It's here!!! And it's amazing! Almost zero shielding, but that didn't take long to fix and now no more hum. The neck on this thing is so comfortable and the tone is exactly how a P bass should sound.
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I am really digging my Fullerton deluxe lb100. I must say, this is one of the best made necks I have played. The fingerboard is thicker than any bass I've had before, and the edges are rolled very generously. It is a joy to play to put it lightly. The pickup is pretty hot compared to my jazz bass, but maybe all precisions are like that?
G&l hit this bass out of the park for sure. The only "complaint" is the shielding. But that's minor to me.
G&l hit this bass out of the park for sure. The only "complaint" is the shielding. But that's minor to me.
Thanks! It's called "old school tobacco burst". But it reminds me of a honey burst.
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Agreed. It looks a lot like my honeyburst Stingray, although the Musicman honeyburst has (well, had
) a darker, deeper color at the edge than the G&L does. Not that I think either is prettier, they're both beautiful.BTW, I'll also apologize for not giving you additional points for the tort pickguard. That's a nice touch on that finish.
Oddly, my two Tributes have shielding paint in the control cavity while my two Fullertons do not have any shielding there. However, I can't say that my Fullertons (SB-2 and Kiloton) hum any worse than my Tributes (JB-2 and LB-100). None of them hum very badly. I second the motion that your bridge is not grounded well. Also, if you using coated strings, scuff them up very lightly with some sand paper or emery cloth where they cross the saddles. Sometimes that coating keeps them from contacting the bridge and grounding properly.Given that G&L give an MRSP of $215 for painting one side of a headstock black, how much would they add for painting the inside of a cavity with shielding paint?
Wow stunning, that pick guard is perfect for that finish, grats!
Pine and blackburst is not a happy combination. The front is better ... as its half covered by a nice tort guard 
In that case, you might like the front view as well, if the tort isn't too much to bear
That's not how you spell thanks for showing me anyway
I'm a fan of tort PGs. I put one on my natural 1978 Peavey T-40 and it took it from boring to beautiful. But I agree with TDR1138, it doesn't work on this bass. Fortunately, a PG is an easy thing to replace. Other than that, I like the bass. The grain of the pine through the transparent blackburst is artistically unique.
I'm another big tort fan, but I agree that it doesn't always work. And I don't think it works on a black burst. Now, if it were just a plain black, then absolutely!
FWIW and based on those pictures, I quite like that blackburst.
FWIW and based on those pictures, I quite like that blackburst.
Fair enough. To me I thought it looked streaky and blotchy — but if that's a minority opinion, that's definitely a good thing
Frankly, I see this as a perfect example of why G&L needs to offer RMC (rear mount controls) on the LB-100 and SB series, similar to how they do on the guitar line.
Agreed. It's one of the things I like about the JB-2--a jazz bass with RMC. It makes it very sleek-looking IMO. Unfortunately, I believe they now only offer the JB-2 in a Tribute, or maybe as a custom order??? Not that I have anything against a Tribute. My JB-2 and my LB-100 are Tributes, and great basses.
