As I had mentioned earlier, the initial price was supposed to be in the $1200-$1300 range. More than say a Fender JMJ Mexican made Mustang ($1000) but comparable to the US made Mustang ($1250). However, when the final price was announced and included only a cheap ($60 gig bag), I think it was a turn off for a lot of people. I guess G&L are feeling pretty chuffed theses days as they increase their range and availability but for someone who bought one of these 40 years ago, I'm a bit disappointed. I guess it's just a trendy short scale that G&L figured they could cash in on. I've got anything the Fallout can do, covered with my L1000 and L2000.
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G&L Fallout Bass
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As I had mentioned earlier, the initial price was supposed to be in the $1200-$1300 range. More than say a Fender JMJ Mexican made Mustang ($1000) but comparable to the US made Mustang ($1250). However, when the final price was announced and included only a cheap ($60 gig bag), I think it was a turn off for a lot of people. I guess G&L are feeling pretty chuffed theses days as they increase their range and availability but for someone who bought one of these 40 years ago, I'm a bit disappointed. I guess it's just a trendy short scale that G&L figured they could cash in on. I've got anything the Fallout can do, covered with my L1000 and L2000.
Just a heads up for anyone UK/Europe, just had an email from Andertons saying the Miami Blue Fallout is reduced to £999 for Black Friday. Honestly, that's really tempted me - takes it down to Performer Mustang price territory.
So, since I got the bass been fighting stiff bridge adjustments. Have learned about the saddle lock feature now. Never seen that before but once you know it’s there and how to use it bridge adjusts fine
In actuality, I think the G&L locking bridge predates the Spector. According the various G&L videos, Leo Fender started experimenting with the locking bridge design in the late 70’s. The first G&L instruments were shipped in 1980.
Interesting. I was unaware, but not surprised.
I was just identifying similarities not implying any priority of the idea.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean for it to come off as though I was correcting you. I just happened to be watching a bunch of G&L videos and I recently saw Dave McLaren talking about the bridge. He mentioned how Leo had been trying to figure out a way to increase its solidity a of the bridge what with all its pieces. Obviously, (to us, now) he came up with the bridge lock that turned all the saddles into a single piece when locked together.
It's funny how, even in his later years, he was still finding out ways to innovate and improve on his older designs. Makes you wonder what the Fender guitar company would be making today if he were still the owner.
I was just reading a thread over on TDPRI about how awful the six saddle bridge was on certain Tele's from the 90's. There's a guy complaining about how the screws would just vibrate out from the saddles and you'd have a rattling mess. It seems some prefer the vintage, three saddle design and I guess there was also another six saddle design that was a bit better. I am not a Tele expert, I just know I love how they sound. Mine has just three brass saddles, is pretty solid in design and I've never had a problem with anything coming loose. Nevertheless, I bet the G&L bridge is a significant improvement over just about any version of a Fender bridge for the Tele.
Swapped some parts around for different look
Nice. I was thinking I’d like a SB with a tort guard and rosewood board... have to pull some strings for that.
Not sure what you have, but I do have a neck with rosewood board, and original red tortoise PG for this bass
Yeah, I let him play it... now it lives at his house when we’re not working - which is most of the time! But I have a Trib now at home, so I’m happy.
I have a white/black Trib with a rosewood board, and the pink one with rosewood. But, I’d love a good old fashioned TTS/Tort/Rosewood vibe.
Don’t know if you’ve seen this yet...
Hey Ed, it’s cool to see you demoing and posting about the fallout bass here on TB. I worked through your bass method books from Hal Leonard when I decided to learn to play “properly” after years of self taught playing. Great books to learn from; very clear and I enjoyed the learning process. Nice to see the tribute stacks up well to the US model. I think the US pickup being used in the import model makes a huge difference. In comparison the fender mustang PJ is more expensive and the stock pickups on that are mediocre, where as these sound as good as on higher end basses even if overall a little rougher, but not $700-$1000 rougher for me at least!
I’m good. I like the two I have now -white/black, pink/white... I’d just need to talk someone at G&L into putting a rosewood neck on a sunburst...
The Trib sounds pretty dead on to the US. I DO miss that US neck, it’s sexy. It feels good. The Trib neck feels... fine. I can tell they saved some time on the neck carve, but hey... it’s not a BAD neck, but the US is nicer.
