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Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: rockinrayduke on May 08, 2008, 07:47:18 AM
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I just got my first ever L2000 and I'm loving it. So I asked Dave & Uwe for a place to discuss. So let's see some pics and, you know, discuss. ;D
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They bolt the necks on their basses, don't they? :rolleyes:
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Hey this is one of Leo's creations, his become popular and become the industry standard, not like other basses made of stick & string.
He got it right three times!
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Admittedly so. No doubt about the quality of G & L. I just always wondered why Leo's touch for practical, yet visually striking design didn't really show on his "Fender Mk III" brand. While a P Bass is an ugly beast in my eyes, I can appreciate its brutish utility look. The J Bass lines are feminine and elegant. The Stingray made an immediate visual statement in the midseventies with that 3 + 1 headstock, the oval pickguard and the idiosyncratic pup. The G & L stuff seems to be a lot more careful, even "un-rock" (I miss the pickguards I guess). Was he under pressure not to emulate Fender or MusicMan too much? G & L have pretty instruments no doubt (I like the ASAT), but no other icon. But then three bass design icons (P, J & Stingray) is probably enough from one man.
But enough from me ... I'll retreat to my Gibson cave. Have fun G & Lsters!
Uwe
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The L2000 to me at least, looks like a combo of MM and Fender, but more Fender than MM.
And I DO love that ASAT....I want one badly. :mrgreen:
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The ASAT is the one G&L I have seriously considered.
I have never heard anything but great things about other G&L's- the ASAT you hear about it being a neck diver, but that is common acceptance being a Gibsonite
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The ASHAT is the one G&L I have seriously considered.
I have never heard anything but great things about other G&L's- the ASHAT you hear about it being a neck diver, but that is common acceptance being a Gibsonite
ASHAT -- is that an ASAT played by an asshat? ??? ;)
I've long been tempted because I love the Tele shape but I'd have to get one of those extender things that you can install on the upper strap button location.
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No, it's a AHOLE?
;D
No one does that with Gibsons. I imagine a wide strap would do the trick?
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Dave I saw an ASAT on the G&L site that had 2 strap buttons on the butt end. That should help, right?
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Originally they only had a single lower strap button. Now they have two, and using the one toward the bass side will help balance.
What I'm talking about was a little extender arm. I said above that it attached to the upper strap point, but after thinking about it, it may have attached to the neck plate. It extended out a few inches and you attached your strap to the far end. I remember that somebody at the Pit had one, whoever it was may have actually been making and selling them. This was a good 5 years ago.
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ASAT bass strap extender:
(http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/ASAT_bass_strap_extender.jpg)
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A-ha! I wasn't imagining things!
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Damn!! I want that green ASAT!! That'll match my L2000.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/rockinrayduke/_DSC1618.jpg)
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Since we're starting a new G&L forum, I guess I'll post pics of mine.
The "rat bastard" '81 L-1000 was my mainstay for a few years when I could no longer play the Embassy without feeling like I got run over by a train next day. For my money, it's a better bass than my '64 Precision was. Here's my son with it. I paid $250 for it about 8 years ago
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/gweimer/bandone2.jpg)
I also picked up an L-2000 Tribute last year. Haven't really spent a lot of time on it yet. I let my son have it when he moved into his own apartment. I felt better bringing the L-1000 back where I could keep an eye on it. My son likes it, but prefers the old pink bastard. This one cost me $260 last year, with the gig bag and cord.
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/gweimer/12-23-2006-05.jpg)
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Congrats on the new G&Ls Ray, it's nice to see more people playing them. I'm down to just two L-2000s now but I've had so many over the years. Here are just a few of them.
(http://home.att.net/~bwdell/0605GNLs.JPG)
(http://home.att.net/~bwdell/3grngnls.JPG)
(http://home.att.net/~bwdell/2ndhalfgnls.JPG)
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DAMN. :mrgreen: