G&L Club Part 7

[dedpool1052]

on the original L-1000 basses, the switch was wired parallel/single-coil/single-coil with bass boost (aka, OMG mode)
they accomplished it by wiring a cap across one of the coils in series mode so it shunted one of the coils and boosted the output in the other, providing a few extra decibels of bass and treble but there were less mids. the later year L1Ks may have switch to a simpler setup with a basic series/parallel switch. on the old L1Ks with the 3-way switch, if you pop off the control plate and snip the cap off, you will have you series/single-coil/parallel settings. i did this to my '81 L1k and the difference is a tad less bass and treble but a good bump in the mids. thickens up the tone quite well.

 

[Iridescentone]

I've been hanging in the G&L forums for years now and I only hear of the OMG switch with the L1000. It was considered quite an achievement in its day b/c it was passive. Otherwise, I just hear Series/Parallel with the active models.

And then there's the K-switch option/mod, which features an added s/c mode sans any bass boost.

My 2K has it set up to run the outer coils in s/c mode, from the factory. I think some others have modded theirs to utilize different coils in s/c mode.

 

[Iridescentone]

on the original L-1000 basses, the switch was wired parallel/single-coil/single-coil with bass boost (aka, OMG mode)
they accomplished it by wiring a cap across one of the coils in series mode so it shunted one of the coils and boosted the output in the other, providing a few extra decibels of bass and treble but there were less mids. the later year L1Ks may have switch to a simpler setup with a basic series/parallel switch. on the old L1Ks with the 3-way switch, if you pop off the control plate and snip the cap off, you will have you series/single-coil/parallel settings. i did this to my '81 L1k and the difference is a tad less bass and treble but a good bump in the mids. thickens up the tone quite well.

Cool. I may try that on one of mine. I never use OMG mode anyway, I'm usually looking to cut some lows.

 

[dedpool1052]

i was a bit reluctant to do it at first, but i find it far more useful than OMG mode. the difference in lows from one to the other isn't as extreme as the difference in the mids. even in series mode, i tend to cut bass about 40-50%. it seems to help clean it up a bit.

 

[Fit4pain]

NICE guys, and they have had some kewl basses there!

They should be open in a week or so is my guess. They just posted a video on there Facebook page and the new digs look great. They are bringing in a lot of new inventory for the grand opening so should have a great selection of G&L's to tryout.

 

[Classic69]

They should be open in a week or so is my guess. They just posted a video on there Facebook page and the new digs look great. They are bringing in a lot of new inventory for the grand opening so should have a great selection of G&L's to tryout.

Thanks for the heads-up!
Now they BETTER buy some more of my product from me!!

 

[INTP]

??? Unless I've been living a mis-informed G&L lifestyle, entirely possible- The OMG switch on L2K/Asats referred to the Series/Parallel toggle being in the forward position.
What is your interpretation of what it is?

And I NEVER liked flats on my G&L's!

Interesting. I have an early '90s L-1000 fretless that has a 3 way switch. I think it is parallel/single coil/series, but I could be wrong. In single coil mode it hums considerably. In Series mode, it hums slightly less, but has massive low end (and overall level). In parallel mode, it has no hum, but has a mid-rangey tone.

It has 3 knobs (volume, treble, bass).

 

[Classic69]

Interesting. I have an early '90s L-1000 fretless that has a 3 way switch. I think it is parallel/single coil/series, but I could be wrong. In single coil mode it hums considerably. In Series mode, it hums slightly less, but has massive low end (and overall level). In parallel mode, it has no hum, but has a mid-rangey tone.

It has 3 knobs (volume, treble, bass).

All my G&L's are/were BBE-era, and there have been some very technical posts re: the OMG!
I ALWAYS thought that it referred to "forward" on series/parallel, if it didn't it should because OMG when you push that thing in Active mode-
BASS!

 

[INTP]

on the original L-1000 basses, the switch was wired parallel/single-coil/single-coil with bass boost (aka, OMG mode)
they accomplished it by wiring a cap across one of the coils in series mode so it shunted one of the coils and boosted the output in the other, providing a few extra decibels of bass and treble but there were less mids. the later year L1Ks may have switch to a simpler setup with a basic series/parallel switch. on the old L1Ks with the 3-way switch, if you pop off the control plate and snip the cap off, you will have you series/single-coil/parallel settings. i did this to my '81 L1k and the difference is a tad less bass and treble but a good bump in the mids. thickens up the tone quite well.

I see a cap on the 3 position switch on mine. Did you simply disconnect the cap? I might try this, since that mode sounds cool but really doesn't cut through in a group setting.

FWIW, mine shows a 1990 manufacture date based on this page:
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[Freddels]

Any "DudePit" vets want to chime in???

I just did.

 

[Classic69]

I just did.

What became of "the Dude"?

May be better not to ask....

Anyway- See, today I learned something! However, it does not apply to the M2K o' mine!

 

[Freddels]

Yeah, probably better not to ask.

 

[dedpool1052]

I see a cap on the 3 position switch on mine. Did you simply disconnect the cap? I might try this, since that mode sounds cool but really doesn't cut through in a group setting.

FWIW, mine shows a 1990 manufacture date based on this page:
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yup, a simple snip and you got series mode. the cap is on the 3-way switch.

 

[Stranger Danger]

I'm feeling this right now. GAS!!

 

[Fit4pain]

I'm feeling this right now. GAS!!

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If you get you will love it. If you have not played one you are welcome to play mine. I am leaving for Uganda Africa on Thursday and I will not be back until July 5th but your welcome after that. I do know that Neal at Red Bone has one just like mine except with rose wood. They should be open before I get back. That is if you live in the SA area.

 

[Stranger Danger]

If you get you will love it. If you have not played one you are welcome to play mine. I am leaving for Uganda Africa on Thursday and I will not be back until July 5th but your welcome after that. I do know that Neal at Red Bone has one just like mine except with rose wood. They should be open before I get back. That is if you live in the SA area.

Much appreciated. I lived in SA for 8 years. Just moved last year to DFW. I am currently moving some gear around to get some Audiokinesis Cabs but this baby is going to be next.

 

[Classic69]

I'm feeling this right now. GAS!!

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Is that a "build" from the American Guitar Bass builder?? Or is it Redbone stock?
It looks like Charcoal frost (which is the color of my M2K and is a great finish); with that pickguard, it REALLY looks nice.

 

[Stranger Danger]

Is that a "build" from the American Guitar Bass builder?? Or is it Redbone stock?
It looks like Charcoal frost (which is the color of my M2K and is a great finish); with that pickguard, it REALLY looks nice.

It's a build from the builder. Yes graphite metallic SB-1 with tort, #8 neck, quarter sawn with vintage tint satin finish. I'd have never considered that combo until I saw the Fender CS Sean Hurley bass. I think it looks really good.

 

[Stranger Danger]

The problem with G&L (which is also the beauty of G&L) is that there are so many options, you can constantly second guess yourself. Next week I'll like something else a little better.

 

[Chef]

I remember the dudepit.
I remember badassbassplayers g&l fourm
I might even remember G&L having a sponsored forum here, but, I could be wrong.