New G&L Tribute L2000 User!

shineofleo · #1 07-13-2009, 06:20 AM

Finally! I got my lovely Sunburst G&L Tribby L2000!

I am on a tight budget, but this amazing Bass makes me VERY happy!

Nice made and finish, great and versatile tone, proper action !

It is different from any standard P or J bass guitar, due to the three interesting switches. So I have to learn to how to setting the tone up!

hesham8 · #2 07-13-2009, 06:43 AM

I'm very happy with G&Ls QA. Definitely among the best I've ever seen. All of the G&L instruments I've tried or ordered are nothing short of amazing.

You've made a good decision - my L-2000 (USA) has become my main bass over my fender Precision and my modified SX Jazz.

shineofleo · #3 07-13-2009, 11:03 PM

Thanks for the reply.

By the way, could you advise what is the typical setting for L2000 to sound like a Fender Precision and Jazz bass, respectively?

Ken Baker · #4 07-14-2009, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by shineofleo

Finally! I got my lovely Sunburst G&L Tribby L2000!

I am on a tight budget, but this amazing Bass makes me VERY happy!

Congratulations!

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It is different from any standard P or J bass guitar, due to the three interesting switches. So I have to learn to how to setting the tone up!

It is VASTLY different from any P or J out there, and as such...

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By the way, could you advise what is the typical setting for L2000 to sound like a Fender Precision and Jazz bass, respectively?

...it will never sound just like a Precision or Jazz. It is a Leo Fender design, but it's a large evolutionary step forward from the 50's/60's designs that were and continue to be the Fender Precision and Jazz. It's also an evolutionary step forward from the early StingRay basses; also a Leo Fender design. The G&L L series basses have their own unique voice that really should be fully explored.

Having said that, it is possible to get close. For an approximate P sound; neck pickup, parallel, passive, treble rolled way back, bass about 80%, volume no more than 80%. For an approximate J sound: both pickups, parallel, passive, treble & bass about 80%, volume no more than 80%, maybe some mid scoop on the amp.

Ken...

shineofleo · #5 07-14-2009, 10:58 PM

Thanks man! That's exactly why I like this forum!

Cheers!

strummin · #6 07-15-2009, 01:05 AM

First off, congratulations. Enjoy getting to know it and have fun playing it. Now how does this go, oh yah; no picture, no bass!!! Post pics, please

shineofleo · #7 07-16-2009, 12:02 PM

Sorry my bad!

I have put the picture on the show-off thread, but I think it deserves another picture here.

Actually I quite like the head stock.

Hugh Jass · #8 07-16-2009, 12:37 PM

The combination of clarity, thickness and growl found in parallel is hard to match. The neck pickup is fun for a thick bluesy sound and the bridge pickup could cut through anything! It is kind of a shame that you can only select pickups and not blend them as they have VERY different characters.

Series mode I find to just have a bit more output and a bit less clarity. I guess you could call it more "vintage" sounding?

These are, without a doubt, the most underrated basses out there. Well maybe unknown is more fair than underrated because everyone that tries one usually loves it.

bassmanT · #9 07-16-2009, 09:56 PM

amen. I have the same bass and I love it.

Mr_Freeze · #10 07-17-2009, 02:32 AM

just got mine yesterday and tried it at the rehearsal. I didn't fall in love, but see there is a lot of tweaking, with the multiple possibilities(18 pickups + preamp setting combinations, without counting the tone settings), to do before you find your own sound setting. to me it sound close to fender, but definitely not like a ray.
the tone (treble & bass) pots felt a bit strange compared to all active basses I tried, I mean the effect they have on the sound. it feels more like the tone on a passive bass, separated in two frequencies. anyone else has this impression?
Anyway, this bass is REALLY nice for its price! and kind of a swiss army knife for a bass player

i_g55 · #11 07-17-2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Freeze

the tone (treble & bass) pots felt a bit strange compared to all active basses I tried, I mean the effect they have on the sound. it feels more like the tone on a passive bass, separated in two frequencies. anyone else has this impression?

They are actually cut-only passive controls. The treble control is the same as the tone control on passive basses, and the bass controlworks in the same manner, cutting on the bass frequencies.