G&L Club Part 7

[tubatodd]

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I've had this 2014 USA L-2500 in greenburst for five months now. It's the first G&L I've had or played. Kinda bought it on a whim but instantly loved the sound. This one has the k-switch and I almost always have it toward the bridge (I think this is parallel, with single-coil being in the middle). Nice growly tone, stingray-ish maybe? Feels and plays really solid and every note is heard clearly. Must be something special about those pickups. This bass seems meant for the low B, however I tend to play 5 strings with a high C and this bass doesn't seem as well suited for that. I am still trying to find the right balance of pickup height and action though. I find the strings making contact with the pole pieces a bit too easily. But this has quickly become my number one.

Gorgeous bass. I'd love to own it!

 

[Willy B]

Don't be afraid to lower your pickups more than on an usual bass, since you have a lot of output level in reserve with the MFD's. Then you can raise the individual pole pieces to favour a string or a zone where you want the PUs to pick more signal from the strings.

Gorgeous bass btw!

Thanks for the tip!

Gorgeous bass. I'd love to own it!

Thanks! I'm loving it!

 

[bdgotoh]

So I'm wondering something. The packaging of the pickups said white, but against the pure white of the pickguard, they look off white. I'm wondering if I received ivory by mistake or if it just isn't a pure white.

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Check the packaging or stickers on the back of the pickups - it might say in the model number what color they are supposed to be.

 

[dedpool1052]

I'm wondering if I received ivory by mistake

Based on the pics on EMG's site, I'd say this is the case.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

So I'm wondering something. The packaging of the pickups said white, but against the pure white of the pickguard, they look off white. I'm wondering if I received ivory by mistake or if it just isn't a pure white.

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Ivory is much yellower . It should state the color on the packaging.

Don't be afraid to lower your pickups more than on an usual bass, since you have a lot of output level in reserve with the MFD's. Then you can raise the individual pole pieces to favour a string or a zone where you want the PUs to pick more signal from the strings.

Gorgeous bass btw!

Mine are all the way down into the body for the neck, and slightly raised at the bridge. Plenty of response.
Remember that all controls come before the preamp. (Really just a line/signal boost with a treble boost to overcome cable capacitance high frequency loss and signal lost to long cable runs/ unbuffered effects)
Tone controls are passive, and *cut only*

 

[Willy B]

Ivory is much yellower . It should state the color on the packaging.

Mine are all the way down into the body for the neck, and slightly raised at the bridge. Plenty of response.
Remember that all controls come before the preamp. (Really just a line/signal boost with a treble boost to overcome cable capacitance high frequency loss and signal lost to long cable runs/ unbuffered effects)
Tone controls are passive, and *cut only*

I usually keep that switch in the middle and dime the bass and treble. I'll keep experimenting with pickup and pole piece heights.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

I usually keep that switch in the middle and dime the bass and treble. I'll keep experimenting with pickup and pole piece heights.

@50% 70% on the bass/treble and volume puts the output / tone into a "normal" passive p/j output territory, and is a good starting point.
The "native" G&L (L series) tone is a bit scooped with everything full up.
Rolling back the volume knob tames a bit of the highs, the treble cut knob more (and different high freq) combined with rolling back the Bass cut knob effectively "raising" the mids.

 

[Snakeman1066]

Just added this to my small G&L family...

 

[IvanBassist]

Just added this to my small G&L family...View attachment 4264008

Congratulations! I bet those MFD pickups sound HUGE through that rig!

 

[dave64o]

Just added this to my small G&L family...View attachment 4264008

Love that finish!

 

[tubatodd]

Ivory is much yellower . It should state the color on the packaging.

It says white.

I've sent an email to EMG with pictures. It doesn't look "bad" but it doesn't match the pickguard either. If this is their white, then it is what it is. I may consider swapping for black or something. Not sure yet.

 

[Willy B]

@50% 70% on the bass/treble and volume puts the output / tone into a "normal" passive p/j output territory, and is a good starting point.
The "native" G&L (L series) tone is a bit scooped with everything full up.
Rolling back the volume knob tames a bit of the highs, the treble cut more (and different freq) combined with rolling back the Bass cut effectively "raising" the mids.

Interesting, I'll try that. Thanks

 

[tubatodd]

Ok so looking at the SIDE of the pickups in direct sunlight, they look white. I wouldn't call them ivory. That being said, the business side (front) is not as white. Hmmmmm....

 

[Holdsg]

Or get antique white pearl PG.
or paint them white.
Or learn to live with it
Or carrots

 

[dwellers]

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Hey I know that bad boy! Hope you're enjoying it. Looks good on you!

 

[a-37]

Ok so looking at the SIDE of the pickups in direct sunlight, they look white. I wouldn't call them ivory. That being said, the business side (front) is not as white. Hmmmmm....

Was it a brand new set? That is, no chance it spent a little time on display where sunlight might have caused the top to turn slightly yellowish while the sides stayed in shadow and kept their original shade of white?

 

[tubatodd]

Was it a brand new set? That is, no chance it spent a little time on display where sunlight might have caused the top to turn slightly yellowish while the sides stayed in shadow and kept their original shade of white?

It was a factory shrink wrapped and sealed box direct from EMG. I am still curious what their response will be.

 

[Chrome Dome]

White pearloid pick guard is a real bright white compared to the white pickup covers,for sure! Even with the solid white pick guard original one on my 98 G&L LB100.

 

[tubatodd]

View attachment 4264355 View attachment 4264356 White pearloid pick guard is a real bright white compared to the white pickup covers,for sure! Even with the solid white pick guard original one on my 98 G&L LB100.

Thank you for this information and the comparison. My wife suspected the issue was the gleaming bright white of the pearloid just as you have proven. I suspect that if I got an aged white pearloid pickguard, the pickups would look too white. I'm just going to roll with it.

 

[Chrome Dome]

Thank you for this information and the comparison. My wife suspected the issue was the gleaming bright white of the pearloid just as you have proven. I suspect that if I got an aged white pearloid pickguard, the pickups would look too white. I'm just going to roll with it.

Welcome! Your Grape LB100 is awesome!