Did a gig at a hotel some months ago. Between the two sets, a mother and her two sons move to the table in front of the band. None of them took their eyes off us during the second set. When we finished, the guy comes to me and says "I saw you play an G&L, is it a USA made?" Turns out he was a guitarist, his brother a drummer and her mother an upright bassist.. Lovely family.
My L-2000 is a beast but it took me several months to tame it, but now I feel confident about dialing the proper tone for "every" situation.