Expecting G&L Tribute

[GRBass]

a 2005 G&L Tribute L-2000 to be exact.
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This one to be even more exact. Any G&L tribute owners have any tidbits of knowledge they can drop on me? I play through GK 700RBII with an rbx 410 and a neo 115.

 

[oldrookie]

Beautiful bass. It's as good in passive as it is in active...maybe better. Mine is natural and rosewood. Comfortable and well balanced to play, more tones than I can reasonably expect to use (fairly new player.) Hard to give tidbits without knowing how much you already know about it.

Go check out Ed Friedland's review on youtube. Killer!

 

[shatterd]

That is a beautiful bass. Like mine except mine is blue burst. Yours looks black in the photo.

You are gonna love that bass. They are selling for 700 bucks new these days.

Very good quality bass. Solid piece of swamp ash, maple neck, USA electronics, nice finish, shiny nickle plated bridge, unlimited tonal options, has a nice modern vibe to it. It really growls too.

Soon I'm getting a Fender Jazz(USA) and I'll never want of another bass. I'll have my G&L and my Fender Jazz. I'll play them for years to come.

Congrats!!!

 

[mike_Ro11]

I briefly owned a sunburst/ rosewood one. I returned it because I wasn't a fan of the thick neck. I played mine through a 700RB-2 and 8 ohm SWR Goliath III.

Best of luck with the new bass.

 

[gweimer]

I've got a black one just like that. It's a nice bass, but I just haven't made the big connection with it. I'm actually paring down my collection, and the Tribute is on the block.

 

[PunkerTrav]

I've only played them in the in the shops but those Tribute basses are killer.

Congrats.

 

[OtterOnBass]

Oh boy. First tip, check out the G&L forum on talkbass.

You can raise your pick-ups, and adjust each pole piece to get an even sound. Before ordering strings make sure they're long enough to string through the body. Some quick settings - classic rock: neck pickup, passive - jazz: bridge pickup, passive - modern rock: both pickups, active - reggae: neck, passive, series, cut the treble.

Oh and let the package acclimate for 24 hours before opening. Good luck

 

[felixxx]

Oh boy. First tip, check out the G&L forum on talkbass.

You can raise your pick-ups, and adjust each pole piece to get an even sound. Before ordering strings make sure they're long enough to string through the body. Some quick settings - classic rock: neck pickup, passive - jazz: bridge pickup, passive - modern rock: both pickups, active - reggae: neck, passive, series, cut the treble.

Oh and let the package acclimate for 24 hours before opening. Good luck

I think that L2000 tribute have through bridge only option. But I maybe wrong.

 

[spideyjg]

I think that L2000 tribute have through bridge only option. But I maybe wrong.

All 4 strings have through the bridge only. 5 string could go either.

Jim

 

[Mike Shevlin]

I had an '82 in high school that looks just like this one - I called it Black Beauty

 

[nbw]

Although not necessarily a bad thing depending on your tastes and please correct me if I'm mistaken but I've heard that the solid colored tributes have basswood bodies which would make them sound quite different then the natural ash or sunburst ones.
That said, it may not necessarily be a bad thing. The ONLY complaints I've ever heard about the l2000's was that they have a lot of mid/high's but the lowend is slightly lacking comparatively. So basswood may turn the tables to change that dynamic(while also reducing weight).

 

[arjune]

Man! This thread reminded me how much I want a Black'n'Maple L2K.

 

[Derek_L]

I think I've said this about 4 times but I swear by my G&L. I love it.

 

[mrkreuzschlitz]

ordering strings make sure they're long enough to string through the body.

Its been heavily debated here that string through the body has little/no difference to string through bridge.




Just saying.

 

[GRBass]

Hard to tell from the photo but it IS actually blueburst. The lighting is just crap on that photo I guess.

 

[shatterd]

Although not necessarily a bad thing depending on your tastes and please correct me if I'm mistaken but I've heard that the solid colored tributes have basswood bodies which would make them sound quite different then the natural ash or sunburst ones.
That said, it may not necessarily be a bad thing. The ONLY complaints I've ever heard about the l2000's was that they have a lot of mid/high's but the lowend is slightly lacking comparatively. So basswood may turn the tables to change that dynamic(while also reducing weight).

Mine is Ash and is not lacking of any low end. It's got a low ballsy growl....very modern sounding. This thing can thump down low my brothers!!