G&L L-1500/L-2000 Controls Question

[dwc3690]

I was wondering what the knobs do on these basses. I would normally assume Vol/Vol/Tone... but the 1500 only has one pickup.

Thanks,
Dan C.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Have a look at the G&L forum (it is stickied at the top of the page) There is a sticky there that outlines what all the controls do.

Enjoy!

 

[Nedmundo]

The knobs on both basses are volume, passive treble cut, and passive bass cut. The switches are slightly different though. Both have series/parallel switching for the pickup(s), but some special order L-2000's have series/parallel/single coil switching. The L-1500's other switch is passive/active, while the L-2000's is passive/active/active with treble boost. Oddly, the L-1500's active mode actually has more treble boost than the L-2000's active with treble boost setting.

 

[dwc3690]

do the treble and bass cut knobs work in passive mode? If so what is the difference between the active and passive mode?

Thanks,
Dan C.

 

[spideyjg]

The knobs work the same but the switching of a 1500 to active turns it into a AK-47 with a samurai sword bayonet.

Ya want to slay people you will like it. You play garden parties you won't.

Jim

 

[Nedmundo]

do the treble and bass cut knobs work in passive mode? If so what is the difference between the active and passive mode?

Thanks,
Dan C.

Yes, as Jim said, they work in passive and active modes. They are passive controls, cut only. The treble control is just like any other passive bass's treble cut. The bass cut is unusual, but appropriate considering the massive low end produced by the L-2000's neck pickup. Heck, it's even useful on the L-1500.

So, active mode gives you some aggressive "bite" in the tone, and like any active pre, it prevents treble loss over long cable lengths.

 

[bpabon]

25 years later...
My fretless L-1500 arrived today. It was probably made around the time of the OP. I'm here to tell you that they are not kidding about the intensity of active mode.