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The New G&L Kiloton Bass

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What happens when you pack Leo Fender's potent Magnetic Field Design bass humbucker into the sleek shape of his SB-2? The new G&L Kiloton: explosive power that's easy to handle.

Kiloton's silhouette is the most comfortable bass body ever created by Leo. It's compact and pure, with every curve and contour perfectly executed. And now it's carrying more firepower than ever, with Leo's G&L Magnetic Field Design humbucker placed right in the sweet spot he specified back when the sign over our door still read "CLF Research."

Kiloton's single MFD bucker fires without the aid of a preamp, while a 3-position series/split/parallel toggle harnesses the coils' power. Simple volume and tone controls are devastatingly effective, revealing a wide range of textures Leo's MFD bucker is famous for. What's more, Kiloton is armed with a 6-bolt neck and Leo Fender-designed Saddle-Lock™ bridge to transfer all the energy right into the body end-grain for an incredibly resonant instrument.

Kiloton is a new force of nature, wrought from Leo's elements and ready for impact. Click the the Video Demo tab to hear it, then get to your G&L dealer to experience it.

Made in Leo Fender's historic G&L facility on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, California, the Kiloton is available with a wide range of custom options including body and neck woods, body and neck finishes, neck profiles and pickguard materials.

Specifications:
  • CONSTRUCTION: bolt-on
  • SCALE: 34"
  • PICKUP: Leo Fender†-designed G&L MFD™ humbucker
  • ELECTRONICS: 3-way series/split/parallel mini toggle, volume, tone
  • BODY WOOD: Alder on Standard and all solid finishes, Swamp Ash on all Premier finishes
  • NECK WOOD: Hard-Rock Maple with choice of Maple or Rosewood fingerboard
  • NECK PROFILE: G&L [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] with 9 1/2" radius
  • FRETS: Medium Jumbo, Jescar 57110 18% nickel silver
  • TUNING KEYS: Custom G&L "Ultra-Lite" with aluminum tapered string posts
  • BRIDGE: Leo Fender-designed G&L Saddle-Lock™ with chrome-plated brass saddles
  • CASE: deluxe Tolex hardshell
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Mastermold said:
So this is what you get when you cross an LB-100 with an L-2000. Seems like a reasonable combination. I bet they sell.
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BlushResponse said:
At first glance I thought it was a rethinking of the L1000, but I guess it's a rethinking of a passive L1500.
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It has a SB body which is a bit sleeker than the L series bodies. The SB bodies have the horns and middle waist section shaved down a bit.

So it's sort of a cross-over between a SB-1 or 2 and a L1500.

SBs are also passive and simple in their control layout, so that fits.

It's a SB with a huge MFD humbucker.
 
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awilkie84 said:
Looks gorgeous! It seems like, even with the lackluster response to the Fender Dimension, even G&L feels they need to get into that market!!
I'll take an LPB w/ maple 5-er, please!
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G&L has had the L1500 available for ages. Way before Fender released the Dimension. It's the Stingray competitor. Sweet spot humbucker, 2-band EQ, preamp, etc.

This bass is different. It's passive and has a simpler control layout.
 
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Nice playing on the video demo - goes through all the variations of 3-way switch and Tone knob variations. With a couple of exceptions, a very " chunky " sounding tone, probably a finger funk delight for some of us.
 
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Not really a fan of the pickguard (so much empty space). Much prefer the L-1500s in terms of looks. The name is ridiculous though. They should've called it a T-1500 (T for traditional) or L-1100 or something that continues along the lines of their other products.
 
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Thisguy said:
Beautiful bass. Not going to lie, At first glance I read that as G&L Klingon bass. Now I'm wondering what a G&L Klingon bass would look like.
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Hah! The problem there is that you have to take it from the Klingon playing it. I'll reference a previous post to illustrate why that might be a non-trivial course of action: (Of particular mention are #'s 9 and 2, keeping an eye on the guitar player should help to mitigate 8...)

tedious1 said:
Top Ten signs you may be in a Klingon Battle Metal band:

10) When the singer starts every show with "Perhaps it is a good day to die. Release the Drummer!"
9) When the crowd rushes the stage, the band rushes back, and wins!
8) The guitar player refers to his instrument as a Bat-Leth.
7) After finishing your bass solo you're told that your technique is without honor.
6) No band called "The Tribbles" will ever open for you.
5) William Shatner sh!t-talks your band on Twitter.
4) When asked to turn down his amp the guitar player challenges the sound engineer to combat to the death.
3) You have a single endorsement, Tin Man Brewing ([Invalid or Expired Link Removed])
2) At the end of rehearsal, you're covered in blood...someone elses blood.
1) Your rider has a single stipulation - Rokeg Blood Pie
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