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Tribute G&L Fallout Bass

#41
pbass2 said:
Really helpful info here. Yeah, that is kinda "big" for a shorty! I may end up just taking my Jerry Jones out, y'know, "play what ya got"- it certainly fits the Americana vibe, sounds killer, and sure is a nice light package to travel with. I'll have to get my mitts on a Fallout and try it.
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Because I’m a TBosis sufferer I checked into the SS Stingray thread and it is small enough to fit in many guitar cases and allegedly its passive pickup has a couple of settings that are rather passable for Motown, FWIW.

That said, I do love my Fallout enough since doing its setup that I doubt I’ll ever sell it. It will be getting Ultralites and might get a major rhinoplasty if they don’t cure the dive. It’s a great couch bass. It just ain’t truly small.
 
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#42
MattZilla said:
Because I’m a TBosis sufferer I checked into the SS Stingray thread and it is small enough to fit in many guitar cases and allegedly its passive pickup has a couple of settings that are rather passable for Motown, FWIW.

That said, I do love my Fallout enough since doing its setup that I doubt I’ll ever sell it. It will be getting Ultralites and might get a major rhinoplasty if they don’t cure the dive. It’s a great couch bass. It just ain’t truly small.
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The SBMM fits into a guitar version of a Mono case just right, I had one from when I had guitars and glad I kept it
 
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#43
Dr. Cheese said:
Congrats on a cool bass!
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Thanks Doc. I’ve heard great things about the entire Fallout series. I wasn’t impressed with the new Mustang offering, but it did balance a little better than the Fallout. I’ve never been a MM player because my technique makes them one-dimensional, but they do sound great in the right hands. Thanks for the comparative demos! Always appreciated.
 
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#44
pbass2 said:
Pandemic-willing, I have a little tour coming up later in the summer. I used a P w flats for the album, but I want to travel with a shorty, something I don't have to worry about too much(i.e. not expensive). I don't want to take my Jerry Jones because a) I'd hate for it to get wrecked as they're rare now and b) I want more "Fendery" anyway, and a vintage look for Americana....so, it's gonna be a Trib Fallout or a Squier Classic Vibe Mustang. Either will work, just gotta decide if I will like the MFD thing better than I did when I owned my L2500s - was kinda love/hate at times...
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Perhaps a Fender Player Mustang? I’m jonesing for the Sienna Sunburst with Maple neck!
 
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G&L v. PJ

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G&L v. Jag

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I'd say the reasons I wouldn't call the G&L "Fendery" are three-fold: 1) its pickup, 2) its bridge and 3) its neck (thicker profile). At least compared to my two "Fendery" guitars (pics above). As for sound, I don't have enough experience to judge that, but it doesn't sound at all like my Squier PJ.
 
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wiscoaster said:
I'd say the reasons I wouldn't call the G&L "Fendery" are three-fold: 1) its pickup, 2) its bridge and 3) its neck (thicker profile). At least compared to my two "Fendery" guitars (pics above). As for sound, I don't have enough experience to judge that, but it doesn't sound at all like my Squier PJ.
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I'm interested in the Fallout, but it's my understanding that it was designed to play more like a 34" bass. What are your thoughts?
 
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wiscoaster said:
G&L v. PJ

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I'd say the reasons I wouldn't call the G&L "Fendery" are three-fold: 1) its pickup, 2) its bridge and 3) its neck (thicker profile). At least compared to my two "Fendery" guitars (pics above). As for sound, I don't have enough experience to judge that, but it doesn't sound at all like my Squier PJ.
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It has a humbucker in the same spot as a Precision. I certainly think it sounds like a Precision to me. Even single coil Precision’s get very nearly the same tone due to the pickup location.
 
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Robot.G said:
I'm interested in the Fallout, but it's my understanding that it was designed to play more like a 34" bass. What are your thoughts?
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I'm sorry, I don't have any experience to speak of playing long-scale basses. The Fallout is a true short-scale, but it seems to me its neck profile is a bit chunkier (if that's a word) than my other short-scale basses: a Sire U5, a Squier Jaguar, and a Guild Starfire. It's a bit heavier than the Sire and the Guild, but balances nicely. Though it has only one pickup, it has a three-way switch as well as the usual volume and tone controls for a wide range of tones. And the pickup has a good strong output. I usually run the Fallout's volume only about half-way, whereas the Sire is always cranked wide open to get the same volume out of my amp without resetting its gain and volume levels. Depending on switch and tone control settings, and type of strings, IMO you can get it to sound much like a Precision bass, or like a Jazz bass, depending on what you want. I like it quite a bit, but it is a bit more of a strain on my arthritic left thumb.
 
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Last fall when I was in the market for a short scale I saw plenty of weights posted on the Sweetwater site. For the most part they were all nine pounds or more with some pushing towards ten pounds. I posted about it back then and thought it was ridiculous that a "short scale" with all the same hardware as my CLF L1000 could weigh between a pound and a pound and a half more than my 34" bass.
 
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