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G&L Fallout Bass

#281
LoveThatBass said:
I got this off a well know G&L forum
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Ok, this wiring diagram is 98% how my Fallout Tribute is wired. 2 differences:
A. no 6.8K resistor on the Tone pot
B. the green wire from the volume pot's center wiper to the output jack is white

All else appears the same. Cap values are correct.
And the 3 position switch:
Forward is Parallel
Center: Single Coil
Back: OMG mode

If for some reason you want just pickups in Series you can remove the .1ufd cap on the switch. I for one love the tone of the OMG mode.
 
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#282
Only weird thing I noticed on my Fallout bass is they painted the control and bridge cavities but did not connect either one to ground. I corrected that on mine. Also this is not a big deal but they connected the green pickup wire to the tone pot rather than the volume pot ( a bit weird since they have to go past the volume pot to get to the tone pot and the ground from output jack goes directly to the volume pot then to the tone pot which is closer to output jack and they have to go over the tone pot to get to the Volume pot)
 
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#283
It's NBD for me. Fullerton Deluxe Fallout arrived from Sweetwater today. Love the bass and it sounds amazing.

I've owned a few G&L USA basses and they all came with a hard case except the Fallout. Who cares, as I never use the hard case and it just collects dust until I sell the bass or need to ship it. But at $1600...I'm of the belief that the bass SHOULD come with a hex wrench for the bridge and the truss rod. It's not that I don't already have the proper ones, I just thought it was odd.

The bass feels and plays incredible and arrived almost perfectly set up.

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#284
chadhargis said:
It's NBD for me. Fullerton Deluxe Fallout arrived from Sweetwater today. Love the bass and it sounds amazing.

I've owned a few G&L USA basses and they all came with a hard case except the Fallout. Who cares, as I never use the hard case and it just collects dust until I sell the bass or need to ship it. But at $1600...I'm of the belief that the bass SHOULD come with a hex wrench for the bridge and the truss rod. It's not that I don't already have the proper ones, I just thought it was odd.

The bass feels and plays incredible and arrived almost perfectly set up.

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Talk to your sales Rep at Sweetwater. They contacted G&L who sent me a set of wrenches a week later
 
#285
Awesome bass. I can't believe I didn't buy one of them when they were $1200!

Also, anyone want to speculate why, for this model, the price increase has actually outstripped the Fender American Mustang, which is probably its main competitor? I believe they were the same price until the recent inflation spurt. The mustang is now $200 cheaper!
 
#286
rpt50 said:
Awesome bass. I can't believe I didn't buy one of them when they were $1200!

Also, anyone want to speculate why, for this model, the price increase has actually outstripped the Fender American Mustang, which is probably its main competitor? I believe they were the same price until the recent inflation spurt. The mustang is now $200 cheaper!
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I played a Mustang and I wasn't blown away by it. I ended up buying the Fallout after seeing several reviews of it and my previous experience owning G&L basses. I'm not disappointed. I think the tone of the Fallout is worth $200 more than the Mustang.
 
#292
Fallout owners, for those of you with fallout s weighing less than 8.5lbs, how is the balance on a strap? I’m thinking about picking up one about 8lbs but concerned that it will have some neck dive since the upper horn reaches to the 14th fret rather than 12th fret. I need light weight and balanced. In my experience, a P bass can’t be less that about 8.2lbs and balance well.
 
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#293
GroovyBaby said:
Fallout owners, for those of you with fallout s weighing less than 8.5lbs, how is the balance on a strap? I’m thinking about picking up one about 8lbs but concerned that it will have some neck drive since the upper horn reaches to the 14th fret rather than 12th fret. I need light weight and balanced. In my experience, a P bass can’t be less that about 8.2lbs and balance well.
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I never have neck dive issues. I’m not sure what mine weighs, but it balances fine.
 
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#295
lildrgn said:
Asking for a friend: if my friend has 2 L-1000s already, one from 1984, one a reissue from 2019, does it make sense to pick up a Tribute Fallout for a price that's quite low?

Sound wise, will it matter since my friend has those two other basses already?
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Short scale is always going to have different timbre and feel to it. If the price is right I would do it (in fact this is why I have a Tribute Fallout; could not pass one up at the $250 I paid for it). Since the price is good it seems likely that your "friend" could flip it and at worst break even if the bass does add anything useful.
 
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#298
Michael Vee said:
Selowitch speaks the truth! I have a fairly large stable of basses, but got several shorties over the last 10-12 years and find myself using those on gigs more and more.

I wouldn't mind picking up a Fallout, as I have enjoyed my L-2500s.
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Fallout is fun particularly if you like G&L MFD pickups. If you have other short scales Fallout is interesting because it feels big for a 30" scale due to the bridge position. Reach to first fret is definitely longer on the Fallout than it is on something like the Mustang Bass. I know there are other short scales that have longer reach like the Fallout. Just calling out the overall bass size on the larger end while having a 30" scale (thanks to the extra body after the bridge).
 
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#300
lildrgn said:
Friend is asking: Does the Fallout play like a traditional non-ss bass due to that bridge. Years ago, that friend played a shell pink one to test a cab and has forgotten all about how it played.
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Feel is somewhere in between to me. The reach to first fret is between typical 30" and 34" scale on the Fallout. It is still a 30" scale so the fret to fret reach is the same once you account for the additional reach to first fret. Middle 3 basses in this photo are L2500/Fallout/Mustang. You can see where the nut and first fret sit relative to the end of the body.

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For a general size compare between Fallout and Mustang... you can see Fallout is larger body and total length. While the angle of the photo is not perfect, you can also see the saddles sit farther up the body on the Fallout.
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