No, this is the point where we go, ooh, Himalayan Blue and Tort!
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Quick rundown of the specs:
- Himalayan Blue over Alder
- Tortoiseshell pickguard
- Vintage tint satin over Quartersawn Maple neck, 1.75" nut width
- East Indian Rosewood fretboard, 9.5" radius
My verdict-- the LB-100 is, as I see it, the final word on Leo's P-bass. Refined body contours (anybody else thinks it looks like the Music Man Saber?), excellent balance, 6-bolt neck joint, and one of the best bridge designs in the industry. The range of options available on this sub-$2K instrument is just the icing on the cake.
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Yes, that is indeed the right point.
I have 4 Tribute series LB100s and when I saw this bass I immediately wanted it. That is such a classy combination of colors and features. It's just amazing. Congrats!
That's the prototype Stingray.
Going back to the subject of backing off on the volume control on the L2000's to help 'tame' the powerful MFD's, does this alter the tone somehow? I think I read on a posting here somewhere that it possibly affects the mid frequencies?
Whether it's my imagination or not I think I can hear a slight difference in the tone on my L2000 Tribute when the volume is reduced?
Whether it's my imagination or not I think I can hear a slight difference in the tone on my L2000 Tribute when the volume is reduced?
You're not imagining it. With the volume down to about 70% the neck pickup begins to approximate a P-bass and loses a good deal of the in-your-face quality of the MFDs. One more aspect of the Swiss Army Knife bass.
So the recommendation to reduce the volume is actually detrimental to the sound of the L2000?
I wouldn't call it detrimental.
I tend to not like the tone of most basses with the volume less than 100%
Mainly, because there's a drop in certain frequencies that lead to the tone being less than ideal.
However, the preamp in the Tookay helps overcome these deficiencies, and maintains consistency throughout the range of the volume control.
I tend to not like the tone of most basses with the volume less than 100%
Mainly, because there's a drop in certain frequencies that lead to the tone being less than ideal.
However, the preamp in the Tookay helps overcome these deficiencies, and maintains consistency throughout the range of the volume control.
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whew this is a good looking SB2. Quarter sawn neck and matching headstock too
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AND they seem to have got the specs first time 
Don't tempt me. That is at the local music go round and I am a sucker for matching headstocks.
How about this odd one. Terrible picture but appears to be a fretless maple board with the rare alnico pickup.
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I'm the worst person you want when it comes to talking you out of a bass purchase.
I normally don't like tort. In fact I'm often quite against it. But when I was in G&L last week, I checked out a Pharaoh Gold L-1000 and immediately thought "this would look good with tort." I was right. That looks damn fine.
Upfront Guitars once sold a Doheny in that combination. As their photos have such sombre light the Pharaoh Gold was looking more like Aspirational Beige, I tweaked one on my phone until it came out like this:
Still more Burnt Sand than Gold, but it's been good company for me over the six month wait.
The invoice was sent to @RocketMusic six months and one day after the factory received the order. For unknown reasons, it took a while for them to confirm the specs. Perhaps I only joined the queue once that had happened, because lately there have been a few reports of waits shorter than that.
