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05-01-2007, 09:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London Ontario | | | ASAT vs. L-2000
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Hey Everyone, This isn't an urgent request, since it will probably be a while before I can afford one or anything.
Anyways I got an L-2000 Tribute in a trade and have been looking around, because I absolutly Love this bass, and the sound. Anyways, looking i love the body of the ASAT (I've always been a sucker for a Tele body) So what I was wondering is if there was any tonal difference in the L-2000 and The ASAT |
05-02-2007, 08:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: League City, Tx | | | Virtually none. The US L2000 and ASAT share same electronics. bridge, tuners, etc. The only real difference is the default neck (though both can be ordered with 4 different neck options) and the body shape. The Tribs are said to be tonally similar if not the exact same and the US models.
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05-02-2007, 09:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NOLA | | | the difference between an L-2000 and an ASAT:
neck dive. the longer upper horn on the L-2000 allows it to hang better. an ASAT with basically no upper horn tends to dive.
no other differences. i like ASATs because of the shape and i like to think of myself as Keith Richards on bass. |
05-02-2007, 10:18 AM
|  | A Hard Rockin Lover of GREENBURST Moderator | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Where I lay my head is home | | I think the Semi Hollow ASAT has a whole lot of class ! 
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05-02-2007, 10:48 AM
|  | I play the bass and design things. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brockton, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MAJOR METAL  I think the Semi Hollow ASAT has a whole lot of class ! | what he said 
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05-02-2007, 10:50 AM
|  | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | This may be the sexiest bass ever! (It belongs to rrybicki)  |
05-02-2007, 12:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lancaster, PA | | | Good Gravy that thing's nice!
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05-03-2007, 02:06 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle | | I can't keep my eyes off this thing! The binding and the painted headstock are killin' me. White binding might also be killer, might have to Photoshop it to find out.
This bass may just cause me to buy my first 4-banger in over 13 years... Quote:
Originally Posted by EricF This may be the sexiest bass ever! (It belongs to rrybicki) | |
05-08-2007, 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by EricF This may be the sexiest bass ever! (It belongs to rrybicki) | Awesome bass.
But why does it have 2 strap buttons on the end? |
05-08-2007, 07:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Atlanta GA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by HaroldBishop Awesome bass.
But why does it have 2 strap buttons on the end? | It's a stock feature from G&L to combat the neck dive those are prone to with short upper horn.
That being said I wouldn't trade mine for the world!  
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05-08-2007, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by loendmaestro It's a stock feature from G&L to combat the neck dive those are prone to with short upper horn.
That being said I wouldn't trade mine for the world! | what a neck!!!! Asats are some of the coolest looking basses around. |
05-08-2007, 01:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle | | So there's one strap button for those who don't want neck dive, and another one for those that prefer it?  Quote:
Originally Posted by loendmaestro It's a stock feature from G&L to combat the neck dive those are prone to with short upper horn.
That being said I wouldn't trade mine for the world! | |
05-08-2007, 01:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle | | OK I did it - the first 4-banger purchase in 13+ years. It's like this one but with white binding and a natural headstock. A painted headstock would have rocked, but what's the likelihood of finding one on the used market anytime soon? Close enough. Photos forthcoming... Quote:
Originally Posted by EricF This may be the sexiest bass ever! (It belongs to rrybicki) | |
05-08-2007, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by vroc38 So there's one strap button for those who don't want neck dive, and another one for those that prefer it? | I think its more of a "whatever is more comfortable for you" type deal.
Some folks are bothered more by the perceived neck dive than others.
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05-08-2007, 04:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Allen, TX | | | Okay . . . Why not turn this thread into an ASAT love fest!
The neck on my lovely lady is not as flamed as loendmaestro's but it is sweet none the less.
vroc38, A wide strap with suede or other high friction lining will help with the minor neck dive. You will love it!
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05-12-2007, 12:15 AM
| | | My ASAT is much loved.Incredibly light on the shoulder and the perfect bass for the INXS tribute band I got the gig with a couple of weeks back (I bleeb Gary Beers was a big G&L user ) turns out one of the guitarists plays a cherryburst ASAT Custom 6 stringer.Right on! 
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05-12-2007, 04:08 AM
|  | Never Satisfied | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Staten Island, NY | | Don't forget the fact that there is no body or arm contour for comfort. That can be big. Especially if you don't know about it and then order it. 
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05-12-2007, 10:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Atlanta GA | | | Ahhhh, but there is the all important "belly cut". Good for thirty-something beer drinkers like myself.
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05-12-2007, 05:27 PM
| | Never Satisfied | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Staten Island, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by loendmaestro Ahhhh, but there is the all important "belly cut". Good for thirty-something beer drinkers like myself. |
Hmm, I thought that that was missing also. I stand corrected.
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05-13-2007, 12:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The little red dot on the map. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by EricF This may be the sexiest bass ever! (It belongs to rrybicki) | Does anyone have a pic of anyone playing that thing?!
Please? 
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