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Thanks wateroftyne ans basschat to help me to find such a fine lightweight full valves amp!

I can assure you that a vintage G&l is always a match in heaven with a good tube head!

Hi, i've just got this new rig to replace my old Ampeg V4 stack. Weight and size become a problem for me, si i've to downsize a bit! I was sceptical at first but after a few hours of play at home, the sound is now warmer even if it's more modern than the V4. I've still to try it on next monday at rehearsal, to see if the Bf 210 is enough as a one cab solution to play loud with this amp, or if i've to catch a bigger cab like the super twin...

Thanks Funkgod, you did a great job to find all those L2000e clips! [quote name='doudoubass' timestamp='1372924216' post='2131585'] My next dream bass will be a L2000e in ash-maple or ash-ebony, but first i've to locate her, and after to find the money! [/quote] Guess what is coming to France from the States? another sweet L2KE! Here is a sample of what she looks like: [url="http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/IMG_0866_zpse9b8d5a3.jpg.html"][/url] Swamp ash - ebony combo, chromes hardware and lawsuit headstock! Sadly, I had to sell my passive El Toro to buy this one... but i'm very impatient to put my hands on her!!

[quote name='funkgod' timestamp='1376785203' post='2179198'] Hi again, very nice basses you have, has the EL TORO ex the same body as the L series ?? would an L series neck fit into the neck pocket of an EL Toro? [/quote] No, the El Toro has a slightly narrower body, but the neck of an L2000e could fit in an El Toro body and vice-versa! The neck pockets are identical on both models.

I think my L2000e has a lower output than my L1000 because of the hand wound MFD pickups and their random winding process. The Leo era G&L basses have all their own voice, like the Pre CBS Fender. That's why we like them! The first gen preamp really seems to be naughty for the bass amp speaker!! I'd like to try one of those in the future...

With the same setting (Neck pickup only), my L2000E has a lower output than my L1000 but is more fatter. The hog/ebony combination works very well with the big MFD Pickup. Yes, it could be the ultimate bass of a lot of style: rock, reggae, jazz, anything! I imported mine from the USA in March 2013. She was modded by the previous owner to be full passive: Each pickup has a devoted switch to choose between parallel, inner coil, OMG mode, like an upgraded L1000 with 2 MFD humbuckers! I really fall in love with the L1000, L2000e series... a thunderous sound and a wonderful neck shape with its 1 5/8-1 11/16 nut width. The next generation bit-cut neck of my EL TORO is more rounded and different to play. Do you often use the active mode of yours? My next dream bass will be a L2000e in ash-maple or ash-ebony, but first i've to locate her, and after to find the money!

my Leo era G&L family: [URL=http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/a41a0221-cf8f-4caa-9fe5-574f586f10b6_zps44661b16.jpg.html][IMG]http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv70/doudoubass/a41a0221-cf8f-4caa-9fe5-574f586f10b6_zps44661b16.jpg[/IMG][/URL] '81 maple-ebony L1000, '81 hog-ebony L2000e FL, and '83 passive maple-rosewood EL Toro.

hi, what do you think about extend this counting to Europe? Here, in France, i know 3 L2000e: This '81 hog-maple, stolen in 2011 from its owner (sad story) [url="http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/stolenl2000e1_zps7496ea75.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/stolenl2000e_zps238ab0a0.jpg.html"][/url] a recently refined '81 poplar-maple: [url="http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/GLE2_zps9c6e2529.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/GLE1_zps88d1aa1a.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/GLE3_zps40704218.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/blackl2000e_zps07fbb265.jpeg.html"][/url] and finally mine, a '81 hog-ebony fretless: [url="http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/IMG_1040_zpsac7f214f.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/IMG_1048_zpsee6ecc49.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/IMG_1054_zps4a50480b.jpg.html"][/url] [URL=http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/6315fc52-b9d5-4364-a388-6b78bf78bbed_zpsb893385a.jpg.html][IMG]http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv70/doudoubass/6315fc52-b9d5-4364-a388-6b78bf78bbed_zpsb893385a.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

yeah that El Toro looks like a nasty Jazz Bass... and sounds like it! ... definitively a keeper Don't understand why G&L stopped that model...

wow, you're a lucky guy! enjoy it!

Hi, i joined the G&L club recently after buying 2 vintage G&L basses : a late '81 L1000 and a 1983-84 rare passive model El Toro: Both basses come from Germany: vintage G&L are barely seen in our old Europe. More about that El Toro. She is really in great condition. I'm the second owner, the first bought it in the early 80's to learn to play, but finally prefer the guitar, so the bass stayed under the bed until the ebay auction!!! When i received it, she still worn the stock roundwound strings! but after all the time spent, they are a little dull and rusted, and the neck had a serious front bow. Nonetheless, the frets and the rest of the bass were like new! After cleaning the fretboard with some steal wool, tweaking the trussrod, puting an old set of TI jazz flats, the El Toro come back to life!!! A real 80's flash back! [smilie=grinning-smiley-003.gif] She plays like butter, with an amazing fast neck. (1 11/16 at the nut like the L1000). She sounds a little more midrangey than the the L1000, but i dig it! The HB2 pickups are clear and articulate. To date that bass, i unsettled the neck, and i found that it is younger than the body: Body stamps: "#3" stamped 2 times "2" stamped in a circle "JUL. 1 1983" Neck stamps: "2" stamped in a circle "MAR. 27 1984" Serial number neck plate: B013xxx As a result, G&l may have sold a few passive model in 1984?? The wood body seems to be 3 pieces of soft maple, and weights approximately 4.5kgs. The neck is a bi-cut maple and rosewood fretboard. Those 80's G&L are underestimated basses, they are hand built, rock solid, and cut like no other in a mix! So, if you find one for sale, grab it!