Product Overview

Three decades ago, the G&L L-2000 bass served notice that company founder Leo Fender was ready to disrupt the status quo. The bold, brash L-2000 and the L-2500 five-string that followed have always been an exhilarating experience for players with the skill to pull it off. Now the new M-2000 and M-2500 harness that power with a sonic palate that will surprise and delight new and die-hard G&L fans alike.

Leo’s MFD humbuckers have always been the heart of the iconic L-Series. In the all-new M-Series, these powerhouses are voiced to fully exploit a studio-quality 18v preamp system specially designed by G&L’s R&D wizard Paul Gagon. With an LF442 chip, 100v poly caps, 1% metal film resistors and big, fat signal traces on the mil-spec circuit board, this preamp reveals everything the player and the instrument have to offer. And there’s even more:

• • Primary volume and pan controls to explore the full range of sounds available between the two pickups
• • 3-band EQ with peripherally placed, center-detent, reduced-diameter knobs
• • An impeccable, familiar “feel” of the instrument in the hands and on the shoulder

For slapping, rolling back some highs and dialing up some lows, coupled with a mid-range boost, magnifies the intensity that Leo’s humbuckers are famous for. Need more definition for fingerstyle? Just bring up the treble and roll off the bass for a nuanced and detailed sound. Headroom? The new M-Series preamp harnesses the power of those meaty MFD humbuckers without a hint of clipping. The best tools are simple, intuitive and easy to use, and that’s exactly what you’ll find in the new M-Series package. Truly, it’s the evolution of Leo’s revolution.

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Specifications

• PICKUPS: Two G&L Magnetic Field humbucking pickups
• BODY WOOD: Basswood on Standard and all solid finishes, Swamp Ash on Premier Finishes
• NECK WOOD: Hard Rock Maple with Rosewood or Maple fingerboard
• NECK PROFILE: G&L #10 with 12" radius and 1 3/4" nut-width
• FRETS: Medium Jumbo; processed by PLEK
• TUNING KEYS: Custom G&L "Ultra-Lite" with aluminum tapered string posts
• BRIDGE: G&L Saddle Lock with chrome-plated brass saddles
• ELECTRONICS: G&L M-spec 18v preamp, volume, pan, 3-band boost/cut EQ with center detents
• CASE: Deluxe Hardshell Tolex Case w/Fitted Interior

Shown in Tobacco Sunburst over Swamp Ash, Quartersawn Maple neck with Light Tint Gloss finish