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OHM, you're Pokemon-ing the crap out of G&L worldwide stocks right now

Show us some pics of the current bridge and that might help us help you...

Yup, definitely D'addario by the ball end colour coding

See, G&L? If an amateur duffer like me can do it, surely you can too! I haven't done around the pickup yet - couldn't be bothered with the ballache of taking off the strings and removing the pickup so I'll try it this week in the offending room and see how it goes.

Some routine maintenance a day keeps the GAS monster away. Last night I shielded my G&L CLF L-1000 (see rant in Tech forum). Tonight I took care of some annoyances on my Epiphone Jack Casady - namely that the Epiphone E on the pickguard was only stuck down in one place and the pickguard had developed an annoying sympathetic rattle when certain notes were played. So some careful use of double sided tape for the E and a general tightening up/adjustment of the pickguard later and it's all solid again, no rattles and the E is stuck down flush on the pickguard again. Feels better knowing that's taken care of. Then I played some tunes. Hang in there, bassfolk. Abstainence isn't easy, finding little ways to amuse oneself within the confines of the gear you have is key to lasting the course...

How much do they charge?

I actually got a very keen price on the Tribute LB-100 so at least I feel like I got the incompetent shielding paint application thrown in for free

The 1980s called, they want their gender/sexuality/occupation specific colours back.

Warwick (Rockbag) do suitable ones - look for semi-hollow bass bags of theirs. I think they're intended to be used with their Starbass models, but I can confirm from experience that they also fit the Jack Casady. https://www.thomann.de/gb/rockbag_starline_hollowbody_e_bass_bag.htm - that's the one I had. There is a cheaper one but with commensurately less protection. My 20th Anniversary edition came with a gigbag. Frankly speaking I think all Jack Casady basses should be supplied with a gigbag - this is a £6-700 bass, not cheap by any stretch of the imagination and by providing the bag with the 20th Anniversary it just proves that they can do it when they can be bothered!

Correct - G&L Tributes get the same pickups as USA. MFD pickups are the hotness. The series part of OMG mode explains the output boost but the rest is crazy "less is more" relativistic tone witchcraft.

I'm glad you enjoyed it from afar then. If it's any consolation, I'm a pragmatic Jazz hater - if I saw a Jazz bass on fire, I'd put the fire out. Then I'd sell it and buy something else

Did you do your A/B comparison between the LB-100 and SB-1? Keen to hear someone's immediate thoughts with both of them in the same room, I'm working from memory here.

I'm glad you enjoy it. The Jazz bass does nothing for me, be it Custom Shop or bargain bin.

Really? You've noticed that most basses out there look like some variation of Leo's progeny? That's kinda like saying you've noticed most grass is green

I'm a bit grumbly, just finished sorting out my G&Ls. I did the Tribute LB-100 last month. The factory "shielding" was comical - it had some shielding paint daubed/smeared in there but it was bloody pointless, looks more like the bottom of a dried out puddle: Bloody awful job. It's now copper foiled and shield connected to ground - now whisper quiet in the RF room, I mean rehearsal room. What bothers me more is my G&L CLF L-1000. It was also hating the rehearsal room so I opened it up tonight and found... nothing but body colour. Not even a scrap of a suggestion of shielding. On a circa £1500 bass. Am I right to be a bit miffed at having to shield a bass myself at this price point? Or is it my fault for rehearsing in a room lit with ancient strip lights? Anyhoo, they're both done now so unless I've managed to screw up the soldering, I shouldn't have to go in there again. Was too annoyed to photograph the L-1000 before i started and I was too keen to reassemble and test to photograph my handiwork post copper foil application, sorry!

Mmm, blocks are always welcome. I wouldn't have even considered getting my G&L Tribute LB-100 if it didn't have them. If I'm being super picky my favourite is crown inlays, but blocks are a close second. Enjoy the bass!

My wife used to be a singing teacher so I asked her for some pointers. She suggested https://www.musicnotes.com/ https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/ When you use the word "scores" it sounds like you mean notes rather than tab, or am I making an incorrect leap there?

I'm on my third JC Sig. I only ever sold them for financial reasons. Currently have the 20th Anniversary JC Sig and I hope I can keep hold of it this time!

Ahh, the never ending search for hidden meaning continues...

Then you'll get a Snickers, and if you complain then I'll eat it and you'll get nothing!

Not me, so I don't watch them, much less start threads about them

I wonder if they were backreferencing the 1968 Gretsch catalogue with that colourful text. Not as close as I thought looking at it again but that's what it initially reminded me of

Duh, Gus basses, synths and providing alternative views. Have you not been paying attention?

Am I the only one looking at this thinking the colours not particularly bold (apart from the shell pink) or particularly bright (apart from the shell pink)? Especially when placed next to the bold, bright text...

Bloody expensive hats, way out of my league.