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10 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

It's like a simplified version of Squid Game.

 

Everyone takes their favourite bass.

 

We then stand in a circle and bash each other unconscious.

 

Last one standing takes all the basses.

This sounds slightly less fun, but still......

On 27/10/2022 at 23:32, Frank Blank said:

Everyone brings any bass gear they have. You pay a tenner, set up your gear and then everyone plays each other's basses and talks bass ALL DAY. The money covers the hire of the venue and if there is money left over it goes to charity. Bass Bashes are great fun.

That sounds great!

Notts sounds good. Probably a couple of hours from Cambridge, but no pain, no gain as they say. I've never been to a bass bash before - what's it all about?

9 minutes ago, bloke_zero said:

Sure they will. I think if you describe it as "slight crackle as generally found in 21 year old pots" then no one would really think twice about it. if they were really bothered about it they could them replaced or cleaned.

Cheers, I appreciate it. 'tis a lovely bass - so hopefully someone will cherish it like I did. My tastes are now firmly in slimmer narrower neck territory.

3 hours ago, BassBunny said:

Here's the wiring diagram for an ASAT/L200/L2500.

It appears that Volume and Tone (Treble) are 250K Audio and Bass is 1 Meg which might be an Anti-Log Taper, not absolutely sure. That's what's thrown up when you Google "1MC Potentiometer".

ASATbass_L-2000_L2500_Wiring.pdf 31.27 kB · 0 downloads

 

Thanks for posting this! @BassBunny

30 minutes ago, ikay said:

How much do you fiddle with the controls when playing live? If you mostly just set and forget then I wouldn't worry about it. A little crackle here and there is all part of the vintage experience!

It never bothers me, to be honest, but I'm going to sell it as I just don't play it that much anymore. Not sure anyone will buy it if there is a slight crackle when the pots are adjusted?

On 28/09/2020 at 11:56, LeftyJ said:

If you still love everything about the G&L except the neck, you could also order a new one? G&L offers different neck options on their USA-made basses.  

Cheers - that's a good point!

I've got a 21 year old G&L L2000 (USA) and it's been hung on my wall far too long! No I've started playing it again, it's got a little crackle on the 3 pots. I've tried squirting a little DeoxiIT Dn5 which improved it a bit, but it's still here when I roll the controls up or down. Any suggestions?  Or is this to be expected on a 21 year old bass? 

Is it better to replace the pots - in which case - can anyone tell me if it's the  250KA - 250K Audio Taper  or 500KA - 500K Audio Taper  I need to order?

Or am I better off keeping the instrument as is, with a 'vintage' sound/crackle........? 

59 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

No experience with G&L basses i'm afraid.

My normal gigging bass is my Sandberg. However it took me a little while to get used to it on longer gigs compared to rehearsals where you have longer breaks between songs. On Gigs i was sometimes getting to the point of cramp on my left hand. I did change my left hand position and try to keep my thumb on back of the neck more so at the lower end of the neck where stretch is more. That definitely helped and the gigs after that were fine.

Give some thought to your left hand technique before moving on to another style of bass. It might just be a simple adjustment.

I used to always play with thumb on back of neck but must have slipped into a more lazy approach over the years. 

Because of Covid i gave my old goto Geddy Jazz a wee shot and had forgotten jst how nice it feels to play. Lot slimmer neck with width and depth being less than Sandberg it just makes it so nice and a fast neck. Things are so much easier to play on my Jazz. 

 I love Jazz basses but they don't always fit the style of bands i play in. They do sometimes lack in depth (heft might be a better word) You can always add some depth with your amp EQ but i find it sometimes kills the tone of my jazz.

Dave

Thanks Dave, appreciate the feedback. I've rejigged my G&L a little to reduce the relief and lower the action further and it's definitely better, but it's still a stretch on the ol' left thumb, even dropping my thumb down to use better technique. I'm getting closer to pulling the trigger and going for the jazz.

Just now, Dan Dare said:

Having always played a Jazz since the 1980s, when I picked up a particularly nice, used '72, I bought a G&L L2000 - the Tribute model, but the dimensions are the same as the US ones - a few years ago as a general purpose gigging instrument. I had become a bit leery of taking a vintage Jazz to some of the more dodgy places I played. The G&L was a great instrument - very well made, versatile and the pickups were excellent, with a wide range of tones. However, I just couldn't get on with the wider, flatter neck. I tried, because I liked the noise it made so much, but gave up in the end, sold it and got a Mexican PJ. So I certainly believe you will find a Jazz more comfortable. However, I'm not you, so try before you buy.

Thanks very much for the feedback! I played a 38mm nut neck bass a little while ago and while the string spacing felt quite different to my G&L, the neck felt narrower and more comfortable. Think I will just need to get used to the string spacing. Have seen a Jazz Deluxe Active (MIM) that I've got my eye on.....

I wondered if anyone has any experience of these two necks?

My main bass is a 20 yr old G&L  L2000 and recently I've started to find the neck uncomfortable (a bit painful) to play (since I started developing some pain in the lower knuckle of my fretting hand thumb - maybe arthritis of ligamentous). I think the stretch is just starting to feel a bit much.

Am thinking of buying a Jazz instead with a slimmer neck. Just wondered if anyone ever had the same issue - that  neck started to feel uncomfortable to play.

(New here - so excuse the stupid question!)

Cheers