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G&L Club Part 7

#26,141
ahadl2500 said:
I like TI Jazz flats on MFD pickup G&L basses. They tame the MFD bark/brightness in a good way. Cannot speak to them on the Kilo as I am having them installed on the replacement neck that G&L is currently working on. I have them on my L2500 and L5000 and have for several years.
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That is what I put on my SB-2 with MFD's and I agree it does tame the Lion!
 
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#26,143
Wolfhound32 said:
Being that you already have experience with flats on other basses, you likely know how they differ from rounds, and have established what you like/don't like about flats in general.

What are your goals for this bass? Mellow it out... keep the feel of flats, yet retain the more aggressive tone...? That would guide me in the type of flats to use.

Personally, on a G&L like the Kiloton I'd go for something on the brighter end of the flats spectrum: Chromes, EB Cobalts flats... Dunlop has a brighter set I think...

My L2K has worn Chromes for the last year or so and I really enjoy them. When it's time for a change (most likely after an overdue refret) I'll be going with a set of Cobalt flats mainly for that extra zing.

Congrats on the new bass!
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Thanks for your reply! Much appreciated.

Sure thing, beyond the feel of flats on my fingers, I'm looking for deep mellow thump without clang or brightness. I had Chromes on a p bass and on a Reverend Mercalli and I just didn't dig them. Too bright for me. Right now I've got a set of Labella 760-FL on a p bass. Granted, the heat from that pickup doesn't even come close to what the MFD has to offer.

I think flats can be plenty aggressive without necessarily being bright, especially with good EQ and maybe a drive pedal/preamp for tone sculpting. Would a darker kind of flat not interact as well with the pickup heat as a brighter one would?

My Kiloton 5 is still on the way, so this is really helpful to make sure I can find strings that work for me and it.
 
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arepa_funk said:
Thanks for your reply! Much appreciated.

Sure thing, beyond the feel of flats on my fingers, I'm looking for deep mellow thump without clang or brightness. I had Chromes on a p bass and on a Reverend Mercalli and I just didn't dig them. Too bright for me. Right now I've got a set of Labella 760-FL on a p bass. Granted, the heat from that pickup doesn't even come close to what the MFD has to offer.

I think flats can be plenty aggressive without necessarily being bright, especially with good EQ and maybe a drive pedal/preamp for tone sculpting. Would a darker kind of flat not interact as well with the pickup heat as a brighter one would?

My Kiloton 5 is still on the way, so this is really helpful to make sure I can find strings that work for me and it.
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Labella FL's are great in a 5 if you don't mind the tapered.128 B string. I like them fine in long scale. Just a note on the Dunlop flats that I'm using pretty much full time now - they do retain a pretty nice midrange but also mellow to a very Labella-like punch if you stay with them long enough. Mine are fully broken-in and settled after a few months and I don't expect to touch them any time soon.
 
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jfh2424 said:
I used one of my SB2s in the big band (21 pieces) rehearsal last night.

I was reminded of how it must feel when a sledgehammer is used in a pillow fight.
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I put a tone control 250k pot and .022uf cap plus TI Jazz Flats. By using .022uf ( normally used in guitars) This has toned the lion down a bit plus really just knocks off the top of the treble by not lowering the knob much more than half . Really liking the tone
 
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arepa_funk said:
Thanks for your reply! Much appreciated.

Sure thing, beyond the feel of flats on my fingers, I'm looking for deep mellow thump without clang or brightness. I had Chromes on a p bass and on a Reverend Mercalli and I just didn't dig them. Too bright for me.
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Chromes are known to be on the bright end of flat wounds, and I found that to be true. I wanted to go in the other direction, so I went with GHS Precision flats. Yup, and similar string tension so no rod adjustment needed...
 
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Ordered a Tribute LB-100 today. I went to Guitar Center in St. Louis but they didn't have any to try so I decided to order one from Sweetwater. I did play on some of the Squier as well as Fender Basses. The Squiers were somewhat disappointing.....one of the P Basses (brand new) was missing a volume knob. I played on one of the $599 anniversary P Basses and there was a lot of friction/noise when using the volume and tone knobs. I tried a second one and it was the same. Felt very cheap. I might also mention that I own a Squier Bass and am very happy with it but it is a few years old. The Indonesian basses seem to be fairly inconsistent in quality. Maybe your experiences have been different? In any event I'm hoping the LB-100 is half as good as the comments on here say it is. Looking forward to checking it out.
 
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Davidus1 said:
Ordered a Tribute LB-100 today. I went to Guitar Center in St. Louis but they didn't have any to try so I decided to order one from Sweetwater. I'm hoping the LB-100 is half as good as the comments on here say it is. Looking forward to checking it out.
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I own 3 Tribute basses, including an LB-100. I think they're the best bang for the buck out there. The only issue I ever had with one was that the volume pot of the bridge pickup on my JB-2 was not grounded, so it wouldn't turn off all the way. That was an easy 5-minute fix. And by ordering from Sweetwater, you can always return it if you don't like it...but I'm confident you will.
 
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Davidus1 said:
Ordered a Tribute LB-100 today. I went to Guitar Center in St. Louis but they didn't have any to try so I decided to order one from Sweetwater. I did play on some of the Squier as well as Fender Basses. The Squiers were somewhat disappointing.....one of the P Basses (brand new) was missing a volume knob. I played on one of the $599 anniversary P Basses and there was a lot of friction/noise when using the volume and tone knobs. I tried a second one and it was the same. Felt very cheap. I might also mention that I own a Squier Bass and am very happy with it but it is a few years old. The Indonesian basses seem to be fairly inconsistent in quality. Maybe your experiences have been different? In any event I'm hoping the LB-100 is half as good as the comments on here say it is. Looking forward to checking it out.
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I have a Kiloton tribute and it is fantastic.
 
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MrB64 said:
From what I've read, Tributes are pretty solid.
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Hutch801 said:
I have a Kiloton tribute and it is fantastic.
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Likewise. They're very high value builds. I have a Kilo, an M2000, an L2500 in addition to two ASAT Special and Comanche six strings with MFD and Z-Coil pickups. Here's a few pics.
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