Jakester

Hmm, interesting! I was considering fitti a u-retro to it, before I sold it, because I love the j-retro in my jazz. I was also going to get the single coil mod done, and I'm considering fitting a blend pot to the 5er rather than the switch. You could get a mid boost from East separately?

I've just made the move from 4 to 5 for a second time. The first time was a total disaster. The second was almost intuitive - I didn't worry about the extra string at all. My (probably very bad) technique is to use the first two fingers to pluck, with the ring finger muting the lowest string unless I'm playing, and the thumb on the pickup. As I go up to the A, D and G my third finger mutes the lower strings, so I find myself playing more one-fingered on the higher strings, but it seems to work as the D and G can be controlled with the left hand as well. Does this make sense? Is it completely wrong?

[quote name='Joebass' timestamp='1328990854' post='1535850'] Those strings look like the Warwick red label strings to me, they're Warwicks budget strings. I bought a set once and they looked just like. [/quote] That's interesting - they don't feel like cheapies to me, but if they work... Can anyone else confirm?

[quote name='EskimoBassist' timestamp='1328983661' post='1535716'] Wow you really got that one on Gumtree for a steal of a price. [/quote] Yes indeedy! Very pleased with that! TBH I hadn't planned on spending anywhere near that on a 5er, as I still wasn't convinced I'd get on with one after selling that L2500T, but I tried it at the seller's house and loved it, and went straight to a 2.5 rehearsal, only swapping to my jazz once for a particularly fiddly tune. [quote name='tonyf' timestamp='1328984123' post='1535728'] What's the neck profile like Jake? Mine was pretty substantial but still surprisingly playable. [/quote] I have limited 5er experience, but though it's quite wide (obviously!) it doesn't feel too unwieldy in thickness. From their website, it looks like G&L only offer one 5er neck but I'd swear it's thinner than the L2000 and definitely thinner than the 5er Tribute I sold to EB. Could just be me justifying it to my meself, of course! As I said above, I had real problems the first time I played a 5er, but this time it just 'clicked'. I dunno whether I was just approaching it differently - I played much more around the 5th fret than the last time and that made a heck of a difference.

Lovely, from a fellow g&l fan!

[quote name='jonno1981' timestamp='1328970218' post='1535437'] Was this the one on gumtree? If yes then you beat me to it!! Hope it plays as great as it looks. [/quote] Yep, off the Birmingham Gumtree. I'd been idly considering trying a cheapo 5-er and was scanning eBay and the like, so when I came across this it just seemed like it was meant to be!

Just thought I'd share my latest acquisition, that's prompted the sale of my L2000T ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/167591-fs-gl-l2000t-now-with-extra-pics/"]here[/url] if you're interested!). It's late 90's USA L2500 in what I understand to be 'Clear Orange'. It was purchased by the former owner in 1998 as a special order from G&L in the states. I'm not sure what the cap wood is, but the pictures don't do it justice - it shimmers. The body has natural maple binding, and an original 5-string saddlelock bridge secured with 7 screws - the more recent ones for 5ers are body-through and there's a school of thought that means that doesn't allow the full resonance to transfer. It's the old 4+1 headstock configuration (nice bit of maple on the headstock too!) but there's no immediate balance issues. Came with G&L hardcase and all case candy. The sound is a little more "modern" sounding than the L2000T - it takes a touch more effort to bring a jazz-twang or precision-thump out of it than the more modern guitar, but its natural sound is very much to my liking indeed. The B-string is great - holds its tension well so it's barely distinguishable from the others, which IMO wasn't the case on the L2500T I had briefly. If anyone can ID the strings from the widings on the headstock, I'd be grateful - the former owner couldn't remember what they were, and I'd like to know as the B is great. Anyway, now to the pics: Shimmery! Close up of the binding: Older bridge, as I understand it: Any idea as to the strings? Nice bit of wood: USA "dot" present:

Thanks both, will PM with more details. Cheers Jake

Looking for someone with experience playing Real Book standards etc to back a male 'American Songbook' vocalist. Upright would be a bonus, but not required. Local players preferred - this isn't a one-off requiring a dep. Cheers Jake

If you like the sound, but sometimes find yourself craving 'more', I can highly recommend a J-retro preamp. It just enhances all the best bits of a Jazz but gives you more tonal options if you want them.