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04-02-2010, 01:03 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | | just got one last week. tho' my iphone doesn't do the beautiful finish justice:  
amazing sounding, playing and looking bass, but the neck may not be right for me... |
04-02-2010, 01:12 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pennsylvania | | | Yep I got one too last year. Beautiful bass. Everyone that sees it loves it. Its my favorite finish of G&L's. |
04-02-2010, 01:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pennsylvania | | Quote:
Originally Posted by tony moore  just got one last week. tho' my iphone doesn't do the beautiful finish justice:
amazing sounding, playing and looking bass, but the neck may not be right for me... | Im curious...what dont you like about the neck? I bought a G&L L2500 first and then got this L2000, so the neck was butter to me. |
04-02-2010, 01:16 PM
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Staff Reviewer; Bass Gear Magazine Moderator | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia MO | | | Remember; G&L doesn't necessarily come with a standard neck. They offer four width/radius combinations.
Are those walnut basses just mongoloid heavy?
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04-02-2010, 02:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | | | it's a tribute, so i had no choice on the neck :-( i called and spoke to g&l about buying a tribute jb2 neck, but they don't stock or sell just the tribute necks. the guy at g&l that called me back was awesome. this is my first g&l, and he spoke to me for about half an hour about it. great service!
i've been playing jazz bass for longer than i want to admit, and the neck on this bass just isn't comfortable to me. at first i thought it was the neck width, but after talking to the g&l guy, he thinks it's the radius as well and suggested i upgrade to an american where i have neck choices (as chef mentioned). i'm debating doing that...
the body is ash with a walnut finish, so it's no heavier than normal. it feels a bit lighter than my jazz bass with an alder body. go figger... |
04-02-2010, 02:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chef Remember; G&L doesn't necessarily come with a standard neck. They offer four width/radius combinations.
Are those walnut basses just mongoloid heavy? | I thought they just have a walnut finish over an ash body...
Cheers,
Chris
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04-02-2010, 02:03 PM
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Staff Reviewer; Bass Gear Magazine Moderator | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia MO | | | ahhhh...so they're not walnut: i get it.
my newest G&L is 1983; I really quit paying attention to their new stuff over a decade ago. thanks!
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04-02-2010, 02:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chef ahhhh...so they're not walnut: i get it.
my newest G&L is 1983; I really quit paying attention to their new stuff over a decade ago. thanks! | It's O.K. us youngsters will keep you old guys in line. 
What's scary to me is that the '94 ASAT guitar that I bought new is now 16 years old. That ain't right. 
Cheers,
Chris
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04-02-2010, 02:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: SF Bay Area | | Quote:
Originally Posted by tony moore the body is ash with a walnut finish, so it's no heavier than normal. it feels a bit lighter than my jazz bass with an alder body. go figger... | This is off topic but I think G&L manages to get some pretty light ash since my ash G&L feels lighter than my alder G&L.
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04-02-2010, 02:09 PM
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Staff Reviewer; Bass Gear Magazine Moderator | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia MO | | | from the old guy to the young guy:
time passes...you'll get used to this after a while!
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04-02-2010, 02:10 PM
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Staff Reviewer; Bass Gear Magazine Moderator | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia MO | | | rosanne: it's been my experience that weights really vary wildly with G&L, so not much apparent reason.
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04-02-2010, 06:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chef from the old guy to the young guy:
time passes...you'll get used to this after a while! | Well... Like my grandfather used to say, "getting old ain't for sissies". 
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04-02-2010, 06:16 PM
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Staff Reviewer; Bass Gear Magazine Moderator | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia MO | | | noice!
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04-05-2010, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Chef rosanne: it's been my experience that weights really vary wildly with G&L, so not much apparent reason. | Thats true. My L2000 with the walnut finish is fairly light IMO. But my L2500 (tribute) is SO heavy. I had an issue with my back recently and I couldnt take it to gigs. It is just ridiculously heavy. |
04-05-2010, 11:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | | Weight is the only real knock on my L2500. I deal with it by using a thick padded strap, but yeah, it's a load. The necks and big bridge are the main culprits. However, it balances very well.
Chris
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01-28-2013, 10:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle | | | I've got a U.S. made L-2500 in solid walnut with the nearly naked finish. I think it's a fairly limited run. Let me tell you, I am in LOVE with this bass. It's pretty amazing. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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Anyone have a Walnut G&L L-2000/2500? 
