Here are some clips of the Lakland Decade, which (as you'll see) has 2 DarkStar pickups.
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I've played a Skyline Glaub with a DS, and the tone is wonderful. I'll definitely own a DS'd bass in the future.
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DarkStar American Precision Bass
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I've played a Skyline Glaub with a DS, and the tone is wonderful. I'll definitely own a DS'd bass in the future.
Oh MAN!! Thank you, this was a revelation!
The fat warm lows, the definition, the sweet crisp mids and highs...
The fingerstyle sound with both pups on!!!!!
Damn you, my soul will be restless until I own a bass with darkstars...
Those Lakland clips are nice, but I was kind of hoping they had a P with a Dark Star on it. I can't tell if the increased highs and lows was a function of the pickup or the placement. I have another clip of a P with Dark Stars that Rodent sent me, and it sounds great, but I'd love to hear someone with a regular P and a Dark Star P record some A/B stuff . As it stands, I like what I hear out of the Dark Star, but I'm not sure if it improves the tone enough for me to want to take the plunge on a $200 pickup when I can buy P pickups all day long for cheap.
I noticed on the P-copy here that the pickup is reversed. What effect does that have on the sound?
(sorry, I couldn't get your pic to show up again here)
Thanks.
(sorry, I couldn't get your pic to show up again here)
Thanks.
Luv that Bass!
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Bass looks way cool, congrats...I have a Dark Star in Lakland Bob Glaub, and it kills!!!
Love those Pickups.
Enjoy.
MG
Love those Pickups.
Enjoy.
MG
what type of sound do you get from that? and what type of music do you play?? also can you post a pic of the special wiring harness??
Dan
p.s nice dark star decal
P.S.S oh yeah beautiful bass
Dan
p.s nice dark star decal
P.S.S oh yeah beautiful bass
... uhmmm ... , bassy ??
... blues/funk
... sorry , no pictures were allowed during the building of this bass ...
j/k , actually the harness was the last piece of the story ,
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look under the "CUSTOM WIRING HARNESS " section ...
Beautiful!
Play it in good health.
... You have a very cool bass there ... but please be advised ...
the use of Dark Star pickups can become an addiction!
... Kinda like those famous potato chips ... you want more than one!
That is one beautiful looking bass! I would love to hear it
That is just beautiful, David.
Nice job!
Wow! that is a beautiful bass-
quite possibly the best looking p i've ever seen!!!
Very very nice.
It's a combination that works mighty well. Nice bass!!!
Beautiful bass! Thug thug thug thug.....
thanks to everbody for posting these comments !!
i'll be using this bass { along with my SB-2 ...} this weekend ,
and will try to post more pictures later !!
peace,
dave
I dunno it's a factory Lakland install ... guessing I would guess maybe a little more bass ... but I never tried it the other way so I don't really know.
... You can read the review here ... http://www.talkbass.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1035/cat/16
Reversed P adds more girth to the D and G strings, not necessarily low end. It changes the phase in which those strings are amplified is the best way to put it, which means they would be even further behind the attack of the note in which you played.
I much prefer the standard P placement, but my ears are just used to that sound. I never could get used to the Ibanez I used to play which had a reversed P. Every time I pick up the regular P I feel much more at home..
To the OP:
What is that ring around the Darkstar. Was there a reason you needed the ring in place? I'm curious because I have been contemplating Darkstars for a while now.
I much prefer the standard P placement, but my ears are just used to that sound. I never could get used to the Ibanez I used to play which had a reversed P. Every time I pick up the regular P I feel much more at home..
To the OP:
What is that ring around the Darkstar. Was there a reason you needed the ring in place? I'm curious because I have been contemplating Darkstars for a while now.
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from the bass in my Avatar
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no effects - just bass -> passive DI -> console
all the best,
R
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no effects - just bass -> passive DI -> console
all the best,
R
i made that from a scrap piece of plastic ...
it's to cover the pickup adjustment screw holes in the original pickguard .
not a difficult thing , but i think it looks good ...
