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G&L Club Part 2
- Thread starter Bryan R. Tyler
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I've been a G&L owner for a long time. I just saw this thread and thought that I should join the owner's club.
Here is my Tribute L-2000:
Here is my Tribute L-2000:
I believe that the 9" radius mentioned on the on the G&L website for the Tribute is an error. I measured my L-2000 Tribute (Indonesian, Nov 2007) and it is definitely 12" radius.
It was discussed here http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=732904
If there were ever a bass that I would buy online, sight unseen, and unplayed by me, it would be a G&L. I still regret selling my Tribby JB-2, despite the fact that it got me my first of 2 US-made JB-2's. I have GAS for a SB, and have not decided on whether it should be a SB-1 or SB-2. I love the PLEK'd necks of the US-made instruments, but the Tribby line is good for gigs in unsavory places. Right now, that "beater" role is held by my Squier Jaguar, which has P/J pickups. My heart is set on the SB being American-made, but if I end up with a Tribby (gotta be the black SB-2), I won't complain, either. At $500-600 new, the Tribby's are a good investment, despite the relative lack of resale value. If you are like most who own, or have owned a G&L, you won't want to sell it, anyway.
Definitely *not* 9" radius, as stated before.
Here's my L2500 tribute. Can I have a numebr pleeeease?
Here's my L2500 tribute. Can I have a numebr pleeeease?
The 4-strings have different radius options (7.5", 9", 12"), but the 5-strings are 12" only.
IMO, 12" is just about perfect for the particular string spacing of the L2500.
IMO, 12" is just about perfect for the particular string spacing of the L2500.
UPDATE: The seller has fixed the bass. There was never anything wrong with the preamp. His brother just had the switches misconfigured while trying it out.
The bass is going to be shipped to me tomorrow! Then all that will be left is to take it to a luthier or guitar tech nearby for him to give a final OK
The bass is going to be shipped to me tomorrow! Then all that will be left is to take it to a luthier or guitar tech nearby for him to give a final OK
Nice!
The electronics are easily fixable if there's anything wrong, so I wouldn't worry much as long as the bass is structurally fine and those pickups are ok (and even then, you can repair/buy a replacement). Hell of a bass. Good price too!
best part is that i dont have to pay a penny until the bass is fixed. then i will pay the guy and deduct whatever the costs of fixing it were from the final bill. not too shabby right?
I own two, a US-made L-2000 and a Tribute JB-2. Sorry, no pics. The L2K is green/rosewood, and the JB2 is sunbust/maple.
I thought I already had a number, but a search for my username in both threads came up empty, so may I have a number?
I thought I already had a number, but a search for my username in both threads came up empty, so may I have a number?
Chef
In Memoriam
Hey all;
finally got the 2500 out into clubland. I used my M9 and UL410. It went really well. Everyone in the band noticed I was playing something different, and commented positively on it. They don't always notice, so, that's nice
I've been playing it pretty exclusively to get used to the string spacing. It seems if I just relax more then normal, make my hand and all my moves smaller, it's actually kinda nice!
When I switched to a normal 19mm bass at third set, if felt wide by comparison-which of course it was-but my point is, 17mm is perfectly workable with some acclimation time.
Sonically, it's grown on me a lot as the DA XL170's have broken in. That's an over the top combination when those strings are fresh, but after about 15 hours, they lay down some.
With the K single coil switching, there are so many sonic options in there. The bridge pickup in single coil does a nice Jaco thing...but in series you get Mix Crushing Jaco; which is really fun!
For now, I really like it. I know the band sure did.
finally got the 2500 out into clubland. I used my M9 and UL410. It went really well. Everyone in the band noticed I was playing something different, and commented positively on it. They don't always notice, so, that's nice
I've been playing it pretty exclusively to get used to the string spacing. It seems if I just relax more then normal, make my hand and all my moves smaller, it's actually kinda nice!
When I switched to a normal 19mm bass at third set, if felt wide by comparison-which of course it was-but my point is, 17mm is perfectly workable with some acclimation time.
Sonically, it's grown on me a lot as the DA XL170's have broken in. That's an over the top combination when those strings are fresh, but after about 15 hours, they lay down some.
With the K single coil switching, there are so many sonic options in there. The bridge pickup in single coil does a nice Jaco thing...but in series you get Mix Crushing Jaco; which is really fun!
For now, I really like it. I know the band sure did.
Chef
In Memoriam
I'm hesitant to gush all over this bass, but I had a great time with it last night.
I'll save gushing for when I feel the same-or not-after 3-4 gigs.
My lone quibble:
Dear G&L:
c'mon...give up the 17mm spacing already. I understand why you did it back in the day, but a new "industry standard neck/neck pocket/string spacing" is just a CNC program and a re-vamp of the 5 string pickups away. It's not that hard. Do it already, and build a 5 string JB and SB1 while you're doing it.
I'll buy one of each.
Thanks;
Alan
G&L customer since August 1980
I'll save gushing for when I feel the same-or not-after 3-4 gigs.
My lone quibble:
Dear G&L:
c'mon...give up the 17mm spacing already. I understand why you did it back in the day, but a new "industry standard neck/neck pocket/string spacing" is just a CNC program and a re-vamp of the 5 string pickups away. It's not that hard. Do it already, and build a 5 string JB and SB1 while you're doing it.
I'll buy one of each.
Thanks;
Alan
G&L customer since August 1980
just bought the l2000 cherry burst with wood binding, and k wiring from rocket music. it looks freakin beautiful. i had one several years go, now im buying another.....you know the story.
No way! That's one of the reason I like G&L's, and it's not like there isn't EVERY OTHER BASS out there to satisfy 19mm spacing if you desire it.
Down with this though.
Yeah, the woodwork can be reprogrammed and they're getting pretty cagey about it these days. OTOH, they'd have to re-do the bridge and pickups and do them in big enough numbers to make it cost effective. I'm not sure it's realistic for a (relatively) small builder like G&L. EBMM doesn't do 19mm either, though the reasons would probably be quite different.
I've been talking about that for years. The deal here would be pickups. There are some fine 5 string JB-style pickups out there, and probably even some split "P" 5 string pickups as well. But G&L is loath to purchase bass pickups from an OEM, and only do them in-house where they hold control and can keep costs down. And we're back to the numbers thing again. Don't forget that "K" switching you've got there.
There's also the idea that G&L likes to think about things for a good while. So sometimes it feels kinda like this:
Ken...
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