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G&L Club Part 3
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Chef
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limp wrist, i'm not sure the real term for it, he played with his bass on his left legt, and played with his right hand, were it just dangled
can any one help me, i have problem with the rigistry on GbL, it doesnt regist or find it or any thing
Chef
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chef i did some months ago, he says it was from 2003 and may, but problem was it says jun 03 or something like that and he didnt knew what to say or do
I recently got a Tribute SB-2 and have to say that it's an incredibly well-built bass and I really dig it. I also used to have a Lakland Skyline Darryl Jones Jazz.
Anyway, it appears to me that the overall quality of the Indonesian G&L is right on par with an Indonesian Skylines and both feature US electronic packages.
However, a Skyline typically costs about double a Tribute.
I realize that the Skyline uses swamp ash and my SB-2 is cheaper basswood, but there's still a considerable difference in the prices.
Any ideas about that?
PS - I really enjoyed Chef's PLEK discussion. Great points!
Anyway, it appears to me that the overall quality of the Indonesian G&L is right on par with an Indonesian Skylines and both feature US electronic packages.
However, a Skyline typically costs about double a Tribute.
I realize that the Skyline uses swamp ash and my SB-2 is cheaper basswood, but there's still a considerable difference in the prices.
Any ideas about that?
PS - I really enjoyed Chef's PLEK discussion. Great points!
Well sure, Laklands cost more than G&L's.
A US Lakland is about what, $4000? A US G&L is anywhere from $1200-$1600. It makes sense to me that their import stuff would cost more as well. I'm not saying they are or aren't worth it but the pricing makes sense to me if you assume that a US Lakland is worth $4000.
I just picked up my first G&L bass judging by the serial number B0XXXX puts the SB2 around 94-95, the clear forrest green on the swamp ash body is beautiful.
I just picked up my first G&L bass judging by the serial number B0XXXX puts the SB2 around 94-95, the clear forrest green on the swamp ash body is beautiful.
I'd love to see a pic of that...never seen a forest green SB 2.
John
Chef
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"On Vehicle For Delivery"
Yay!
Yay!
Picked up this guy:
1981 L2KE-FL fretless; with a similar vintage L1K neck.
Currently electronically gutted, and set up like a passive J-bass with vol/vol/tone.
I'll try it the way it is, but will probably re-modify it to sorta stock, but still passive:
vol/treb/bass
pickup selector switch
and L1000 coil tap with :
dual parallel, single coil, single coil with bass boost...
maybe just one switch for both pups, maybe one for both.
That rush of "On vehicle for delivery"...is a big part of the rush that keeps us trading off , buying and selling basses all the time.
That and never ending hunting down of the right new bass to get our hands on...
Good ole never ending G.A.S., gotta love it....
Good luck with the new purchase!
Chef
In Memoriam
I tried up upload a pic last night but the file is to big ill re-size it and post.
Here you go.
I walked in to my local GC store for something else until i looked up on the wall and hanging at the top were 2 SB2's this one, and another in
what looked like tobacco burst,both mid 90's in amazing condition. Apparently some guy traded in both basses, i played both of them and fell
in love with this green one. Ive always dug Leo's guitars and have owned a bunch but this is my first G&l and probably won't be my last. It's
like a Stingray on steroids.
Chef
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Chef
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It's here.
9lbs 15oz; not too shabby.
Obviously well played.
LaBella light gauge flats on it.
Ran a fast setup on it by setting microtilt to off, trussrod to flat, and tweaking from there and got it playing fairly nice though I think there's room for improvement yet. Especially since it has a J-bass nut on it that isn't even as wide as the nut slot in the neck. Additionally, the slots are cut substantively too high.
Set the pups fairly high as it's purely passive.
The J-bass vol/vol/tone control layout works ok enough.
Results are promising.
I have schematics and parts in hand to set it up like an L1000:
vol/treb/bass
coil taps for both pups: dual parallel/single coil/series
It'll be a while before that happens though.
Next step will be a thorough cleaning and taking it to work tonight.
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9lbs 15oz; not too shabby.
Obviously well played.
LaBella light gauge flats on it.
Ran a fast setup on it by setting microtilt to off, trussrod to flat, and tweaking from there and got it playing fairly nice though I think there's room for improvement yet. Especially since it has a J-bass nut on it that isn't even as wide as the nut slot in the neck. Additionally, the slots are cut substantively too high.
Set the pups fairly high as it's purely passive.
The J-bass vol/vol/tone control layout works ok enough.
Results are promising.
I have schematics and parts in hand to set it up like an L1000:
vol/treb/bass
coil taps for both pups: dual parallel/single coil/series
It'll be a while before that happens though.
Next step will be a thorough cleaning and taking it to work tonight.
That's what i thought until David over at G&L called it CFG, Clear Forest Green.Its also listed on there registry.
Looks well loved Chef. With some proper strings and maybe a new nut and a set-up, it should be rockin.
Hey question out there to all you G&L fans, whats up with these different numbered necks?
Is it nut width and radius?
Hey question out there to all you G&L fans, whats up with these different numbered necks?
Is it nut width and radius?
Did you mean Emerald Blue?
This pic is fairly close, definitely doesn't look like LPB in person.
Wow! That Emerald Blue is gorgeous!!!!
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