Hi Greg, You are a lucky man to see so many LB-100's. I own one and am looking forward to another one someday. I also love the sound of the LB-100 pickups. How do you like to set the pickup heights for optimum tone?
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G&L LB-100 Extravaganza!!!
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Personally, I like to set them as high as I can without allowing string contact (you'll get pops through the amp if the strings hit the pole pieces) and without hearing any warbliness due to the magnets tugging on the strings enough to keep the strings from ringing true. I also usually spend a fair amount of time making sure the output volume of each string balances with all the other strings. With the split coil design, you can easily end up with one string louder or quieter than the other strings.
Alright!! I just got my first taker on a great LB-100 deal. Thanks, Brad!
I'll say goodbye to this one today.
What a wonderful bass! Lately the basses coming out of Fullerton have been especially good. The #8 neck is on the chunky side just like I wanted.
Thanks Greg!
You aren't kidding my Detroit muscle series LB-100 sounds like no other. This thing shreds
My white LB-100 arrived the day before I left for a trip last week. I can't wait to get back home to spend some time with it!
I'm sitting in the airport now daydreaming about it... Tomorrow, my new bass... Tomorrow.
I'm sitting in the airport now daydreaming about it... Tomorrow, my new bass... Tomorrow.
My LB-100 has arrived, and I couldn't be happier with it! What an amazing tone, the notes are so pure and clear on this bass. That saddle lock bridge and the LB-100 pickup really are something.
The action is perfect, nice & low with no buzz. The #12 neck is a little more substantial than my Lull P4's neck, but it's a little thinner than my '75 Fender P. All in all it's very comfortable, and I dig it a lot. The neck finish was pretty smooth when I got it, but I rubbed it down with some steel wool just to make it even more smooth. Then I applied a few coats of furniture wax to make it nice and slick. I'm a sucker for a fast neck, so I usually do this to all of my personal basses.
The bass weighs right at 9 lbs. It's an Alder body w/ a quartersawn Maple neck. It's not uncomfortable at all, but it is noticeably heavier than my 7.6 lb Lull. It balances great, so I'm very happy on the weight front.
I get a little electronic buzz when I take my hands off the strings, so I'll be pulling the pickup and shielding it and the pickup cavity sometime soon. That's my only genuine complaint, and it's a piddly one.
Here we are! I can't wait to break out it at this Saturday's gig @ Due South BBQ in Christiansburg.
The action is perfect, nice & low with no buzz. The #12 neck is a little more substantial than my Lull P4's neck, but it's a little thinner than my '75 Fender P. All in all it's very comfortable, and I dig it a lot. The neck finish was pretty smooth when I got it, but I rubbed it down with some steel wool just to make it even more smooth. Then I applied a few coats of furniture wax to make it nice and slick. I'm a sucker for a fast neck, so I usually do this to all of my personal basses.
The bass weighs right at 9 lbs. It's an Alder body w/ a quartersawn Maple neck. It's not uncomfortable at all, but it is noticeably heavier than my 7.6 lb Lull. It balances great, so I'm very happy on the weight front.
I get a little electronic buzz when I take my hands off the strings, so I'll be pulling the pickup and shielding it and the pickup cavity sometime soon. That's my only genuine complaint, and it's a piddly one.
Here we are! I can't wait to break out it at this Saturday's gig @ Due South BBQ in Christiansburg.
dieselman
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Very Nice! I really enjoy the feel of the neck on mine. 8lbs. 15oz. on mine with the rosewood neck.
Congrats Greg, you deserve it for all that you do for Talkbass and G&L!!
Sold and headed to NYC on Monday! Congrats and thanks to Christian P.
G&L LB-100 (3 Tone Sunburst, Empress) **SOLD**
G&L LB-100 (3 Tone Sunburst, Empress) **SOLD**
I'm really excited to be taking my LB-100 out on it's first gig tonight!
I pulled the pickup and the pickguard yesterday, and I did a bunch of the "usual" things that I do to P basses. I shielded all of the cavities and the pickup itself, and I added a 1M resistor in parallel with the volume pot to smooth out / slow down the volume knob's taper.
I usually also add a treble bleed cap to the volume knob (to retain high end as you turn the volume down), but I was pleasantly surprised to see that G&L includes one from the factory. Nice!
