L-2000 or Sterling

I've never really tried a G&L, and I just got my Sterling today, which just MIGHT contribute to the my opinion in liking the Sterling more.


But, I LOVE my Sterling.

 

They're both nice basses, hoss! The Sterling's got the 3 way switch with EQs, and the L2000 has even more selections plus EQ. I like MM necks better. I think they are faster. I play Stingrays, and like the wider necks. I'm not sure, but the Sterling and L2000 necks might be very close in width. My L2000 is lighter than my Stingray 4, but the Sterling is also lighter than the Stingray. Looking to me like you need to play them both if you can get your hands on them. Better yet, buy both.
Doc

 

They're both GREAT BASSES!!!!!! IMO, The G&L L-2000 is the best Leo Fender creation!!!!!! EVER. I've had 4 Sterlings & 2 Rays & they're long gone. I have an '84 L-2000 that I bought in '93 or '94. For all of you that know me, I buy & sell like a bandit. I will not sell my L-2000. one of the best basses in my collection.

You can get L-2000 with a few different necks, a wider (P like) or a narrower (J like) neck. Is comes standard with the wider neck.

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Ditto for me on what Nino said.

 

I've owned two EB Musicman basses, a stingray and a stingray5.

i ordered a G&L L2500 to try one out at the basscentre in london. as soon as i picked up i hated it. the only word i can use to describe how it felt overall is cheap.

i KNOW G&L are quality basses and are by no means cheap, but that's how this one flet compared to an ernie ball musicman.

Go with the EB Musicman I assure you, you wont regret it for one second.

 

What felt cheap about it? I own an L-2500, I've owned another L-2000, an ASAT, 2 L-5500 5 strings & another L-2500 & I didn't see anything cheap about them. Was is construction, look, playability? I personally see no difference in workmanship in either bass.

 

It's very strange this....

I've heard countless people say how good G&L are, hence I ordered one to try it out and as soon as I picked it up, I was like yuck!

It could very well have been just this one bass?!

Basically it had loads of options for tweaking the sound, but every sound was weak. The neck wasn't rolled nicely off round the f/board, the knobs and switches felt loose. Honestly I can't really put my finger on what precisely I didnt like, it was the whole bass.

It felt like a £300 bass, rather than the £1200 price tag they had on it.

That is honestly the only way I decribe it in my opinion.

I'll try another one someday, cause I'm sure it must've been a freak occurance?!

 

Some of the "bad" L2000 maybe the japanese version as someone mentioned long time ago in TB.

The knobs can get loose sometimes, but the tone? Man....I think the tones you can get from L2000 are awesome tones. Growly, tight, and warm.

And also maybe it's because you've heard so many exagerated great reviews about L2000 that you expected something more than what L2000 is all about.

 

I think that the L2000's are such wonderful basses,
designed ahead of it's time. I've never played a
Sterling and it it because it looks too small for
my style. (I don't like down sized basses :Stu
Hamms, JP90's, Pbass Lyte's etc..) That's only
my personal preference regarding sterling comparisons.
However, I do have a musicman stingray. My vote
is for the L2000.

The L2000 is the better bass. This bass is made for
serious bass players

 

God knows! Maybe I'm totally full of s**t!!!

Thing is the G&L couldn't even hold a flame up to a Stingray IMO. Stingrays are alive, the neck is tight, the f/board is perfectly finished, the tone is just massive. Your fingers just bounce around the strings when playing a Stingray. THey have so much response. Everything you put in when playnig a Stingray comes right back out in the sound.

Hey Nino-Brown. Just checked out some Theorem. Cool that someone else is doing some hard rock out there.
I'll post a new thread when I get my bands new demo online. Should be soon-ish, just waiting for one track to be finished and bobs your fathers brother.

 

Thanks for the <img src="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif"> on my band.

I was just curious about what you didn't like about the G&L's. I hope you didn't think I was being mean. The thing is I've played alot of cheap basses, i.e. Jay Turser basses, that out of the box felt & sounded great (for their price range, of course) & I played alot of Fender's, Music Man's, Yamaha's, Spector's, etc that out of the box played like junk!!!!! This is when I was working @ Sam Ash & we had ALOT of basses coming in & out. For the most part, basses out of the box for the mid-higher ended basses came out of the box playing great, but sometimes, something gets forgotten.

 

Nonsense. The L-2000 and the Stingray are different animals. However, I would take an L-1500 over a Stingray ANY DAY. They just do it for me more than the Stingray.

 

That's cool... I just got my Sterling, and I absolutely love it. I've played a few G&L's before, at guitar-villa. Although, I really can't recall which models.

At any rate, I perfer my Sterling to any of the basses I've played, but just get what sounds better to you, and for you.

And to "it really beats an ibanez...",
Quiet! Allodox'll hear you!

 

i think i'd go with the sterling. while i have no complaints about the L-2000's tone, those things are just too heavy for me.

but, i'd buy my rumblefish again before either of 'em.

 

Yeah, a lot of people complain about the weight of G&Ls. However, for me that is one of things that attracted me to G&L: I love my basses heavy. The heavier, the better. Mine weighs about 11 lbs., but I wish it was heavier. When I ordered my L-2000 I asked my dealer to tell G&L to make my bass as heavy as possible, but obviously they didn't listen. I wish my L-2000 was more like 12 or 13 lbs.. That should nicely compensate for my below-the-waist shortcomings.



Enough about me. If you are worried about weight, then get one of the Alder bodied G&Ls. The Swamp Ash ones are heavy, but the Alder ones are about average weight (9-10 lbs.).

BTW, have you seen the new Metal Top Rumblefish's? They're cool!

 

1,200 British Pound = 1,749.35 US Dollar

300 British Pound = 437.337 US Dollar


Just for the 'Merkins out there, to help you put arther daily's comments in context at todays exchange rate 1,200 British Pound = 1,749.35 US Dollar, and 300 British Pound = 437.337 US Dollar!!! But atm there is a "bitchen" L2500 for sale at The Gallery for 799 British Pound = 1,164.77 US Dollar. Which is a hella good price for a G&L in the UK (esp with the setups and service of Sei). Btw I don't work for them

Matt

 

Never played a Sterling but can tell you that I have never been happier with an instrument than I am with my 93 L2000. I had a few L2000's before but I was never patient enough to figure them out. Now my ash bodied, maple boarded L2000 get all the work. I am in the Army Band and I use my own bass instead of thier really nice basses. If you like Fender/MM basses and take the time to learn how o use the electronics, you will be very happy. I also would try to get an older model. They sell for less and the quality seems to be very good and solid.

 

Armybass? Is that you?