G&L L1000, What are they like?

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Interesting timing - G&L just realeased a limited number of these this year. It's basically the neck pickup location of the L2000. I owned an L2000 in high school & only ran the neck pickup for a sort of P Bass sound so I was originally excited about this project. The problem is that the Reissue L1000 is passive without the famous G&L preamp. You can add an aftermarket preamp, but this is going to make this a $2000 project (they quoted me $1,800 with a birdseye fingerboard & NO preamp). For that price you can get ANY new L2000 on earth - at least two or three used ones, or a whole rack of Tributes & just run the neck pickup - there is your L1000 with a bridge pickup kicker. my 2

 

Isn't the passive circuit considered to be a critical part of the L-1000's character?

 

Nah-As I recall when I first tried them out (mind you, this was 1982) the L1000 had the same preamp, but no bridge pickup & that was the only difference with the L2000 that I bought. Hopefully when everyone wakes up 2maro, some L1000 guys will chime in. Gnite!

 

The L1000s I owned were passive (early '80s nat. ash and mahogany versions).

 

I am afraid that G&L never made an active L-1000. There are rumors of a few passive L-2000's from the early 80's, but I have never seen one.

The L1K is generally considered to be a bit of a different beast. It is less flexible than an L-2000, but does have a sound of it's own. The pickup placement is slightly different than the neck position of an L2K. It has a very big deep tone that still has some edge. Kind of P-bass with more bottom. There is a three way selector for humbucking, single coil and bass boost (aka 'Oh My God') mode, so it can cop quite a few tones. Also, there are bass and treble (cut) controls, which is pretty much unique on a passive instrument.

I am fortunate enough to have owned a 1980 L-1000 and also own one of the 2008 re-issues. I couldn't be happier with the new one. It is a great design and (similar to EBMM) G&L has a very high standard of construction. I would not hesitate to recommend any of their instruments.

Russ

 

I'll let you know tomorrow when my fretless arrives....

 

The G&L L1000 is the ULTIMATE incarnation of Leo Fender's Precision Bass. It is Passive, it has a single pickup in the traditional location, but it has a 3 way toggle to give a variety of tones. Series/Single/Parallel will give you a Gibson/Jazz/P-Bass feel/tone. The neck is 1 3/4", but not as Beefy as the Fender P-bass neck.

Here's my '87 version...

 

Just got this treasure...81'or 82' L1000 ..absolutely perfect..I love the checking on the nitro

 

That's an awesome bass.

 

Someone needs to tell the guy who sold you that off-Reverb to take the advert down:

G & L L1000 1980 White | Reverb

 

I did.. but its still up lol..putting on a set of NYXL 45/105 on right now..this thing is a beast...