G&L L2000 vs Peavey Dynabass

Get the G&L with the Jazz neck on it. You can order them that way. Then you get the G&L growl with the smaller neck.

 

Wow ~ these are my first two basses. I had a 1981 or so L2000 and sold it for a Dyna Bass. The Dyna was way lighter and had a 3 band preamp on it which gave me more tonal control & it also played better. I still own the Dyna but wish I had kept them both~ the G&L had that HUGE sound that I have always missed. There have been several versions of the Dyna and the L2000 has probably changed a bit too, but I hope this helps.

 

Essex all the way.

 

I have had a tribute and it is not a bad bass but it is not a US G&L. I personally would go with the older US made Peavey.

 

You SX idiots need to stop this senseless spamming. My friend had a Dynabass back in the day, and it was a great sounding instrument. It was years ago, and my only bass was an '83 Precision, but IIRC, the Dynabass had enough low end to hold up (it certainly had more than my P-bass....)

 

I used a Koa/purple heart neck-through Dynabass with a P/J configuration. It did have some pretty big bottom so long as the P pup was in the loop.

My G&L is the Biggest sounding bass I ever heard.
Although the Dynabass has a 3-band and the G&L has a 2-band pre, I do believe the G&L has MORE tonal options dues to the different wiring and pickup configurations.

And if you use a pick, the G&L sounds great for that.

 

That's what I was protesting, really..

 

You were just joking? Okay, in that case I'm sorry I came down on you. And I guess you realize how annoying it is to have people introduce options the OP didn't express any interest in.....

 

I already gave my positive opinion of the Peavey. I haven't tried a Tribute, but I had an L-2000 and wasn't impressed at all. The neck was too chunky for my tastes and the best tonal option was the one that made a very Jazz-like tone. Supposedly it has a Stingray tone in there, but I had a Stingray at the same time, and the G&L paled in comparison.

 

My hands are pretty average sized and I have NO problems with neck width on a 5'er... maybe have your technique/positioning checked?

Other than that - both are nice basses.

Dan K.