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G&L Club Part 7

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Here's my little family. Both purchased new from the Clearance Store and they seem to be happy together. No fighting. They each get their time in the spotlight!

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bootstrap said:
Roger that, lol.

It's perfectly fine to appreciate G&L's place in history, the quality of their instruments when well done (particularly pre-BBE), while rejecting high-mass bridge snake oil and recognizing the headstock hook was not Leo's first choice and indeed only exists as a result of pressure from Fender. The company you'd reward with a purchase.
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I still think that hook was Leo giving Fender the finger.
 
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/\/\3phist0 said:
Yes, G&L' s like many other pets get lonely, and thrive when they have a companion. They are after all herd animals by nature.
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I could imagine a Kiloton 5 in the future;)
I my band the L2K has already passed the test. I don't have to change my setup (usually Stingray into comp/darkglass vintage ultra, Fusion 550/410 RBH), just small turn on the on board EQ...just like expected.

I don't care too much about the headstock nor I have too many emotions for that topic.
 
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bootstrap said:
Roger that, lol.

It's perfectly fine to appreciate G&L's place in history, the quality of their instruments when well done (particularly pre-BBE), while rejecting high-mass bridge snake oil and recognizing the headstock hook was not Leo's first choice and indeed only exists as a result of pressure from Fender. The company you'd reward with a purchase.
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Yeah I know the story, I don't care that it was Leo's forced compromise. Don't matter if Jeffrey Dahmer designed it, I think it looks cool.
The comment about "rewarding" the company... I'm glad they did what they did because I think the hook looks BETTER! Just like any other company they have pulled other stunts like this (including gobbling up SWR) but I'm not going to pursue a grudge and discourage anyone from buying a Fender.
And as far as hi-mass bridges being snake oil... we'll just have to agree to disagree on that one. Experience has shown me otherwise. And before you pull out the canned response about "confirmation bias" remember that could apply to you as well.
 
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woodyng2 said:
Wow, that Kiloton is amazing looking! :drool:
Whats's the neck specs? Looks wider than the sb1.
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Trick of the light/angle. The Kilo is the standard 1.5" and the SB-1 is 1.575". Double-checked with the calipers too.

The board on the Kiloton is ebony and it's lovely. I love these basses, especially the body size/shape. I've had SB-2s and now that the "T" is standard (and much improved according to Mr. Araujo), I might want to add one of those down the line. Make the duo a trio!
 
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dwellers said:
Trick of the light/angle. The Kilo is the standard 1.5" and the SB-1 is 1.575". Double-checked with the calipers too.

The board on the Kiloton is ebony and it's lovely. I love these basses, especially the body size/shape. I've had SB-2s and now that the "T" is standard (and much improved according to Mr. Araujo), I might want to add one of those down the line. Make the duo a trio!
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I'm not aware of what the "T" is?

I'm relatively new to G&L ownership (Tribute Series 4S Kiloton [Chosen because the neck felt great to me]).
 
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SteveAG said:
I'm not aware of what the "T" is?

I'm relatively new to G&L ownership (Tribute Series 4S Kiloton [Chosen because the neck felt great to me]).
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The SB-2 originally had just a volume control for each pickup with the bridge pickup being used to offer some tonal variety with some added high end. The input jack was located where it is still currently on the SB-1; on the front. There was no "tone" control of any kind. The SB-2T (not sure when it was introduced) moved the input jack to the side of the bass and put a passive tone rolloff control in its place. The "new" SB-2 comes with the tone control as standard so it's a Volume-Volume-Tone setup.

I tend to play wide open with passive basses so the "T" was never all that important to me. On my SB-2T I rarely rolled off any treble but it's nice to have I suppose. I wouldn't hesitate to get an SB-2 without it if the right one popped up for me.
 
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SteveAG said:
I'm not aware of what the "T" is?

I'm relatively new to G&L ownership (Tribute Series 4S Kiloton [Chosen because the neck felt great to me]).
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"T" is for tone. Traditionally, the SB-2 had only two volume controls, no tone. This year, G&L added a tone control to their US SB-2. I'm one of the few who actually liked the fact that an SB-2 didn't have a tone control. I mean, don't we have tone controls on our amps? ...or our preamps and floor pedals? What about the sound board? Do we really need four "tone"controls in the chain? Anyway, "T" is for "tone".
 
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dwellers said:
The SB-2 originally had just a volume control for each pickup with the bridge pickup being used to offer some tonal variety with some added high end. The input jack was located where it is still currently on the SB-1; on the front. There was no "tone" control of any kind. The SB-2T (not sure when it was introduced) moved the input jack to the side of the bass and put a passive tone rolloff control in its place. The "new" SB-2 comes with the tone control as standard so it's a Volume-Volume-Tone setup.

I tend to play wide open with passive basses so the "T" was never all that important to me. On my SB-2T I rarely rolled off any treble but it's nice to have I suppose. I wouldn't hesitate to get an SB-2 without it if the right one popped up for me.
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Thanks for the info!
 
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jglunt said:
"T" is for tone. Traditionally, the SB-2 had only two volume controls, no tone. This year, G&L added a tone control to their US SB-2. I'm one of the few who actually liked the fact that an SB-2 didn't have a tone control. I mean, don't we have tone controls on our amps? ...or our preamps and floor pedals? What about the sound board? Do we really need four "tone"controls in the chain? Anyway, "T" is for "tone".
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Thanks, appreciate the info!
 
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MrB64 said:
Tone control on the bass is kinda handy for a quick adjustment on the fly.
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True that. This discussion about a tone control on an SB-2 has been ongoing for years. I don't need one. I like not having one. But I respect the choice another player might make regarding that. I have to say, though, that if I decided to get a BTO SB-2 and they charged me extra to leave it off, G&L and I would have words.
 
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