SB-2 Custom, what's the difference?

[quadrogong]

between a SB-2 and an SB-2 custom?

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and if I'mcorrect,these have no tone pot,right?
If I wanted a tone control..is that a fairly cheap mod?

 

[CanadaMan]

What... is that finish...umm....wow.

 

[snyderz]

I had one burnt in a fire that looked just like that.

 

[spideyjg]

between a SB-2 and an SB-2 custom?

Looks like one of the older ones with the "bowling ball" swirl finish. "Custom" would be the mirror guard. Not stock but an optional upgrade.

Butch at Bayou Cables makes a replacement control rig with a tone control. Easy mod if you so desire it.

Jim

 

[snyderz]

The bowling ball finish was smooth. This looks like some kind of krinkle paint.

 

[savit260]

I'm going to guess that it's an SB-2 that was ordered with a custom finish.

 

[GeneralElectric]

That reminds me of jizz sloshed around on a bass. I mean c'mon, seriously?

 

[savit260]

That reminds me of jizz sloshed around on a bass. I mean c'mon, seriously?

seriously, are we in middle school?

That's the G&L "Bowling Ball' finish in dark grey.

Here's a pic of green,

and what's probably the same color with a white guard.

 

[GeneralElectric]

seriously, are we in middle school?

That's the G&L "Bowling Ball' finish in dark grey.

Here's a pic of green,

and what's probably the same color with a white guard.

It looks loads better on green.

Black with white slush? Thats a no-go for me.

I guess my mind is still in the gutter.

 

[Iridescentone]

Those Swirls are dazzling in person, especially the red ones. Kinda fragile, tho.

With G&L, "custom" is a matter of degree. Not that many SB-2's around with "the works" done to them, for some reason.

This is the only SB-2 I've seen with most of the available upgrades, including a maple top...

 

[quadrogong]

yeah, a little odd looking, i agree..
or flat-out ugly,I guess,from the pic..

he called it an "sb-2 custom with blk swirl finish"
but I also thought I saw something going on with the texture..is that just the swirls?
or some kind of crappy, clumpy,refin?
hard to tell in the pic

it could be a flat,smooth finish,with just a wierd photo angle, but my gut tells me theirs something wrong w the finish.

so custom means just a pickguard in this case?

What about a TONE CONTROL?
are they hard/expensive to add?
have to drill a hole,i guess.

 

[savit260]

yeah, a little odd looking, i agree..
or flat-out ugly,I guess,from the pic..

he called it an "sb-2 custom with blk swirl finish"
but I also thought I saw something going on with the texture..is that just the swirls?
or some kind of crappy, clumpy,refin?
hard to tell in the pic

it could be a flat,smooth finish,with just a wierd photo angle, but my gut tells me theirs something wrong w the finish.

so custom means just a pickguard in this case?

What about a TONE CONTROL?
are they hard/expensive to add?
have to drill a hole,i guess.

Agian,

Bowling Ball finish. This was an "optional" or some might say "custom" or "custom ordered" finish on G&L's. Unlike many brands, you can factory order a G&L all dolled up in a number of different ways. No idea if the guard is factory or not, but I have seen mirror guards factory installed on other G&L guitar models. Again, probably a custom ordered bass. Is "custom" part of the offial name for the bass ? Probably not. I'm not really sure what exactly you're getting hung up on here. Did the seller say the model name was SB-2 Custom or something? I'd bet it doesn't say that on the headstock. It could be/probably is a custom ordered SB-2 though.

Example above of bound neck, looks like an ebony board, flame top SB-2 picutred above. Not your garden variety SB-2. Neither would one with the bowling ball finish be "typical" of the breed.

SB-2 are usually much more workmanlike.

You could have a stacked tone/vol knob installed on that bass without having to drill any holes.