G&L Club Part 7

[jefff100]

I think this might be the mod you are talking about. L-2500 Bridge Mod

Yes, thats the post.

His suggestion should be fine for clamping the bridge to the body, but my concerns are if the bridge should need to be removed years down the road, you may well run into problems. Its poor form to mix metals on threaded fastners in geneneral.

 

[Lowendtech]

Yes, thats the post.

His suggestion should be fine for clamping the bridge to the body, but my concerns are if the bridge should need to be removed years down the road, you may well run into problems. Its poor form to mix metals on threaded fastners in geneneral.

You can safely mix fastener metals if you smear a bit of molybdenum grease/paste on the threads. I do it on my race bikes all the time. Works like a charm.

 

[bassbenj]

Yes, thats the post.

His suggestion should be fine for clamping the bridge to the body, but my concerns are if the bridge should need to be removed years down the road, you may well run into problems. Its poor form to mix metals on threaded fastners in geneneral.

My concern is that the mod eliminates through-body stringing (though I typically don't use it). So all my L2500s are modded using threaded inserts in the wood at two bridge screw holes and employing stainless socket head cap screws (actually a type with a rounded head) to hold the bridge down. This provides all the force you need. The Cap screws allow application of lots of torque to either tighten or break loose the screws.

Of course there are dissimilar metals between the stainless screws and the threaded inserts. But coating the screw threads with Lithium or molybdenum grease solves that problem.

Has worked out great for me and still allows thru-body if I so choose.

 

[jefff100]

For now I'm going with DR flats. They are both long enough and flexible enough to use the through body string threading.

 

[rust_preacher]

I used the OMG switch on a gig on Friday.

I played a Neil Young tribute show, opening for a pro headliner band, and I decided to use my 1983 Hog Wunkay. There's a song called "Love to Burn" that has a simple bassline but in the chorus there's a passage with single E-G, E-G-A full notes. So I flipped the OMG switch on for those, to a thunderous effect.

Otherwise, my Aguilar half stack was turned very low as the sound guy wanted better control of the room sound, but for those chorus passages I could feel the earth move.

 

[Chef]

So.
After months of saying I might; I did.

I'll let y'all know more as it develops.

 

[Chef]

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Is there buzzing at the nut?
I can't help but notice that pen stuck in there.

Mine buzzes sometimes and if I touch the G tuning machine it goes away for a while. Strange.

 

[twinjet]

Here's my (new to me) 1988 USA L-2000.

Played it a few seconds and knew I had to own it. I've never had GAS hit me so hard to the point of making me buy the same day. Also pictured is a MarkBass Micromark 801, purchased hours before. Bringing that to the pawnshop where the G&L was did not help my GAS attack.

 

[Chef]

Is there buzzing at the nut?
I can't help but notice that pen stick in there.

Mine buzzes sometimes and if I touch the G tuning machine it goes away for a while. Strange.

this is on the shop bench at G&L. I don't have it yet.
Also; I don't think that's really under the nut.

 

[jefff100]

Nice. I'll have to post some of my own pix of my newly aquired L-1505. I have the similar black laquer top cap on the headstock.

 

[Chrome Dome]

Have a question,about quarter sawn neck? How can you tell if it is quarter sawn? Here is a picture,of the headstock,of my L2000.

Thanks

 

[dedpool1052]

That is most definitely quartersawn.

 

[dieselman]

Look at the end of the heel on the neck pocket. If the grain runs vertical it is quartersawn. Yours is.

 

[mpdd]

the LB100 into the density hulk octave pedal is absolutely brutal, like a cleaner and more focused version of my 83 L2000

 

[Chrome Dome]

That is most definitely quartersawn.

Thanks,dedpool1052

 

[dedpool1052]

You're welcome. Now how about some full pics of that L2K?

 

[Chrome Dome]

Are the quartersawn necks,more of a quality neck? And is that an option,when ordered? Just would like to know. I plan on keeping this bass. I replaced the trussrod nut,and have been adjusting the neck,that had a minor inward bow. I have gotten it looking pretty good,by gradually adjusting the trussrod. I have gotten the strings,down low,and intonation set real comfortable now.

 

[dedpool1052]

Quartersawn necks are supposedly more stable than flatsawn. Quartersawn is an upcharge when ordering new, although some basses get them even though Q-sawn wasn't specified. Sort of a bonus for those basses.



*edit*
ahh, yes. I remember that bass now. I dig the natural binding on black. very classy.

 

[Chrome Dome]

Quartersawn necks are supposedly more stable than flatsawn. Quartersawn is an upcharge when ordering new, although some basses get them even though Q-sawn wasn't specified. Sort of a bonus for those basses.



*edit*
ahh, yes. I remember that bass now. I dig the natural binding on black. very classy.

Thanks,for the info,on Quartersawn!