Tribs 5's are one and three quarter inches @ the Nut, 17mm string spacing @ the Bridge.
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I seriously doubt the necks on the tribute are exactly the same shape, similar specs maybe but not the same. Also the USA M2500 string spacing is 17.5mm.
I don't believe they are quarter sawn or ever had a quarter sawn option. You'd see it plainly in the neck if it was, the grain would appear as parallel striations running the whole length of the neck.
Not to say that the tributes aren't great, they are a great build and quality and share some, but not all, of the specs of the USA built version. But I would say waiting for a M2500 to come up used would be the way to go. I think you will love the neck.
Quarter sawn is a us option only. Pretty sure about that one.
If I remember it correctly the Trib neck is the same profile as one of the USA necks - I forget which one, #10 rings a bell but I'm not positive, but it's a standard neck, no quartersawn, with a 12" Fretboard. The main difference is in the Tuners which are standard but fine, and some lower spec electronic parts, the solid colours have a Basswood body, the transparent colours are Ash.
In "economy line" Basses Tributes are about the closest to the genuine model specs that are out there, you just don't get the options that are available in the USA ones.
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In "economy line" Basses Tributes are about the closest to the genuine model specs that are out there, you just don't get the options that are available in the USA ones.
Cheers.
Yet another question lol
Do the tributes allow both string through body and top loading?
I've never liked stringing the B string through the body
Do the tributes allow both string through body and top loading?
I've never liked stringing the B string through the body
I would assume they do. On my L1505 you can go string through or top load. I believe most hardware is cloned.
Older 5-ers were string thru or top load. Newer ones (and all 4s) are top load only.
Edit to add that the string-thru bridges are only attached with 2 anchor screws, so it's best to have at least the E-G strings going through body even if you don't want to put the B through the body. I believe they were changed to top load only because of issues with the bridges pulling up/off when not stung through the body.
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Had a NBD yesterday. It's 68Golfishes's Tangerine metallic 2500 that he posted before in this thread. Really, really love the bass. I spent a lot of time messing with the settings and I found that the standard tip of starting with the EQ dialed off and then adding what is needed is super important. It has the Kmod, and gets a really cool Fender style sound in single pickup mode. I find that the low end is so massive that even bass at around 50% up, it's great. It also makes the parallel mode a lot more usable. Parallel mode with the EQ fully up is just massive low mids and lows.
Another thing I love about the roll off is the filter on the treble. You can get some amazing sounds when you roll it off totally and you can hear the filter really working at that last 25% or so. I'd love to see how it looks in an EQ grid. It sounds like it may have some resonance on it.
Another thing I love about the roll off is the filter on the treble. You can get some amazing sounds when you roll it off totally and you can hear the filter really working at that last 25% or so. I'd love to see how it looks in an EQ grid. It sounds like it may have some resonance on it.
Curious to see if anyone else has noticed this on their MFD-equipped G&Ls...
In the groups I'm playing in now, there's no room between the guys behind me and their instruments to get back to my amp for a quick adjustment. I therefore like to keep the volume on my bass at around 75% and then set the volume for the room with the amp. My thinking is that doing this enables me to have some room to boost my level easily if I need to later on without having to navigate a nonexistent path back to my amp.
On my other basses there seems to be a more or less linear change with the volume knobs. But on my L-2500 it seems like a significant portion of the volume level is in the last 10% or so. That causes me a couple of issues. First, it makes it harder to do a quick and minor volume adjustment without going a little too far and suddenly overpowering everyone else. Second, it seems to me that the real "beef" of the MFDs shows up when the volume knob is up pretty high, so I'm not getting the tone I love unless I nearly max out the volume knob. In contrast, the volume knobs on my other basses seem to be more even across their range and the tone still seems to be there at 75% level - and that includes two active basses as well as two passive.
Has anyone else gotten that impression from their MFD-equipped basses?
In the groups I'm playing in now, there's no room between the guys behind me and their instruments to get back to my amp for a quick adjustment. I therefore like to keep the volume on my bass at around 75% and then set the volume for the room with the amp. My thinking is that doing this enables me to have some room to boost my level easily if I need to later on without having to navigate a nonexistent path back to my amp.
On my other basses there seems to be a more or less linear change with the volume knobs. But on my L-2500 it seems like a significant portion of the volume level is in the last 10% or so. That causes me a couple of issues. First, it makes it harder to do a quick and minor volume adjustment without going a little too far and suddenly overpowering everyone else. Second, it seems to me that the real "beef" of the MFDs shows up when the volume knob is up pretty high, so I'm not getting the tone I love unless I nearly max out the volume knob. In contrast, the volume knobs on my other basses seem to be more even across their range and the tone still seems to be there at 75% level - and that includes two active basses as well as two passive.
Has anyone else gotten that impression from their MFD-equipped basses?
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Me too. I think the best approach is to have a clean boost on your pedalboard, or use the amp to adjust volume, either by turning up the master or having two channels.
Congrats, that's a beautiful bass!
Thanks it is crazy nice in person. An awesome color. I love orange basses, they are more rare in the wild but when done right, they look incredible and stick out on stage.
To answer your question, my volume is the same as yours. What I was doing last night was maxing it out and then setting my EQ knobs from 0. For a boost, I switch the active to active plus treble.
Another option is to set it up in passive mode with volume maxed and then use active mode as a volume boost.
Agreeing with others (so probably not adding much)... Volume knob can play with tone on MFDs. I always run MFDs through the active input/with active cut on (depending on how the amp is configured). I tend to run my L2500 passive and pop into active if I need more output. I rarely find the need to pop into active.
Are you in passive or active mode?
I find that in active mode, the volume and tone to be a bit more linear, than in passive.
I find that in active mode, the volume and tone to be a bit more linear, than in passive.
Awesome, thanks for the fast replies.
Actually, I like the tone in passive mode so I usually play that way. I'll mess around with active mode and see if I notice the difference with the preamp on. Not sure I'll have time to do that tonight tonight, but I'm playing in one of my regular jam sessions tomorrow night so I'll take my L-2500 and try out active mode then.
I'll let you guys know how that works.
Actually, I like the tone in passive mode so I usually play that way. I'll mess around with active mode and see if I notice the difference with the preamp on. Not sure I'll have time to do that tonight tonight, but I'm playing in one of my regular jam sessions tomorrow night so I'll take my L-2500 and try out active mode then.
I'll let you guys know how that works.
Yeah, I've found that messing with the MFD volume knob definitely affects the tone. I love G&L but they sure have a weird relationship with volume knobs. It would be nice if the knob just increased and decreased the volume. Not sure why they insist on it changing the tone, too.
It's not like you can't get a million tones out of an MFD loaded bass already. To me, it makes the volume knob virtually useless live. I don't want to mess with it because I don't want it to change my tone, so I adjust the volume on the amp.
Why they did this? Who knows. Boggles the mind.
John
It's not like you can't get a million tones out of an MFD loaded bass already. To me, it makes the volume knob virtually useless live. I don't want to mess with it because I don't want it to change my tone, so I adjust the volume on the amp.
Why they did this? Who knows. Boggles the mind.
John
