Lakland Owners Group #60 - Page 35

Texan · #**681** 01-04-2013, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkusBass

Yes...4 string Skylines do not have graphite rods, but never had to adjust my son's Skylines at all. Still very well made necks!

All 4 of my Lakies are Skylines and once I have them setup, the necks don't move. As much as the humidity rises and falls here in the winter, you would expect the need an adjustment, but mine are stable. (knock on wood)

lpcarter · #**682** 01-04-2013, 03:46 PM

My new skyline DJ acquisition is complete!

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Originally white pg and black pup covers. The pg is officially matte black. It came with an unexpected white layer, but it looks great. Very pleased.

Further note: the strap and string thread matches quite nicely

Matt Call · #**683** 01-04-2013, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lpcarter

My new skyline DJ acquisition is complete! Attachment 309106 Attachment 309107

Originally white pg and black pup covers. The pg is officially matte black. It came with an unexpected white layer, but it looks great. Very pleased.

Further note: the strap and string thread matches quite nicely

SHINY!

GregC · #**684** 01-04-2013, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lpcarter

My new skyline DJ acquisition is complete! Attachment 309106 Attachment 309107

Originally white pg and black pup covers. The pg is officially matte black. It came with an unexpected white layer, but it looks great. Very pleased.

Further note: the strap and string thread matches quite nicely

Oooh, very nice! I think the b/w/b guard pulls it together more than matte black would.

GregC · #**685** 01-04-2013, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hibachiduck

It's totally worth it! I lucked out and it already had the third pickup added when I bought it (two owners ago it was sent to Lakland to have it professionally installed. Very cool). I seriously wish Lakland would offer a version of the Decade with 3 pickups, because it really takes an already great bass to the next level. Tweaking around a bit I can get it to sound almost like a P, I can get some really growly J-like sounds from the bridge, the neck can pull off some Gibson-esque tones. I honestly don't even have to switch basses in my set anymore, except for the one song that I play fretless on (my defretted MIM Jazz with Ken Smith Slicks comes to the rescue on that song

)

So jealous! The TBer who had that mod done lives in Chicago, but we never had a chance to hook up so I could demo it.

Jaquo III-X has a US Lakland with a 4-94 body that has three single-coil Chis in the smaller housing. It's an amazing and beautiful bass.

GregC · #**686** 01-04-2013, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bottoms_Up!

Thanks! I actually just sold the last of my Rays last month. After 30+ EBMMs over the years, I've discovered that passive sound is what I really like. I tried a Skyline 44-64 Custom and fell in love with it. The natural progression was to seek out a US model and boy did I really luck out last weekend!

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Originally Posted by Mrfstop

Oh yeah?
I have whittled my EBMM number way down too.
Went from like 12 or more of them in a few years down to only 3 I have now.
Lakland was mainly the reason for my liquidating them.

I sold off my 2 US Lakland passives...
I like the active Laklands ...
The US Scheff is becoming my favorite of the bunch I think.
Congrats on lucking out!

One thing I discovered after buying that Classic Ray, Dan, is that I didn't like transitioning from Lakland's small frets (which I really love) to the EBMM's bigger ones. Just a personal preference, I guess.

ShowKing · #**687** 01-04-2013, 04:06 PM

ugh the new talkbass app has an ugly pixelated icon on my iPhone and stretched loading screen..
do you guys use tapatalk?
maybe i should just wait 'til they update the current talkbass app..

GregC · #**688** 01-04-2013, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ShowKing

ugh the new talkbass app has an ugly pixelated icon on my iPhone and stretched loading screen..
do you guys use tapatalk?
maybe i should just wait 'til they update the current talkbass app..

Are you using the new free one that looks like Tapatalk?
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/announ....php?f=8&a=242
It's been working great on my Droid Razormax and my iPad.

ShowKing · #**689** 01-04-2013, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GregC

Are you using the new free one that looks like Tapatalk?
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/announ....php?f=8&a=242
It's been working great on my Droid Razormax and my iPad.

yeah i believe i am.
the app itself seems to work fine, it's just the graphics such as the app icon looks really bad on my iPhone.

natw42 · #**690** 01-04-2013, 07:26 PM

I just got the new app, no probs at all on my iPhone 4S. Which version iPhone and iOS are you running showking?

ShowKing · #**691** 01-04-2013, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by natw42

I just got the new app, no probs at all on my iPhone 4S. Which version iPhone and iOS are you running showking?

I have an iPhone 4S with the latest iOS 6.0.1.
Does your new app icon look the same or different to the old app?
Mines the same graphic but looks pixelated and the loading screen looks stretched.

chuck3 · #**692** 01-04-2013, 08:45 PM

OK, I'm in - the 35" P Lak arrived as the result of my trading my Fender Jazz. Here are some pics. I know there are LOG members who know this bass, which was a LOG build.

Very nice bass - gonna put flats on it and raise the action a little, though, and see where I go from there.

buffalobillh · #**693** 01-04-2013, 08:52 PM

Yes, that's a beautiful bass.

natw42 · #**694** 01-04-2013, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ShowKing

I have an iPhone 4S with the latest iOS 6.0.1.
Does your new app icon look the same or different to the old app?
Mines the same graphic but looks pixelated and the loading screen looks stretched.

The app icon is the same except it looks like it has a shine or glare effect on it - like it was made of plastic or something. And yeah the load screen is stretched. Wonder if that has something to so with iPhone 5 compatibility?

76Dub · #**695** 01-04-2013, 09:52 PM

I was going to trade my USA fender jazz for that P 5 but you beat me to it! Gorgeous bass

76Dub · #**696** 01-04-2013, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Gab124

Another maybe clearer, and with my foot! I think this one represents the actual color a bit better.

Attachment 305677

Killer man killer!

JAUQO III-X · #**697** 01-05-2013, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by GregC

Jaquo III-X has a US Lakland with a 4-94 body that has three single-coil Chis in the smaller housing. It's an amazing and beautiful bass.

Here's a not so good pic of it Greg.

Itzayana · #**698** 01-05-2013, 09:46 AM

I just bought a Lakland Skyline 44-02.
After playing it for two days all I can say is WOW!
I had no idea how great these instruments are.
Now I get it.
What a sweet piece of gear.
I am really quite thrilled.

natw42 · #**699** 01-05-2013, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by JAUQO III-X

Here's a not so good pic of it Greg.

That's pretty sweet Jauqo... How do you select or blend between the different pu's?

natw42 · #**700** 01-05-2013, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Itzayana

I just bought a Lakland Skyline 44-02.
After playing it for two days all I can say is WOW!
I had no idea how great these instruments are.
Now I get it.
What a sweet piece of gear.
I am really quite thrilled.

Welcome and congrats! Make sure to pm basspraiser if you'd like a LOG number