i need to stop looking at this, i just got one three weeks ago, it was definitely worth putting off getting a new dslr or fixing my deck
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G&L LB-100 Extravaganza!!!
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I think that's just a figment of the photos. There's some glare coming from the side windows (off to the right), and it's making the rounded edge of the bodies seem to disappear...
I'm unfamiliar w/G&L 100s, but do they really capture the P bass thing? Would imagine so.
Can anyone comment on the way these necks feel compared to a MIA Fender neck? Also the 11 vs 12?
I like G&L...
This one looks about perfect except it needs at least one more string...
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I would have been VERY tempted had this one not had a "HOLD" on it.
It wasn't part of the big order but this one is mine! I'm out of town right now but I can't wait to get it! Thanks Greg!
The #11 sports a slightly rounder fretboard than the #12. The #12 is 12" radius, the #11 is 7.5". Both have a 1 5/8" nut width and identical depth specs.
Here are all of the details on the various G&L neck profiles: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
I assume Fender offers multiple neck profiles as well? Sorry, I'm not super hip to what Fender offers. Anyway, if so then you'd just need to compare apples to apples for nut width, radius and the depth specs.
And FWIW - you can have G&L make an LB-100 with ANY of the 4-string neck profiles. This particular batch is mostly #11 and #12 necks, though there is one #8 neck (which many folks might think of as a typical J-bass neck profile).
I'm a little weak in the knees, looking at all those boxes...hey, maybe your UPS guy should take up bass!
I had never considered a G&L before today and now I can't stop thinking about one.
GASS! Figures the one I like best happens to be the #8 neck which is the neck I want. Fate!?
GASS! Figures the one I like best happens to be the #8 neck which is the neck I want. Fate!?
Order one before the July1 price increase.
G & L turns order around fairly quick and the # 8 neck is awesome.
How do you compare the LB-100's tone to the SB-1?
IMO the '80s SB-1 is the best-sounding P-bass ever.
Also curious about the tone of pine vs. alder/ash.
I've never played an SB-1, but I've played plenty of SB-2's. Assuming they're similar (other than the added bridge pickup on the SB-2), the LB-100 is more of a traditional P-bass sound. The SB-2's I've played have really hot pickups, and to my ears they sound like a P-bass on steroids. The LB-100 would be the non-steroid version, more true to the original Fender vibe/sound.
With the SB's, the volume knob can have a noticeable effect on the tone. Not so much with the LB-100, it's stays pretty much the same tone all over the volume pot.
I haven't spent enough time with the pine ones yet to form an opinion. My plan is to do that next week, though. I will report back!
So pine? Yeah, pine is pretty awesome on an LB-100. Terrific clarity, but still plenty of beef and bark. I REALLY liked the tone of this one. Sadly, it's been sold, so I had to photograph it and ship it today. 
G&L LB-100 (Blonde) **SOLD**
G&L LB-100 (Blonde) **SOLD**
I got 5 more LB-100's photographed today. Here's the first one, and more to come tomorrow!!
There's a lot of subtle figure in the Empress body on this one. You can see it best in the photo of the back, but it's present both front and back in reality. And it's stupid lightweight, just 7.4 lbs.
G&L LB-100 (Natural, Empress)
There's a lot of subtle figure in the Empress body on this one. You can see it best in the photo of the back, but it's present both front and back in reality. And it's stupid lightweight, just 7.4 lbs.
G&L LB-100 (Natural, Empress)
