Product: G&L Tribute JB-2
Price Paid: USD 450.00
Submitted
05/04/2008
at
05:56pm
by
EZRA SHADE
Features
:
10
THIS IS A BRAND NEW G&L TRIBUTE JB2. SOLID ASH BODY WITH A SOLID ONE PIECE MAPLE NECK. THIS BASS WAS MANUFACTURED IN INDONESIA. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF WORK.
THE CRAFTMANSHIP IS FLAWLESS AND THE ELECTRONICS ARE GREAT. ALL PARTS ARE USA MADE. THE BRIDGE IS A SOLID HUNK....MUCH MORE THAN YOU WILL FIND ON ANY US FENDER. MINE HAS A SUNBURST FINISH...BEAUTIFUL. IT HAS TWO G&L JAZZ STYLE PICKUPS WITH TWO VOLUME AND ONE TONE CONTROL....PASSIVE. IT REALLY FEELS LIKE A HIGH END JAZZ BASS. THE NECK IS INCREDIBLY SMOOTH AND PLAYABLE..VERY THIN. IT HAS A LONG SCALE NECK AND THE INTENUATION WAS PERFECT RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX. IT IS TRULY HARD TO BELIEVE THIS BASS SELL FOR $450. IT IS MADE MUCH BETTER THAN SOME OF MY MORE EXPENSIVE BASSES. IT ALSO COME WITH A REALLY SOLID G&L GIG BAG.I'M GIVING THIS A 10 FOR FEATURES BECAUSE IT HAS EVERYTHING IT NEEDS FOR GREAT SOUND AND PLAYABILITY.
Sound
:
10
I PLAY A LOT OF BLUES AND AMERCANA ROOTS ROCK. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE SOUND OF THIS BASS. THE PICKUPS ARE VERY QUIET, MUCH QUIETER THAN MY PASSIVE FENDERS, AND PUNCHIER. I PLAY IT MOSTLY WITH MY AMPEG B100R ROCKET. WHAT A GREAT COMBO OF EQUIPMENT. IF SOMEBODY ASKED ME TO SET THEM UP WITH A GREAT SOUNDING BASS RIG THAT WOULD BE MY CHOICE..THE JB2 WITH THE B100R!! PURE VINTAGE TONE AND WARMTH.
THE JB2 IS A LITTLE ON THE BRIGHT SIDE WITH THE TONE CRANKED ALL THE WAY, SO START WITH IT TURNED DOWN AND FIND WHERE YOU LIKE IT. UNLIKE MANY PASSIVE RIGS THE TONE ACTUALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE OF THE JB2.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
PERFECT, PERFECT, PERFECT. ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE!!
MINE IS A TOTAL CREATION OF BEAUTY.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
I AM A LONG TIME PLAYER AND GIG ALOT. THIS BASS DOES THE JOB. I'VE PACKED UP MY US FENDERS. THE ONLY OTHER BASS I PLAY NOW IS MY MTD SARATOGA...WHICH IS ANOTHER GREAT BASS IF YOU CAN FIND ONE!THE JB2 IS SOLID...LIKE I SAID BEFORE...THE BRIDGE IS SOLID AND MASSIVE AND THE PICKUPS ARE US G&L..IT IS MY FAVORITE BASS RIGHT NOW.
I STILL FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS BASS COMES FROM G&L'S "SECOND COMPANY".
GET ONE RIGHT NOW BEFORE THEY RAISE THE PRICE.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
NEVER HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THEM.
Overall Rating
:
10
I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR A VERY LOOOONG TIME. I HAVE A BAD CASE OF IAD [INSTRUMENT AQUISTION DISEASE]. I HAVE LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL BASSES, GUITARS, AND AMPS. THE G&L TRIBUTE JB2 IS MY FAVORITE BASS RIGHT NOW. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. I WOULD GET ANOTHER IN A HEARTBEAT.....HECK FOR THE PRICE YOU SHOULD BUY ONE FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE.
GET ONE,GET ONE, GET ONE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST, WELL MADE, BASS FOR AN UNBELIEVABLE PRICE.
