NBD! My first US made bass

[Palomar4130]

Also my first G&L and first maple fretboard. I picked up this used G&L LB-100 today at a local shop. I’m not huge on the green but I just couldn’t get this bass out of my head. I went back 4 times and knew I would regret it if I didn’t pick it up. Feels well balanced and only 8.8lbs. The stock pickup sounds surprisingly good also.

 

[bassist4dalord]

Congrats! I think that looks incredible.

 

[Lowendchamp]

I love the blocks and painted headstock congrats!

 

[steveinohio]

That smokes. Congratulations man.

 

[Phlipper]

Love G&L. Gigged a pair of Legacys exclusively for many years in a cover band. At the time, their quality far exceeded any Strat from Fender.

 

[Riff Ranger]

The green’s the best part! I love that G&L regularly does green. G&L’s own pickups are notoriously great. I don’t generally go for pearl/oid guards or inlays but I wonder whether you’d like that green better with a guard that matched the inlays. Whatever you do with it, even if you just play it, score

 

[Riff Ranger]

Oh—and I’ll take that one immediately to the left of yours

 

[jd56hawk]

Good choice!

 

[GreyBeard]

View attachment 4644696 The stock pickup sounds surprisingly good also.

The G&L P pickup is my favorite. With the tone all the way on it can be pretty aggressive and, it tames down well with the tone control rolled off a bit.

 

[Palomar4130]

The green’s the best part! I love that G&L regularly does green. G&L’s own pickups are notoriously great. I don’t generally go for pearl/oid guards or inlays but I wonder whether you’d like that green better with a guard that matched the inlays. Whatever you do with it, even if you just play it, score

For me, I wish the headstock was plain or matched the body. I may paint the body black some day. I think that would look killer.

The G&L P pickup is my favorite. With the tone all the way on it can be pretty aggressive and, it tames down well with the tone control rolled off a bit.

Yeah I was surprised how aggressive it was at one end and how good it still sounded at the other end too.

 

[Riff Ranger]

For me, I wish the headstock was plain or matched the body. I may paint the body black some day. I think that would look killer.

That all makes a lot of aesthetic sense to me still, that green though

 

[tubatodd]

View attachment 4644696 Also my first G&L and first maple fretboard. I picked up this used G&L LB-100 today at a local shop. I’m not huge on the green but I just couldn’t get this bass out of my head. I went back 4 times and knew I would regret it if I didn’t pick it up. Feels well balanced and only 8.8lbs. The stock pickup sounds surprisingly good also.

Congrats! I have a tribute in that color. If you repaint the body I suggest “andromeda” instead of plain black.

 

[el murdoque]

I don’t generally go for pearl/oid guards or inlays but I wonder whether you’d like that green better with a guard that matched the inlays. Whatever you do with it, even if you just play it, score

I came here to suggest this.

 

[Rib 13]

The green color is awesome to me......congrats.......

 

[rpt50]

I think it looks great. And as for function, I think it nails the "everything you need, nothing you don't" approach.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

I love the green. It looks great now and might be something really special / unique to you with the right pick guard color.

In my experience, USA G&L instruments are a little better quality than Fender when Fender was at its highest point of quality, so it’s pretty good stuff.

 

[onamission]

Love the green. It rocks just as hard as black.

 

[Relsom]

I love just about everything about it. I agree that the headstock would look better either matched to the body or just plain. That green/maple/blocks is killing me though. Congrats!

 

[Lammchop93]

Those LB100's are the best P bass on the market! I agree, the stock pickup is great. It is the first off the shelf P I have owned that I didn't want to swap pickups

 

[Lammchop93]

The green’s the best part! I love that G&L regularly does green. G&L’s own pickups are notoriously great. I don’t generally go for pearl/oid guards or inlays but I wonder whether you’d like that green better with a guard that matched the inlays. Whatever you do with it, even if you just play it, score

Pearloid would look good!