So I found two minor issues with this bass, both having to do with that patented high-mass bridge. Most of you probably know that G&L bridges feature a little hex screw that tightens onto the saddles and keeps them locked together, improving sustain. What I didn't know is that that hex screw is connected to a tiny piece of fragile plastic which makes the actual connection, in this case with the saddle for the B string as shown here:
When I got the bass, the B string saddle was positioned so far back that the screw was barely making a connection with the saddle and in fact the plastic piece had been partially damaged. I re-intonated the B string saddle and luckily the hex screw now sits directly on the saddle. But still, the cheap plastic piece was somewhat surprising considering the build quality of the rest of the instrument is so flawless.
The second issue is that the saddles themselves are so massive, I've actually bottomed out the G string trying to get the action as low as I like it, and it's still a bit too high for my preference (it plays noticeably tighter than the other strings). The neck is already arrow straight (with no fret buzz I might add) so I don't have any options to lower the action further, save doing something drastic like filing down the saddle:
Neither of these are deal-breakers of course, I just thought they were worth mentioning. I'm gigging the bass for the first time tonight!
