That idea of a SB with two split coils? Oh man. My wife would not be happy if that's what they're building.
5 string with two split coil mfds? yes
no pickguard please
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5 string with two split coil mfds? yes
no pickguard please
Now I'm thinking an SB with bridge MFD humbucker, the passive treble and bass controls from the L-series, and series/parallel/single switching for the bridge pickup. Seems like a natural combination to me!
I would love to have an L-2000 like that.
For what it's worth, a while back I had asked the Sabre club what the pickup spacing is, and here's what I got
"On my '79 I get
- Neck 10" (25.4 mm)
- Bridge 13-3/4" (34.8 mm)
From other posts regarding the placement of the L-1500, it's at 14" to center from the 12th fret, so it's not too far off from the original Sabre bridge pickup placement.
As you know @TDR1138 i have been gassing for an ASAT with a split cool, or talking abut modding one. If they did this semi hollow as well, I think it would be worth potential semi divorce territory.
Think i may have to buy a plane ticket, get across the water form the UK and camp outside the factory till the release.
@Darth Invader you wouldn't get me chucked out would you?!
Yeah, I know. And I've been long gassing for a Wunkay in an ASAT body. And for an SB-1. So I think you got me combining them in my head. It's your fault... I blame you...
You know, at the end of the day, nothing beats an L2000 in my book. It's just got everything. I could literally only have only this one bass in my arsenal and, with a Hipshot Double Stop, cover absolutely everything that music throws at me.
Still looking forward to the announcement, though.
John
Still looking forward to the announcement, though.
John
What we're hearing most is that people want some kind of Fallout Bass in short scale, basically they like the aesthetic vibe of the Fallout guitar somehow expressed in a bass.
It appears to be a test mule L-5000 with a second Z-coil pickup, but I'm sure you already knew that. There's always been a lot of mix-and-match stuff tried out.
Guys, there's a Talk Bass 10% off coupon for the G&L Online Store that just went live and is valid through Sunday.
The code is TALKBASSTENOFF and it's good for any order amount, from a bag of set screws to the whole instruments. Just a reminder on the instruments, we will only ship them within the 48 continuous states (no AK or HI). All the other stuff ships worldwide.
The code is TALKBASSTENOFF and it's good for any order amount, from a bag of set screws to the whole instruments. Just a reminder on the instruments, we will only ship them within the 48 continuous states (no AK or HI). All the other stuff ships worldwide.
according to the story Dale sold it to this vendor, said it was the last thing Leo was working on.....
OK, I get it! I'll do a NBD soon, but yesterday I took delivery on a Tribute L2500. I already had a Tribby M2000 and M2500. I had avoided the Ls because most descriptions described them as Rock basses, and well, that's not what I need. But now that I have it, I wouldn't describe it that way at all! Don't get me wrong, it can do Rock, but honestly, it does a whole lot more.
The key to my understanding comes from experiences with my Legacy (I'm a guitarist who now plays more bass than guitar) which was my first encounter with G&L's passive bass and treble controls. When I first heard about them I thought, "a passive BASS control, yeah right", but it was a SDOTD, so I decided to check it out. So here's the thing, those G&L pups are so full tone-wise that to get typical Strat tones, you actually have to dial out some of the bass!
OK, so on to the L series basses, it's kinda the same thing. The M bass pups are wound less strongly than the Ls because you have ACTIVE tone controls to beef things up, if necessary. But the stronger pups on the L can get by with PASSIVE cut only tone controls. The preamp helps with line loss and some treble boost, but that's it... and that's all that's needed.
I understand why people like the L's, especially Rockers, but it's NOT a Rock bass. It's a passive bass with thick-bodied tone that can be tailored with passive controls and treble boost and a cable driver. I'm still glad I got my Ms first, but, again, it was my Legacy (guitar) that helped me better understand how to approach it.
Leo did good work, from beginning to the end.
The key to my understanding comes from experiences with my Legacy (I'm a guitarist who now plays more bass than guitar) which was my first encounter with G&L's passive bass and treble controls. When I first heard about them I thought, "a passive BASS control, yeah right", but it was a SDOTD, so I decided to check it out. So here's the thing, those G&L pups are so full tone-wise that to get typical Strat tones, you actually have to dial out some of the bass!
OK, so on to the L series basses, it's kinda the same thing. The M bass pups are wound less strongly than the Ls because you have ACTIVE tone controls to beef things up, if necessary. But the stronger pups on the L can get by with PASSIVE cut only tone controls. The preamp helps with line loss and some treble boost, but that's it... and that's all that's needed.
I understand why people like the L's, especially Rockers, but it's NOT a Rock bass. It's a passive bass with thick-bodied tone that can be tailored with passive controls and treble boost and a cable driver. I'm still glad I got my Ms first, but, again, it was my Legacy (guitar) that helped me better understand how to approach it.
Leo did good work, from beginning to the end.
The last thing Leo worked on was the "6-string bass" prototype which was a beefed up guitar with beefed up parts, still 25 1/2" scale, one octave down. It's in the lab and very special to us as you can imagine.
