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Hey G&L

Kael

Kael

Dec 26, 2004
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#1
Would you release a 5'er with a full 19mm spacing at the bridge already? You have instruments I would be interested in if you'd get past this obsession with tight string spacing. That crap won't fly for many players. You are missing out on a significant portion of the market.
 
#3
Music Man won't do it either. Oh well. My Brubaker Brute is 19mm, and it plays better than any Music Man or G&L I've ever played or owned. If G&L would do 19mm I'd get in line for one though, that's for sure. Especially if they offered in in a carved top like their non-USA basses.

Look at Brubaker, Carvin, and MTD for awesome 5 strings with 19mm spacing. I also wish Spector and Warwick would offer 19mm spacing in a bass that cost less than $5000.
 
#4
mmbongo said:
Music Man won't do it either. Oh well. My Brubaker Brute is 19mm, and it plays better than any Music Man or G&L I've ever played or owned. If G&L would do 19mm I'd get in line for one though, that's for sure. Especially if they offered in in a carved top like their non-USA basses.

Look at Brubaker, Carvin, and MTD for awesome 5 strings with 19mm spacing. I also wish Spector and Warwick would offer 19mm spacing in a bass that cost less than $5000.
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I got lucky on my Streamer LX6 wideneck. Picked it up before the price on them went WAY up.
 
#8
I seems as though there are a lot of 5 string players that just cant deal with narrow spacing. Personally i can adjust.

Anyway i think it would be a cool option. Seeing as how they offer a variety of 4 string necks why not have a few options for 5ers? Since we are making requests how about a 5 string jb? :)
 
#9
metron said:
I seems as though there are a lot of 5 string players that just cant deal with narrow spacing. Personally i can adjust.

Anyway i think it would be a cool option. Seeing as how they offer a variety of 4 string necks why not have a few options for 5ers? Since we are making requests how about a 5 string jb? :)
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That is what I am waiting for along with a 5 string SB-2.
 
#10
The ergonomics argument doesn't hold water. I switched to a 20mm spaced sixer from a 17mm sixer in about a half hour. Trying to go back to the tighter spaced bass after a couple weeks was a different story. Sure I could've forced myself to go back to the tight spacing, but after finding how much less effort was involved with a wider spacing, why would I want to? Hell, I could do my morning jog in a three piece suit wearing clogs if I wanted to. Doesn't sound like fun though. If someone else likes it, great. IME tighter string spacing slows things down.

Seriously, G&L, don't drop what you already have. Just offer a wider spacing option five string. You don't have to offer the L-2500 wide here. Just try one bass with it. Maybe the JB in a five with 19mm?

edit: Heh. Someone beat me to the JB/SB idea before I hit post. Great minds...
 
#13
FunkMetalBass said:
Think of the ergonomics of the bass with what you're asking.
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I don't buy that arguement, and here's why:

How many full sized 4 string basses do you own that have 16-17mm spacing?

Yeah that's what I thought. It's not about ergonomics. It's about comfort and being able to play a string without hitting 2 of the other strings. There's a reason 19mm is called 'standard' and 17mm is called 'narrow'.
 
#14
The 2500 was one of the first 5 string basses I bought when I first switched from a 4 to a 5 and I never could get past the string spacing issue. It wasn't until I got a Lakland 55-94, which has a 19mm spacing, that I felt at home again. I now play that bass and a Fender 5 string Precision, which has a slightly tighter spacing. If G&L did offer a wider spacing 5 string, I'd certainly be interested. It was a great bass otherwise.
 
#15
The spacing on the g&l is why I chose them over Lakland for instance...much more comfy for me. Perhaps that's weird for someone coming from playing 51 and 57 style Fender P necks almost exclusively...I dunno.
 
#16
Aspidites said:
That is what I am waiting for along with a 5 string SB-2.
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5 string SB-2

yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

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Depending on the price and the colors, I would pre-order a 5 string SB-2.
 
#17
Hmm, my experience was the exact opposite. I'm going to start a thread bitching that Sadowsky won't offer a metro with 17mm.

Kael said:
The ergonomics argument doesn't hold water. I switched to a 20mm spaced sixer from a 17mm sixer in about a half hour. Trying to go back to the tighter spaced bass after a couple weeks was a different story. Sure I could've forced myself to go back to the tight spacing, but after finding how much less effort was involved with a wider spacing, why would I want to? Hell, I could do my morning jog in a three piece suit wearing clogs if I wanted to. Doesn't sound like fun though. If someone else likes it, great. IME tighter string spacing slows things down.

Seriously, G&L, don't drop what you already have. Just offer a wider spacing option five string. You don't have to offer the L-2500 wide here. Just try one bass with it. Maybe the JB in a five with 19mm?

edit: Heh. Someone beat me to the JB/SB idea before I hit post. Great minds...
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#19
mmbongo said:
I don't buy that arguement, and here's why:

How many full sized 4 string basses do you own that have 16-17mm spacing?

Yeah that's what I thought. It's not about ergonomics. It's about comfort and being able to play a string without hitting 2 of the other strings. There's a reason 19mm is called 'standard' and 17mm is called 'narrow'.
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2 actually, but we'll ignore your example.

And the comparison was of overall string spacing as it compares to a typical 19mm 4-string.
 

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