Yes, we had 
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For the styles you like, Jerry, the G&L might be the play, yeah.
That said the TRBX604 is just an outstanding bass and IMO looks a lot nicer than the G&L too. I can vouch for the pickups on the 604 being stellar and the overall fit and finish of the bass is IMO a step up from the G&L, assuming you like the look.
Both are winners, no question.
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While you are striving to attain sainthood for making do with a single bass, you are still one heck of an enabler, Howard 
Your recent ādeep or wideā thread got me into a lot of trouble already, more than I care to think aboutā¦ (of course, thatās all on me, but you sure provided a convenient trigger 
)
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Sainthood for me, 
to the rest of you
Well done
I am considering to splurge about $500 into my SBV soon myself, for a stainless fret job and brass nut. And since it has a binding thatās gonna be another $80 or so.
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One is the loneliest number that youāll ever do
Two can be as bad as one
Itās the loneliest number since the number one
Modding is upgrading.
GAS is acquiring.
Bassists be GASinā. 
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I fully enjoy enabling this as well of course.
So back to the topic at hand - you bought both, right Jerry?
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If I take a quick look around here itās almost double the price of what you pay in japanā¦ 
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Thatās an amazing price. Do you have to pay import tax? If not thatās awesome. That L2000 electronics and pickup is exactly the same as the USA model, the bridge too. If if weāre there Iād probably get 2
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@Al1885, if you were there, Japan would make you Minister of Finance!
You would single-handedly cause a rebound of the yen. 
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Luckily, thereās the Fallout as well. Shorty with the MFD pickup.
Tribute Series FALLOUT shortscale bass | G&L Musical Instruments
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Hahaha! You are a bad person
The G&L Tribute L-2000 is considered by some people as one of the best basses in existence.
If this one would exist in a short scale version, I would not think twice.
The Fallout is really nice, but it did not feel as good (Iām talking ergonomics, not sound) as my HB.
As I said in another thread, I will modify one of my HBās to double Humbucker, as soon as I find a way to solve the routing challenge.
This must be done with the help of an expert, IRL!
And also: what (cheap!!!) Humbuckers to chose? So many questions ^^
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My issue with the Fallout is more that the PU is right in the middle. I donāt think thatās really the best spot for their MFDs, no matter how good they are. I think the magic to the Kiloton is that they put it in the bridge position. Itās got an aggressive sound that never gets muddy. Iāve played an L-2000 and itās pretty incredible how much you can change the sound of the bass to suit the song. If I were to upgrade my Kilo, the 2000 would be on the short list (by upgrade, I mean own both because I donāt have any intentions of letting that Kiloton go).
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Middle is fine for me itās kinda like a P bass, the bigger issue is the length of the bass. Itās nearly the size of the L2000 for a short scale is bad.
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Yeah! You made me look at the G&L web site to see if I can get their Humbuckers. I can. I could.
I will have a look again when I have solved my routing issue. My plan would be to just put the Humbuckers at the orange position:
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Why not get the SB2 MFD pickup set. They are just crazy good. The middle pickup is the same but the bridge pickup needs a bit more space than Jazz pickup.
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But thatās P/J, right?
My P/J adventure has ended. Iām happy with the result ā¦ but now itās time to ride the Humbucking dragon!
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Then consider Fishman Fluece set. That is the tone lord.
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You are also a bad person
This?
FIRST I need to solve the routing challenge. Donāt have the skills, donāt have the tools. Donāt know anybody who has both, locally.
Iāll try to find a German BassBuzz for carpenters, āHammerBuzzā to get into that topic ^^
EDIT that is one crazy and very tempting pickup!!!
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True. This is totally on me.
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