Just a quick update. I had kind of decided on a G&L Kiloton as it had the slimmer neck I was used to and was passive which I was also used to but now it seems almost impossible to find where I am so I may have to reconsider. I might have sourced a showroom model but if that falls through I will probably go with the L2000 but was wondering would anyone have experience of moving from a slim neck to a fatter neck and if they had any issues? I have no experience with an active bass either but presume there isnt a massive learning curve? Thanks for everyone's help so far.
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P Bass, Ray, G&L or other?
- Thread starter Barry O Connor
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I used to play a simple passive Jazz bass many years and at one point played an L2000 with a fatter neck, both are the standard 34inch scale.
I adjusted quickly to the neck difference and switched back and forth easily. For 4 string basses, I’ve only had issues with a Rickenbacker 4003 I owned shortly, that threw me off because the neck width (from top string to bottom string) felt pretty constant.
for electronics, I also didn’t have much of an issue. Going from a 2 volume set up to a single volume + switches actually made me happy for 2 reasons : I didn’t like making small adjustments on Jazz Bass (in some configurations, moving the pots barely affect the sound), and also I want to be able to adjust my overall volume a little bit without touching the amp or introducing volume pedals.
The L2000 gets you many usable tones that can be tamed a little using the two tone knobs and the volume knob. It also has the extra benefit of being able to do series mode with all coils on, which some of the two pick up basses can’t do.
I adjusted quickly to the neck difference and switched back and forth easily. For 4 string basses, I’ve only had issues with a Rickenbacker 4003 I owned shortly, that threw me off because the neck width (from top string to bottom string) felt pretty constant.
for electronics, I also didn’t have much of an issue. Going from a 2 volume set up to a single volume + switches actually made me happy for 2 reasons : I didn’t like making small adjustments on Jazz Bass (in some configurations, moving the pots barely affect the sound), and also I want to be able to adjust my overall volume a little bit without touching the amp or introducing volume pedals.
The L2000 gets you many usable tones that can be tamed a little using the two tone knobs and the volume knob. It also has the extra benefit of being able to do series mode with all coils on, which some of the two pick up basses can’t do.
