G&L Club Part 6

[mpdd]

sorry to ask again, but is my 83 L2K supposed to have a compound radius neck or is that something that just happened after its creation?

 

[R&B]

Here is what my sonic blue SB2 looks like. I love it!

Love it! Is that ebony fretboard, mint PG?

 

[PluckyThump]

Anybody have a good comparison in tone difference between a L1500 and L2000? I had a L-2000 a few years ago and trying to trade my spector for one but i'm also looking at a 1500 at the moment.

The L-1500 pickup is in the Stingray position so that's the basic tone you get but the preamp is different. Most people say the G&L is brighter and more aggressive than a Stingray.

The L-2000 is essentially a P-J with humbuckers so it's closer to a Spector tone-wise than the 1500.

 

[Chef]

I don't believe G&L have ever done compound radii.
I could be wrong.

sorry to ask again, but is my 83 L2K supposed to have a compound radius neck or is that something that just happened after its creation?

 

[msact]

Love it! Is that ebony fretboard, mint PG?

Mint PG - yes. The fretboard is rosewood. It just looks dark in the picture. I do wish I had ordered ebony though.

 

[mpdd]

thanks chef, i'm guessing it's an anomaly

 

[Folmeister]

Is that the blue Tom Hamilton ASAT?

Nice! I have been looking for anyone that had this bass in any other color than blue sparkle. Blue seems to be the most common.

Yup, this is the Tom Hamilton model. They offer two blues and a red for colors and that is it.

 

[fourstringdrums]

Well my new LB-100 was short lived. There was a setup issue and my local dealer says there is a hump in the fretboard. So I'm waiting on a call tag to send it back. Most likely it will wind up with a new neck. I'm bummed that after 4 months I still have to wait to get a properly playable bass.

 

[sparkyfender2]

Yup, this is the Tom Hamilton model. They offer two blues and a red for colors and that is it.

Thanks Folmeister!
I appreciate your answer.
And congrats on your ASAT. Looks sweet, indeed!

I'm going to purchase one, and the only color I can find in stock anywhere is in blue. So I guess blue it is!

 

[metron]

Whew guys... in a brief fit of insanity I almost sold my cherry hog/maple 1980 L1000. I pulled the ad when I came to my senses and thank goodness. That bass through my new Mesa M6/Berg CN212 rig sounds great!

 

[Arthur U. Poon]

Here is what my sonic blue SB2 looks like. I love it!

Gorgeous!!!!

 

[Needenaneden]

Well my new LB-100 was short lived. There was a setup issue and my local dealer says there is a hump in the fretboard. So I'm waiting on a call tag to send it back. Most likely it will wind up with a new neck. I'm bummed that after 4 months I still have to wait to get a properly playable bass.

How did it get a hump? I'm guessing it didn't leave the factory with a hump. A couple twists of the truss rod couldn't fix it?

 

[armybass]

Not if hump means ski jump. I love G&Ls but the ski jump rep is def out there.

 

[Freddels]

Not if hump means ski jump. I love G&Ls but the ski jump rep is def out there.

It shouldn't be a ski jump as it's a brand new one, just built.

 

[Freddels]

Anyone have a pic of an LB-100 without the pickguard?

Is that an option or is the body all routed out?

 

[craigb]

No SB-1s but I suspect they are the same as SB-2s with a top-route under the pickguard

 

[lowfreqgeek]

Has anyone replaced their L2500 pickups with M2500 pickups?

I've been thinking about it since the first rumors of the M2500 came out. I love my fretless L2500, but I end up EQing it a lot at the amp and would love to put in the M2500 pickups with a good variable-mid preamp.

 

[metron]

I thought the "ski-jump" issues at the end of the neck were largely due to user error with the 3 bolt micro-tilt necks on older G&Ls?

 

[smperry]

Closed and continued here: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/g-l-club-part-7-a-1035742/