HazBeen

After rekindling my love for G&L with an SB-2 I thought it prudent to cheese off the wife some more by buying a 2000 USA L2500. In surprisingly good condition. After a setup, bit of a clean and new strings she sounds and feels just like my old one

Sounds the part, kudos on the trade and the vids!

Your exitement is palpable.... GAS does strange things to a bassist

nobody mentioned a G&L SB-2? Total no brainer.

It is a B stock (returned) product.

Quilter Big Block, small, sounds great. Not too much more expensive.... especially if bought 2nd hand.

Can I just say that I love the fact Scott Devine took the time and trouble to do the video. And actually, it was not very Youtubey either so it truly is appreciated.

Have they not returned to the old pitchfork logo recently? Pretty sure the new BBs have the pitchforks prominently on the headstock. https://www.yamaha.com/en/about/history/logo/

2 words A/B class .... I would have expected Jules Monique on the shortlist. What a great sound. But to be fair, the Mesa and Bamp deserve a spot (although I would say the D800+ should be on, the WD is still largely unproven).

Yep, full moon a coming

Tony, you are forgetting she also feeds you well

Is it full moon soon?

I do not think we need to get into discussion on this as it is derailing the thread, but at most you could state that to you - in your opinion - it comes across as distinctly unfriendly. My attitude towards SBL is actually not overly negative (more ambivalent, some good content but too loud, too much form over function for me to want to spend time on there); clearly you have already reached a definitive conclusion on my intent unilaterally rather than asking what the intent behind the comment was. Fine with me, but lets take this up over PM if you want instead of derailing the thread further.

But not unfriendly either. simply a statement of fact, without providing any reason or opinion as to why.

Everyone is free to come or go on BC, which is still and always will be one of the more open and friendly forums out there where within reason people are free to give opinion and disagree with things they see happening around them.

I’ve been there! Have to admit. The less I have had to worry about cash, the less care I take in “trying stuff out”. I sometimes get it right, sometimes get it wrong but to me that is part of the “hobby”. The surprise for lack of a better word. Finding the next “best thing”, sometimes it is and if not I sell it again even at a loss. The reason things do not sell is because either the market is too niche, or the price too high. Avoid that and you will sell. All part of the game and I enjoy it. I mainly buy 2nd hand, but have also had stuff built for me. I have set myself some boundaries too as I do not need Foderas or such, but for the rest it is just fun and games not more wastful than going out on the p1ss every Friday and Saturday evening and certainly healthier. It is my money to spend, I have fun with it and it means I have been able to try many many brands and basses over the years, so can even give advice to others based on my experience with an instrument. Nothing wrong with that in my book.

There are two Berg NV115s on the forum, within budget and very musical cabs (more classic than you want perhaps).

SBL, firmly on my “ignore” list.