G&L Fallout Bass set up

[Aidan63]

I recently acquired one of these, a Tribute version, and I wonder if anyone has a spec setup for it, there doesn't seem to be one on G&Ls site and a quick search on the Guitars by Leo site just brings up a spec from Ed Friedland for his M or is it L 2500 which isn't directly comparable being long scale, 5 string, and twin pickup.

Just asking because the MFD pickup is a bit different to the single coils I am familiar with.

I'm planning on popping some Nylon Tapewounds on, as I don't play roundwounds (too clanky and hard on the fingers for me) that are on it. I'll figure it out but always useful to have a base spec to start from.

Thank you for reading

[Aidan63]

No worries, I just set it up as if it was a Fender and dialled in my usual settings (10 thou relief and 2.4mm string height at the 12th fret) and with the tapewounds (very used set of long scale D'Addarios) it has tamed the clank nicely and I am digging it a lot. It's more even across the strings than my mustangs and I haven't touched the pickup at all. The E and G string saddles are nearly on the deck though. It arrived with well over 3mm string height which made me more clanky especially with the 19mm spacing at the bridge to have to get used to like I was playing long scale again.

Might take a bit to dial in with my usual pedals and settings as the output from it is so strong, so might not need the usual boost from the RC Booster that I use with passive basses, it's weird finally turning the input gain on the Double4 down to around half, instead of the usual full setting I use whilst wishing there was more input gain (hence the RCBooster).

Not having the volume always on full is cool, more sonic variation available, and the tone control is much more subtle (with less extremes) than usual Fender set up, I haven't had a look under the hood so not sure how they get the OMG sound and what value cap(s?) and pots are in play.

If anyone has an unwanted black or white pickguard for it I'd be interested, though the tort isn't unbearable, as it's fairly dark and not too red.