Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
G&L Basses - Why no love?
- Thread starter BassVibes
- Start date
Ok,
It never looked like the Fender headstock. Maybe a wider version of the Tele headstock, kinda, but it was never close enough to get confused.
No matter, the hook doesn't bother me.
It never looked like the Fender headstock. Maybe a wider version of the Tele headstock, kinda, but it was never close enough to get confused.
No matter, the hook doesn't bother me.
I would say lack of advertising or lack of a big advertising budget, because the products G&L make are solid.
Well, okay, but it looked closer than anything else and the new design, according to Leo, was to avoid possible lawsuits. So, if the guy who designed both thought they were very similar, who am I to argue?
Ive had people at gigs ask me what kind of bass I was playing (both my L2K and L25K) as they have never seen one in person. Thats ok if they arent popular to the mass population, keeps the prices down
lol
Of these critiques, "heavy" is the only one I might agree with.
I played the s h i t out of a 1986 G&L L2000 for about 2 decades as a #1 and still own it after more than 30 years.
Of course everyone has their own POV and mine is no more inherently valid than yours... okay, actually it is.
I was kidding. I really haven't heard of them though. Is this a trigger for you? Would you like to talk about it?
Google "G&L guitars are the best instruments I've ever made." See whose name comes up.
Well....he would say that.....Wouldn't he?....
G&L makes nice stuff.
The whole Fender - Music Man - G&L line is an exercise in people fixating on few things in time and not accepting much else as "iconic".
Iconic would be recognition of utility, value, desirability, etc.
Cheeseburgers are iconic, low carb turkey wraps just fill a hole.
Jordana and Converse are iconic, New Balance just go on your feet.
MacBook Pro, Alienware, and Thinkpad are iconic and Acer is a functional reliable thing you buy at Costco cheap.
G&L has swung toward Fender and back toward Musicman to frame the perspective of their offerings.
I perceive G&L like Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth in the 90's where everything was super bland.
None of it was Pontiac Aztek bad, or Fiat recalled bc transmissions die.
None of it was a Viper moment, or the Super Bee truck, or the current Hellcat offerings that cement a particularly strong identity and association or purpose for me.
I would pick a 90's G&L over a Fender American Standard as long as the G&L cost under $600.
It's a marketing, value proposition, and company identity issue there's nothing wrong with their product.
The whole Fender - Music Man - G&L line is an exercise in people fixating on few things in time and not accepting much else as "iconic".
Iconic would be recognition of utility, value, desirability, etc.
Cheeseburgers are iconic, low carb turkey wraps just fill a hole.
Jordana and Converse are iconic, New Balance just go on your feet.
MacBook Pro, Alienware, and Thinkpad are iconic and Acer is a functional reliable thing you buy at Costco cheap.
G&L has swung toward Fender and back toward Musicman to frame the perspective of their offerings.
I perceive G&L like Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth in the 90's where everything was super bland.
None of it was Pontiac Aztek bad, or Fiat recalled bc transmissions die.
None of it was a Viper moment, or the Super Bee truck, or the current Hellcat offerings that cement a particularly strong identity and association or purpose for me.
I would pick a 90's G&L over a Fender American Standard as long as the G&L cost under $600.
It's a marketing, value proposition, and company identity issue there's nothing wrong with their product.
Usually when I have nothing constructive to add to a conversation I keep my mouth shut and listen. That way I don't come off looking arrogant and foolish.
I like the new G&L headstocks with the point. Really artful and classy in my book. A lot of companies tried to come up with a variation on the old Fender headstocks. Most of them are ordinary, but G&L really came up with something good-looking, a nod to the old look, yet very different. The only exception is I'm not a fan of the 3+2 headstocks, but then I don't care for many 3+2 headstocks in general.
I own an original 70s Fender jazz and a G&L JB-5. The JB-5 is exactly my old jazz, plus an extra string (sound, feel, response). I was hoping to get somewhat close, but it's dead on. I didn't consider the Fender V because their necks are too wide. I play mostly jazz basses, and I like narrow necks.
I'd like to get to know an L-2000 at some point, and get a first-hand feel for the tone switching.
The SB-2 is definitely on my list.
And in 6 strings, I'm trying to decide between a Legacy and an S-500.
Yes you can probably tell I'm biased at this point. But I swear it's the basses that made me that way
I own an original 70s Fender jazz and a G&L JB-5. The JB-5 is exactly my old jazz, plus an extra string (sound, feel, response). I was hoping to get somewhat close, but it's dead on. I didn't consider the Fender V because their necks are too wide. I play mostly jazz basses, and I like narrow necks.
I'd like to get to know an L-2000 at some point, and get a first-hand feel for the tone switching.
The SB-2 is definitely on my list.
And in 6 strings, I'm trying to decide between a Legacy and an S-500.
Yes you can probably tell I'm biased at this point. But I swear it's the basses that made me that way
