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G&L L-2000 for metal?
- Thread starter Bagusbhas
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It's not that you're going to be heard in a death metal band, so any bass will do the job. When in doubt: Go for the P w/flats. 
Sound won't be a problem, but I would think the (typically) chunky neck profile might be considered less than optimum for ultra-fast stuff by many. With US builds you can order different neck shapes but on the L-2000 Tributes the neck is a baseball bat, sort of. And they are rather heavy.
YMMV, so only way to find out is test playing one, and also have a look at the M-2000 with it's narrower neck and more conventional electronics.
YMMV, so only way to find out is test playing one, and also have a look at the M-2000 with it's narrower neck and more conventional electronics.
Absolutely crushing. I've used a L2000/L2500 in my band for years and recorded with my old tribby L2500 on one of our previous cd's. It was easily my favorite recorded sound of all of our cd's and I still use my L2000 regularly at gigs. We're not death metal, but I can't imagine it would be any different for that genre.
We've been defined as groove/thrash metal before in case you're wondering. An L2000 might be a little more conventional-looking for death metal, but I'm surprised I don't see more metal guys using them just based on the tone itself.
Do it!
We've been defined as groove/thrash metal before in case you're wondering. An L2000 might be a little more conventional-looking for death metal, but I'm surprised I don't see more metal guys using them just based on the tone itself.
Do it!
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I am slightly lost for words. Serious question ..... How could any bass be unsuitable for death metal ?
I know right? Because all metal sounds the same, you can't hear the bass in metal, and metal is generally an invalid genre of music, right?
Hell, I've always thought Lamb of God would sound great if that guy would switch to a Hofner with flatwound strings.
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Yes - use the bass you like, but I'd go with some nickel or SS rounds.
I've been playing metal for 25 years. Not ONCE before I joined TalkBass did I EVER hear ANYONE ask if "such and such" a bass would be OK for metal.
My rule of thumb has always been that if I like the way it feels, I like the way it sounds, and I like the way it looks, then I am going to play it.
Right now I am playing a Squier Classic Vibe 50's P Bass (yeah, the one with the one single coil pick up) ...I put a SD QP pick up in it and some Ernie Ball Cobalt strings and it sounds FANTASTIC.
There's no reason why theL2K wouldn't be just fine. It is a good bass, it plays well and it sounds good.
...Do YOU like it? Then play it.
My rule of thumb has always been that if I like the way it feels, I like the way it sounds, and I like the way it looks, then I am going to play it.
Right now I am playing a Squier Classic Vibe 50's P Bass (yeah, the one with the one single coil pick up) ...I put a SD QP pick up in it and some Ernie Ball Cobalt strings and it sounds FANTASTIC.
There's no reason why theL2K wouldn't be just fine. It is a good bass, it plays well and it sounds good.
...Do YOU like it? Then play it.
You can't go wrong with a G&L for pretty much any kind of metal, at least for my taste.
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Although worded differently, the same question is being asked.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/you-looking-good-bass-metal-click-here-first-672033/
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/you-looking-good-bass-metal-click-here-first-672033/
