I know that I've seen countless LB-100s and very many SB-1s downsized to 1½" – but how often do people have SB-2s and Kilotons moved up to 1⅝"?
Hopefully this move will help keep the factory from getting confused over orders in future
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G&L Pricing
- Thread starter RocketMusic
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Hopefully this move will help keep the factory from getting confused over orders in future
BTW - I was guessing previously on the new 2022 price of Empress. I initially showed $230 (same as Swamp Ash), but a while back I received word from G&L that it's actually $100.
I don't think I've quoted anybody incorrectly, but let me know if I have! I'm happy to adjust any prices I got wrong.
I don't think I've quoted anybody incorrectly, but let me know if I have! I'm happy to adjust any prices I got wrong.
You quoted me right! Can’t wait to get my Empress LB-100 
You quoted me right! Can’t wait to get my Empress LB-100
You are gonna love it! It's both very light and resonant.
Oooo - one more tidbit I just gleaned from the new G&L price list. Figured Maple tops are no longer available on Build To Order instruments, you now have to go Custom Shop to get that.
That helps, as I was considering having a quilted maple top put on mine.
It also appears that metal flake finish is now cheaper than the premier finish.
It also appears that metal flake finish is now cheaper than the premier finish.
On their price list, they call out various PUP cover colors that vary by model. A Legacy can get black, mint or parchment covers, an S-500 only has black and white available, etc. It's all guitars, but I'm pretty sure I've ordered white and cream covers on basses in the past. They often have bass pickups with those covers for sale in their online store.
I've only ever seen white covers for the 4 string L2000 and M2000 pickups, nothing else for color or bass model. Doesn't mean they can't, though.
I replaced the pickups on my LB-100 with Lindy Fralins, as much because I wanted white pickup covers as because I'm addicted to Lindy's pickups. In this case I was surprised that I really didn't hear a big difference from the G&L stock pickups—and I guess that makes them a bargain (although a bargain without white covers).
I replaced the pickups on my LB-100 with Lindy Fralins, as much because I wanted white pickup covers as because I'm addicted to Lindy's pickups. In this case I was surprised that I really didn't hear a big difference from the G&L stock pickups—and I guess that makes them a bargain (although a bargain without white covers).
For years, I played a 2004 MIA Fender P with a Fralin, and it's my favorite traditional (i.e., non-MFD) P-bass pickup. When I tested a USA LB-100, I thought it sounded very close to the Fralin, as did the then-new Fender American Pro. I wonder if the instrument companies have been influenced by the good aftermarket pickup manufacturers, like Fralin and Nordstrand, and have given their pickups similar tone. (That would make sense to ward off competition from the Lakland Skylines, for example, which used Fralins for awhile.) My 2004 Fender's stock pickup had weak output and muddy lows and was nothing like Fralins or the current crop of G&L and MIA Fender pickups, so Fender, at least, has come a long way.
More importantly, those white covers look great on that LB-100!
"Below you will find the Prices for every bass model and option included in their “Build To Order” product line.
Standard Finishes: $0
Premier Finishes: $0 (But only available on Swamp Ash bodies = $230)
Metal Flake: MSRP = $175
Satin Frost finish option = $0"
Standard Finishes: $0
Premier Finishes: $0 (But only available on Swamp Ash bodies = $230)
Metal Flake: MSRP = $175
Satin Frost finish option = $0"
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Ric got ya covered (thanks, Ric!), but yeah - it's $0 to add the frost option to any type of finish on a Build To Order instrument. Let me know if you have some specs in mind, and I can provide a quote!
"Below you will find the Prices for every bass model and option included in their “Build To Order” product line.
Standard Finishes: $0
Premier Finishes: $0 (But only available on Swamp Ash bodies = $230)
Metal Flake: MSRP = $175
Satin Frost finish option = $0"
Thank you team!
My lack of literacy and atention to basics stikes again!
Keep up the great work Greg!
Sort of. That's one of the CLF Research models, so it generally only comes in the 3 or 4 color and wood combinations that G&L offers for that model or the deluxe model. You could order one with your preferred specs through the Custom Shop, though that would add something like $800-1000 to the price and a 12+ month build time.
FYI - I just edited post#1 to bring it up to speed with the new 2023 Price List.
Wow, so it's not possible to have an M2000 any more.
I noticed that there is no default neck width option listed...do all models now come with some kind of standard neck width/radius which can't be changed without going CS?
I noticed that there is no default neck width option listed...do all models now come with some kind of standard neck width/radius which can't be changed without going CS?
