I'm a big "flats" lover. My LB100 really sounds best with Fender 9050s. Tried Labella flats, GHS Precisions and Chromes and they are staying on. Really incredible pickup that comes stock from G&L!
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i used to use settled down hi beams on the sb-2 for a kind of thick piano type tone, but i switched to alleva coppolo flats when i noticed that i was wearing the frets a little from my nervousness induced death grip
That's the way it should be.
I was recently looking to buy a P/J & my first thoughts were the SB-2, until I saw that they have no treble cut (tone knob) and the jack is on the front.
I dislike having the jack on the front, and I do realize that it could easily be modded to put a treble cut where the jack is, but then you'd have to drill the body for the jack.
My new rule is, no more modding, because it's just a distraction from playing.
Did you order yours custom made?
I sold my ASAT, but I still own a G&L:
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The addition of a tone knob, with the jack on the side is No Charge option when ordering a USA SB-2. I've never felt a need to roll off the treble with a tone knob. With the two volume knobs, I'm able to get just about any tone I want. The SB-2 is pretty versatile as is.
The addition of a tone knob, with the jack on the side is No Charge option when ordering a USA SB-2. I've never felt a need to roll off the treble with a tone knob. With the two volume knobs, I'm able to get just about any tone I want. The SB-2 is pretty versatile as is.
Does anyone have experience with the empress core wood? I'm just now hearing about this wood.
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In response to the string question, I have a 1983 SB-1 that I love and put Nickel Rounds on it. Love it to death. Then again, I think the question was really geared to the SB2 kids.
And, been rather neglectful. I never joined the G&L club. Big fan. In fact, I love my SB1 so much that I built two Mighty Mites with SB1 pickups so that I wouldn't risk bringing my treasure to some of the crappy places I play (no offense to crappy places).
Who do I ask to join and get a member number?
And, been rather neglectful. I never joined the G&L club. Big fan. In fact, I love my SB1 so much that I built two Mighty Mites with SB1 pickups so that I wouldn't risk bringing my treasure to some of the crappy places I play (no offense to crappy places).
Who do I ask to join and get a member number?
The L2500 I just bought in the classifieds is empress. It's light, has a nice grain and the tone is great. If you need to go lighter I don't think you will be losing anything going with empress. BTW I guess I need a number now.
I've always used rounds. I've been happiest with DR Fat Beams, but have some Fodera strings on her now, and they're great too.
In other G&L news, yesterday I played my M-2500 on stage through my main rig for the first time. Previously, I'd run it through my Roland Cube 100 for a musical, and through supplied amps at other shows.
So I was excited to crank it up through my G-K MB-500 and Neo 112 (first gen), and it was freakin' great, with loads of punch, thick lows, clarity, and some MFD growl. Classic rock, reggae, blues -- all good. The drummer, a master of understatement, said "It has some presence, for sure." When I practice through this rig at home, it's very bright and I cut lots of treble, but at this outdoor show I didn't need to cut nearly as much. The amp ended up nearly flat. I normally prefer old-school passive fours, but the M is truly outstanding.
hi guys-I thought i would shoot you a heads up on a G&L fretless L2K I found locally; I was going to buy it but decided not to. it is obscurely advertised so many would not know about it. it wasn't right for me, but It might be the right bass for someone else in the Vancouver area
-its a 2000 L2K fretless. swamp ash/RW blank plank/9 lbs. mint condition. all documentations. G&L case.
I passed on the bass because I thought it was a 6 bolt neck but it was a 3 bolt/micro-tilt. some have said that the 6 bolt necks came in after 96-97 but yet we have a 2000 here with a 3 bolt and papers to back it up. it has some wear on FB from rounds but it currently has a new set of flats on it. he says it has spent its entire life under a bed in the case save for a few times early on that he tried it out.
I was more or less unable to play it-the bass was set up horribly with a huge bow in the neck. the rod/neck looks like it has never been turned though. the owner wasn't crazy about me adjusting it either-he seems to know very little about guitars in general. as the bass stood; I couldn't make a good assessment of it. there was no way to know if the neck after all those years would relax properly to the flatness a FL needs. the side dots were in the wrong place for me which I didn't care for but that's just me.
he has it advertised on Castanet Kelowna here is the link.
