Recent content by thegreenman555

5 years on, this post is still proving its worth. Thanks Eilif. My T40 arrived yesterday: a ‘79-er according to your article. Looking fwd to checking out all the different tones.

Does this qualify me for rentry? Lakland neck (complete w serial no), mahogany/flame maple topped body by Paul Rose. 2 Bartolini Mk1s, set well back towards the bridge, and a tear drop pearlescent scratch plate in homage to the Musicman it apes so well.. I'll try n post some pix directly...

Yeh, they are loved, which is why I'm GUTTED to have to face parting with my 2005 5501 FL with the LH3 Preamp. If any of you lovely people are interested in giving it a loving Home pm me (I'm in the UK) Marc

Well i do!! It's one reason I like the Laklands (&G&Ls) To me, you get an extra resonance by whacking them thro the body. You get the extra timbre of all that wonderful timber! Well that's what I think...I prefer my 6 strings the same way...

I like my 5501 FL just as it is, TUVM! It came to me with the LH3 preamp fitted & given what I paid for it, that's a total - & unexpected - bargain. The guy who sold it to me didn't mention it in the ad. hehehe - my gain ;-) The ONLY thing I would like to do to it is to find a way to secure the...

and here's another Q for you, which maybe some of you guys have figured out.. given the LH3 preamp gives such an range of options to play with, is there a way to secure the rear hatch cover which is more accessible than unscrewing the cover every time? & is there an explanation of what the...

well, I've been in & briefly out & now back in again to this Lakland club. I have to move on the fretted 55-01 to make space briefly. But thanks to the recent purchase of a 5501 fretless, which arrived today. & feeling jolly chuffed with self, so when I opened up the back plate there's the...

even cooler.. cost, Mrniceguy?! even in US$ will be good, even tho the UK£ is crap @ the moment, to it may pay to wait..

that sounds cool. do we have any info on likely price points? & are the guys thinking about a nice UK/euro tech partner who we can send our 55's to for the upgrade without having to ship it back to Chi-car-go?!

here you go - not the worlds greatest pic, but..

very exciting, Roy! funnily enough my 5501 came from Glasgow.. Just ordered the chrome nobs. pic to follow, idc. just gotta keep working to pay for it! :)

cool, what about '555' to go with my handle here?! as to pics, well its a standard 5501 in natural finish w maple neck, & you know what they look like, right?! Going to swap the black knobs for chrome (kirk went to the trouble of even looking up a UK supplier for me, which was neat of...

so what numbers we got to? cos I'm in! (hooray!) I read all the stuff about mods & I'm thinking ok this is a great bass, but all the people in the know seem to swap out the pups & the preamp, so doesnt that tell Dan the Man something?! I'm liking it how I hear it right now.. yes, I can see...

my PM arrived this am! V swift delivery from Bogdan - looking forward to having a play later..

RIM - yes, that would be right. I guess he had it in stock @ the time.. Robbie's a straight ahead guy, I cant see him wanting to get caught up in all this mess. What he has in stock @ the moment, I've no idea. I guess he watches this forum, maybe he'll comment.. Or maybe he can't..