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ne4tt · August 20th, 2005, 03:46 PM

SB-2 'Burst purchased for $350, with plastic case.
Sllim width #6 neck, 1 1/2", with a big profile.
Nice and lightweight ash body.
Leo's MFD pickups are big & brawny sounding.

G&L geetar pics

Jamie

Joe-Bob · August 20th, 2005, 04:05 PM

Wow!

Nice Bass! It's alot of fun to be able to go to a show and find something cool. Congrats.

Wild Rice Chris · August 22nd, 2005, 01:24 AM

I'd love to get one of those early SB-2 basses. I have an SC-2 (guitar version) that is sweet, and an L-1000 bass that is the best ever, so I figure an SB-2 ought to be like a mix of the two.

Chris S. · August 22nd, 2005, 02:12 AM

Man, that's a GREAT score, congrats! :-) I have a #6 neck on my L-2000 Leo Fender signature (which is my #1 bass, and which I plan to keep as long as my fingers can still play...) ;-) but I would dearly love to find an SB-2 just like that one. Way to go! – CS

ne4tt · August 22nd, 2005, 06:12 AM

How 'bout that $850 for the 'reliced' SB-2 Version 1? Sheesh.

That 'Flake L1500 with binding was nice, $700.
And the 'Flake L2000 was a nice one, $800.

I just about missed the SB-2.
It was behind a bunch of amps.

Dealer dropped the asking price $100, when I picked it up.

Has a couple dings, but very good shape.

Needs a setup when I get some new strings. High action.
Came with steels. Prefer nickles for a warmer sound.

Considering adding stacked pots for vol/tone on each pickup.

jamie

4mal · August 22nd, 2005, 07:38 PM

Great score on the SB-2. I had one that I sold to Ken Baker over at the pit. A dead ringer on the body except maple neck. One of the two basses I've sold that I should have kept...

Play the frets off that baby before you do the control change. My first though was to do a V V T j-bass, jb-2 setup. What I found was that the bridge pup is really on that bass as a tone control. It doesn't really stand alone all that well. Adding or pulling a bit of that pup contributes to the Pbass on steroids character of the SB-2. In the end I left mine alone. It's damned near perfect as is. If you do want to do the tone control mod, you probably know the G&L forum over at The Dudepit. Brad Dell (bdgotoh) has some nice pics of what he did. That would be a good reference.

Out of all the G&L's that have run through my stable, that is the one I miss...

August 20th, 2005, 03:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
ne4tt Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 2,257 4 Photos	Charlotte NC Gtr Show Pics, and 'new' bass SB-2 'Burst purchased for $350, with plastic case. Sllim width #6 neck, 1 1/2", with a big profile. Nice and lightweight ash body. Leo's MFD pickups are big & brawny sounding. *G&L geetar pics* Jamie

August 20th, 2005, 04:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Joe-Bob Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 47 Posts: 5,531	Good Score! Wow! Nice Bass! It's alot of fun to be able to go to a show and find something cool. Congrats. __________________ Why didn't the Psychic Network already know I was gonna call?

August 22nd, 2005, 01:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Wild Rice Chris Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rice Custom Dungeon Posts: 3,178 27 Photos	I'd love to get one of those early SB-2 basses. I have an SC-2 (guitar version) that is sweet, and an L-1000 bass that is the best ever, so I figure an SB-2 ought to be like a mix of the two. __________________ "The children need to learn how to build their own environment and make their own music that is inspired by their roots."--Eugene Hütz "All music turns out to be ethnic music."--Steve Reich

August 22nd, 2005, 02:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chris S. Moderator Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Near TELE-Town (Wash. DC) Posts: 3,589 7 Photos	Man, that's a GREAT score, congrats! :-) I have a #6 neck on my L-2000 Leo Fender signature (which is my #1 bass, and which I plan to keep as long as my fingers can still play...) ;-) but I would dearly love to find an SB-2 just like that one. Way to go! – CS __________________ "I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's depressing." – Tara, from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" "It was born at the junction of form and function." – Bill Kirchen, from "Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods"

August 22nd, 2005, 06:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
ne4tt Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 2,257 4 Photos	How 'bout that $850 for the 'reliced' SB-2 Version 1? Sheesh. That 'Flake L1500 with binding was nice, $700. And the 'Flake L2000 was a nice one, $800. I just about missed the SB-2. It was behind a bunch of amps. Dealer dropped the asking price $100, when I picked it up. Has a couple dings, but very good shape. Needs a setup when I get some new strings. High action. Came with steels. Prefer nickles for a warmer sound. Considering adding stacked pots for vol/tone on each pickup. jamie

August 22nd, 2005, 07:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
4mal Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Gorge Posts: 2,510	Great score on the SB-2. I had one that I sold to Ken Baker over at the pit. A dead ringer on the body except maple neck. One of the two basses I've sold that I should have kept... Play the frets off that baby before you do the control change. My first though was to do a V V T j-bass, jb-2 setup. What I found was that the bridge pup is really on that bass as a tone control. It doesn't really stand alone all that well. Adding or pulling a bit of that pup contributes to the Pbass on steroids character of the SB-2. In the end I left mine alone. It's damned near perfect as is. If you do want to do the tone control mod, you probably know the G&L forum over at The Dudepit. Brad Dell (bdgotoh) has some nice pics of what he did. That would be a good reference. Out of all the G&L's that have run through my stable, that is the one I miss...

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