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Anyone play a G&L?

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My new USA-made L-2500 that I've owned for about nine weeks has become a favorite very quickly.

I think it's an exceptionally good bass, in every way that matters to me.

This is an actual photo, taken by the good folks at Bass San Diego, who I bought it from. Fine folks to do business with.
 

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bassgod0dmw said:
G&L makes super nice instruments. I've got an ASAT that is just killer.
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Yup. Super-nice.

I've got a pair of L2500 blueburst USA in fretted and fretless which along with my L2500 tribute bar bass are my main axes these days since I've dropped back to 5 strings. The versatility of this group defies belief!

If only G&L made that crew in 6 strings too!

(of course with the L2X00 basses you have to be into chunky necks, and knobosity which I am)
 
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Recently snagged a new MJ-4. It came with DA SS rounds which gave it an almost clinical or sterile sound, not much warmth. Not a 'bad' sound, but not great.

Switched to TI Jazz Rounds, now it sounds expressive and musical. One of those basses that needs the right strings to unlock its potential.

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look at my TB profile:

Current Setup:
detuned basses:

Yamaha Attitude Ltd II lava red
Yamaha Attitude Ltd II all black
Squier active deluxe Jazz V
G&L L2500 Premium (3TS)
G&L L2500 Premium (IQS)
G&L L2500 Premium (BLB)
G&L L2500 "carved"
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regular basses:

Epiphone T-Bird Classic (Hipshot GB7)
Yamaha Rbx350 (EMGhz/Hipshot GB7)
[#Yamaha Attitude Std (2xWillPower)]
[#Yamaha Bbx424 Tbs (Hipshot BT7)]
[#Yamaha Bbn5 WS]
[#G&L L2500 Tribute]
[#G&L L2000 Premium (WillPower/BT7)]
[#Squier CV Jazz (dual Quarter Pound)]
Squier active deluxe Jazz V (dual SCN)
Fender S.Harris WestHam Utd Precision
Fender Precision jr. (Model1)+(ModelP)
TraceElliot T-Bass T-2
Eko Florence Acoustic

[#my brother's basses]

Cheers,
Wallace
 
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I spent over $1000 on a G&L . I played it at home and it sounded fine. I played it at a gig and it had no cut thru sound. The tones kind of all ran together and it sounded muddy, dull and not good. I adjusted of course-- to no avail. I played at another gig in a different room where my P and J sound great. Poo Poo I tell you. I got rid of it . So not everyone has a good experience. Every company on Earth that makes guitars has some duds. I seem to end up with a few- now and then. I just move on. Unless it's a Fender I never go back to the brand . Once bitten twice shy.
 
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What are/were the genre you were playin' and equalization and fxchain when you didn't cut thru?

Just curious:
I'm probably a bit partial over here, yet I play dowtuned thrash metal (also) with a two active seven string guitar attack in the band and obligatory double bass drum aplenty, and chose G&Ls a long time ago essentially for their attitude to authoritatively sit in a so crowded, compressed mix.

Cheers,
Wallace
 
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TGLbass said:
I spent over $1000 on a G&L . I played it at home and it sounded fine. I played it at a gig and it had no cut thru sound. The tones kind of all ran together and it sounded muddy, dull and not good. I adjusted of course-- to no avail. I played at another gig in a different room where my P and J sound great. Poo Poo I tell you. I got rid of it . So not everyone has a good experience. Every company on Earth that makes guitars has some duds. I seem to end up with a few- now and then. I just move on. Unless it's a Fender I never go back to the brand . Once bitten twice shy.
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I know what you mean. Fender NEVER turns out a dud bass!

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I like my GnLs for their range and ability to become agressive. If I want to cut through the mix like nothing else I play my Modulus not my Fenders.
 

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