Some people think it's more stable, but many just think they look cool! YMMV
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Should I buy this used G&L L2000?
- Thread starter RitterSport
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Some people think it's more stable, but many just think they look cool! YMMV
It's a great bass. I know it apparently has a thickness or a weight or a nut width, who cares. It's awesome. That price might be a little high but if you don't know the year it's hard to say what is fair. Go check it out and negotiate. And don't be a wuss about not wanting to play in the store and be judged by employees. Just do it. Maybe see if you can offer 2-300 below but depends on the condition and age.
Stimulus check pricing. Just happens to be $1400. It's too high. Offer them the $ 1000, and see.
This. This is a pretty nice L2000. $1400 is marginal. I do believe all the prices just jumped for some reason
. You'd think the guvment was giving away money! Quarter sawn necks are said to improve stability. I drinks the koolaid, but I don't know the science. They do add to the resale. I've paid more for a more used L2500, and not regretted it.
Sell the peavey on craigslist.
edit; If I was in the market, I'd be tempted.
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Freekmagnet
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L2000s kick ass, but $1400 is too high for that bass.
Keep the Peavey - that's a solid bass and for the amount of money you'd get for it, you're better off keeping it.
Put your economic stimulus check in the bank and until the pandemic inflation subsides - dealers are price gouging everywhere right now. Then buy an L2000 for $900-$1000. Or save up a little more and order one in your favorite color from G&L.
Keep the Peavey - that's a solid bass and for the amount of money you'd get for it, you're better off keeping it.
Put your economic stimulus check in the bank and until the pandemic inflation subsides - dealers are price gouging everywhere right now. Then buy an L2000 for $900-$1000. Or save up a little more and order one in your favorite color from G&L.
It says Guitars by Leo on the headstock! That's good enough for me. It's a very nice bass with a wide range of tones, so do your best to negotiate and get a more favorable deal.
It all depends on the specifics.
What year? What specs? Any options on the bass?
$1,400 would generally be too high for a used L-2K. However, if it has a flamed maple top, a bound body, an ebony fretboard, and so on and so forth, it could be closer to "correct."
Personally, I would not pay $1,400 for an L-2K, unless it was a dead mint pre-1985 model in a really cool color (on the rarer side as far as colors go), in practically mint condition, with original case. 1.4K is pretty much absolute maximum value for any used L-2K, even the most desirable of the pre-BBE models.
For your typical run-of-the-mill L-2K made in the BBE/McLaren era without much special, rare, or particularly desirable about it, I wouldn't go over $1,000 for any reason. That's a maximum for me on typical modern-era G&Ls. They are OK, but there really isn't anything that special about these basses IMO.
For a pre-BBE example in a typical color, I would only go over $1,000 if is was extremely clean and original and/or had something particularly unique/special and desirable about it. Typical value for a pre-BBE L-2K in a common color would be $600 to $1,000, for fair through excellent condition examples. An exotic color might add $100 or $200.
The most I have ever paid for a used G&L is $1,200. It was for a 1983 L-1000, as close to dead mint as one could hope to find, with the original hard case. The condition of the thing is just plain scary clean. Very typical color, though: burst with a maple board. Nothing "special" in the rarity department. Just a clean, clean (and did I mention CLEAN) machine, looking like it was sitting on the showroom floor in 1983. Even then, I hated to pay that much for it...but I paid a little bit more than I thought it was worth, because I couldn't bear to let it get away.
P.S. All of this is assuming OHSC. In all "cases" (hyuk hyuk), subtract $100 to $200 for a missing OHSC. The worse the condition of the bass, and the less original it is anyhow, the less the lack of the OHSC matters. E.g. a poor condition parts bass doesn't get dinged that much for not having the case...but a really clean example does. And I'm not talking some aftermarket Roadrunner crap, or a gig bag. The monetary value in the OHSC is in the O, meaning "original." It's about the value in originality, not simply the value in protecting the instrument.
What year? What specs? Any options on the bass?
$1,400 would generally be too high for a used L-2K. However, if it has a flamed maple top, a bound body, an ebony fretboard, and so on and so forth, it could be closer to "correct."
Personally, I would not pay $1,400 for an L-2K, unless it was a dead mint pre-1985 model in a really cool color (on the rarer side as far as colors go), in practically mint condition, with original case. 1.4K is pretty much absolute maximum value for any used L-2K, even the most desirable of the pre-BBE models.
