No nice pics but I own an L2 and a contoured body XM2.
I used to own a fretless L2 but sold it a few years ago.
I used to own a fretless L2 but sold it a few years ago.
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Steinbergers
- Thread starter Croozer
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- Oct 8, 2007
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- Former Part-Time, Non-Commission Employee MOOG Audio
Hey guys!! It's nice to see so much love for the original steinbergers. I looked high and low for a year and finally found a transition model XL-2 from 1984. I've owned it for about 4 years now.
It has the look and bridge of an XL-2 but it has the plug in legrest and SS-pickups of the L-2's
It's an incredible sounding instrument which I will keep forever.
It's sound blows people away inthe studio and the tracks i use it on have the best bass tone by far. I love playing it but I realy use it on gigs to avoid the posibility of theft It along with an all original 68 tele bass is one of my most prized basses.
It has the look and bridge of an XL-2 but it has the plug in legrest and SS-pickups of the L-2's
It's an incredible sounding instrument which I will keep forever.
It's sound blows people away inthe studio and the tracks i use it on have the best bass tone by far. I love playing it but I realy use it on gigs to avoid the posibility of theft It along with an all original 68 tele bass is one of my most prized basses.
I had a L2, bought in 1982. Loved it. Unfortunately, a year later I stopped playing and the bass sat in my closet for 15 years. When I took it out, it was still in tune. I sold it and started playing again a year later. Idiot! Now I play a Lakland 5594, and I love the sound and feel. However, I wish I had my L2 back simply to compare the feel and sound side-by-side. I have feeling I'd still love it. First time I recorded with the L2, straight in, the engineer could not believe how good it sounded.
The one thing I liked about the L2 I had over the XL2 I have now was it had a stacked bass/treble cut/boost knob, so you had independent control over both. My XL2 only has the one bass/treble knob.
iamthebassman and steve9000gi (OK, and hoover too),
You guys are killing me. I used to S/N #202. Sold it a while back to fund a GAS attack. Those old L2s definitely are sweet.
You guys are killing me. I used to S/N #202. Sold it a while back to fund a GAS attack. Those old L2s definitely are sweet.
I have an '86 XL-2 that was a NAMM bass that year (according to the SteinbergerWorld data base). I had it restored a few years ago by Peekamoose here in NYC (pre-PLEK fret job and new pickups) and it's plays and sounds factory new. These are great basses, but I am personally predisposed to full sized basses. I'll never sell it though and still enjoy taking it for a spin every so often. 
- Oct 8, 2007
- 970
- 60
- Disclosures
- Former Part-Time, Non-Commission Employee MOOG Audio
sounds like your L-2 was modded or it had some Haz lab option. Most had: vol. vol. and treble cut only.
I think...
Wow alot of XLs .... I still have my XP2 but im always looking to buy others like the XMs or other wood bodied models.
L2 #749
vol/vol/tone
third owner, few chips, silk screen gone, no leg rest.
Great Bass, and always a conversation piece at gigs.
I think Ronald La Pread (ex-Commodores) has a couple of early L's in this part of the world as well.
vol/vol/tone
third owner, few chips, silk screen gone, no leg rest.
Great Bass, and always a conversation piece at gigs.
I think Ronald La Pread (ex-Commodores) has a couple of early L's in this part of the world as well.
Why are they not re-issued, given the love they seem to have? I've never played one, but I remember seeing the bassist with Red Rider play one and the tone blew me away!
I'd love one!
Kim
I'd love one!
Kim
In 1982 street price was $1300, and recall production basses selling for about $500 at the same time. I guess that translates to about $2000 street now -- maybe more. A pristine XL2 just sold on Ebay for $2350. Seeing that Ned moved his EUB production overseas, I'd say the cost of production in the US would be prohibitive today. But if Korea can turn out decent wooden basses, why not these?
I love my XL2: it is the greatest bass made, ever. You will have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Wood is easy to work, composites are not. Is there a tech base in Korea that could handle this? I believe Rob of Status has his composite parts made by a specialist firm that does military and F1 product normally.
I have owned a white XL2A since January of 1989 ( S# 6261 ). I bought it new from Sam Ash in Edison NJ for $1600.00. I played it quite a bit until 1996 or so and threw it in my closet. I just recently started to play around with it again, and I am loving it. They really are a sweet instrument in both feel and sound.
Original owner of L2 #462. I agree about the never goes out of tune mentioned before. Sadly, I get requested not to play it because it's looks though. So, I mostly use it for recording.
Your bandmates suck! LOL
Tell them to get some Devo hats...
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Bart, bring your Steinberger to the next GTG please.
Alvaro Martín Gómez A.
TalkBass' resident Bongo + cowbell player
You bring the hat, I'll bring the bass.
I'm thinking of bringing it out to another one of Eric's gigs. The ladies can't get enough of the boat oar.
jetboy66, I'd say we need pics of the white XL-2A, but they would just make me cry. That's a valuable bass you have there, my friend.
