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    G&L L2000 tribute QA/QC

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    Posted

    2 minutes ago, gjones said:

    I notice a L2000 tribute is on Guitar Guitar website with a very big reduction. I wonder if it's a stinker?

    myself and other people on BC got ours from GuitarGuitar.
    mine had few minor issues (see 1st comment) but tbh it's a great bass!
    this not to say I'm OK with that. QC should be improved to allow instruments to be consistently good!

    G&L L2000 tribute QA/QC

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    I see, so QC there is definitely not great.

    Such a shame because they are really good basses. comfortable and with a massive, massive sound (way above the price point).
    I kept mine and am really happy with it. But I think it wouldn't have taken too much to avoid the things I listed above.
    Anyway, it is what it is :)

    Thanks for sharing your experience!

     

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    Things I'd like manufacturers to do...

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    15 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

    I know that I will get agreement from all owners of AJR basses.

     

    All bass manufacturers...install electronics covers with magnets rather than screws. Makes access soooo much easier. 

     

    I wouldn't feel super comfortable with magnets only tbh. But something like a "clipping system" of any sort, that'd be great :P

     

    Things that manufacturers have done....

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    7 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

    Ashdown 

    I got in contact with them to repair my Trace Elliot when my local tech guy couldn't get the required parts.

    Not only did they do the job for the price of parts, they paid for the courier. 

    You can now send them your Trace Elliot Amps for repair as a normal service. 

     

    interesting. do they have a deal with Peavey?

    Nut widths - anyone notices this?

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    Posted

    1 hour ago, Henrythe8 said:

    You're right. I was just talking about the nut width, historically the one of the Jazz. 
    The BassVI is an epiphenomemnon, But the Mustang, Gretsch, Ray34, the Bronco, the Ibbys... all have 38.5 nut width. 
    Although I'm surprised by the good score of the P Basses that have the 41/42mm. Thanks for pointing that out. 

    Is it the "whole" numbers or just the stats on Reverb site ? 

     

    I think just Reverb. Curious to see if there's any more data out there though ;)

    Nut widths - anyone notices this?

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    18 minutes ago, Henrythe8 said:

    True. 

    Now, the "standard" nut width is 38,5mm/1,5", which is the Jazz Bass. It represents over 80% of the sales and is favoured by over 75% of the players. At the time it was labelled as the A neck with Fender. 

    I'm in favor of the Vintage Precision 44mm (1,75") that was the C neck at the time. (note that at the time, again, the letter was regarding the nut width and not the shape). But there is very few basses with this nut width. (Warwick Dolphin, Buzzard and Stryker NT have it by default). 

     

    The modern other manufacturers (Spector being one of those) has a standard of 40mm. Some like chunky "U" neck (over 22mm neck thickness on first fret). Some prefer flat neck, or round, or Oval... 

    I think that today it's more difficult to be sure of what you like. When I was younger, I had access to four musical instruments store in my midtown in France. So I could try a lot of different basses and shapes. 
    Today people often rely on advices on internet which is by definition flawed as my advice for the best bass neck for me will be agreed on by a mere 5% of players (44mm, "oval with soulder" shape and 20mm thin.)

     

    The aim for the manufacturers is to sell instruments that fit the most players. hence the decreasing median nut width, I guess. 

     

    Also found this that, despite being 1 data point, suggests that Precisions are the most sold basses, followed by other basses with "thick" necks.

    https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2022/11/10/reverb-releases-list-of-best-selling-basses-of-2022/

     

    Stock bridge vs Fender HiMass IV Bridge Brass - SOUND COMPARISON

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    @Bart Funk Bass nice comparison!
    I found really useful the sustain bit at the end. I took the liberty of adding an FFT next to that actually, attached below.
    My 2 cents, they are different sounds, both good I think.

    I think the stock bridge has that classic Fender bark, but the high mass bridge is overall more balanced with more low/low-mids too. That doesn't mean it's better though.

    In the video attached one can kind of see what I'm saying.

     

     

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    Nut widths - anyone notices this?

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    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    At the end of the day, I think it's all subjective. I suppose it's impossible to say this thing here makes it easier to play, this one makes it harder to play.
    There are so many factors to account for, the most important of which is the musician (and not only the size of their hands).
    On the bass side of things there are several parameters too:

    • nut width
    • width at the bridge
    • neck finishing
    • neck depth
    • neck shape
    • string used (steel roundwound are way rougher than flatwound, nickel sits in the middle, tape are "floppier", etc.
    • scale length
    • how the bass sits when standing up/sitting down

    All these might have a totally different impact on different people.

    There might be trends, but in general human beings are unique and so it's their "taste".

    Bands with 2 (or more) bass players

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    2 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

    I've been in a couple of bands with two bassists.

     

    In The Junkyard Dogs @mcdaddy played lead guitar while I played bass. In The Soul Seniors @songofthewind plays bass while I play keyboards (although @mcdaddy depped on bass for a couple of gigs too).

     

    Don't think that's what the OP had in mind, though ...

     

    Yeah, I meant 2 bassists both playing bass, that's good to know anyway :)

    Bands with 2 (or more) bass players

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    Hi,

    I was checking out Dele Sosimi (keyboard player with Fela Kuti, who's playing in London this Sat) and I saw on YouTube that sometimes in his band he has 2 bass players.
    I've always been fascinated by the idea of having more than 1 bass in a band. I remember the first time I heard about it was when I was a teenager and they told me there was an Italian underground band that had 2 basses. Never seen/heard them though.
    Then I remember years after that, I discovered Tortoise and they used to have 2 basses in the early days. I liked that a lot!

    Any other band worth sharing that have 2 (or more) basses? Any direct (or not direct) experience to share?
     

    Are Spectors great basses?

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    Posted

    3 minutes ago, cetera said:

    Nothing stopping him, but not under the Spector name.

    However, he's always had a passion for fine acoustic instruments hence this is his new thing....

    Yap, makes sense.
    I remember reading/watching an interview published around the time they released the Spector Timbre bass, and he was mentioning his love for acoustic instruments and the fact that he wanted to spend more time working on that.
    But I didn't know he already got started with it.
    Thanks for sharing :)

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