Serek Armitage Tone Tour - G&L MFD Pickups
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- Опубліковано 14 тра 2023
- This is my recently received custom Serek Armitage bass guitar equipped with G&L MFD pickups and electronics. It is beautiful in every way, and if you don't like it, then you are wrong.
Switches (top to bottom) - Pickup selector, Series/parallel, Passive/Active/Active + Treble boost
Knobs (top to bottom) - Volume, Treble, Bass
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It's super sick! thanks for such an in-depth tour of the tones.
its so nice sounding congrats on the cool new bass!
This ~5 minute "Tone(s)" exploration is comprehensive. Thx for a awesome bass review; Well done.
Nice! I appreciate the various tones you get out of that one. I just bought a custom G&L ASAT & can't wait to play with the tone controls on it. It's the one bass I have with more than simple tone & volume controls.
Have fun! This control layout is awesome!
@AMP It's pretty mind-blowing if you're not used to that many options! Thank goodness for UA-cam videos with examples of how the L-2000's/ASAT's controls & toggle switches work!
Damn. The new bass sounds really great dude!
Thanks friend!
As a big G&L (particularly 5 string) lover, I REALLY dig this instrument! It’s a real tone monster!
Time monster or tone monster?
@@davidpeters44 that would be tone, cheers for pointing that out 😅
Love it!
Some beautiful sounds coming out of those G&L pick ups. What timber has Serek used on the fretboard and how thick and comfortable is the neck ?
Thank you! Mahogony body and maple neck with jatoba fretboard. The neck feels great. Very comfortable in the hand.
Dang that is some CRUNCHY tone. Really sounds good with the overdrive (what are you using for the dirt?)
I would love to hear some series/parallel comparisons. Are each of the pickups wired that way individually or is it both pickups together that can gp S/P?
Thank you! No extra overdrive or anything. All of this is recorded on the same Amplitube preset (Fender Bassman-ish) and the only things changing are the bass settings. The pickups are wired individually for series/parallel so that works even if you only have one pickup selected.
Good lord, AMP, this thing with both pickups in parallel gets the maddest sounds. This shit scoops better than an ice cream scoop, sound killer. The question I have is what's the weight of both your Serek basses because I'm definitely a light bass only gang, however I do graduate in a year and I'd like a uh... graduation gift idea :{D
Thanks so much! My Armitage comes in just under 10lbs. Not sure on the Lincoln, but I would guess around 8.5 or so. They make the bodies pretty thin so weight shouldn’t be an issue with any of their basses.
Sick! I remember your mockup of this, did you end up going medium scale? I've only seen the Armitage in 34"
It’s 34”. Due to how strong the pickups are, Jake recommended full scale to avoid intonation issues.
19mm string spacing?
How does this compare to a normal, production run G&L L2500?
So... it's basically a G&L L-2500 in a different body? I dig the aethetics though and it definitely has it's own sound.
And it’s lighter by about 3 pounds which makes a world of difference.
Have you ever considered the Rumble 800?
Does that have the G&L electronics in it too? How does this sound and play compared to the L-2500?
It's more different than I thought it would be, but both basses have a similar character. The neck pickup in particular is much much better on the Serek though.
Is that basically a l2500 in serek body? Like is preamp cut only? It would be cool if they made it boost/ cut in active.
Yep, it’s exactly an L2500 in a Serek body.
Is it lighter than the L2500? Also would love to hear all the subjective details of what drew you to this aesthetic
It's about 3lbs lighter than my L2500 which is significant. Before I ordered the bass, I had an artist do a mock-up so I knew it would all look alright. I like all the models Serek makes, but the Armitage was one I've always had my eye on. I think it's largely unappreciated compared to the more popular Midwestern and Lincoln. instagram.com/p/CY7CJdvOkRV/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Is the bass 34”? I’ve been thinking about getting a 32” 5 string Serek because I f’d up my shoulder a few months ago
Yes, this is 34" scale. I originally had this mocked up as a 32" scale, but there was a concern that with how powerful the magnetic pull is with these pickups, it may cause intonation issues. That said, this bass is still under 10lbs and I played a gig last weekend with a regular strap and it felt really comfortable. The G&L I have would cause me a lot of shoulder pain unless I used a really wide strap, but not an issue with this bass.
What's the string spacing on that thing?
were these pickups directly acquired from G&L? if so, they were ok with collaborating with a rival guitar company?
Yes, G&L offers these pickups as a direct purchase from them. I can’t imagine them worrying about competition.
If anything, builds like this will create additional interest in G&L pickups, leading to an uptick in orders. It's a win-win situation.
Curious why you got this vs a USA G&L
Looks, mostly.
@ampthebassplayer this is a legit answer. It's cool Serek will let you do options like this
Swiss army bass
Wait I thougt you already had an L-2500 😂
Exactly. And now I have the nicest one ever made!