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G&L Club Part 4

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#466
lowfreqgeek said:
Sure, but it's VERY costly to do right. The frets have to be pulled and, then reset. You're probably better off going the JB2 route - especially since you can resell the JB2 with the L2k neck and not lose *that* much money.
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Might even be able to sell the two extra parts seperately for even more, considering how relatively rare parts are for G&L stuff...
 
#468
craigb said:
My approach is to buy a Trib JB2, swap the neck with the Trib L2K and then sell the wide-necked Trib JB2. I'm on my 3rd skinny necked Trib L2K made this way (I don't have 3, I only have the latest :))
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Do the L2k Tributes and JB2 Tributes have the same size heel? Would it be a perfect fit or what?
 
#471
Anybody here want to trade their SB2 or JB2 Tribute neck for my L2000 Tribute neck?

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#472
WTB
5 string fretles G&L 2500
don't know if the one I posted is going to happen. Waiting for shipping and payapl info, does not look good???? Maybe it will happen. Until I have one in my hamds I'll keep looking
thanks
 
#473
, but I'm hoping this'll get me in::hyper:

I like a wide variety of music, but as just a hacker, wasn't about to invest in a wide variety of basses, so the sonic variety offered by this little baby just hit the spot. A very slightly and gently used 2010 Tribute L2000.

I'm looking forward to becoming worthy of it!
 

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#474
Hey folks. Just put a set of LaBella tapewounds on my USA SB-2. Sounds great and can't wait for them to deaden a touch.

I ran into a problem though, I have discovered a ground issue with the bass now that my body does not act as a ground when I touch the strings. The SB-2 is pretty noisy unless I touch some sort of metal on the bass.

Any suggestions?
 
#476
yamark said:
Hey folks. Just put a set of LaBella tapewounds on my USA SB-2. Sounds great and can't wait for them to deaden a touch.

I ran into a problem though, I have discovered a ground issue with the bass now that my body does not act as a ground when I touch the strings. The SB-2 is pretty noisy unless I touch some sort of metal on the bass.

Any suggestions?
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I had the same issue. Believe it or not, when I was in the studio I would wrap a 12 gauge wire with exposed leads around a bridge saddle and jam the other end in my jeans so that my thigh was touching it. That took care of the buzz nicely. Having a tech ground/shield this bass (or doing it yourself) is the real ticket though!

I am not sure how much the LaBella tapewounds are affecting the situation but a good shielding job can't hurt either way.

Maybe use something like this to guide you:
http://www.talkbass.com/wiki/index.php/Silencing_the_Noise_on_a_Marcus_Miller_Signature_Bass
 
#478
yamark said:
Hey folks. Just put a set of LaBella tapewounds on my USA SB-2. Sounds great and can't wait for them to deaden a touch.

I ran into a problem though, I have discovered a ground issue with the bass now that my body does not act as a ground when I touch the strings. The SB-2 is pretty noisy unless I touch some sort of metal on the bass.

Any suggestions?
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My understanding is that the grounding of the bass is working fine. The strings are grounded in a bass in order to ground YOU- a person is a huge antenna for interference that is picked up through the basses pickups, and the coating on your strings is stopping the bridge ground from grounding you as well when you touch the strings. If you touch the bridge and the noise goes away, then you know the bridge ground is functioning as it should and the coated strings are the real problem- I had the same problem at times with DR coated strings when I used them. If the noise is too bad to deal with and you really wish to use the coated strings, you need to A. look into a much more extensive shielding job of the pickups, pickup cavities, and control cavity to minimize noise picked up from your body, or B. ground yourself through the bass by running a wire from your wrist to the bridge or output jack...
 
#480
Yes, you have a bridge ground issue, follow the link suggested. I worked on several 80s G&Ls and about 10% had a weak ground link to the bridge. Used the copper tape on a coverd body section under the ground wire and all is well. Somwhat common issue on older basses with ground wire relying on body wood pressure to force the wire bridge contact. Eventually the wood gives way a bit and the contact area corrodes a bit and the ground is compramised. I had one SB-1 with a completely open ground that arced as you played and actually made a clicking sound as you played each note. pretty easy fix, carefull not to to dig around the bridge to lift it. Part of the bridge hardware is recessed into the body and they can take a bit of a tug and wiggle to lift out. Pull straight up and wiggle from a grip on the top. Don't pry against the body. Seen a few G&L ruined with pry tools.

It could very well be the coated strings causing the problem too, so it can't hurt to try some non-coated before digging into the bridge. I have a SB-1 that came with black beauties and it did not make any more noise than pure metal strings. Of course, it's a single SC so it did make a bit of noise, but tolerable.


yamark said:
Hey folks. Just put a set of LaBella tapewounds on my USA SB-2. Sounds great and can't wait for them to deaden a touch.

I ran into a problem though, I have discovered a ground issue with the bass now that my body does not act as a ground when I touch the strings. The SB-2 is pretty noisy unless I touch some sort of metal on the bass.

Any suggestions?
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