For your typical run-of-the-mill L-2K made in the BBE/McLaren era without much special, rare, or particularly desirable about it, I wouldn't go over $1,000 for any reason. That's a maximum for me on typical modern-era G&Ls. They are OK, but there really isn't anything that special about these basses IMO.
For a pre-BBE example in a typical color, I would only go over $1,000 if is was extremely clean and original and/or had something particularly unique/special and desirable about it. Typical value for a pre-BBE L-2K in a common color would be $600 to $1,000, for fair through excellent condition examples. An exotic color might add $100 or $200.
The most I have ever paid for a used G&L is $1,200. It was for a 1983 L-1000, as close to dead mint as one could hope to find, with the original hard case. The condition of the thing is just plain scary clean. Very typical color, though: burst with a maple board. Nothing "special" in the rarity department. Just a clean, clean (and did I mention CLEAN) machine, looking like it was sitting on the showroom floor in 1983. Even then, I hated to pay that much for it...but I paid a little bit more than I thought it was worth, because I couldn't bear to let it get away.
P.S. All of this is assuming OHSC. In all "cases" (hyuk hyuk), subtract $100 to $200 for a missing OHSC. The worse the condition of the bass, and the less original it is anyhow, the less the lack of the OHSC matters. E.g. a poor condition parts bass doesn't get dinged that much for not having the case...but a really clean example does. And I'm not talking some aftermarket Roadrunner crap, or a gig bag. The monetary value in the OHSC is in the O, meaning "original." It's about the value in originality, not simply the value in protecting the instrument.
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L-2000's are flat-out awesome but they do pop up pretty frequently and I did find them to be on the heavier side. (the pre-lawsuit one I had bent my spine.)
At that price point I would jump to a new model or tribute. However....I also know sometimes 'that bass' is the one and boy is that a nice choice.
Selling your old bass should come pretty easy. FB marketplace and CL are a good way to float it at your price. Takes longer, a bit of a PITA but there's so few available at least in my area that good deals get sold. (Local sales let you skip the shipping headache.) Don't get caught up in specs when you list unless you have upgrades...just a straightforward, honest assessment of condition will generally get it done. (And please don't use 'minty.')
You can't go wrong with G&L. Put me in the $1100 camp considering age and no case. (Cmon....no case? Seriously?) But there's no price you can put on joy. If that bass makes you want to pick it up and never put it down then it's a bargain.
At that price point I would jump to a new model or tribute. However....I also know sometimes 'that bass' is the one and boy is that a nice choice.
Selling your old bass should come pretty easy. FB marketplace and CL are a good way to float it at your price. Takes longer, a bit of a PITA but there's so few available at least in my area that good deals get sold. (Local sales let you skip the shipping headache.) Don't get caught up in specs when you list unless you have upgrades...just a straightforward, honest assessment of condition will generally get it done. (And please don't use 'minty.')
You can't go wrong with G&L. Put me in the $1100 camp considering age and no case. (Cmon....no case? Seriously?) But there's no price you can put on joy. If that bass makes you want to pick it up and never put it down then it's a bargain.
This discussion got me briefly interested in these basses for sale in Japan
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but I prefer J width necks. Too bad that's not available in non-US models. Just curious, would an SB-2 neck swap straight onto an L-2000?
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but I prefer J width necks. Too bad that's not available in non-US models. Just curious, would an SB-2 neck swap straight onto an L-2000?
Just to close this out, Sam Ash did me a favor and sold it to someone else last weekend (no idea what they paid). So, with some advice from one of you guys, I took a look at Facebook Marketplace and found another one, for much less (and it includes the case!), and I'm getting that one. I'll hang onto the Peavey for now. This one is a nicer color (black, actually matches the Peavey) and I'm pretty excited. I'll post a picture here when it arrives.
These days $1,400 isn't too expensive for some used L2000s, especially if it's something like Ruby Red Metallic, Himalayan Blue or one of the colors you don't see all the time...with a matching headstock. Also, most USA-made L2000s have a narrow neck with the 1.5 nut, so the thicker neck might help sway you.
Other than that, brand new ones are still sellinid for $1,500...check Reverb.
I'm a big G&L fan. If something makes this one special, I'd buy it.
Other than that, brand new ones are still sellinid for $1,500...check Reverb.
I'm a big G&L fan. If something makes this one special, I'd buy it.
Just bought one! Not the one at Sam Ash, but one from Facebook Marketplace. 1 5/8 neck, black, light-colored neck and headstock. Happy birthday to me!
