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Author:  paulo [ January 6th, 2016, 1:54 pm ]
Post subject:  90's G&L L2000 swamp ash 3 bolt neck

Good starting price
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GL-USA-L2000-Le ... 1902683101

Author:  Yolly111 [ January 6th, 2016, 2:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 90's G&L L2000 swamp ash 3 bolt neck

It's a Mexican version.

Just kidding :)

Author:  tim [ January 6th, 2016, 2:51 pm ]
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Yolly111 wrote:
It's a Mexican version.

Just kidding :)


Don't do that to me, man. I'm at work!

Author:  AzWhoFan [ January 6th, 2016, 9:22 pm ]
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tim wrote:
Yolly111 wrote:
It's a Mexican version.

Just kidding :)


Don't do that to me, man. I'm at work!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Seems to me the BIN isn't unreasonable either

Author:  paulo [ January 6th, 2016, 9:42 pm ]
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AzWhoFan wrote:
tim wrote:
Yolly111 wrote:
It's a Mexican version.

Just kidding :)


Don't do that to me, man. I'm at work!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Seems to me the BIN isn't unreasonable either

I have to agree!

Author:  bobjones2260 [ January 7th, 2016, 11:38 am ]
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If you never played one words cannot describe, they never get the dollar amount they are worth. They are great basses and for me (I have 3 G&L's) the L2000 is amazing playing as well as versatile for sounds.

Author:  tim [ January 7th, 2016, 11:58 am ]
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They're also wonderful platforms for tinkering, including turning it into an elusive 1k with just a bit of soldering and the throw of a switch. Single-coil modes, etc.

Author:  Yolly111 [ January 7th, 2016, 12:44 pm ]
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True, great bass! Even the Indonesian Tribute is great.

I have both the Trib and the US version. One I paid used -like new- for $300; and one I custom ordered from G&L for some $1400.

There is a difference but not as much as the price difference would indicate. If you want to get the feel of the l-2000, maybe not a bad idea to start with the Tribute before splurging $1400. To my knowledge, same pups, same electronics in both models.

Unless you can find a good deal for the US version as the one offered here...

Author:  tim [ January 7th, 2016, 12:49 pm ]
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I believe the pups and the preamp are the same. But the pots are different, which matters if you want to swap them out, although there's no intrinsic need to as they work fine.

Author:  Yolly111 [ January 7th, 2016, 12:52 pm ]
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You are right and now that I remember I did buy the pots to make it exactly the same as the US version but was confronted to two issues:

1- I believe the shafts are different so you also need knobs and second, most importantly;
2- I could not feel any bloody difference between the two pots so I reversed it back to original...

Author:  paulo [ January 7th, 2016, 1:25 pm ]
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PJmuck had a tribute series for sale, i regret i didn't buy it at the time. I had the Asat bass and loved the way it played and sounded but it still wasn't the one for me so i sold it and now i finally had a chance to buy a tribute series at a great price on CL. I'm very surprised with how awesome this bass is!

Author:  gravesbass [ January 7th, 2016, 2:43 pm ]
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what's with the seam in the back of the neck. That's not a 1 piece neck (see stock photo in listing)

Author:  paulo [ January 7th, 2016, 8:20 pm ]
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gravesbass wrote:
what's with the seam in the back of the neck. That's not a 1 piece neck (see stock photo in listing)

Good eye!

Author:  Yolly111 [ January 10th, 2016, 8:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 90's G&L L2000 swamp ash 3 bolt neck

Well, nobody here bought it obviously, the auction ended and it is now back again on eBay for the same starting price...

Author:  Jeroen [ January 10th, 2016, 3:29 pm ]
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gravesbass wrote:
what's with the seam in the back of the neck. That's not a 1 piece neck (see stock photo in listing)


That's G&L's proprietary bi-cut neck design, where a one-piece neck is cut in half to install the truss rod from the side rather than through the back or under the fingerboard. They claimed these necks withstood warping better, and handled string tension better. On necks with a maple fingerboard, the cut would extend through the front of the neck as well, as they wouldn't have a separate fingerboard.
They stopped using this method some years ago.

Author:  Yolly111 [ January 10th, 2016, 3:37 pm ]
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Thanks Jeroen, interesting info...

Author:  bhunt1 [ January 10th, 2016, 3:40 pm ]
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I have one of those with the bicut neck and maple fingerboard. It is something they haven't done for a long while. The one in the bay auction though looks like it's cut not right down the middle which is odd. It might just be an illusion because of the photo. Mine is an '83 SB-2; neck is very stable - here is a pic:

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Author:  tim [ January 13th, 2016, 3:03 pm ]
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Now going for $675 with shipping. Unreal.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 00&alt=web

Author:  AzWhoFan [ January 14th, 2016, 8:48 am ]
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Make that $600 + shipping. someone's gonna get a deal!
tim wrote:
Now going for $675 with shipping. Unreal.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 00&alt=web

Author:  paulo [ January 14th, 2016, 9:14 am ]
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i'm surprised it is lasting this long :?

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