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G&L Club Part 7

#17,805
19mm 5 strings

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TomB said:
That must be really different from the MFD. Will be curious about your impressions, should you choose to share them. Have you played the L1000 with MFD in the past? Thx.
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And thank you for your interest! No. For GL products, I’ve only played my lb100 and my jb2 basses, both have alnico5 pickups. (Which i love). I traded ny LB for the L1k.
I plugged the L1000 into my Markbass combo amp at home today, just to make sure everything was working, and to try to get an idea of the sound of it. The pickup sounds warm, full, and clear, which is exactly what I prefer. I like that you can adjust both bass and treble on a passive circuit, and also the 3 modes from the mini toggle. The OMG mode seems like it would sound great with flatwounds for a dub tone. I think this bass is going to have a light set of half-rounds installed, because i have flats on so many of my basses already. It has some stiff feeling roundwounds (dunno brand) on currently.
One of these days i may get to actually check out an MFD pickup, but I don’t really know if that sound would appeal to my ears as much anyway. This pickup seems to have plenty of power and clarity.
I still can’t get over how light it feels...my jb2 is pretty light at 8 pounds,but the L1k feels like a Hofner in comparison. There is an ever so slight tendency for neck dive, but nothing I can’t deal with.
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woodyng2 said:
And thank you for your interest! No. For GL products, I’ve only played my lb100 and my jb2 basses, both have alnico5 pickups. (Which i love). I traded ny LB for the L1k.
I plugged the L1000 into my Markbass combo amp at home today, just to make sure everything was working, and to try to get an idea of the sound of it. The pickup sounds warm, full, and clear, which is exactly what I prefer. I like that you can adjust both bass and treble on a passive circuit, and also the 3 modes from the mini toggle. The OMG mode seems like it would sound great with flatwounds for a dub tone. I think this bass is going to have a light set of half-rounds installed, because i have flats on so many of my basses already. It has some stiff feeling roundwounds (dunno brand) on currently.
One of these days i may get to actually check out an MFD pickup, but I don’t really know if that sound would appeal to my ears as much anyway. This pickup seems to have plenty of power and clarity.
I still can’t get over how light it feels...my jb2 is pretty light at 8 pounds,but the L1k feels like a Hofner in comparison. There is an ever so slight tendency for neck dive, but nothing I can’t deal with.
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That color is so awesome!! What a clean machine.
 
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lowfreqgeek said:
Um, does this mean what I think it means?

I'm not even sure how to process this. I thought I was done buying basses for a long time. Now I don't even know which way is up.
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lowfreqgeek said:
Um, does this mean what I think it means?

I'm not even sure how to process this. I thought I was done buying basses for a long time. Now I don't even know which way is up.
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I think you will be stoked.;):thumbsup:;)
 
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TomB said:
NOW I’m interested :woot:! (in 19 mm, not 35”). Years ago I gave up my L2500 only because of string spacing - well, weight maybe. Would love to see a lightweight 19 mm L2500!
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order it with and Empress body, or swamp ash -- you'll likely get close to 8lbs total.
Sparkle (alder) is 10 on the nose. (there is probably 1lb of flake n Poly on her though)

@TonyP- and I both have a love affair with a 35" B....
 
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richwag said:
Tell me about the TIs? What makes them so special?

I tried a set of chromes for a while this summer and they ended up on a Squier Jazz I have. I didn't expect the zing of rounds but they I couldn't get into the tone.
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They feel way less stiff than chromes and have a nice midrange bite/clarity and sits very well in mixes :)

if you’re looking for “bright” flats, looking into EB Cobalt flats might be a good idea
 
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19mm spacing on a G&L 5er is as big news to me as when Sterling Ball created the petition a few years ago for a 19mm spaced Musician 5er (which didn't happen).

I recently spec-d out an L2500 custom. Even started hassling the Aussie dealer about options, but eventually backed out due to narrow string spacing.

So is the 19mm option now a thing, or something in the planning? I'm assuming to accommodate the wider string spacing a wider neck will be required?
 
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