G&L Club Part 7

[IvanBassist]

Man! That's Ska-licious!!
Would love to hear full songs.

I will take my GoPro and record some shows, but in the meantime you can check the band's own channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqqmgvhRV_KssJ8FGOqSblA

 

[LowEndLobster]

Proof that some Youtoob bassists are also real gigging bassists! Good job! Great tone, too!

Hehe, I do occasionally leave my bassment! Only occasionally though hahah

 

[T-34]

Hehe, I do occasionally leave my bassment! Only occasionally though hahah

Great disco lines!

 

[Lammchop93]

I'm going for a 4 hour drive in two days to go and fetch a L-2000 "Signature Edition" from 1991!

Excited like before a first date

Those new bass road trips are also so fun!

 

[Baker69]

Hi guys,

I've just ordered my very first G & L bass - an L2000 Tribute (Lefty), in Natural finish. It was quite difficult in finding one, there are number of Sunburst ones still available out there but I really wanted one in the Natural finish even though it was over £100 more expensive!

Really looking forward to getting it, I will post pics of course as soon as.

Is there a specific part of the G & L club in relation to L2K Tributes, I would like to read more about them and what you guys think about them?

 

[jmlee]

Hehe, I do occasionally leave my bassment! Only occasionally though hahah

Enjoy your cat moments. One of mine is a bass aficionado and rubs around my legs as I practice. Also enjoying your growing plectrum proficiency! Keep up the great work!

 

[Lammchop93]

Good lord this is a purty bass!!
G&L JB Burgundy Mist | Reverb

 

[jmlee]

Good lord this is a purty bass!!
G&L JB Burgundy Mist | Reverb

Is it just me, or where's the "burgundy" in this mist? There's actually no such colour in the G&L catalog. This looks like graphite metallic. Sure is purdy, though...

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[Lammchop93]

Is it just me, or where's the "burgundy" in this mist? There's actually no such colour in the G&L catalog. This looks like graphite metallic. Sure is purdy, though...

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Definitely graphite metallic.

 

[douglasbass]

I've used GHS P flats on my L-1000 for a while. The only LaBellas I've tried are the Low Tension Flats, which do have a glossiness to them. The GHS have a slightly softer top end, but are fairly close overall in terms of tone, and less glossy feeling than the LaBellas.

My favorite flats from a tactile sense are the Fender 9050s, which I don't find to be glossy at all, though the set I have is about 7 years old, so that may have something to do with it too. But they are very mid-focused flats, less thump, so not really tonally near the LaBellas. The GHS flats, to me, have a tactile feel that's somewhere in between the Fenders and the LaBellas.

Thanks. Yes I'm using the Low Tension Flats currently. I've not tried the GHS P flats or the Fender 9050s. Leaning toward the GHS with these points in mind. Thanks again.

 

[douglasbass]

I've not put any flats on my L1k yet, but I've used Labella LTFF set on my jb2,
and Daddario Chromes on my LB100. The chromes sounded great, but they felt a bit stiff to me.
I felt the same about them on one of my Rickenbackers…
The LTFF set was smooth, and were so easy to play that I really had to watch
my plucking/picking pressure to keep from overplaying. I replaced them with GHS pressurewounds.
I'm really wanting to try a set of Labella white tapewounds on the L1k, but the DR Pure Blues I have on there now sound really good to me.

Thanks. I had Daddario Chromes on a Squier Jazz and they were stiff, but they 'loosened' nicely after a while. The LTFF, which I have currently, are indeed smooth. I've never tried tapewounds or DR Pure Blues. Interesting choices!

 

[Lucky Chuck]

Definitely graphite metallic.

Product Specs say Graphite Metallic as well.

Gotta wonder if listing it under "5 strings or more" and titled as Burgundy Mist is intended to help it sell faster somehow?

 

[lowfreqgeek]

Product Specs say Graphite Metallic as well.

Gotta wonder if listing it under "5 strings or more" and titled as Burgundy Mist is intended to help it sell faster somehow?

It makes me wonder just how skilled the technician was who carefully collected and recorded the specs!

 

[IvanBassist]

Is it just me, or where's the "burgundy" in this mist? There's actually no such colour in the G&L catalog. This looks like graphite metallic. Sure is purdy, though...

