G&L Club Part 7

[R&B]

My favorite setting for the SB-2 is neck at 3/4, bridge at 1/4. YMMV of course. I like it thumpy.

 

[sii.pepenk]

got some videos sample of G&L i've had, maybe it will give some GAS in here

 

[JES]

This is brilliant, does this mean it's now possible to order an l2500 in Pawlonia?

If you guys get a chance to try out a G&L built with Empress Wood you should do it. I just picked this up recently and it's amazing. The sound, string balance, and sustain are just right and the B string sounds and feels great. Weight is only 8.3 lbs and it balances perfectly on a strap. It's my first L-2500 that actually sounds like a 5 string version of the L-2000.

 

[bdgotoh]

I don't know, I've asked my dealer that question but with Christmas I haven't heard back yet.

 

[JES]

Thanks. Let me know what you hear.

 

[Glazenn]

Nice bass Scott, I was contemplating a white sb-2 with black guard and maple board when I built my USA Model. The SB-2 sounds awesome with some flats and using the jazz pup as a tone control.

You got it right. Regardless the color, SB-2 + flats + bridge PU as tone controller = THE SOUND.

I am now hoping for G&L to give us the SB-5

 

[Glazenn]

This is brilliant, does this mean it's now possible to order an l2500 in Pawlonia?

Not only possible, just doable:

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[JES]

I meant custom order, but thanks. It's good to see them out there.

 

[JES]

So I thought i'd go play a L2500 just to see how serious I was about it. I found a Tribute 2500 and played it in the shop. Great bass BUT around the 10th fret on the B string I started getting some weird overtones, especially off the front pickup, but really with either. Was it a setup or string problem, or just a limitation of the 34" scale? How high on the B string can you get good intonation on your L2500s?

 

[delta7fred]

So I thought i'd go play a L2500 just to see how serious I was about it. I found a Tribute 2500 and played it in the shop. Great bass BUT around the 10th fret on the B string I started getting some weird overtones, especially off the front pickup, but really with either. Was it a setup or string problem, or just a limitation of the 34" scale? How high on the B string can you get good intonation on your L2500s?

I had something like that one either my L2500 or L2000 Trib (can't remember which now), it turned out to be "spring ping" caused by the pickup support springs resonating. A small piece of foam rubber in each completely cured it. Or it could be a string problem of course. Highly unlikely to be a limitation of the 34" scale or they would all suffer it.

My intonation is good to the 12th fret (where I set it) and probably higher, but I don't usually play the B that high.

 

[dedpool1052]

Another cause could be pickup height. Those MFDs have some pretty good magnetic pull. If the pickup is too close to the string it could be causing those weird overtones. I've noticed it on E-string of my '81 L1K. A combination of adjusting the pole pieces and overall pickup height helped cure it.

 

[BadJazz]

I had something like that one either my L2500 or L2000 Trib (can't remember which now), it turned out to be "spring ping" caused by the pickup support springs resonating. A small piece of foam rubber in each completely cured it. Or it could be a string problem of course. Highly unlikely to be a limitation of the 34" scale or they would all suffer it.

Had this exact issue on my Tribute L2K. I tore an earplug in half and stuffed the pieces in each spring and it is completely fixed now.

 

[delta7fred]

Another cause could be pickup height. Those MFDs have some pretty good magnetic pull. If the pickup is too close to the string it could be causing those weird overtones. I've noticed it on E-string of my '81 L1K. A combination of adjusting the pole pieces and overall pickup height helped cure it.

More likely on the thinner strings than the B, but not impossible.

 

[dedpool1052]

IME, it was the opposite.

 

[delta7fred]

IME, it was the opposite.

It's a while since I played about with pickup heights so you may very well be correct, it just stuck in my mind it was the thinner strings that were more easily affected.

 

[dedpool1052]

I wouldn't say I'm correct and it's an absolute truth, it was just my experience with the G&Ls that I own. I certainly don't want that to be misconstrued as "fact". Every bass is different, the same goes for pickups and their magnetic pull. In some basses it could affect the higher strings more than the low strings.

 

[dedpool1052]

on a side note, I've noticed that on my '14 G&Ls ( SB-2T, L1k) that were ordered with #7 (1.75" nut, 12" radius) necks both came in undersized.
The SB-2T comes in at 1.718" and the L1K comes in at 1.709"
Even with G&L's +/-0.015" tolerance, they are both under that. Doesn't bother me in the slightest, but could bother someone else if they are consistently undersized.

 

[Chef]

L2500.
Under 8lbs.

Heck yeah. Fantastic.

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[delta7fred]

I wouldn't say I'm correct and it's an absolute truth, it was just my experience with the G&Ls that I own. I certainly don't want that to be misconstrued as "fact". Every bass is different, the same goes for pickups and their magnetic pull. In some basses it could affect the higher strings more than the low strings.

Likewise, I wouldn't say I'm correct either, just what I noticed on a way smaller sample than you (2 basses that had it).

Lets just say if you get the strings too close to the pickups then they might choke off due to the magnetic pull..

 

[dedpool1052]

Likewise, I wouldn't say I'm correct either, just what I noticed on a way smaller sample than you (2 basses that had it).

Lets just say if you get the strings too close to the pickups then they might choke off due to the magnetic pull..

agreed