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he and the bass is currently in the fraser valley until Thursday and is a nice guy. he is open to offers. I also told him that he should get it professionally set up so he can make a good first impression to sell it.
I have no dog in this race; I know that G&L's are hard to come by and FL ones even rarer; I am sure this bass could be awesome for the right person.
-its a 2000 L2K fretless. swamp ash/RW blank plank/9 lbs. mint condition. all documentations. G&L case.
I passed on the bass because I thought it was a 6 bolt neck but it was a 3 bolt/micro-tilt. some have said that the 6 bolt necks came in after 96-97 but yet we have a 2000 here with a 3 bolt and papers to back it up. it has some wear on FB from rounds but it currently has a new set of flats on it. he says it has spent its entire life under a bed in the case save for a few times early on that he tried it out.
I was more or less unable to play it-the bass was set up horribly with a huge bow in the neck. the rod/neck looks like it has never been turned though. the owner wasn't crazy about me adjusting it either-he seems to know very little about guitars in general. as the bass stood; I couldn't make a good assessment of it. there was no way to know if the neck after all those years would relax properly to the flatness a FL needs. the side dots were in the wrong place for me which I didn't care for but that's just me.
he has it advertised on Castanet Kelowna here is the link.
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he and the bass is currently in the fraser valley until Thursday and is a nice guy. he is open to offers. I also told him that he should get it professionally set up so he can make a good first impression to sell it.
I have no dog in this race; I know that G&L's are hard to come by and FL ones even rarer; I am sure this bass could be awesome for the right person.
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Just got a L2000!!!! Here's the USA-made G&L Herd :
#12 neck. Totally stock :
#6 neck. Totally stock :
#8 neck. Added a stacked VT / VT setup to this one (neck tone is same exact config as on my SB-1, bridge tone has a lower value cap so it cuts less highs, tones can be isolated if volumes are rolled down 10%) :
#12 neck. Totally stock :
#6 neck. Totally stock :
#8 neck. Added a stacked VT / VT setup to this one (neck tone is same exact config as on my SB-1, bridge tone has a lower value cap so it cuts less highs, tones can be isolated if volumes are rolled down 10%) :
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I ended up making a VT / VT harness. The neck tone knob is identical to a SB-1's, the bridge one uses a lighter capacitor for less treble cut. The tone knobs interact when the pickups are on full but if you roll the volume down 10% it isolates them.
The tone knob in a SB-1 I found essential to get a quasi vintage P-bass tone so I wanted to put that in my SB-2. That way I have two basses that back each other up pretty well. Honestly I would have been fine with one tone knob but I did two for the balanced look.
In practice there are only a few settings using both tone knobs you can tell are different.
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Taking the L2500 to play some Texas Country tonight with the Stingray doing backup duty.
NICE
I just put some cobalt flats on my L2000 and holy cow they sound amazing with these pickups. They are bright enough for most styles, even slap, but lack that string noise that I used to hate on my L2000 Trib.
I also hated the neck on the L2000 trib so I sold it, but my new L2000 I just got has a P neck.
Okay, so after reading everyone's comments, I'm staying with flats on the SB-1 and using rounds on the SB-2. So far it's covering everything nicely. Man I love these Basses!!
After putting cobalt flats on my L2000 I am strongly inclined to put these on my SB-2. They are almost as bright as rounds.
The SB-2 is brighter than an SB-1 thanks to the bridge pickup, so you can blend in extra brightness and simulate rounds I believe. The SB-1 has a tone knob so you can cut highs. The SB-2 lacking a tone knob makes me feel like taming the highs is more important, as you can always blend in the bridge for more of them.
I have a SB-1 and a SB-2 as well. I'm tempted to keep my SB-1 with rounds as it does almost every tone imaginable with those. From bright slap lines to sit-in-the-mix P all is possible using that tone knob. Those split MFDs are awesome pickups.
Of course, YMMV. Doing it the way you are covers more ground, but your SB-1 and SB-2 don't back each other up tonally as well.
Congrats on the L-2000. Now send me your SB-1.
