Can a G&L L-2000 mimic a MM Sabre bass tone?

[Bobbo 77]

Órale,
Just wondering. Can a L-2000 with it's 2 PU's and different combination's come close to replacating the tone's of a MM Sabre bass???
Love to get a Pre-ernie Sabre, but you know about this economy......and thought a G&L tribute could come close...

 

[Big Poppa]

Bryan Lets not armchair mod...thanks

You really should check out the Two H stringray or sterling

 

[Duarte]

And when Poppa recommends a bass...chances are you'll buy it.

 

[Bobbo 77]

Órale Poppa!!!
Thank's for the answer....never thought about THAT one!

 

[mrpackerguy]

Nothin...nothin! comes close to sounding like my Sabre! Nothin!

 

[the unrepentant]

I'm not too familar with how a sabre sounds, but i had a G&L tribute L-2000 and it was VERY bright compared to my SUB. Similar sort of growl, but sounded totally different.

 

[oli@bass]

With the low economics, Sabres are currently going at rather low prices. Check out eBay. However, try the StingRay 4 HH. It's really killer. Great quality and absolute gigantic tone. At least mine

 

[bdgotoh]

+1 on the Stingray HH if you want similar tones to a Sabre of any era.

 

[Jim Roseberry]

Órale,
Just wondering. Can a L-2000 with it's 2 PU's and different combination's come close to replacating the tone's of a MM Sabre bass???
Love to get a Pre-ernie Sabre, but you know about this economy......and thought a G&L tribute could come close...

FWIW, I had a L2500 Tribute... and while it's certainly a nice instrument for the money... well... it's not a EBMM bass (sound or build).
The G&L pickups are HOT (way hot)... and you could dial in a lot of different tones.
But none really sounded anything like my SRs...
Just my opinion... but I think the L2500 is sort of a jack-of-all-tones... master of none. If you're looking for a classic MM sound... I'd stick with a MM bass. Nothing else really delivers the same feel/tone.

 

[Rano Bass]

I think the L2500 is sort of a jack-of-all-tones... master of none. If you're looking for a classic MM sound... I'd stick with a MM bass. Nothing else really delivers the same feel/tone.

What he said..... really.

 

[Musicman Nut]

Órale,
Just wondering. Can a L-2000 with it's 2 PU's and different combination's come close to replacating the tone's of a MM Sabre bass???
Love to get a Pre-ernie Sabre, but you know about this economy......and thought a G&L tribute could come close...

G & L, are they even still around, Leo was sleeping when he designed those guys, I guess their ok if you don't mind sounding like that.

 

[Aussie Mark]

G & L, are they even still around, Leo was sleeping when he designed those guys, I guess their ok if you don't mind sounding like that.

And to think people say this forum is full of fanboys

 

[Duarte]

And to think people say this forum is full of fanboys

but with a name like 'musicman nut'...can you really expect anything different?