Lakland Jerry Scheff guts (Kent Armstrong/Bartolini)

[duke12]

This a full set of electronics from a Lakland Jerry Scheff signature bass. I bought these from Diaper Boy when he gutted his Scheff for some reason that I can't recall. I bought them for a project axe that never came to be. You get both Kent Armstrong lipstick pups, the Bartolini preamp, all pots and full wiring harness (with tape labels on the wires so it'll be easier to put it all back together), all 5 knobs, and a wiring diagram. Just drop it into your Lakland JJ and you're rocking like Scheff. Can't beat that. $200 shipped in the Lower 48.

[RumbleBeeAL]

PM Sent...

[The Diaper Geni]

Diaper BOY??!! Sheesh.....No respect.

These pickups and pre go very well together. They were mine and kick some arse!! Plus, Duke is the man!

Great price, too.

[RumbleBeeAL]

Is this set from a US or Skyline model? Based on knobs, I suspect Skyline...

From 4or 5 String?

The lipstick pups show considerable wear/scratches, though photos are not too clear...

[duke12]

Originally Posted by The Diaper Geni

Diaper BOY??!! Sheesh.....No respect.

These pickups and pre go very well together. They were mine and kick some arse!! Plus, Duke is the man!

Great price, too.

This was a Skyline, 4-string, right?

[The Diaper Geni]

Originally Posted by duke12

This was a Skyline, 4-string, right?

Tris, yeah: A Shoreline Gold Skyline Scheff. Purchased in 2006. And IIRC, the electronics and pickups are the same on both the US and Skyline models.

The bass itself is still my #1 by a long shot. And, truth be told, I wish I had held on to the original electronics. After much experimenting it was pickup placement on the Scheff that was bugging me. And I've since fixed that by adding a third pickup to my Scheff. (A precision in the "P position".)

This is top-notch stuff here. And at $200 for the whole she-bang, it's a great deal. The pickups are warm and "tubey" sounding to my ears. The pre is three band with an internal dipswitch to choose mid freq cut/boost. (250/500/850/1,000hz? Something like that. I usually kept it on 500hz.)

Hope all this helps!

[RumbleBeeAL]

There's still a PM in the Que...

OP - Please reply.

[Smokin' Toaster]

What the heck are them thangs? Don't look like no pickups I've ever seen on a bass!!!!
Just kidding, I'm a Scheff owner. Obviously.

Duke 12:
I'd be careful stating that you can just drop in these pickups in a body routed for standard jazz spacing and get the Scheff tone. The spacing on the Scheff is a considerable factor in the tone, as Diaper Geni has indicated.

Diaper Geni:
I'm surprised the pickup placement was bugging you. It's part of the magic of a Scheff to me. I'll admit you could probably get more "fat thump" with something in the P-Bass sweet spot, but I get great tone and presence from my Scheff Skyline 5. I wouldn't change a thing. Heck, even my drummer asks "where's the Scheff" everytime I pick up any of my other basses. To each his own, I'm glad you got the tone you wanted.

If I had a testbed bass to play with I'd buy these in a second, they're none too common.

RumblebeeAL: More parts for your Schefenstein!

[RumbleBeeAL]

We'll see, I'm still waiting on a response from the OP...

[The Diaper Geni]

[quote=Smokin' Toaster;10364010]Diaper Geni:
I'm surprised the pickup placement was bugging you.QUOTE]

Hmmm... Guess we've never met. My name is Bruce and I can't stop myself from f*cking with my gear.

I prolly just didn't say it well. The original Scheff pickup placement is great! Love it!! BUT, I was just missing that "center" pickup when I wanted it. IOW: I got a great P bass, a great J bass, and a great Scheff all in one!!

And don't worry about Tris. He's a stand up guy. I've done some deals with him over the years and he's been nothin' but a joy to deal with.

[duke12]

PM returned. Sorry for the delay. Long drive after last night's gig.

[RumbleBeeAL]

Thank you for your response, Tris!

[RumbleBeeAL]

Payment sent!

Peace,

[duke12]

Originally Posted by RumbleBeeAL

Payment sent!

Peace,

Excellent! Will ship Monday.

[RumbleBeeAL]

JS Guts received!

I just installed and tested the Armstrong Chrome Lipstick pickups on my custom 06 Skyline Jerry Scheff Fretless CAR bass. This bass was built for and owned by Brian at Lakland. The only thing lacking was the Armstrong Lipstick pups... She's all dressed for a night out on the town with that distinctive growl tone.

Now, what to do with the spare electric guts and knobs... I suppose I'll save them for a rainy day... j/k

Thanks again for a smooth transaction!

[duke12]

Great! Glad this worked out (even if the snow slowed down UPS a day...)