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Fred Flintstone's war club aka G&L Tribute neck


Andy Brice
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Hello peeps ... just become proud owner of a Tribute 2000L bass ...  love it but the width and thickness of the neck are exceptional. The Word on the Net appears to be that to get a less ginormous neck you have to go to the US models. Wondering if anyone has tracked down replacement necks or built themselves one??

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Ah the old "chunky, baseball L2000 Tribute neck syndrome!"

I haven`t heard of a replacement neck and GL don`t sell US necks to mere mortals as far as I know. Why not go to a luthier and ask them if they can shave it down for you? Should`nt cost a great deal.

Or see if you can find a tribute neck from a JB, SB, M2000 or Kiliton as they are all smaller. I really don`t know why GL insist on building the L2000 with such a big neck.

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1 hour ago, rasher80 said:

Its one of the reasons I moved mine on. 

Absolutely loved the sound and the tonal options but my God my hands hated that neck.

It was like a log with strings on

Me too. I had 3 over time just hoping that I would get one with a slimmer neck.

I discussed shaving the neck down with a local luthier and it is doable as there's plenty of meat to go at.

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40 minutes ago, 4000 said:

I’ve absolutely hated the necks on every G&L I’ve ever played. They are my least favourite ever. 

Come on, tell us how you *really* feel 😜 !

I had a US L2000 and the neck was a big part of why I moved it on.  Just didn't really leap into the hand - I played it a lot live, but it never quite felt right.  I did feel that if there was a zombie apocalypse and zombies rushed the stage that I could probably hold my own using the bass as a club.  I suspect it'd just need a wipe down afterwards - built like a tank!

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2 hours ago, Skybone said:

As G&L is a Fender "derivative" (designed by the man himself of course), then surely, a generic P or J style neck would fit it.

Worth looking into before spending money on getting the neck thinned.

Unlikely, the G&L has a 6 bolt fixing and longer neck pocket. Even if a Fender one did fit it's likely to look a bit weird.

G&L do a Jazz'ish profile neck on one of their models but getting one would be difficult.

Reshaping the original is likely to be the best and cheapest option.

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3 hours ago, Andy Brice said:

many thanks other than the neck i can't fault this instrument ... are the usa ones significantly better i wonder??

 

They do feel a bit more premium all round, and more importantly come with a choice of necks, finishes, woods and weights.  Saying that, the Tributes are incredible for the price, and tonally pretty much the same in my experience!

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On 24/07/2020 at 10:02, 4000 said:

I’ve absolutely hated the necks on every G&L I’ve ever played. They are my least favourite ever. 

Hmm maybe try a USA SB2, I had one that I rated as the best I had played. If I remember right it was between an Jazz and P and super smooth, especially with flats. A great bass all round.

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