G&L Club Part 7

[bdgotoh]

Yes sir, I could never pass up a deal on a tricked-up G&L. Back in the good ol' days when G&L's were dirt cheap. Remember?

Incidentally, the JB-2 above had once belonged to Frankensteinberger (Greg Silyagi), who knew the previous owner, who knew the original owner. It was an employee-built bass, hence a buncha upgrades. I kinda miss it.

I sure do remember those days, I really should have kept a bunch of them!

I miss Gregg regularly, he was such a great guy and I got to play a bunch of rare basses just by visiting him. I remember that JB-2, wonderful bass.

 

[BassPilot]

NBD!!!!!!!!

The picture doesn't do the cream guard justice. Originally I was disappointed it wasn't coming with a tort guard but this thing looks great. I haven't had a chance to play it much yet but the neck feels great.

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Congratulations!!!
I just got one a month ago. In fact, I think I got your tort pickguard :

NBD - G&L American SB-2

This is a FANTASTIC bass! I have played it around 100 hours so far and I've really dialed in the tone. Get to know the neck PU and then try bringing in a bit of the bridge PU. The tone range is really quite vast considering there is no tone pot. And if you want a "real" P sound, bring the neck PU back to 60-70% and no bridge PU. You get a tremendous amount of tonal variation in that last 40% of the neck PU pot with not much loss of volume.
ENJOY YOUR NEW BASS and let us know how it goes.

 

[Glazenn]

Like this one?
G&L SB-2 Bass 1993 Red | Hurricane Jimmie
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Redburst is available in the current Tribute line:

One of a kind MJ-5, Tamarind top on ash:

 

[Glazenn]

This '95 SB-1 finish has me mystified. I've seen it a couple times before, no clue as to the official name. It's not Cherryburst, nor does it look like Honeyburst. It's more like a Sienna burst. I think I may have heard it referred to as Western Burst somewhere, dunno....
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This is a 1983 Fender in Sienna burst, one of the International colors if I'm right (on ebay.co.uk).

 

[dave64o]

Redburst is available in the current Tribute line:View attachment 2863571
One of a kind MJ-5, Tamarind top on ash:
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Wow, that redburst is beautiful, especially with a maple fretboard.

 

[Iridescentone]

Redburst has been on the G&L menu for a long time.

Deadpool is referring to the long discontinued Metallic Redburst.

 

[TinIndian]

Wow, that redburst is beautiful, especially with a maple fretboard.

Agreed! That RedBurst is Awesome!

 

[craigb]

From that long ago time when used G&Ls were cheap(er) one that tied in a couple of recent topics - a metallic redburst Climax. I also had the metallic redburst SB2 pass through. So many G&Ls over the years

I never bonded with a Climax or L1500 and have to keep reminding myself of that when I look at the pics of Brad's clear blue empress L1500 for sale

 

[TomB]

Funny, I see that a lot of players (at least on TB) haven't bonded with an L1500. When I solo mine in active mode at home, I agree it's mighty bright, maybe even harsh. But when I run it passive on stage, it just cuts in the way a Sting Ray cuts with even more tonal control, and my bandmates actually ask me to bring it to work. It's definitely made for live performance, IME.

 

[bdgotoh]

I never bonded with a Climax or L1500 and have to keep reminding myself of that when I look at the pics of Brad's clear blue empress L1500 for sale

In general I agree but I do remember loving an Emerald Blue Climax bass many years ago, wish I still had that one. It was the second G&L I owned so you know it was a long time ago!

 

[jebmd]

Funny, I see that a lot of players (at least on TB) haven't bonded with an L1500. When I solo mine in active mode at home, I agree it's mighty bright, maybe even harsh. But when I run it passive on stage, it just cuts in the way a Sting Ray cuts with even more tonal control, and my bandmates actually ask me to bring it to work. It's definitely made for live performance, IME.

A agree, I love my 1505 for the same reasons. I did however do the R7 mod which significantly calmed down active mode.

 

[mikeyvr6]

A agree, I love my 1505 for the same reasons. I did however do the R7 mod which significantly calmed down active mode.

Hey, I recognize that cavity! So the R7 mod did the trick huh?

I agree 110% with @TomB, the 150x shines when it sits in the mix.

 

[jebmd]

Hey, I recognize that cavity! So the R7 mod did the trick huh?

I agree 110% with @TomB, the 150x shines when it sits in the mix.

It did indeed. She was great before but now the pre is very usable both in parallel and series. Cuts like a knife.

How's the Interceptor?

 

[Mammoth_Bass]

Hopefully picking these two brothers up this weekend! Anyone else have an LB-100 from the Detroit Muscle series?

 

[mikeyvr6]

It did indeed. She was great before but now the pre is very usable both in parallel and series. Cuts like a knife.

How's the Interceptor?

Awesome! I bet it sounds great now in all modes!

The Interceptor has been fun. Gigged it for the first time on NYE and it sounded great. Plus with a little ebony Minwax I was able to make it look less like a cow.

 

[Glazenn]

Hopefully picking these two brothers up this weekend! Anyone else have an LB-100 from the Detroit Muscle series?

I don't, but here's your next one!

 

[Daniel Piper]

Here is an LB-100 in Honeyburst I recently acquired. Barely any "Burst" at all, but I really love the finish. I do have the build sheet, which verifies the finish.

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Yah- G&L honey burst is very unbursty- yet is my favourite honey burst out there!

 

[Nedmundo]

I never bonded with a Climax or L1500 and have to keep reminding myself of that when I look at the pics of Brad's clear blue empress L1500 for sale

Same here! That clear blue one is gorgeous, and would be great on stage. A few months ago I tested a Kiloton 4, which reminded me of why I sold my L-1500, even though it was the best-playing bass I've ever owned. I've read some posts saying the L-1505 sounds a little thicker, and if that's true I might like a Kiloton 5.

 

[FantasticFour]

A few months ago I tested a Kiloton 4, which reminded me of why I sold my L-1500, even though it was the best-playing bass I've ever owned. I've read some posts saying the L-1505 sounds a little thicker, and if that's true I might like a Kiloton 5.

Could you please elaborate on that? I'm thinking of backing my L-1505 with a K5 since I barely use the active mode, so I'd be interested to know.

 

[Nedmundo]

Could you please elaborate on that? I'm thinking of backing my L-1505 with a K5 since I barely use the active mode, so I'd be interested to know.

Not sure how to elaborate, but I will say I thought my Jazz 5 had a slightly thicker inherent tone than my four-string Jazz basses. I'm not surprised that a larger, heavier neck would affect the tone of a bass, which might explain the accounts I've read about L-1505s sounding thicker and/or more balanced than L-1500s.

And I would want thicker tone than my L-1500, which sometimes sounded thin and nasal to me, but this varied enormously across different rigs, and even in different rooms. It usually didn't work so well with my G-K 700RB-II/Neo112 rig, but at one show that combination produced truly monstrous tone. So, at its best, it was unbeatable as a rock stage bass, but I prefer a more predictable plug-and-play experience, so I sold it after I bought an SB-2. All the MFD punch, more consistent heaviness.