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10-26-2009, 07:52 PM
|  | Incense and Peppermints
Endorsing Artist: Lakland / Schroeder /Bag End | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: W' Sconsin | | | Lakland Stealth 5 F/S F/T
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OK, I've created a monster and now it's gotten too big for me to control.
Please consider my 1 of a kind Lakland. I took a black 55-01 body and fine sanded it, then paste waxed it so it's a matte finish. Inserted 2 Nordstrand Big Singles and replaced the stock pre with a Sandberg Panther 3 band (made by Glockenlang I understand) and topped off with Jazz style knobology. But wait, there's more...
I lucked into a nice older rosewood 55-94 neck and it actually fit snug in with no mods. It's tight baybe! Behold the Super Stealth!       
Quartersawn USA Lakland neck #5486 w/ birdseye dots and bone nut - frets VG+ with that incredible hand feel they achieve - baby butt smoove. Electronics professionally installed and cavities shielded w/ copper foil. Between 10-11 lbs. This is one live bass, even passive. Simply put, a monster.
I am hoping to find a 34" scale 5 with closer spacing to replace this and any trades will be in this arena. I lean towards warmer, passive sound and am especially interested in a P or P/J combo. The neck alone would run about a grand from Lakland IF you could buy one. Consider it the cheapest USA Lakie on the market. I would sell for $1300. Ships with a very used Fender molded HSC. |
10-26-2009, 08:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami, FL | | | That is super sharp. & I love the 55-01.
Wish I could afford this great instrument with great modifications.
This is an artist's bass. Hope it gets into the hands of another innovator.
Last edited by DubHunter : 10-27-2009 at 11:09 AM.
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10-26-2009, 09:14 PM
|  | Basses R Loaded! | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Centennial, Colorado | | | Hey that's a nice one Tom. I love the mods, VERY cool! |
10-27-2009, 01:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Burbank, CA | | | Beautiful bass! Post this one on the "Most beautiful Laklands" forum, I'm sure you'll get more traffic to this post. |
10-27-2009, 01:47 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southern Saskatchewan Canada | | | Pretty stealthy! ....
save for the unmatching headstock and chrome hardware...
BUMP! |
10-27-2009, 09:32 AM
| | Incense and Peppermints
Endorsing Artist: Lakland / Schroeder /Bag End | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: W' Sconsin | | Quote:
Originally Posted by swpyne  Hey that's a nice one Tom. I love the mods, VERY cool! | Thank you Spencer. Of course, you know that you started this ball rolling with the 1505. I do like that neck! My small paws feel right at home.  If I could do a shrinky-dink job on this bass I would keep it, it is totally 'me'.
As long as I am here, I want point out something I remembered- The back cover over the control cavity does not seat completely and I left one screw out at that spot. It must be contacting a part of the pre assembly. It is very slight and I don't consider it a problem. I have gigged this bass enough to tell it affects nothing.
Back to y'all. |
10-27-2009, 10:49 AM
|  | I dreamt I was an old dog, stuck in a honey pot. | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Madison, WI | | | Super cool bass! |
10-27-2009, 03:40 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN | | | So, are the Nordys hot-rodded J style pups, humbuckers, or what??
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10-27-2009, 03:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver BC, Canada | | | I was the previous owner of that bass (before the new neck and the "stealth" finish); they're Nordstrand Big Singles.
And they *absolutely kill* in that bass. |
10-27-2009, 06:41 PM
|  | Johnny and Joe | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago | | | Wow, very very cool! US Lakland necks are my favorite, bar none. Pure buttah! Tom, I'm willing to bet a US neck would run substantially more than a grand from Lakland--I heard a quote once and can't recall it, but it was certainly more than that. In any case, bump!
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10-27-2009, 09:57 PM
| | Incense and Peppermints
Endorsing Artist: Lakland / Schroeder /Bag End | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: W' Sconsin | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JEDI BASS So, are the Nordys hot-rodded J style pups, humbuckers, or what?? | Mos def hot rodded J's.  |
10-27-2009, 10:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kurgan, Russian Federation | | | awesome. Bump!
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10-28-2009, 11:19 AM
| | Incense and Peppermints
Endorsing Artist: Lakland / Schroeder /Bag End | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: W' Sconsin | | | Nice offers, still seeking input! |
10-28-2009, 11:26 AM
|  | M E T S ... Mets, Mets, Mets! | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NC. Residential Tourist | | Sweet Lakland/Skyline hybrid!
Good luck ... hopefully it'll move quick so I can stop looking at it. 
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10-29-2009, 01:19 PM
| | | *sheds a tear* beautiful...
but how are the 5 string mk1 pickups the same length and width as the 4 string ones. too bad 4 string nords won't fit in my 44-01 perfectly like yours did  |
10-29-2009, 08:09 PM
|  | Resident Packer Fanatic | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madison, Wisconsin | | | Nice there neighbor! FrankenLake? Lakenstein?? |
10-29-2009, 09:21 PM
| | Incense and Peppermints
Endorsing Artist: Lakland / Schroeder /Bag End | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: W' Sconsin | | No no-the emblyStealth Signature edition.
Comes in your choice of Black.
Dan, you listening? 
Last edited by emblymouse : 10-29-2009 at 09:23 PM.
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10-30-2009, 08:01 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Jersey/Philly | | bump for a sweet looking bass ... If I had the scratch I would jump right on this bad boy.
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10-30-2009, 11:14 AM
| | Incense and Peppermints
Endorsing Artist: Lakland / Schroeder /Bag End | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: W' Sconsin | | | Scary big black monster bass bump |
10-30-2009, 08:03 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Florida, Cali, Tenn, CO | | | hey man, check out some of my basses and see if you would be interested in any of them, I have several up for sale now! thanks... | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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