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G&L L-2000 opinions

#25
Spiritfield said:
Jim, my 84 is black crinkle.. His being a top-loader too makes me think it would be prior to 89 or so. Didn't they go to rear loaded controls aound that time?
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Didn't see any mention of a top loader. :eyebrow:

sixgunner said:
Maple board,solid black body, black(crinkle) neckplate/bridge
It's not a matter of the price, it's a matter of I don't have the extra $350 right now...but I may lay-away it if I can.

Like I said, it has Black crinkle bridge/neck plate, and "guitars by Leo" on the headstock.
You're saying $700 used, so I'd hazard a guess that in it's condition, it's probably in the $600 range.
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Just neckplate and bridge crinkle makes it possibly into the 90's.

Jim
 
#28
dougjwray said:
As others have said:
Buy it immediately and don't change a thing about it. If you don't like it (and assuming the neck is good, etc.), you can probably make some good money turning around and selling it. But, you might also be blown away by it. (A very good possibility.) These are great instruments.
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jgroh said:
If you dont want it, let me know so I can buy it (seriously)
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Thankful birds said:
Get it now. At $350 if you totally hate it you can flip it here for twice that or possibly more provided it's in decent shape. I wouldn't if I were you, though. This is probably the most versatile bass out there. I owned a cream see-through finish L-2000 for several years and loved it. Those active-passive pickups allow it to do everything from a p-bass, to a music man and beyond. Great slap bass, great finger style bass, and though I'm not a pick player it's easily one of the all time best for that, too.
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I don't know how to make this any more clearer....
I *do* love the bass....very much. The only reason I'm not holding it right now, is because I do not yet have the extra cash to buy it....
....but I'm working on it as quickly as I can. :D


dougjwray said:
Some advice: Don't be put off by the profusion of controls. You don't have to feel like you need to use all of them. I have a 1981 model, which has humbucker vs. "single coil w/bass boost" switching (as opposed to the later series/parallel switching); I use it in passive mode 100% of the time and for about 95% of the time I use the neck pickup only, in single coil w/bass boost mode, with the tone controls both about halfway up. That gives me a fantastic "fat but clear P-bass" tone. I could probably duct tape all the knobs and switches in place and be satisfied for a long period of time. But, that's just me-- I don't find myself twiddling with settings. Anyway, it's nice to know that all those options are there JUST IN CASE!
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Right.
As I said, if I end up with it, I may leave it as-is.

I've spent a lot of time with it already and have pretty much figured out the sounds that are useable to me and the ones that aren't.....that is why I suggested that *maybe* I might possibly do some re-arranging of the controls....just to personalize it to suit me.

Spiritfield said:
Black crinkle bridge and control plate? I missed that.. definitely older than I thought. That woould put it around 82-88 or so... definitely a good deal for that vintage. Leo was still at the helm then. Heck, I'll stand in line for that one if you decide against it. I love black/maple...
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No control plate.
Black crinkle bridge and neck plate.

Spiritfield said:
Jim, my 84 is black crinkle.. His being a top-loader too makes me think it would be prior to 89 or so. Didn't they go to rear loaded controls aound that time?
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Not a top-loader.

Spiritfield said:
Thought there was another post by the OP referencing a control plate like the one in my avatar.. haven't had a lot of sleep lately so I may have imagined it.. carry on..
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No, this one doesn't have a control plate, it is rear loaded.

You said: "don't pickguard it" to which I responded that I meant add a control plate. (like yours)
I was using the terms "control plate" & "pickguard" interchangeably...for some reason, probably just a slip of the tongue.:p


What I meant is that if I ended up not needing all of the options, I could add a control plate and then configure everything just like I want.
Sounds better than a pickguard now doesn't it?:D
 
#30
I wouldn't mess with the stock setup. When I first got my L2000 I was like you in that I found a few settings I thought were great and the rest I didn't need. A few years later I have found use for every setting except the most extreme.

You can only get a general idea of what the bass offers while playing it solo. You have to work it in a band setting. Modifying the control setup to "personalize it" isn't really necessary. That's part of the genius of the L2000 design is that the bass sound is highly modifyable. I recommend spending all your spare time turning in cans until you have the cash to make youself a new L2000 owner. :D
 
#33
metron said:
I wouldn't mess with the stock setup. When I first got my L2000 I was like you in that I found a few settings I thought were great and the rest I didn't need. A few years later I have found use for every setting except the most extreme.
You can only get a general idea of what the bass offers while playing it solo. You have to work it in a band setting. Modifying the control setup to "personalize it" isn't really necessary. That's part of the genius of the L2000 design is that the bass sound is highly modifyable. I recommend spending all your spare time turning in cans until you have the cash to make youself a new L2000 owner. :D
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"Necessary" ain't got nuthin' to do with it, friend.
:D

Yeah, I'm workin' on gettin' it right now.
I was going to go down and put it in layaway today but I got held up at work and couldn't make it to the store in time.:crying:
Will try again tomorrow......


metron said:
Oh and definitely don't pickguard it!! :scowl: :D
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Grrrr....
"control plate"...I meant: "control plate".
:spit:

..and I could make a really nice one *if* I decided to go that route. I wasn't planning on buying it and taking it apart immediately or anything.:ninja:
 
#34
Control plate gotcha. If you don't know - they were stock in the early years. I guess what I am really trying to say is I personally would not irreversably modify the bass. To me drilling holes is a no-no. Of course you can do whatever you like to it. I just cringe everytime I see a hacked up G&L on the bay. :rollno:
 
#36
metron said:
Control plate gotcha. If you don't know - they were stock in the early years. I guess what I am really trying to say is I personally would not irreversably modify the bass. To me drilling holes is a no-no. Of course you can do whatever you like to it. I just cringe everytime I see a hacked up G&L on the bay. :rollno:
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The difference is that I don't "hack things up". :D


For the record, this bass has a black crinkle bridge and black crinkle neckplate(3 bolt), and the serial number dates to 1985.
 

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