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Weird. I've been here for a couple of years and never saw anyone giving out numbers. That person hasn't even posted in this club since 2018
You are the first person that I've even seen mention that member.Anyway... @chuck65 nice basses and welcome to the club!
figured this would be the place to ask,,is there any pickgaurds available for the l2500 tribute series? I think its gonna be a no but wanted to see anyways.
thanks for the info good sir! cheers.I would try Tony at Pickguardian, my first choice by far for anything pickguard.
I second that. Tony does a first rate job.I would try Tony at Pickguardian, my first choice by far for anything pickguard.
I don't know of any place that sells them ready made, but you can get one custom made. You just have to trace the shape on a piece of paper and show where the cutouts and screw holes are from these people:
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Careful. If you decide to get one made, be sure to check first that there's enough thread on your pots and microswitches so that you can actually get them to go through the wood top—and the pickguard—and still secure them in place. I just had a look at my US L2500 and, at least looking at the top without going inside, the switches appear to not have enough extra thread to accommodate a pickguard.
yeah wasn't thinking of that,,good point,,could be opening a can o worms.. thanks jmlee!Careful. If you decide to get one made, be sure to check first that there's enough thread on your pots and microswitches so that you can actually get them to go through the wood top—and the pickguard—and still secure them in place. I just had a look at my US L2500 and, at least looking at the top without going inside, the switches appear to not have enough extra thread to accommodate a pickguard.
thats a cool site! got distracted from pickgaurds and looking at bodies and necks,,thats the place to go if a guys jonesing to build a bass...
the ones I've seen don't go over the pots and actually look pretty nice. Check this thread out.
G&L L2500 Pickguard ... Check it out.
maxdusty I appreciate you takin the time to post this,,,yep those look great! they do class em up a lot! cheers! im seeing a guard in my future..
Hey @jmlee , when I posted a few months ago about picking up an SB-2 I recall that you said you used to string yours with Chromes but had more recently switched to EB cobalt flats. I have liked Chromes on mine but am thinking I'll put them on the SB-1 and would like something brighter/roundier-but-not-round for the SB-2 to give me some more variety.
How have you liked the cobalt flats on the SB-2?
How have you liked the cobalt flats on the SB-2?
Apparently G&L has my bass ready and just needs to ship it to Arbutus music, where I bought it. I have no idea how long that is going to take, but it's hard not to check G&L's Facebook posts every hour or so to see if I catch a glimpse of it.
hard...to...be...patient
hard...to...be...patient
Does anybody have any old parts they would like to sell to a good cause? I am looking for some old tuners, a set of L2500 pups and preamp, a battery cover and an L2K control plate.
Please PM me if you have any of these parts to sell.
Please PM me if you have any of these parts to sell.
My order just went in last week from Rocket Music ! I'm hoping to see it sooner or later on G&L FB as well . How long was the build process?
Hey, @_seafarer, thanks for asking! I've really enjoyed the EB cobalt flats on my (Tribute) SB-2. I had bought that set to go on another instrument but they didn't seem a good match. Since I had Chromes on my LB-100, I thought something else on the SB-2 might be interesting and I pulled those strings out of a drawer. Although I still find their surface a bit sticky compared to the glassy surface of the Chromes, the cobalt flats have an interesting "biteyness" to them that I think really suits the MFDs in the SB-2. It's difficult to describe the sound, but the inherent sonic quality of these strings is in line with the inherent sonic quality of the pickups on this bass in a way that works synergistically. Sometimes I like strings which mitigate against some annoying quality of a bass and its pickups, but this is a rare case where I think there's a similarity which is enhancing of the best features in both. In any case, they're not coming off.
I thought about going Custom Shop, but there really wasn't anything I wanted other than ...maybe.... a set of those hand wound vintage pickups....Looking forward to seeing your creation!
