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Made in Sweden - Listen to that bass, absolutely killer growling tone:
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Thanks for posting that! I think it must be a messed up file because I could not hear any of the vocals at all, but it was still awesome! ;-)
Also really cool. I could hear the vocals on this one. Amazing how many Swedish words are pronounced the same as a word in English. I almost felt like I could understand them for a second. LOL
If they are both 3-bolt necks they should be interchangeable. I've done it, have seen many other owners swap necks as well.
Chef
In Memoriam
G&L MJ5:
With 5 string, single coil J5's from Sadowsky, Valenti, Nordy, and Alleva, I can't figure why I need another J5.
But, I still want to try one of these.
You guys got any pro's/con's to throw at my ''quandry?''
I've nearly sold enough stuff to pay for one.
With 5 string, single coil J5's from Sadowsky, Valenti, Nordy, and Alleva, I can't figure why I need another J5.
But, I still want to try one of these.
You guys got any pro's/con's to throw at my ''quandry?''
I've nearly sold enough stuff to pay for one.
I thought the string spacing was too narrow for you?
Plan A
I'm thinking you could save money by flying out to a store that has one you can play.
Try it so you can confirm it's too narrow and fly back home.
Plan B
Pick out some hum cancelling jazz pickups, install those and an Aguilar OPB-3 preamp into your noisiest jazz and you'd still save money and probably have something that more MJ5 like, but fits your spacing.
Plan A
I'm thinking you could save money by flying out to a store that has one you can play.
Try it so you can confirm it's too narrow and fly back home.
Plan B
Pick out some hum cancelling jazz pickups, install those and an Aguilar OPB-3 preamp into your noisiest jazz and you'd still save money and probably have something that more MJ5 like, but fits your spacing.
Chef
In Memoriam
Yeah: not a super fan of the string spacing, this is true.
But, I did "survive" a couple of 2500's...
And, I did ship an M2500 right back in part because of that.
Yeah. Good point. Thx.
Still listening though.
And yeah, I could put HC's, orsome "nearly single coil variant" in something I already have.
Nto really a fan of the Aguilar pre's I've tried. I did like the one Nord pre I had, that had a mid control.
But, I did "survive" a couple of 2500's...
And, I did ship an M2500 right back in part because of that.
Yeah. Good point. Thx.
Still listening though.
And yeah, I could put HC's, orsome "nearly single coil variant" in something I already have.
Nto really a fan of the Aguilar pre's I've tried. I did like the one Nord pre I had, that had a mid control.
You never would be truly happy with it due to the spacing. So many js to choose from... Valenti lull lakland carvin fender... What is it about the mj5 that beats all those with the spacing you like?
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Can someone please say how G&L/Tribute worldwide production in a year compares with Fender/Squier/CS for basses (or guitars + basses)?
I have no idea of the quantitative ratio.
1 to 10, 1 to 100?
On ebay.com (basses and parts for sale, new and used, above a $200 cut off), it's 1 to 15.
Can someone please say how G&L/Tribute worldwide production in a year compares with Fender/Squier/CS for basses (or guitars + basses)?
I have no idea of the quantitative ratio.
1 to 10, 1 to 100?
On ebay.com (basses and parts for sale, new and used, above a $200 cut off), it's 1 to 15.
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Hey G&L'ers... can anyone give me pros/cons on a Basswood Tribute L2500? I have a lead on one, I would be trading for it if it happens. It's black and the only black ones I can find seem to be made from Basswood and date roughly 2003. I do know that is a rather soft wood... the newer ones seem to be ash. Is there is big difference with Basswood vs Ash? The one I'm looking at has the word "Tribute" on the bridge, not the "G&L" if that helps as far as any available info anyone can provide. I'm not 100% sure of the country of origin, I'm waiting for more details..
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According to G&L, Tributes with natural/translucent/burst finishes are Ash, solid colours are basswood. The pickups and bridge are also USA parts, not 100% where the preamp comes from though.
I have a black/maple/maple Tribute L2000, and it definitely doesn't feel like basswood, it weighs 10.8lbs on the bathroom scale. Basswood is typically a lighter and softer hardwood.
Not bad, just different. My L2K sounds thunderous.
I have a black/maple/maple Tribute L2000, and it definitely doesn't feel like basswood, it weighs 10.8lbs on the bathroom scale. Basswood is typically a lighter and softer hardwood.
Not bad, just different. My L2K sounds thunderous.
OK, thanks! That helps. I read on the bassesbyleo forum that some of the Korean models had "troublesome pots". I havent read much detail as to what that is so I'm not sure what to look out for when I try it out.
This is just my opinion, but I bought one of the First L2500 tributes out. It has a really nice Ash body. I love it. Anyway, some years later I'm at the guitar show and there is a used Tribute L2500 for sale there at a decent price. Natch I'm interested. But it had a basswood body. I played it for a while and was really disappointed in it. The tone to me sounded kind of "foofy" and it didn't have that nice bright hard edge my ash body Trib has.
I know there are a lot of factors that go into bass tone and tonewood is only a minor effect, nevertheless I find that basswood body basses (unless they are specifically designed to use basswood like say a bongo bass) just lack something in the tone and feel. I wouldn't call it a "big" difference, but to me there was a difference. That's my opinion. I didn't buy the basswood Tribute.
I can fully understand and support what bassbenj says just above re: something missing in the tone, though I have no experience with Tributes vs. US.
A few years back I had an CIJ Fender Jazz RI62 (1995, not a Squier) with a basswood body, it never sounded as good as my Fender American Vintage RI'62 Jazz with an alder body, even after I had put Fender American Vintage '62 pickups on the CIJ. The tone difference (I thinks it's a matter of harmonics and resonance) was significant to my ears, even still after the pickup mod. It's one example only, I cannot say if it's always like that with basswood on basses, as Tribute owners seem happy with basswood, but I also have a Squier Stratocaster MIJ (1994, maple neck, basswood body) that has very poor resonance, harmonics and sustain, compared to my Fender American Vintage RI'62 Strat with an alder body. I upgraded the Squier Strat recently with G&L Legacy pickups (USA), that improved the tone a little though, but certainly not to the level of my AVRI Strat.
I have a last thing to say. To me, I am feeling this tonal difference between basswood and alder would be mostly perceptible with alnico single coil pickups (P or J type), that have a crisper tone, and much less with fatter MFD humbuckers (except perhaps when in single coil mode?). So basswood is a less important factor if you plan acquiring an L-2500.
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