I'm still a pretty new l-2500 players how many of you guys just run these l-series basses passive 100% of the time?
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Hopefully I won't get spanked for talking about Pressurewounds here, but when I put them on my SB-2 (the one and only time I've used them so far), they were extremely bright. And with no tone control, I was really at a loss. Some folks on the Pressurewounds thread encouraged me to give them a chance to break in, and they've certainly become more mellow and much more usable on that bass. It took a few months for me to like them. Here's a link to the Pressurewounds thread:
Review: GHS Pressurewounds ~ Tangy Not Twangy
If the players on this forum are an accurate cross section of L-series G&L bass players (and I think they are), it seems most players run they're Ls in passive mode. I, on the other hand, run my L2500 in active all the time (no treble boost), and I'm proud to let my freak flag fly (as the late David Crosby would say)!!
I think you are right. If not, pretty close to it. I hear a lot saying they love passive and use it almost exclusively and not many saying they love active in the same way. I have two Ls and hardly ever get our of passive. I only go active for the heck of it and because I can, but that's not often.If the players on this forum are an accurate cross section of L-series G&L bass players (and I think they are), it seems most players run they're Ls in passive mode. I, on the other hand, run my L2500 in active all the time (no treble boost), and I'm proud to let my freak flag fly (as the late David Crosby would say)!!
If the players on this forum are an accurate cross section of L-series G&L bass players (and I think they are), it seems most players run they're Ls in passive mode. I, on the other hand, run my L2500 in active all the time (no treble boost), and I'm proud to let my freak flag fly (as the late David Crosby would say)!!
I usually run in passive mode but checking out louder volumes, my L2K really has more bite and sounds better in active for sure. For jamming at home I may still use passive, but anything live with a band at full volume, into active mode it goes
To me the active mode has a baked in sound that is a bit higher output that passive. I do like it, but I like passive too.
In my daily email from G&L, Dan Lutz is featured. There are a few photos of him playing various basses, a shot of his two Custom Shop JB5's, and this one: the Prototype Big Chonk L1505 thing that CLF Research probably hasn't talked about in a year or so…
I forgot about this one, and I am still excited about…
I forgot about this one, and I am still excited about…
Yeah, I saw that…
I've always thought G&L missed an opportunity by not doing an M-1500…
I've always thought G&L missed an opportunity by not doing an M-1500…
I'm building one, bought a 5 string GL neck and also all the parts like pickup and bridge and stuff. This project was on a slow burner since 10 years now, just need to finish the body
I always ran my L basses active. Passive seemed dull in comparison.
4 knobs and 3 switches on a 1505? Im mildly interested.
I have to re-watch, but one of the switches is a boost/cut of some type…
Still a prototype, though…
Glad to see further use of the M-type preamp. My M2500 is *such* a great bass—but here I'm getting that they're combining it with a single L-type pickup (the M-types are different), Wunkay-type pickup switching, and a couple of gratuitous filter switches. It'd be fun to play around with, but I'm not clear that it would be a game-changer, at least for me.
It's a shame they discontinued the M series, although they aren't that popular. I like mine a lot, pretty soon I'll change the strings and batteries and get that new string punch back. This M-2000 was gifted by G&L to Tully Kennedy who plays bass for country singer Jason Aldean, who sold it on consignment at Low End Bass shop out of Nashville. Not that I'm into country but it's a cool history. I'm always hoping some of that star mojo trickles down to me when I play it
I read through Rocket Music that they discontinued the M series, along with no longer offering block inlay, binding, or different neck radius on their Built to Order. But for all I know, it may have changed again