I pulled the pickup and the pickguard yesterday, and I did a bunch of the "usual" things that I do to P basses. I shielded all of the cavities and the pickup itself, and I added a 1M resistor in parallel with the volume pot to smooth out / slow down the volume knob's taper.
I usually also add a treble bleed cap to the volume knob (to retain high end as you turn the volume down), but I was pleasantly surprised to see that G&L includes one from the factory. Nice!
Oh, man, it was love at first note! This is a regular gig we've been doing pretty much every Saturday night all summer long with our own PA, so I'm pretty familiar now with how things sound in that space. It's just me on bass and Rocket's co-owner Dan on acoustic guitar and vocals. Strangely, I've always felt like I was being covered up by the acoustic guitar. If we had a competent sound guy running the board, he'd have it fixed with EQ in no time flat... but we run it ourselves from the stage, and there's just never time to tweak as much as we might like...
Anyway, I plugged this bass in, and I was just THERE. Plenty of authority, plenty of clarity. Hoo-boy. It was glorious.
I've got a sound clip coming in just a sec...
Anyway, I plugged this bass in, and I was just THERE. Plenty of authority, plenty of clarity. Hoo-boy. It was glorious.
I've got a sound clip coming in just a sec...
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Here we go! We call our blues duo the Howlin' Mudbellies, and here we are doing an old Elmore James tune.
"Something Inside Me" (written by Elmore James, performed by the Howlin' Mudbellies at Due South BBQ in Christiansburg, VA on 9/12/2015).
I ran into a Keeley Bassist Compressor pedal then into the Bergantino B-Amp and ran the line out to our Allen & Heath Qu-16 mixer. The mixer spits out all 16 tracks direct to a USB drive, so I was able to do a complete mix of this after the fact in Sonar.
"Something Inside Me" (written by Elmore James, performed by the Howlin' Mudbellies at Due South BBQ in Christiansburg, VA on 9/12/2015).
I ran into a Keeley Bassist Compressor pedal then into the Bergantino B-Amp and ran the line out to our Allen & Heath Qu-16 mixer. The mixer spits out all 16 tracks direct to a USB drive, so I was able to do a complete mix of this after the fact in Sonar.
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Let the good times roll! This stuff is sounding so dang good. Here's another Elmore tune:
"Red Hot Mama" (written by Elmore James, performed by the Howlin' Mudbellies at Due South BBQ in Christiansburg, VA on 9/12/2015)
"Red Hot Mama" (written by Elmore James, performed by the Howlin' Mudbellies at Due South BBQ in Christiansburg, VA on 9/12/2015)
And just to prove that we do more than Elmore James... LOL
Here's a Robert Johnson one that everyone knows. Beware of the bass solo near the end, and let's play "spot the incomplete musical thought!" Damn, I wish I'd finish all of my "sentences" when I solo. That was sooooo close to a really nice one. Waaahhhh.
"Crossroad Blues" (written by Robert Johnson, performed by the Howlin' Mudbellies at Due South BBQ in Christiansburg, VA on 9/12/2015)
Here's a Robert Johnson one that everyone knows. Beware of the bass solo near the end, and let's play "spot the incomplete musical thought!" Damn, I wish I'd finish all of my "sentences" when I solo. That was sooooo close to a really nice one. Waaahhhh.
"Crossroad Blues" (written by Robert Johnson, performed by the Howlin' Mudbellies at Due South BBQ in Christiansburg, VA on 9/12/2015)
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Here's one more before I call it a night. Willie Dixon/Howlin' Wolf this time. Just a few pitchy spots on vox & slide... it was gettin' late. LOL
"Little Red Rooster" (written by Willie Dixon, performed by the Howlin' Mudbellies at Due South BBQ in Christiansburg, VA on 9/12/2015)
"Little Red Rooster" (written by Willie Dixon, performed by the Howlin' Mudbellies at Due South BBQ in Christiansburg, VA on 9/12/2015)
Yep, it's fantastic. I've yet to use it in a setting where I've had to fill the room with it (all my gigs so far have had PA support), but I think it will be great. It certainly sounds good when I crank it up here at the store. It's got a nice, quick response that a lot of the Class D heads seem to lack when the volume goes up.
