El Toro vs L-2000

revlimitbounce · #1 01-21-2009, 06:42 PM

Hi everyone:

I'm a recent discoverer of the virtues of G&L basses. I have a line on an El Toro that seems very nice. However, it's across the country and the shop owner seems to be something of a prick. Plus, I wonder what I'll be missing (if anything) or gaining (if anything) versus the more widely available L-2000.

Please share your smarts on L-2000 versus El Toro versatility, uniqueness, etc.

Many thanks!

**Chef** · #2 01-21-2009, 07:13 PM

the active el toro is a very nice, mean, grindy take on the jazz bass theme.
series pickup switching means it gets really fat too.

the l2000 is more like a twin humbucker precision.

they're very different from each other.

vroc38 · #3 01-22-2009, 08:34 AM

The L2K is much more versatile and has the classic G&L tone. The ET does provide versatility but IMO you really can't dial out its aggressive nature. The L2K is available with a couple neck options but the ET only has one. That said, the ET neck width somewhere between the two L2K options and very popular with some.

Spiritfield · #4 01-22-2009, 11:43 AM

I've had a few El Toro's over the years and thought they were great basses. If I could only have one between the L-2000 and the El Toro, the L-2000 would be a better fit for me. The El Toro sounds good though; I like the twin small MFD 'buckers.

revlimitbounce · #5 01-22-2009, 03:28 PM

Okay, thanks. I will post up photos of ET soon.

Maybe I'll go find an L-2500 Tribute 5'er and sell my Ibanez SR505 since I never really got along with the close string spacing.

**Chef** · #6 01-22-2009, 03:32 PM

The 2500 is a close string spacing 5.
1.75 nut width, or, same as an old school P Bass...

b_carville · #7 01-22-2009, 04:41 PM

I had an El Toro.
It was cool but I found the pre amp to be a tad noisy in the high end. I'd go with the L-2000.

revlimitbounce · #8 01-29-2009, 11:49 AM

Okay. I went ahead with it. I'm an El Toro owner. Will post photos soon.

Now considering an L2500 Trib, too....

nig · #9 02-05-2009, 05:31 AM

Congrats on getting a 'bull' I have an active one and just scored an early passive one, i like the small,if a tad shapeless, body, but as chef said, great tones and different to the L2K. DONT FORGET TO POST THOSE PICS !