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Color me confused. Putting the Series/Parallel switch towards the saddle, the bass is louder, brighter. Putting it towards the neck, it has a bassier tone. Which is series which is parallel?
Toward the neck should be series = fuller, bassier ( is that a word?). Parallel should be toward the bridge.
I swapped a mid-level Ibanez for a bit of mixed up G&L, 1982 SB2 body with a 90s neck, and 80s light blue color. When I first saw it was a bit beat up and I wasn't sure it was a great swap, but the moment I plugged in, felt that neck and played it I was over the moon. I have a USA built Fender Jazz with a fretless neck, and the G&L simply blows it way in terms of playability and sound. I'm clearly biased but I think the G&L was Leo's ultimate legacy.
Parallel is generally brighter and quieter, series is bassier and louder. But brighter and louder doesn't sound right for parallel. Series will give you a significant volume boost.
When I flip the switch towards the neck it gets bassier and has more growl. Does that sound like Parallel?
Flipping teh switch towards the saddle makes it more trebly, less bass less growl
No, that sounds like Series when you flip it towards the neck which is exactly the way it should be.
Thank you! It certainly didn't sound "louder" to me me but it definitely had more bass and growl. I had to adjust some settings slightly on my amp but am really like Series over Parallel.
The Stupid Deal of the Day at Musician's Friend *today*, Thursday Sept 18 is a Tribute M2000 in honeyburst for $399.
EAGLE HAS LANDED!! ITS SWEET!!
8.8 lbs with a ton of aggression & a ton of vintage warm when I want. Best of both worlds. Full in the mids, no scoop J, no noise. A few minor fretboard dings but no biggie. Sounded GREAT with a test run through MB800 & GK NEO 115 stack. Abalone dots was standard? A TON of sparkle in this, way more than I expected!! Cool. Gotta RUN to practice!
8.8 lbs with a ton of aggression & a ton of vintage warm when I want. Best of both worlds. Full in the mids, no scoop J, no noise. A few minor fretboard dings but no biggie. Sounded GREAT with a test run through MB800 & GK NEO 115 stack. Abalone dots was standard? A TON of sparkle in this, way more than I expected!! Cool. Gotta RUN to practice!
Plays like a dream!
I want to raise up the poles on the G string to get a bit more there. The maple on these LB-100 make this an aggressive beast. If you were looking for a vintage P the better choice is clearly Rosewood. I can roll off tone all the way & get fairly close. #8 neck is a dream to play. Not nearly as chunky as I thought, I initially thought they made a mistake & gave me a #6. I'm glad I have the aggression close to the ASAT\L2000 but can get warm with the roll off the tone quickly\easily. The ASAT & L2000 have more versions of aggressive but its kinda hard to dial in warm quickly if at all (With a maple neck)
I personally wanted a CLEAR tone but with P bass balls... my other basses are a bit too thick. Rosewood J, Sterling with Mahogany, Bongo. I'm very happy with it (I also have a Streamliner to vintage this up if needed) The 2 Carvin PBs I had I hated from minute one... heavy, neck a bit too thin, looks, electronics, electronics, electronics. My wife LOVES this color much more than the $300 upcharge I paid for AAAA Flame Maple triple step finish which came out very MEH.
The turn around was FAST. Exactly a month from order. G&L NAILED the LB-100. The pictures do not do the Metallic finish any justice, I was SHOCKED to see it in person as I went by pictures posted here too.
I want to raise up the poles on the G string to get a bit more there. The maple on these LB-100 make this an aggressive beast. If you were looking for a vintage P the better choice is clearly Rosewood. I can roll off tone all the way & get fairly close. #8 neck is a dream to play. Not nearly as chunky as I thought, I initially thought they made a mistake & gave me a #6. I'm glad I have the aggression close to the ASAT\L2000 but can get warm with the roll off the tone quickly\easily. The ASAT & L2000 have more versions of aggressive but its kinda hard to dial in warm quickly if at all (With a maple neck)
I personally wanted a CLEAR tone but with P bass balls... my other basses are a bit too thick. Rosewood J, Sterling with Mahogany, Bongo. I'm very happy with it (I also have a Streamliner to vintage this up if needed) The 2 Carvin PBs I had I hated from minute one... heavy, neck a bit too thin, looks, electronics, electronics, electronics. My wife LOVES this color much more than the $300 upcharge I paid for AAAA Flame Maple triple step finish which came out very MEH.
The turn around was FAST. Exactly a month from order. G&L NAILED the LB-100. The pictures do not do the Metallic finish any justice, I was SHOCKED to see it in person as I went by pictures posted here too.
EAGLE HAS LANDED!! ITS SWEET!!
8.8 lbs with a ton of aggression & a ton of vintage warm when I want. Best of both worlds. Full in the mids, no scoop J, no noise. A few minor fretboard dings but no biggie. Sounded GREAT with a test run through MB800 & GK NEO 115 stack. Abalone dots was standard? A TON of sparkle in this, way more than I expected!! Cool. Gotta RUN to practice!
Looks awesome. Love the color.
You could always try to get the dings out with a damp cloth and a hot iron. After that a good polish with mineral oil and/ wax in case the steam might have did something to that which I dont think.
I played the new-to-me Hog Wunkay at rehearsal yesterday (Pic in post 953)
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/g-l-club-part-7.1035742/page-48#post-16344402
And it sounded huge! I didn't need the "OMG" mode but tried it a couple of times, and ... OMG!
Anyway. Since I had set the bass up pretty good, I compared the playability with my #1 custom P and noticed how the neck had bowed on that bass, little by little, so that I need to tighten the truss rod. Of course, the Allen keys I had with me didn't fit the bullet on that bass, but I will leave the adjustment for the weekend.
Since our band has had a summer break, my hand got tired on both basses, so the jury is still out with regard to the ultimate fit of this bass to my hand, but so far, so good.
We discussed the strange modulation issue with the E-string before. I didn't hear any of it amplified (I had only played this through headphones before). I lowered the pickup poles at the E-string slightly. There still was a little clank that I heard through the Ampeg 4x10 that is the other cab at the rehearsal space. The amplification is a Dynacord G-2000 (220 W tube power hybrid) and the other cab is a Dynacord 1x15" with a new Fane element.
Has anyone tried TI flats on a Wunkay? I have a newish set that I took off my SB-2 so it could very well be strung on the Hog.
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/g-l-club-part-7.1035742/page-48#post-16344402
And it sounded huge! I didn't need the "OMG" mode but tried it a couple of times, and ... OMG!
Anyway. Since I had set the bass up pretty good, I compared the playability with my #1 custom P and noticed how the neck had bowed on that bass, little by little, so that I need to tighten the truss rod. Of course, the Allen keys I had with me didn't fit the bullet on that bass, but I will leave the adjustment for the weekend.
Since our band has had a summer break, my hand got tired on both basses, so the jury is still out with regard to the ultimate fit of this bass to my hand, but so far, so good.
We discussed the strange modulation issue with the E-string before. I didn't hear any of it amplified (I had only played this through headphones before). I lowered the pickup poles at the E-string slightly. There still was a little clank that I heard through the Ampeg 4x10 that is the other cab at the rehearsal space. The amplification is a Dynacord G-2000 (220 W tube power hybrid) and the other cab is a Dynacord 1x15" with a new Fane element.
Has anyone tried TI flats on a Wunkay? I have a newish set that I took off my SB-2 so it could very well be strung on the Hog.
