ebony board and it's 8.2 lbs nice and light and my 90's SB1 in Cherryburst in at 7.6 lbs,, Really light.. Great basses.
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80 L1K in Natural with an ebony board and it's 8.2 lbs nice and light and my 90's SB1 in Cherryburst in at 7.6 lbs,, Really light.. Great basses.
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