ESP C-304 comparable to G&L L-2000?

Not comparable. Enough said.

 

How can they be comparable?
They are very different kinds of instruments.

One is a Bass, and the other ehh,,

 

Nope

 

Because they are basses of the same TYPE or Kind, just different in quality.

If you dont want to hear someone say "NO" then just DONT ASK ANYTHING. Its obvius, many people would say NO. And you have 3 references to notice.

 

It seems like a pretty reasonable question to me ...

They are quite different basses; the G&L is a bolt-on while the ESP is neck-thru. The G&L has a fairly unusual (compared to most basses in the marketplace) control system with a series of switches in addition to the pots. The ESP has pretty traditional active controls but they saved money on the pickups (EMG HZ). The G&L has standard P-Bass string spacing, while the ESP (if it's like my B-305) has somewhat tighter spacing than normal. The G&L is made in the US and the ESP is imported from Korea.

I have owned a dozen basses or so in the past 30 years and like my ESP just fine. The Korean factories will put as much quality control into an instrument as the customer wants to pay for; I think they did a decent job on these.

 

I have played both, and they are completely different instruments in virtually every way. The C-304 has a very...neutral tone, probably better for recording applications than the L-2000. The L-2000 is one of those basses that refuses to be put in the back of the mix. I've never played a bass that has so much treble with the treble cut knob all the way down and the neck pickup soloed in series mode. It's a slapper through and through. Sadly, it's way too noisy to record worth a damn.

 

Apples and oranges.

One is a semi handmade, American bass with a bolt on neck and the most versatile electronics setup of any production model ever made.

The other is a Korean machine made bass with inexpensive(but quiet) electronics and neck through construction.