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G&L LB-100 Honey on Swamp Ash
The original Fender Precision bass dates back to a time when stand-up basses could not compete with the new electric guitars. The "Precision" stands for the fact it has frets, and voila! Leo Fender invented the electric bass guitar. The G&L LB-100 reaches back to that groundbreaking design, but G&L innovations and modern hardware make this bass as fresh as today. This LB comes with a beautiful Swamp Ash body and Indian Rosewood fretboard for a winning combination of tone and aesthetics. It's the rightful successor to the Precision Bass.
This custom USA LB-100 features:
- Honey finish on Swamp Ash, 8.2 pounds
- Satin maple neck
- Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Medium jumbo frets
- 'Medium C' neck profile, 12” radius, 1 1/2” width at the nut
- G&L tuners with lightweight aluminum split posts
- 3-ply Cream pickguard
- G&L Alnico V P-style split middle pickup, noise cancelling
- Volume and tone controls
- Model logo delete
- Plek laser guided fret finishing
- Deluxe tolex hardshell case
- Made in Fullerton, CA
The Precision Bass format is a pretty simple configuration, so it's not what you do to it, it's how well you do it. The LB-100 has a nicely contoured and balanced Swamp Ash body with a beautiful Rosewood fretboard. Combined with the 3-ply cream pickguard and satin finish neck, this LB can is a primo combination of old and new school.
The neck on this ASAT bass is what they call their 'Medium C' profile. It has a 1.5" width at the nut and optional 12" radius, which generally places it in J-bass territory. It is a comfortable C shape that is easy to navigate and the moderate radius works for just about any style of playing. And as with any USA G&L the Plek® finished neck is very consistent with no dips, high spots or rough fret ends.
The G&L-made Alnico 5 pickup has a nice wide -- and low noise -- response, and paired with a lightweight swamp ash body has deep but not overly pronounced lows, and clear silky highs. The hand-wired full size pots have a broad usable range, giving this instrument many voices considering its minimalist layout. Plugged into our bass rig the LB offers a very responsive surface for slap bass, and rolling back the tone control dials in more mellow tones that are rounder, softer, and more typical of what you might expect from a P-Bass. We have our own swamp ash LB-100 that we use live, and between those two knobs and playing technique it easily covers the whole set list.
Elsewhere, typical G&L design details are evident: Plek'd neck, Aluminum tuning pegs to reduce headstock weight and improve balance, 6-bolt neck, and G&L's substantial and fully adjustable saddle lock bridge, which sits in the wood, not just on it.
The LB-100 is not fancy or complex, but is neatly executed and solidly built with top-notch hardware and materials. The result is a big, natural sounding instrument that can slot into almost any playing situation or style of music. When you get the fundamentals right, you don't need a lot of bells and whistles.
We are an authorized G&L Premier dealer located in Bellingham, Massachusetts, and this is a new guitar with all tags, tools, paperwork and certificates. We have over 40 G&L’s in stock at all times, and please feel free to browse our other listings, or contact us for information on a custom order. You can contact us at 508-686-6697.