I appreciate your info, but as for me, I'm not going to add $200 (+shipping) to the price of my Tribby to reduce the headstock weight. Then again, I don't have an issue with it.
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I appreciate your info, but as for me, I'm not going to add $200 (+shipping) to the price of my Tribby to reduce the headstock weight. Then again, I don't have an issue with it.
I believe the G&L Ultralites came stock on my new (2014) SB-1. Good thing, as i think this bass might be a pound, or two on the heavy side.
I can say it feels very nicely balanced and plays quite well.
These are the first tuners I've ever had that have aluminum string posts. We'll see how they hold up over time, but I would be surprised if there ever were an issue.
I am keen to believe these pictured below on my ASAT Bass Signature fretless with a DEC 06 1989 neck date are an original (and very early) fit:
just for research i tried the sb-2 with the la bella flats into the rat tail with the feedback loop, and wow i think i have my new live tone for the halloween show, it's a more crisp and less dark than the vintage L2000
They are stamped G&L at the back and with an aluminum post, and are identical to those on my 1997 L-2500 and my 1999 SB-2.
Never posted a straight up picture of my L2500. QS neck and K-switch. Fourth L2500 that i've purchased over the years of buying and selling G&L basses and guitars.
My SB-2 formerly owned by @R&B - love the tone but couldn't live with the limiting controls so I went to work with parts I had on hand. It's now Volume / Blend / Tone with a 3-way tone cap selector switch and a treble bleed enable/disable switch. It's now remarkably versatile and I like the results so much that I have parts on order to do the same to my other SB-2.
) Congrats!
I was wrong. I looked closer at it and the string posts are definitely not aluminum, they seem instead to be nickel-plated brass. They are tapered anyway.
Ye Ol Glamour Shots.
The Climax and SB-1 have left the building.
The Lynx has the LaBella Deep Talking medium flats.
Sparkle Purple SB-1 has DR flats.
Still have the Ampeg V4BH w/ SB112 Avatar
Also have a 70s Ampeg B15 amp with the Thiele cab.
Both basses sound great through these amps.
Jamie
The Climax and SB-1 have left the building.
The Lynx has the LaBella Deep Talking medium flats.
Sparkle Purple SB-1 has DR flats.
Still have the Ampeg V4BH w/ SB112 Avatar
Also have a 70s Ampeg B15 amp with the Thiele cab.
Both basses sound great through these amps.
Jamie
Thanks for your post. True on all counts. Great bass, with a deep voice, and very, very heavy. I, too, had an identical L2K that I bought new in 1982. Was gigging regularly at the time and eventually traded it away because it was too heavy and hurt my shoulder when standing. Regretted this over time and just missed getting the bass back in the 1990s. Early last year, another one, with exactly the same features (except a rosewood fretboard instead of ebony), in the same serial number range, showed up online and I snagged it. Plays and sounds like a dream and it is still monstrously heavy, however, being an "old guy" now, I generally sit, so no problem. Truly enjoying that bass!
I've got a K-switch... anybody in the west michigan area willing to help me install it? I'm having trouble making sense of the diagrams and the wiring in the cavity. I'm great at a lot of things... but apparently not electrical wiring.
Just got this G&L,and was given full disclosure,on the truss rod,not being able to adjust,just keeps turning. Of course,I bought it anyway. It plays okay,intonation is okay. Strings are able to be adjusted,to the level I prefer,with no buzzing. I love this,L2000,and the way it feels,and plays. I thought I would see if any one,had any experience,on replacing the truss rod,or as long as it is playable,don't worry about it? Any advice,would be appreciated,and no the neck is not firewood. Not worried,just anxious?
Well, either the threads are completely stripped or the rod is snapped. Truss rod replacement is such major surgery that a replacement neck is usually a more cost effective option. I'd pay the bench fee to have a good tech take a look, but if it plays, play it. That's a beautiful L2K.
