I purchased this bass new as the sound, feel, and easy neck plus string set up was the best for the money. Unfortunately playing standing for 4 hours, it is too heavy for my back so must go ! Only used once. I may look at a 5 string swap or trade if a lighter guitar is very playable. The following blurb is from the G&L description.

The swamp ash body sounds just great but it is heavy..............

The G & L Tribute L2500 5 string bass is crafted in Indonesia with G&L designs, American-made G&L pickups, and G&L patented hardware to give you G&L sound, versatility, and feel for a much more affordable price. A quick look around the web averaged a US$800 price without a case. The L-2500 Plus 5-string features 2 G&L MFD humbuckers, a swamp ash body, hard rock maple neck with rosewood fretboard (Maple in the first photo from the G&L website), the G&L-designed Saddle-Lock bridge, and Tri-Tone active/passive electronics, with 3-way mini-toggle pickup selector, preamp control, series/parallel control, plus a treble boost/cut knob, a bass boost/cut knob, and volume. Includes a deluxe “Rockbass” hard case.

Features
2 G&L MFD humbuckers,
Swamp ash body
Hard rock maple neck with rosewood or maple fretboard
G&L-designed Saddle-Lock bridge
Tri-Tone active/passive electronics
3-way mini-toggle pickup selector, preamp control, series/parallel control
Treble boost/cut knob
Bass boost/cut knob,
Volume knob