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The difference is 3/8". The split coil SB was Leo's improvement on the P design and his hottest bass pup. I've had a good '62 P forever and honestly, the SB is an improvement in every way. Leo didn't backtrack.
Also love the placement of those in the Lynx. Ah, for a fretless.
Here's some late 80's G&L malarkey with a looper! Love my L-2000!
Ha ha- watching you in that video made my head hurt!
Multi tasking ain't ma thang!
Cool! If you like stuff like this, you might like El Ten Eleven. Kristian is on a custom 6 string bass.
I enjoyed some smoked maple last night x2.. with some fine whiskey and my revenant 95 L2K with its smoked maple neck!
Mike Merritt bassist for Conan O'Brien opens his Reverb shop. Nice 1996 charcoal sparkle SB1 if you jump fast.
There's a pic of James Brown plucking this bass. The look on Mike's face is priceless.
SB1:
G & L SB-1 Bass Guitar 1996 Owned By Mike Merritt
Bassplayer article:
Mike Merritt Launches Official Reverb Shop of Basses
There's a pic of James Brown plucking this bass. The look on Mike's face is priceless.
SB1:
G & L SB-1 Bass Guitar 1996 Owned By Mike Merritt
Bassplayer article:
Mike Merritt Launches Official Reverb Shop of Basses
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I've tried a fretless on occasion but never owned one. I would think that playing fretless would require some commitment to achieve passable level of proficiency. Would you want to give yourself 6 or 12 months of regular practice to decide whether it's worth keeping a fretless in your arsenal?
But if you don't intend to play fretless and just bought the bass on a lark, fret away!
Thank You! I agree,already got an estimate to get it fretted,not a bad quote? Been playing around with it some,but needs a new set of strings. It has flatwound on there now,but got some progressive wound to put on when they get here,on the way now.
I got a US SB-2 last year and have played it almost exclusively. I also got a used US Kiloton and have played that quite a bit (bought a GK 700RBii because of that bass
). But the SB-2 has been my main bass since then.7 weeks ago I ordered an LB-100. The "C" neck with 1 1/2" nut is the only neck I want to play any more - and I now have 3 basses with that neck.
Yesterday I picked up the LB-100. I plugged it in without setting it up and, WOW! It sounded great with the stock strings - and I've not been a fan of those strings in the past. I've had a few P basses but so far this one is the most impressive tonally. It's smooth tone all the way up from low E (with the stock strings) is more P-bass than any other I've played. So far I really like the Alnico pickup and the bass produces the sound I was looking for - in spades!
Often times I was trying to get the SB-2 to sound like a P but they ARE two different animals.
Comparing the SB-2 to the LB-100:
- SB-2: More modern sound. VERY VERY aggressive. The top end gets brittle when the volume is dimed. There is not tone pot - unless you order the SB-2T (or SB-1T). I've heard that the tone pot on these models does not produce a lot of tonal variation. I didn't use the bridge pickup on this bass until I got a Genz Benz Streamliner 900. The warmth of this amp took the edge off of the SB-2 puckups beautifully.
- LB-100: I've only had this for a day so take this for what that's worth. In my opinion this is EXACTLY what a P-bass should be. One volume and one tone pot. Not much to fiddle with. Consistent tone up to the higher notes and a nice smooth top end that doesn't bite but has a little aggressiveness to it. A much more "old school" tone. It's probably good for slap but I don't play slap so I'm just speculating here. Overall, with one day on this bass I'm quite impressed!
).As usual, the combination of bass model, strings, amp and cab have to be considered when evaluating "a bass".
Let us know what you decide.
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I'd vote for the "give it 6-12 months" option, unless you have an immediate need to have it fretted. I'm sure the luthier would still be willing to do the work then.
I gave up on playing fretless for the foreseeable future. So far I've owned three of them, sold the two that were worth selling, and converted the third (a cheapie SX fretless) into a tone monster of a parts bass.
I really liked the idea of playing fretless but, until I have the time to be able to spend getting proficient on it, I'm focusing on sucking less on fretted rather than trying something new and sucking on TWO instruments.
If you really don't think you can put the time in to basically learn another instrument but you love this bass, I say go for it. It's a beaut and a not-too-common model so if you have a way to both keep it and be more likely to give some playing time, I think it's worth doing what it takes to hang onto it.
I really liked the idea of playing fretless but, until I have the time to be able to spend getting proficient on it, I'm focusing on sucking less on fretted rather than trying something new and sucking on TWO instruments.
If you really don't think you can put the time in to basically learn another instrument but you love this bass, I say go for it. It's a beaut and a not-too-common model so if you have a way to both keep it and be more likely to give some playing time, I think it's worth doing what it takes to hang onto it.
Yes,I agree,he said just let him know,when I decide. We will see how it goes,needs a new set of strings,which I have set on the way. Had a recommendations of pressure wound strings? Always used round wound,but might not be good for a fret less neck. Thank You!
Thank you,don't mean to be a pest,just need some opinions I guess? I just love the binding on these G&L's!I gave up on playing fretless for the foreseeable future. So far I've owned three of them, sold the two that were worth selling, and converted the third (a cheapie SX fretless) into a tone monster of a parts bass.
I really liked the idea of playing fretless but, until I have the time to be able to spend getting proficient on it, I'm focusing on sucking less on fretted rather than trying something new and sucking on TWO instruments.
If you really don't think you can put the time in to basically learn another instrument but you love this bass, I say go for it. It's a beaut and a not-too-common model so if you have a way to both keep it and be more likely to give some playing time, I think it's worth doing what it takes to hang onto it.
