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3 hours ago, neepheid said:

Just to balance things out (or try to counteract the confirmation bias), the G&L Tribute LB-100 I bought in December 2021 is excellent.  In fact, every G&L Tribute I've ever owned (L-2000, M-2000, SB-2, LB-100) has been great.

I don't doubt it; I've heard similar testimonials many times. I know I was the uncommon loser in the QC lottery, and I actually agree with the point you were making (honestly, if G&L ever make a leftie Tribute L-2500, I'll probably buy another ticket). Fender's Squire and Mexican lines must be taking a battering from the likes of Sire, Spector, Sadowsky and others moving aggressively into that mid-tier space.

8 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

Reverends are made in South Korea and they're less than half that price. Mine is excellent, so by your logic they must all be excellent...

 

Am I the only one who finds these kind of blanket statements about instrument quality based upon where they're made because someone has had a bad one a bit... ikky?

 

G&L Tributes are made in Indonesia. So are Lakland Skylines if memory serves. Absolute garbage instruments, amirite?

The G&L Tribute Fallout I recently purchased literally fell apart — two of the holes in the neck join had been drilled too big and packed with sawdust. A strap button and the truss rod were also defective.

That said, the 5-string Sire P5 that I bought to replace it (for only £20 more) was superb out of the box, at half the list price of a MiM Fender.

Choose my Helix as the audio output (via USB) for my computer and I’m sorted. I can practice to drum grooves/backing tracks/songs played on my computer through headphones, my studio monitors, or my bass rig, by selecting the appropriate output on the Helix.