G&L Club Part 7

[Argali]

Hey all, I recently played two Tributes at a store - a Kilton and SB-2 - and fell in love with both. I plan on picking one up soon, and was curious which one y'all would snag first and why.

 

[TDR1138]

Hey all, I recently played two Tributes at a store - a Kilton and SB-2 - and fell in love with both. I plan on picking one up soon, and was curious which one y'all would snag first and why.

SB-2. See post above yours for a good reason.
I miss my SB-2. Need to get another someday.

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

Obviously it's a personal choice depending on what you like to play and what you like to hear from your ax.

I had both an SB-2 and a Kiloton built new to the same specs (not at the same time). The SB-2 was my #1 from the day I brought it home until now, four years later. I sold the Kiloton within a year. I still have an L2k and SB-1 that I'm pretty fond of, too.

Very generally, I feel like the SB-2 sound "fits" into a broader range of music than the Kilo--but that's my ears and my tastes. And it's always there. I can plug it straight into my interface and hear what I want. The Kiloton had me fiddling with knobs all the time. I tried a mess of different strings on it. Don't get me wrong, it was a super-nice bass. But it wasn't my favorite bass for any one thing, and wasn't good enough at enough things to overcome that.

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

BTW, I'm trying something kinda crazy.

Having also fallen in love with a Warwick Streamer LX, I dropped my SB-2 off with my luthier to reverse the neck coil position. I'm never selling this bass, so I decided to have some fun with it.

 

[Boitameuh]

To my ears you can't go wrong with a Precision-type bass, it's gonna sounds right in almost every musical context.

With the MFD pickup the SB-2 is actually a supercharged Pbass, with a bonus bridge PU to add clarity if needed.

 

[Jfp]

Appreciate all the responses, but does anyone know the answer to the question?

 

[Jackcrow]

Appreciate all the responses, but does anyone know the answer to the question?

The answer is yes.

 

[Jfp]

Thank you!

 

[richwag]

To my ears you can't go wrong with a Precision-type bass, it's gonna sounds right in almost every musical context.

With the MFD pickup the SB-2 is actually a supercharged Pbass, with a bonus bridge PU to add clarity if needed.

That's why I think PJs are so much better than just P basses. You can do the p bass thing with a PJ, but you can do so much more.

 

[BadJazz]

Ok fellow G&L nerds I am very conflicted.

Here's why:

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Teaser pics:

I happen to have a Fullerton red ASAT, and would LOVE a matching L2k. Unfortunately this is part of the description:

"The late great Mike Lull modified the electronics for the last owner - there is no preamp, and the series/parallel functionality has been split out. Middle switch controls the neck pickup, back switch controls the bridge pickup."

GAH!!!!

My hopes are/were dashed. However $700 still seems quite fair, so my question is how much (and how exactly) could I go about putting the electronics back to stock? I'm useless myself so I'd need a skilled hand to do the restoration.

And if someone else here gets the bass that's absolutely fine by me.

My matching ASAT porn:

EDIT UPDATE: I emailed the seller, and he happens to have the stock preamp and such. Sweetens the deal tremendously!

 

[tony caskey]

Ok fellow G&L nerds I am very conflicted.

Here's why:

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Teaser pics:

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I happen to have a Fullerton red ASAT, and would LOVE a matching L2k. Unfortunately this is part of the description:

"The late great Mike Lull modified the electronics for the last owner - there is no preamp, and the series/parallel functionality has been split out. Middle switch controls the neck pickup, back switch controls the bridge pickup."

GAH!!!!

My hopes are/were dashed. However $700 still seems quite fair, so my question is how much (and how exactly) could I go about putting the electronics back to stock? I'm useless myself so I'd need a skilled hand to do the restoration.

And if someone else here gets the bass that's absolutely fine by me.

My matching ASAT porn:

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EDIT UPDATE: I emailed the seller, and he happens to have the stock preamp and such. Sweetens the deal tremendously!

Keep it that way . and you will have a couple versatile basses that sound great. some of the early L 2000 were passive with seperate coil tapping abilities, ALA Roscoe Beck fender sig... if i had 700 dollers i would not be telling you this,, i would be posting pics of my new passive L2000, is it a six bolt neck?,, their mite be room on paypal. that is cool

 

[tony caskey]

it just came to me what my next passive bass will be , L 2000 with passive tone stack like my L1000 and coil tap for both pickups separate, and three way switch. and the same neck that comes on the CLF 1000, 1 5/8 slim C9.5 radius. If this bass had the L2000 neck and not a Jazz neck i would buy it.

 

[dave64o]

Ok fellow G&L nerds I am very conflicted.

Here's why:

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Teaser pics:

View attachment 4269169 View attachment 4269170

I happen to have a Fullerton red ASAT, and would LOVE a matching L2k. Unfortunately this is part of the description:

"The late great Mike Lull modified the electronics for the last owner - there is no preamp, and the series/parallel functionality has been split out. Middle switch controls the neck pickup, back switch controls the bridge pickup."

GAH!!!!

My hopes are/were dashed. However $700 still seems quite fair, so my question is how much (and how exactly) could I go about putting the electronics back to stock? I'm useless myself so I'd need a skilled hand to do the restoration.

