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Lakland Owners Group #22

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RHCP250 said:
Thanks for the replies guys. Had seen that vid before, but couldn't really tell the difference in sound because of my laptop's speakers. Found a pair of headphones though, seems like the sounds are close enough to please me, until I can afford a stable of 20 basses . . .
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speaking of the vid, IIRC Ian (artiseasy) is switching the Lakie with the EQ flat and no mid switches touched.
 
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denchiq said:
we should ask him maybe.

Ian, can you comment on this?
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Yes I can! I'm happy to talk about it.

So obviously the goal of that video was to see if the LH3 guts could pay homage and cop the tones of the 3 vintage basses. It was an ambitious project to be sure. Talk about iconic instruments. I was pretty nervous to be honest - so was Dan! But in the end, he was pleased, so I was pleased.

I recorded tons of footage that we were going to use for other video spots. For instance, there's a shootout between the LH3 electronics and the Bart system. There's also a detailed description of how the knobs were set for the various basses. There's also a section that focused on how the Lakland could take those vintage tones further and offer up something new - with a signature Lakland twist. That footage hasn't been edited. And I'm not sure if it ever will be.

BUT - to do the tone copping, I want to let it be known that I DID indeed use the EQ. Although I did NOT mess with the mid switches inside the control cavity. Unfortunately, I can't totally remember exactly how I set the knobs for every sound. Honestly, when I showed up to Chicago, Dan and I sat around the SVT and just played basses and fiddled with the knobs until we had what we considered to be accurate portrayals of the vintage basses. We just used our ears and would look at each other, shrug, and say, "Right on - that sounds pretty good to me!"

But common to the Fenders was a bit of treble boost, and bass and volume CUT. For the P, I remember pushing the midrange a bit too. The Stingray had a bit of treble boost. The Stinger was the tough one in my mind. To me, Stingrays make their tonal mark in the high end and that can be tricky to cop - especially with different wood (rosewood vs. maple boards for instance).

In terms of amp settings - nothing was changed between basses. The rig was dreamy - an SVT-VR running through an Ampeg 610 and an Epifani 212. But only the Epifani was mic'ed up (with a Rode NTK condenser). The 610 was just pushing air behind me to make me feel good! We ran a DI also, but I think all you're hearing in the video is the mic track.

Hope that helps! But seriously, it wasn't rocket science getting the sounds. Dan and I just used our ears.

Ian
 
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artiseasy said:
Yes I can! I'm happy to talk about it.

So obviously the goal of that video was to see if the LH3 guts could pay homage and cop the tones of the 3 vintage basses. It was an ambitious project to be sure. Talk about iconic instruments. I was pretty nervous to be honest - so was Dan! But in the end, he was pleased, so I was pleased.

I recorded tons of footage that we were going to use for other video spots. For instance, there's a shootout between the LH3 electronics and the Bart system. There's also a detailed description of how the knobs were set for the various basses. There's also a section that focused on how the Lakland could take those vintage tones further and offer up something new - with a signature Lakland twist. That footage hasn't been edited. And I'm not sure if it ever will be.

BUT - to do the tone copping, I want to let it be known that I DID indeed use the EQ. Although I did NOT mess with the mid switches inside the control cavity. Unfortunately, I can't totally remember exactly how I set the knobs for every sound. Honestly, when I showed up to Chicago, Dan and I sat around the SVT and just played basses and fiddled with the knobs until we had what we considered to be accurate portrayals of the vintage basses. We just used our ears and would look at each other, shrug, and say, "Right on - that sounds pretty good to me!"

But common to the Fenders was a bit of treble boost, and bass and volume CUT. For the P, I remember pushing the midrange a bit too. The Stingray had a bit of treble boost. The Stinger was the tough one in my mind. To me, Stingrays make their tonal mark in the high end and that can be tricky to cop - especially with different wood (rosewood vs. maple boards for instance).

In terms of amp settings - nothing was changed between basses. The rig was dreamy - an SVT-VR running through an Ampeg 610 and an Epifani 212. But only the Epifani was mic'ed up (with a Rode NTK condenser). The 610 was just pushing air behind me to make me feel good! We ran a DI also, but I think all you're hearing in the video is the mic track.

Hope that helps! But seriously, it wasn't rocket science getting the sounds. Dan and I just used our ears.

Ian
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thanks Ian!
the vid is great, I've seen it numerous times, rewinding, listening to it with my eyes shut. Did lots of forwarding the link too. You guys did a great job! And you were able to show that, no matter what one's personal affections may be, one NEW (rabbit ears) Lakland bass can stand up front against three OLD (rabbit ears) basses.
In my country, the Lakland fame has but started evolving. Shame that we haven't a single dealer yet so it is mostly words of mouth that turn on people's GAS, so your vid is even more important and handy.
Pity that we couldn't see the unedited stuff. I think youtube doesn't need that much editing, so if the whole thing hasn't ceased being interesting to you, we'll be hoping to see more
Thanks a lot,

Denis
 
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