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G&L Club Part 7

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BrentSimons said:
You should really check out a L2000 or L2500 Tony. I have a L2000 with the #8 Jazz neck and it was wired with the "Special K" single coil mod straight from the factory. PLEKD to perfection like your Lull's. Its a tremendous bass. :) Mine is clear red over ash. Steve's vids are awesome!
Best wishes,
Brent
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Hi Brent...
I really like the aggressive nature of the L series. When Steve started working with them I got the call "Hey Man do you know what was under our noses for all these years...lol" They are cool that is for sure.
 
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For an old guy, I'm more or less a newcomer to bass so I wasn't really that aware of them until a few years ago, when I first started drooling over L-2500s. I've only played bass with two bands so far and the guitar players in the first one looked at me kind of funny the first time I brought my L-2500. I had to tell them that it *is* a pro-level bass and that the "L" in "G&L" stands for Leo, as in Leo Fender. They almost didn't believe me and these were guys who've been playing for 40+ years.

I also took that bass with me when I auditioned with the guys I'm playing with now and the guitar player asked me what I was playing - and how many string it has. He commented that you don't see a lot of G&Ls.

Maybe they are kind of under the radar?
 
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A-Ro said:
This kind of pic should be labeled as tourture!!!

Show is the insides for Pete's sake!!! :hyper:
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TonyP- said:
Hi Brent...
I really like the aggressive nature of the L series. When Steve started working with them I got the call "Hey Man do you know what was under our noses for all these years...lol" They are cool that is for sure.
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Hi Tony,
That's awesome! Yes they certainly are all that! Depending on the string and your technique they can be tamed...somewhat. ;) But those big MFD humbuckers are HAWT!
Take care,
Brent
 
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I mean no offense to anyone who isn't as familiar with G&L as I am, but I've been aware of them for 25 years (I'm 40 now), and I distinctly remember seeing adds for them in Bass Player Mag as a kid. I played my first few when I was still a teenager, with my introduction to the L2k and L1k back when they still had 3-bolt necks, and when the original L2500's had 4+1 headstocks. I've known many guitarist who've played them over the years, and 2 of the guitarists I play with regularly play G&Ls.

I just don't think of them as "under the radar" so much as "not Fender(TM) or Fender clone". I'm not sure what other people have been paying attention to, but they've been around and out there longer than most other brands, even if they haven't been as vocal as many other brands. I'm not sure what to think, but I LOVE my L2500.
 
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lowfreqgeek said:
I mean no offense to anyone who isn't as familiar with G&L as I am, but I've been aware of them for 25 years (I'm 40 now), and I distinctly remember seeing adds for them in Bass Player Mag as a kid. I played my first few when I was still a teenager, with my introduction to the L2k and L1k back when they still had 3-bolt necks, and when the original L2500's had 4+1 headstocks. I've known many guitarist who've played them over the years, and 2 of the guitarists I play with regularly play G&Ls.

I just don't think of them as "under the radar" so much as "not Fender(TM) or Fender clone". I'm not sure what other people have been paying attention to, but they've been around and out there longer than most other brands, even if they haven't been as vocal as many other brands. I'm not sure what to think, but I LOVE my L2500.
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I love G&L. Other than an acoustic Taylor bass it's all I own.

Well, shortly I'll have a Wish bass as well, but it's sort of a niche thing.

My main players are all G&L and will continue to be so. They make the best bang for the buck at American-made prices I personally think, especially now Fender increased their prices.

Also I would argue they have more Leo Fender legacy than Fender itself. They make their products a lot like Fender did in the 1960s. Semi-custom, etc. They've also innovated their instruments at least to 1980s standards, so tend to be more modernized or have the designs tweaked based on artist feedback from 1960 on.
 
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I think G&L's are just the right amount of popular.

They can sell enough instruments a price that keeps the company solvent, output quality high, and product offerings diverse (including a generous number of options). But not so popular that they command too high a premium, or too long a wait for orders. I don't know anything about their finances, but the company seems to be the epitome of right sized.

When I custom ordered my SB-2 I was sure it was the last new bass I would ever buy. But I've already got my next one planned out. It's just too easy and fun, in addition to being a super-high value proposition.
 
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bonin in the boneyard said:
I think G&L's are just the right amount of popular.

They can sell enough instruments a price that keeps the company solvent, output quality high, and product offerings diverse (including a generous number of options). But not so popular that they command too high a premium, or too long a wait for orders. I don't know anything about their finances, but the company seems to be the epitome of right sized.

When I custom ordered my SB-2 I was sure it was the last new bass I would ever buy. But I've already got my next one planned out. It's just too easy and fun, in addition to being a super-high value proposition.
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Amen brother preach it I agree wholeheartedly!
 
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Antisyzygy said:
I love G&L. Other than an acoustic Taylor bass it's all I own.

Well, shortly I'll have a Wish bass as well, but it's sort of a niche thing.

My main players are all G&L and will continue to be so. They make the best bang for the buck at American-made prices I personally think, especially now Fender increased their prices.

Also I would argue they have more Leo Fender legacy than Fender itself. They make their products a lot like Fender did in the 1960s. Semi-custom, etc. They've also innovated their instruments at least to 1980s standards, so tend to be more modernized or have the designs tweaked based on artist feedback from 1960 on.
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Couldn't have said it better myself... definitely the last step in Leo's progression which to me was based on improvement vs changing with the times so as not to be left behind.
 
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dave64o said:
Maybe they are kind of under the radar?
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They're one of the best kept secrets in the music world.

I played one P bass for 35 years then discovered MM, and subsequently G&L when I started researching what Leo had done after he sold Fender.

I had a quick flirtation with MM then have played G&L exclusively since getting my L-2000, then L-2500, then SB-2 and am looking at a Kiloton next.

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I mean no offense to anyone who isn't as familiar with G&L as I am, but I've been aware of them for 25 years (I'm 40 now),
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I'm a different generation to you. When I started playing you owned one bass, one (tube) amp and in the UK 2 cabs (412s Marshall style) and only replaced them if they wore out/caught fire/got stolen/were beyond economic repair. There wasn't gear magazines and TB fuelling GAS.
 
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