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G&L L2000 vs. Fender Jazz

GingerConor

GingerConor

May 2, 2008
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#1
hello,

i have a Fender Jazz and really like the feel and comfort of it, and im getting a new bass in a couple of weeks, lookin at a G&L L2000 tribute, is the feel similar to jazzes? obviously sound is personal preference so i only want to know about the feel and weight compared jazzes.

thanks in advance,

Conor
 
#9
It's been my experience that L2000 Tributes run on the heavier side.
It's a wider Precision type neck.

It's a completely different sonic palette, and one of my favorite basses of all time.
Definately one of the best values out there as well.
 
#13
I've only picked up two Tribute L2000's. First was ridiculously heavy and there was no way I would have bought it, the second is now mine. Both ash bodies with rosewood. Second one was "the" bass for me, perfectly weighted and absolutely right. First was a Korean version, mine is Indonesian.

Guess the lesson is pick one up and try it before worrying about the weight.
 
#16
I've owned both a Tribute L2000 and a Fender Jazz, and in my opinion the L2K is the more desirable instrument, with a wide range of tones available, better looks (I like not having a pickguard,, not to mention that fact that it doesn't suffer from the lopsided body of the J), and a better (for me) neck.

But I traded it the J for the simple reason that I wanted a fretless, and it was available. Mine had Antiquity II pickups and TI Jazz Flats, and it played very nicely. But I have learned that skinny necks are hard on my long fingers, and the tone wasn't that memorable.

I don't regret trading the L2000, because I am now a convert to a fretless Precision, which has the fat neck but with a distinctive sound.

If you're going to get one or the other, it really comes down to the neck: if you just gotta have a skinny neck, get a J or a J clone; but if you can tolerate (or, like me, actively like) the wider neck, the L2K is a more useful instrument.
 
#17
I've played a L2000 exclusively for years and, probably due to the various tones at hand, I've never grown tired of it.
You want smooth, thick P tone. Flick a switch-turn a knob. You want punchy cutting P tone,add the bridge pickup in. Want John Paul Jones thick old school Jazz tone. It's all there with a L2000.
Also used US L2K's can occasionally be found with Jazz width necks.
 
#19
I believe that in addition to ordering the #8 neck, the most important addition to an L2K is to get the single-coil switching. Believe me, it makes a world of difference in getting a "Jazz" sound out of your L2K. I basically always run mine in single-coil mode nowadays.

To me it sounds like a "super-Jazz." A bit more compressed with an aggressive yet very clear tone. Here is me playing my L2K in single coil mode:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo5mzhbvfZU

You can tell that (especially when you slap) the single coil mode gives you a tone far different than the standard G&L parallel or series modes.

One caveat: I am not sure you can order a #8 neck and/or single coil option on the Tribute models. I'm no G&L expert so maybe somebody else can clear that up.
 

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