[posted this on the *cough* other forum too...] I brought the new (to me) Lakland 5 to practice for the first time today. Caught some grief from a g*itarist and the drummer today because they thought the Cirrus 6 was so neat and why would I want to move from a six-string to a five anyway - then I plugged the Lakie in, cranked it up and took no prisoners. It's not as pretty as the Cirrus but it'll sure get the girls on the dance floor. I've never seen anything cut through the mix the way this thing does. I now have a permanent grin allan