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G&L Club Part 7

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Hey guys, thought I'd share this. First off, just ordered a Tribute Kiloton off of Sweetwater (the CAR with black pg and black block inlays). As such, I need to move something out. My Tribute JB that I did some mods to is listed in the classifieds (Including Dimarzio J's and a custom wired control plate with pull/push for series and parallel).

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jglunt said:
I just wanted to say thank you to each of you who offered your replies and advice to me during 2021. I wish each member of this amazing club a HAPPY AND BLESSED NEW YEAR!
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Happy new year! Talkbass is one of my favorite forums. I really appreciate the respect that people show to one another. It's so refreshing given the toxic world of social media.
 
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lildrgn said:
Off the top of my head, Tribute uses same hardware parts (bridge, pickups, tuners (?)) as US basses, but are assembled in Indonesia. Finishes are limited but from everything I've seen (I don't own either but am in the market for a LB100 Tribute), the Tribs hold their own and punch above their weight.
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The tuners aren't the same, they are cheap cast tuners on the current Tributes.
 
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Naack said:
Out of curiosity, what is the difference between an LB-100 and an LB-100 Tribute?
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Material quality is lower on the Tributes. Bridges/tuners/potentiometers/knobs are all of lower quality than the US versions. Noting that lower quality does not mean bad. Additionally if you find the lower quality hardware to be bad, then you could swap in the US parts. The bridge can be swapped directly for a US bridge (same design). The US tuners will fit, but new mounting holes will be required (nearly the same design).

The big difference is in options and build quality. There are options on the US models that do not exist on the Tributes (wood choice/finish/neck dimensions). While I am sure their are examples that break the mold one way or the other, I have yet to play a Tribute that holds up to the build quality of any of my US G&Ls. Noting that the Tributes are generally high quality imports and occasionally the US factory outputs basses with issues.

The Tributes are nice instruments for the price. US G&Ls are nicer instruments, but at a higher price.
 
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I've been told by folks whose knowledge I trust that the only things that are the same between a Tribute & a Fullerton are the MFD pickups. All of those are built by G&L in the US. Everything else is made to G&L specs overseas, including the Alnico pickups. I own two Tributes and two Fullertons. They're all very fine basses. IMO, the Tributes are exceptional for the price. I would not hesitate to buy another one. My favorite bass is my highly-modded Tribute LB-100, pictured to the left.
 
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jglunt said:
I've been told by folks whose knowledge I trust that the only things that are the same between a Tribute & a Fullerton are the MFD pickups. All of those are built by G&L in the US. Everything else is made to G&L specs overseas, including the Alnico pickups. I own two Tributes and two Fullertons. They're all very fine basses. IMO, the Tributes are exceptional for the price. I would not hesitate to buy another one. My favorite bass is my highly-modded Tribute LB-100, pictured to the left.
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It's not surprising that so many good basses are coming from Indonesia. So many companies are using it as a source for this instruments. I've had one with some QC issues but others have been spot on.
 
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richwag said:
It's not surprising that so many good basses are coming from Indonesia. So many companies are using it as a source for this instruments. I've had one with some QC issues but others have been spot on.
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I had an ungrounded volume pot on Tribute JB-2--an easy fix--and I bought a Tribute JB with the wrong neck (21 frets instead of 20). That one I sent back. But I'm happy with the two Tributes have now.
 
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