| MAKE | G&L |
|---|---|
| MODEL | Tribute JB-2 |
| YEAR/CONDITION | New |
| ORIGIN | USA/Indonesia |
| BODY WOOD(S) | Swamp ash |
| COLOUR/FINISH | Natural, hi-gloss lacquer finish |
| NECK/SCALE LENGTH | 1 piece rock maple, satin finish, bolt-on, 34″ |
| FINGERBOARD | Rosewood, 21 medium jumbo frets, pearloid dot inlays |
| ELECTRONICS | 2x G&L Alnico single-coil pickups made in Fullerton, California. Controls are Volume/volume/master tone |
| HARDWARE | G&L Saddle-lock bridge (made in USA), vintage style open gear tuners |
| WEIGHT | 8.9lbs / 4kgs |
| CASE | Not included |
G&L Tribute JB-2
£395.00
These G&L Tribute models represent brilliant value for money and utilise the same USA made hardware and pickups as their USA Custom shop counterparts.
Notwithstanding that this is a passive bass it delivers bags more ‘oomph’ than his earlier models but without compromising on tonal detail and finesse. There’s a lot of ‘Jazz’ DNA embodied in this bass from the pickup and controls configuration to the neck profile and dimensions. Nut width is 38mm/1.5″ with a slim ‘C’ shape neck. Fingerboard radius is a more modern 12″.
Swamp Ash is our fave looking and sounding tonewood and is getting ever more expensive to buy in its raw state. Many custom bass builders charge a substantial premium for swamp ash over, say, alder which makes this bass exceptional value for money. Leo said of his G&L instruments… ‘they are the best instruments we ever made’. Who are we to argue?
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