G&L Club Part 7

[R&B]

25976597[/URL], member: 265494"]small world!


I know piano player do used to live here
In my city he also played bass guitar drums clarinet bag pipes and he used to tune pianos

Remember…you can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish!

…I'm here all week!

 

[Handyman]

I'm pondering which L2500 Series 750 to order.

Any thoughts on basswood vs ash vs okoume?

 

[Holdsg]

mine is Ash.
I'm a big fan of Ash and love a trans finish on ash. That's bass royalty right there (IMO).
but can be heavy (and supposedly getting scarce).

basswood has its share of detractors on here (wood can be too soft, no grain, etc) but might be lighter weight, if weight is important. I've owned a bass or two made of basswood, such as a Bongo. no complaints from me.

Okoume is much like mahogany, IME, and G&L get's some beautiful pieces, shown off with fantastic trans finishes.
I've not played an okoume one. I've owned several mahogany basses, including a few G&Ls. Mahogany is probably my second favorite wood species after ash, but also getting scarce so I understand why Okoume is now being used as a substitute.

all just this guy's views, FWIW.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

So with that Custom Shop, could they now do a 19MM JB 5 with those new MFD humbuckers?

 

[g-dude]

mine is Ash.
I'm a big fan of Ash and love a trans finish on ash. That's bass royalty right there (IMO).
but can be heavy (and supposedly getting scarce).

basswood has its share of detractors on here (wood can be too soft, no grain, etc) but might be lighter weight, if weight is important. I've owned a bass or two made of basswood, such as a Bongo. no complaints from me.

Okoume is much like mahogany, IME, and G&L get's some beautiful pieces, shown off with fantastic trans finishes.
I've not played an okoume one. I've owned several mahogany basses, including a few G&Ls. Mahogany is probably my second favorite wood species after ash, but also getting scarce so I understand why Okoume is now being used as a substitute.

all just this guy's views, FWIW.

My Okoume L2500 series 750 is really pretty, and it's not like it has a custom top or anything.

 

[RL5]

Just got my first G&L bass. I had access to a Fender Precision many (many, many, many, many) years ago, but this is the nicest bass I've actually owned. It's new to me, but not brand new.

 

[lildrgn]

Hello friends,

I have some $$ from gigs last year and about enough to treat myself to a Tribute LB-100 via the G&L Clearance store. However, I've been messing with my SB-2 for a bit recently, with the bridge pickup set at 0, so running the neck pickup only. I'm digging the sound and wondering if an LB-100 is even needed at this point. I get the difference between MFD and alnico pups, but would getting an LB-100 be justified?

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for another bass, but I also want to be smart with my $$.

 

[jglunt]

Nobody can tell you what to do, but I own both an LB-100 and an SB-2. They sound different (MFD compared to Alnico). They play different (the Tribute LB-100 having a wider neck). They feel different (with the LB-100 having a body similar to a P-bass and the SB-2 having a more "streamlined" body).

 

[TDR1138]

I'm a bad one to ask, because I have an LB-100 and I've got an SB-2 on order, so you can guess what my vote would be.

 

[Holdsg]

Alnico = smooth and buttery
MFD = sparkly and gnarly


That's how I would describe them.

 

[Level5wizard]

I added a 3 position switch, and turned one of the pots into a tone control. I did this 20 years ago.
This is a 1993-1994 SB-2.

So I spent some quality time with an SB-2 today and I totally get it now.

I wondered how they could make a bass with no tone control but after playing it I realized that you can get loads of tone control by adjusting the volume of the 2 pups. And you lose very little real volume unless you put the below 1/4. Both at 1/2 gives a nice fat tone. What wizardry is this?

(apologies to the SB-2 owners who already know this)

I was going to try to get G&L to make me one with tone control (they'll do that for a dealer if they get minimum 3 orders) but now I don't think I'll do that - seems redundant.

So back to the original quandary - SB-2 or LB-100 (fretlesses).

 

[Spidey2112]

Alnico = smooth and buttery
MFD = sparkly and gnarly

Funny... if I remember correctly, this is also how you described your wife's cooking, and eating at your in-laws.

 

[jglunt]

Part of the appeal of an SB-2 for me was the fact that it didn't have a tone control. After I bought mine I determined that it didn't need one. But that's just me.

 

[Level5wizard]

At the time, it was needed. First owner.
Never changed it back.

Part of the appeal of an SB-2 for me was the fact that it didn't have a tone control. After I bought mine I determined that it didn't need one. But that's just me.

 

[lildrgn]

I'm a bad one to ask, because I have an LB-100 and I've got an SB-2 on order, so you can guess what my vote would be.

When is the ETA for the SB-2? I can tell you that I love my '96 SB-2!

 

[jefff100]

Alnico = smooth and buttery
MFD = sparkly and gnarly


That's how I would describe them.

IMHO - one of the things I really like about the MFD pickups is that I can get both: Raw, intense & brash; or I can back it down to something moderate, or I can go the other extreme with it and have a warm, woody tone.

That's one of the reasons I run flats also - I can get both.

 

[TDR1138]

When is the ETA for the SB-2? I can tell you that I love my '96 SB-2!

I ordered in early October and was given a 4-5 month estimate, but we'll see.

 

[jglunt]

I ordered in early October and was given a 4-5 month estimate, but we'll see.

Fingers crossed!

 

[TDR1138]

Fingers crossed!

I don't put too much stock in time estimates these days…. I can be patient.

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

Part of the appeal of an SB-2 for me was the fact that it didn't have a tone control. After I bought mine I determined that it didn't need one. But that's just me.

Nope. Definitely not just you