G&L Tribute L-2000 Premium

CF other opinions

NB: the possibilities of rglages are very tense, a little droutant at first ...

I tried the coren model with body in "ash", I put this essence between parenthesis because it is obvious that wood pieces used in the manufacture of body are not chosen manually; indeed hardly distinguishes the veins of that ash (apparently the "swamp ash," Ash Swamp) and gasoline in question is boure aspects of defects ... I like wooden beams but in this case I prfrerais an opaque color as the wood is ugly finish "natural" ... Too bad.
The maple handle it, although quite white and certainly young enough, presents well.

USE

I play Precision Deluxe US and did not t surprised by the ergonomics of the L2000, very close both in the form of the body of the handle; but tends precision or my look at the top (very heavy ...) the G & L is well balanced and comfortable to play, relatively lightweight. Profile heel would have been nice, but when you stay in the same style Fender, so we think vintage and a little square ... Otherwise the handle of satin varnish is pleasant to touch. The finish, including shrink, was very heals on the model I tried was nowhere frieze.

SONORITS

Very pleasantly surprised by the sonorits, even downright charm ... Essay on a 1x15 combo Ashdown transistor, the least we can say is that electronics is versatile. ..a grain somewhere between precision and stingray, sweet potato resell (microphones are fabulous ...) ... And you can play anything. Whether slap finger or mdiator, provided we have fun the tamper switch (active / passive, double-coil parallle / series ...), we find forc ing a sound that suits her style, but always with an impressive potato.

NOTICE GLOBAL

I have not tried the US model but this alternative correnne presents an incredible report qualitprix! For some 700 in store, the heiress of Fender and Musicman buried in terms of its number of low range. Pity that aesthetic too classic and wooden appearance too "cheap" should the passionate instrument that we all become with time. But once branch, we forgive him these flaws ... A counselor any type of bassist apprciant the sound of the Stingray or Precision, and not just beginners.

Bass made in Indonesia (it was also produced in Korea)
22 Medium Jumbo fret
My bass to swamp ash body and maple neck clear.
Tobacco sunburst color.

Three selectors
- Tri-Tone ™ system with 3 positions (forward: neck pickup, middle: 2 microphones, rear bridge pickup)
- Series / Parallel 2 positions (front: low amplification, rear bass rolloff)
- Active / Passive 3 positions (forward: preamp with treble boost, mid: preamp rear: therefore passive preamp off)

Volume button
Acute button
Button low

2 humbucking pickups made by Fullerton, California

Easel appointed Leo Fender G & L Saddle-Lock ™

UTILIZATION

Low well balanced, tapered and curved table (carved top) but I do not care if all the tribute-2000 are.
Very nice on you.
Access to buttons and switches easy.
Handle large, we do not enmêle brushes.
Personally I find it a bit heavy, but it feels like it's tough.
It glides easily on the handle, so a quick game that is no problem.

SOUNDS

I was very very impressed. Given the number of settings, the range of sounds is pretty impressive, perhaps even a little too much, but hey, better than not enough
We can blame him for a lack of "deep bass", but with an amp that is quickly corrected if necessary.

OVERALL OPINION

I think I found THE bass to play in the big leagues, it will be very difficult to part with, for me, it has everything a bassist can dream.
One tip: go try it will not leave you indifferent.

- Made in Indonesia
- Bridge G & L saddle lock,
- Neck and maple fingerboard,
- Swamp ash body,
- 2 humbucker pickups type Fullerton,
- Electronic active or passive,
- 3 knobs volume, bass and treble,
- A 3 position switch for selecting pickups (neck side)
- A 2 position switch for setting serial or parallel winding pickups (middle),
- A 3 position switch modes for passive, active or boost high frequencies (bridge side)

UTILIZATION

The handle is very comfortable to play,
Access is very easy to acute,
The bass is quite light compared to my JazzBass. I must not have a model identical to that described above.
The pitch correction is a bit special, it's hard to find a setting. By acting against it in the passive mode, which is appreciable.
I will say is that the settings are not intuitive and it's hard to understand their actions.

SOUNDS

The sound is very versatile, although for my taste it lacks serious, but I have tried that for 1 / 2 hour on a Markbass amp head with a 4x10 "in the store .. I would come back to this decision when I play with on my Ampeg BA115.
Must I make the appropriate settings on my amp to find the right combination with this bass. I will certainly return to this notice.

OVERALL OPINION

I have not used a lot but it's a great bass with a violin and is very enjoyable to play! it is very well finished for a model that is not US.
However I find that the active electronics is not very effective and that it's hard to find brands. We must spend a lot of time to get out.
The sound also lacks bass for my taste but it can be corrected with the amp. Again I must fine-tuning my settings.
For the price we will not complain too much, it's a great bass that you can buy with your eyes closed. I bought it second low to have a complementary instrument to my JazzBass USD. The only negative is, in my opinion, the active electronics that lack of efficiency and friendliness.
This concern can certainly be overcome by replacing the circuit ... While some have tried ...
In any case it is a choice that I do it again no problem. It's a very nice bass to play and very light.