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G&L SB-2 T (Tone Mod) Left Handed Old School Tobacco Rosewood quarter sawn neck

For our left handed G&L friends: Few bass guitars combine simplicity, flexibility and wide-ranging tones as well as the G&L SB-2. The classic P/J-Bass shape is updated and upgraded with two powerful Magnetic Field Design (MFD) pickup, quarter-sawn maple neck, and a hefty saddle lock bridge. We’ve also upgraded this SB-2 with the “tone mod” option which provides true V-V-T controls just like the beloved Jazz Bass. In our humble opinion it has everything one could want from a high performance bass.

This USA G&L SB-2 features the following:

  • Old School Tobacco finish on Alder, 8.6 pounds
  • G&L quarter-sawn Medium C neck, 9.5" radius, 34" scale
  • 1.5" width at the nut
  • Indian Rosewood fretboard
  • 2 G&L MFD pickups, P and J bass style
  • Parchment pickguard
  • Twin volume controls and a tone control
  • Lightweight aluminum tuning pegs
  • G&L hefty saddle lock bridge
  • G&L non-compression truss rod
  • Tolex hardshell case

The SB-2 takes the best of both the P and J bass worlds and employs both a split middle pickup, and a multi-pole J-style MFD bridge pickup. The MFD bass pickups have what all MFD pickups are known for: Great clarity, a broad frequency range and plenty of output. The MFD’s invite exploration, and there is a broad spectrum of usable tones from mellow vintage, to bright funky slap, or rumbling growl. While the SB-2 comes standard with two volume controls, we added the “tone mod” global tone control, effectively creating a JB-style V-V-T arrangement. This provides an easy high-end adjustment without altering with pickup balance.

The G&L Medium C neck with its JB-influenced 1.5" nut width is comfortable to play, and for guitar players who also play bass it's an easy transition, and hands down our favorite profile. We also added the quarter-sawn neck option, which orients the grain of the wood perpendicular to the fretboard. This creates a stiffer, more stable neck for even response across the entire playing surface, and greatly eliminates the chance of dead spots.

And like all G&L bass guitars, you get hand-wired full sized pots, lightweight aluminum peg tuning keys for better balance, and G&L's hefty machined bridge with saddle lock feature. The saddle lock set screw clamps the saddles together for better sustain and fewer sympathetic vibrations.

The G&L SB-2 is deceptively simple, but extremely flexible. While traditional in looks, the MFD pickups give the SB-2 a modern edge that can be snappy and driving, or dialed back for clean springy tones that are great for jazz or fusion. If you need a professional quality instrument to cover the bases (basses) that won't bust your wallet check out the SB-2.

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 a great supply of 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.