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That is a NICE finish!

 

[Lammchop93]

That is a NICE finish!

it makes me even more excited for my option order kiloton 5! It's the exact same specs as this JB

 

[TDR1138]

Thanks. Yes I'm using the Low Tension Flats currently. I've not tried the GHS P flats or the Fender 9050s. Leaning toward the GHS with these points in mind. Thanks again.

Thanks. I had Daddario Chromes on a Squier Jazz and they were stiff, but they 'loosened' nicely after a while. The LTFF, which I have currently, are indeed smooth. I've never tried tapewounds or DR Pure Blues. Interesting choices!

If tension is a concern, the only flats that I've found to be close to the LTFs are the TIs, but they're very different tonally. TIs are much more mid focused, and have a very lively E string that doesn't really thump the way the LaBellas will. And IMO, the A string on the TIs is too thin at .070. But the TIs aren't glossy, either.

 

[douglasbass]

If tension is a concern, the only flats that I've found to be close to the LTFs are the TIs, but they're very different tonally. TIs are much more mid focused, and have a very lively E string that doesn't really thump the way the LaBellas will. And IMO, the A string on the TIs is too thin at .070. But the TIs aren't glossy, either.

I bought the LTFs originally due to balance, 43/60/82/104, but tension is not as much of a concern now. I'm guessing that the "1954 original vintage" La Bellas will have the same glossy feel, though stiffer (52/73/95/110). I love the treble-cut circuit on the L-1000, so a flatwound set that brings out that real low end without muddiness, would be great. I like TIs on my guitars but they are pricey and I don't want to spend that much currently.

 

[jmlee]

Thanks. I had Daddario Chromes on a Squier Jazz and they were stiff, but they 'loosened' nicely after a while.

It's interesting that you'd say that. Chromes are strings that markedly change in a bunch of ways after some time being played in, and that includes the apparent stiffness under the hands. If you have the patience—and I didn't used to—they turn into quite lovely, warmer-than-you'd-think flats.

 

[TDR1138]

I bought the LTFs originally due to balance, 43/60/82/104, but tension is not as much of a concern now. I'm guessing that the "1954 original vintage" La Bellas will have the same glossy feel, though stiffer (52/73/95/110). I love the treble-cut circuit on the L-1000, so a flatwound set that brings out that real low end without muddiness, would be great. I like TIs on my guitars but they are pricey and I don't want to spend that much currently.

Yeah, TIs can be cost prohibitive. I found them on Amazon a couple of years ago for like $45 so I figured it was my chance to try them. I've got them on my L-2000 currently. They do have a nice voice, though it is different than the LaBellas and GHS that I've used. TIs have punch/thump and are more articulate.

The Fender 9050s are very similar to Chromes, just FYI. There's something subtle about them that I prefer them over Chromes, but I really can't pinpoint exactly what it is.

 

[Doug Parent]

Hello. Did anybody here try M2500 against MJ-5? Or maybe even the four string versions.. I have the MJ-4, but recently started to play five string bass (something completely different - Human Base Roxy). But I would like to have MJ-5, because I love that sound, but it is discontinued and not really likely to find one. So I am wondering how the M compares with MJ. There is lot of discussion about M vs L and I get it - those MFD pickups are clearly common denominator. But the onboard preamp is the other half of equation which for change share M with MJ. I quite often play only the neck pickup on the MJ and I really liked the sound of neck pickup on Ed Friedland's review of M2500...

Never owned a MJ-5 but played one a few times. Clearly in the "Jazz bass" tone family for obvious reasons. My personal view is that compared to the M2500 it's not as versatile. I have/play a couple other Jazz fivers which I rotate in and out depending on the gig, and after several years I have decided the M2500 has more focus, definition and authority. Especially all throughout the lows and up into the low mids, the M2500 seems to fill in the sonic holes or response dips and valleys that are typical of the jazz bass pickup/spacing scenario. It can sound like a P bass on the front pickup, a modern "Ken Smith" vibe, or an ultra fat thick Jaco vibe on the rear pickup that just owns the mix. Cut back on the mid control of the on-board EQ and you are in serious slap territory. It's made every other bass I own relegated to 2nd 3rd string status. Hope that helps.