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Well then let's just go with G&L randomness wins. 
It will sound much better there!
No doubt, just like aligning the pole pieces on an '81 MFD, parallel or perpendicular, changes the tone. Just because no one can actually hear a difference doesn't mean it aint true...Leo always got everything right the first time. It's in the Fender Bible, Old Testament...look it up.
Well then let's just go with G&L randomness wins.
Ya, as fans we do have to make some allowances with G&L at times. Let's call it 'creative license'. G&L got a little too creative when they wired this LB-100. Extra wires running to wrong places that made no sense, causing a noisy buzz at all settings. I ended up just gutting/replacing everything but the pickup itself. Wired it to standard P spec, now it's a silent killer P bass. Granted, it's just an import Trib, but still kinda hilarious the way they hooked up the elecs. My only regret is forgetting to take a pic of the factory wiring job.
I've since rolled the fretboard edges a little, turning it into a nice enough bass to warrant a shameless bragging pic!
The only wiring issue I've had with any G&L, USA or Trib, is on a B-stock Tribute JB-2. When I got it, the volume on the bridge pot would not turn all the way off. An obvious issue with forgetting to ground the pot. Easy fix.Ya, as fans we do have to make some allowances with G&L at times. Let's call it 'creative license'. G&L got a little too creative when they wired this LB-100. Extra wires running to wrong places that made no sense, causing a noisy buzz at all settings. I ended up just gutting/replacing everything but the pickup itself. Wired it to standard P spec, now it's a silent killer P bass. Granted, it's just an import Trib, but still kinda hilarious the way they hooked up the elecs. My only regret is forgetting to take a pic of the factory wiring job.
I've since rolled the fretboard edges a little, turning it into a nice enough bass to warrant a shameless bragging pic!
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NBD! Here's that used Irish Ale Tribute Kiloton that I spoke about earlier in the craziness about Kiloton switches. It just arrived a few hours ago. It's spotless...looks like brand new. And all the controls work. The truss rod is operational--nut not stripped out, which always concerns me when buying a used bass these days with the dual action truss rods. The setup seems pretty good right out of the box. The only thing that's not perfect is that it has some nasty fret sprout. I'll give it a month to acclimate to this desert and take care of that. It's a solid piece of swamp ash--no veneer here--so it's heavy. I didn't scale it, but I'd put it in the eleven lbs. vicinity, which is where my Peavey T-40 is.
Nice to have a bass that doubles as a weapon.
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That's really striking, makes it kinda hard to justify a USA model. Grats.
This color, Irish Ale, has been discontinued both in Tributes and in USAs. At least according to G&L's online color chart. I'd been wanting one of these in this color for years, but I have a USA Kiloton and I've always resisted having a pair of the same model bass. Then they discontinued Irish Ale, and it's gotten very hard to find one on the used market for a reasonable price. I finally found this one and pulled the trigger.That's really striking, makes it kinda hard to justify a USA model. Grats.
Love seeing all these Kilotons! Mine is below, probably my favorite neck of all the basses I've played. It's my go-to five string for sure. Outstanding axe and super versatile with the coil tap options, plus shifts in V and T dynamically change the character of the instrument imo. Similar to other MFD-equipped basses.
"Heavy is good, heavy is reliable. If it does not work you can always hit him with it,"
Boris the Blade from the film Snatch
That's a great color. Very nice score!
Thank you. I told a friend something similar..."It's nice to have an instrument that can be used as a weapon."
Memory may be misserving me here as well.
I thought I was using the louder of the settings that WASN'T the OMG mode, so that may have been a different switch position. I use the SC mode on my L1k quite often, as it has an alnico hb instead of a MFD pickup, but preferred the series mode on the Kiloton. (Gone but not forgotten).
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That's a beaut!Ya, as fans we do have to make some allowances with G&L at times. Let's call it 'creative license'. G&L got a little too creative when they wired this LB-100. Extra wires running to wrong places that made no sense, causing a noisy buzz at all settings. I ended up just gutting/replacing everything but the pickup itself. Wired it to standard P spec, now it's a silent killer P bass. Granted, it's just an import Trib, but still kinda hilarious the way they hooked up the elecs. My only regret is forgetting to take a pic of the factory wiring job.
I've since rolled the fretboard edges a little, turning it into a nice enough bass to warrant a shameless bragging pic!
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Decided to jump on the M2000. I just could not pass it up. Here is pic and a link to the NBD thread
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/nbd-g-l-m2000.1631755/
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/nbd-g-l-m2000.1631755/
Oh man. You have brought my GAS to a whole new level. I'd love to find a 5 string like that.
