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G&L Club Part 2

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This tag was in the case when I bought my '83 L1k about 7 years ago (along with other bits and pieces). Is it possible the initials are legit? Obviously it makes the bass feel even more special to me.

Inquiring minds want to know :)

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I've got an ASAT that I love but want to try to vary it a bit tonally from my L-2500. My L-2500 is a bit more bassy and open sounding while the ASAT is more compressed and punchy.

Anyhoo, I'm looking for more of a Jazz sound or p/j sound out of it and have been messing with the pole pieces and pickup height.

so far I have it set up like this.
Neck Pickup: Reverse P/J style with the rear poles on the E and A adjusted up and the front poles all the way down, the D and G with the two forward poles all the way up and rear poles up way down.
Bridge P/U: Forward Poles up and rear poles all the way down with the rear of the pickup as much lower than the front as I could get it.

I like this setup so far but am open to suggestion. I prefer a bright grindy tone similar to what I get out of my P/J basses with a bit more ass. Thanks!
 
Two days ago, I was playing my SB-2 at home and all was fine. I unplugged it to play another bass for a while and a few hours later, when I went back to the SB-2 - Poof!!.....NO SOUND!

Of course, I did the normal troubleshooting, by changing cables, amps, etc., but found no solution. My other basses work in each amp that I tried and the SB-2 no longer works in any amp. Last night, I also removed the pickguard/control cavity to inspect the wiring, pots, etc. and all wires are firmly in place. By all appearances, the bass should be functioning as usual, but it is completly dead!

As you all know, it's a passive bass, so there's no battery or other components to consider, other than the pickups. I have not yet removed them for closer inspection, since 1). I didn't imagine that both would go dead at the same time and 2). I thought I'd seek advise here before moving forward.

So, TB Community - has anyone out there experienced this before? Any thoughts? Thanks in advance for your help or suggestions. BTW, I bought the bass used about a year ago and it has functioned perfectly until now.

Although not helpful for troubleshooting, here are some pictures:

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