And if someone else here gets the bass that's absolutely fine by me.

My matching ASAT porn:

View attachment 4269176


EDIT UPDATE: I emailed the seller, and he happens to have the stock preamp and such. Sweetens the deal tremendously!

$700 including the original preamp?! I'll look forward to seeing the NBD pics.

 

[nabilhuakbar]

Ok fellow G&L nerds I am very conflicted.

Here's why:

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Teaser pics:

View attachment 4269169 View attachment 4269170

I happen to have a Fullerton red ASAT, and would LOVE a matching L2k. Unfortunately this is part of the description:

"The late great Mike Lull modified the electronics for the last owner - there is no preamp, and the series/parallel functionality has been split out. Middle switch controls the neck pickup, back switch controls the bridge pickup."

GAH!!!!

My hopes are/were dashed. However $700 still seems quite fair, so my question is how much (and how exactly) could I go about putting the electronics back to stock? I'm useless myself so I'd need a skilled hand to do the restoration.

And if someone else here gets the bass that's absolutely fine by me.

My matching ASAT porn:

View attachment 4269176


EDIT UPDATE: I emailed the seller, and he happens to have the stock preamp and such. Sweetens the deal tremendously!

At $700 that's cheaper than most Tributes you'd find out on the market right now.

Wiring a preamp is a pretty extensive project to dive into if you've never soldered anything before...it's also free though. It would be worth it to have a pro do it

 

[jglunt]

Yes. I believe it's a trick of the eye. In direct sunlight the white pearloid pickguard makes the pickups appear ivory. In all other lighting and angles, they look much whiter.

Are you sure it's not the Crest Whitening Strips??

 

[jglunt]

Hey all, I recently played two Tributes at a store - a Kilton and SB-2 - and fell in love with both. I plan on picking one up soon, and was curious which one y'all would snag first and why.

I happen to own both an SB-2 and a Kiloton. Both are monsters, but if I had to have just one, it'd be the K'ton. The versatility of playing that MFD 'bucker in series, parallel, or single coil trumps what the SB-2 can do, at least for me. I'm just glad I only have to choose between the two one gig at a time. Plus, if you're looking at the Trib Irish Ale K'ton, I really love that color!

 

[jglunt]

At $700 that's cheaper than most Tributes you'd find out on the market right now.

Wiring a preamp is a pretty extensive project to dive into if you've never soldered anything before...it's also free though. It would be worth it to have a pro do it

Here ya go

I didn't know Peavey made space heaters.

That's a portable air conditioner!

 

[jglunt]

Try this from G&L. Comes complete with USA preamp, pots and switches for just $119. All you have to wire in is the jack. And with the preamp in place, you have the option of passive mode if you prefer.

Electronics - Control Assembly - USA L-2000, L-2500, ASAT Bass

 

[Nedmundo]

I had both an SB-2 and a Kiloton built new to the same specs (not at the same time). The SB-2 was my #1 from the day I brought it home until now, four years later. I sold the Kiloton within a year. I still have an L2k and SB-1 that I'm pretty fond of, too.

Very generally, I feel like the SB-2 sound "fits" into a broader range of music than the Kilo--but that's my ears and my tastes. And it's always there. I can plug it straight into my interface and hear what I want. The Kiloton had me fiddling with knobs all the time. I tried a mess of different strings on it. Don't get me wrong, it was a super-nice bass. But it wasn't my favorite bass for any one thing, and wasn't good enough at enough things to overcome that.

Same experience here. My first G&L was an L-1500, which in passive mode sounds just like the Kiloton, and I bought an SB-2 a year and a half later. The L-1500 was gone within a year, for essentially the same reasons you ditched the Kiloton. I got all the MFD slam out of the SB-2 with the same plug-and-play goodness of any P-bass, while the L-1500's tone varied tremendously across different rigs, in different rooms, etc. At its best, the L-1500 produced unbeatable rock tone, but to get its best reliably I needed to use an Aphex Bass Xciter pedal, and I didn't want to deal with that all the time.

 

[TomB]

Same experience here. My first G&L was an L-1500, which in passive mode sounds just like the Kiloton, and I bought an SB-2 a year and a half later. The L-1500 was gone within a year, for essentially the same reasons you ditched the Kiloton. I got all the MFD slam out of the SB-2 with the same plug-and-play goodness of any P-bass, while the L-1500's tone varied tremendously across different rigs, in different rooms, etc. At its best, the L-1500 produced unbeatable rock tone, but to get its best reliably I needed to use an Aphex Bass Xciter pedal, and I didn't want to deal with that all the time.

I've owned and loved both (still have the SB-2, it's a lifer). I was able to find a passive setting on my L-1500 that worked fantastic for the classic rock band I was in at the time - our guitarist loved it. So I rarely changed it, except for that active switch for those rowdy moments . My guess is the Kiloton could fill the same niche nicely. The SB-2 can be tweaked to sound like a P-bass with the tone wide-open if that's something you like. It can also be a fire-breathing monster. The L-1500 could not ever sound much like a P-bass (and I'd expect from its genes the Kiloton follows suit), but had its own great sound. Sorry if I didn't help you make a choice .