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Lakland Owners Group #23

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#423
Something,

did you guys care to count all maybes in your song? Just wondering :)
I like the song BTW. The only two things I noticed are:
the overall sound mix, including the vocals (and bass) is muffled;
there are quiet clicks as if I were listening an old EP.
 
#424
Yep... before I was ever an official endorser Lakland took care of me like that... had some neck issues with one bass, had a cracked pickup cover with another... it didn't matter. Kirk, Carl, etc. etc. took care of me like I'd been playing their basses for 10 years already. I am happy to spread the word... Lakland may not be as 'small' as they were years ago, but they are still small enough to care about their clients.

Eublet said:
Although this is my 4th Lakland, it's the first time I've ever called them for any kind of service. I wasn't expecting it to be this easy at all. I mean, it's not like Lakland is a small outfit anymore, right? Kudos to them, as this just gives me another reason to quit screwing around and buy that DJ5 I want!
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Eublet said:
I'm a bit late to this one, but you sound like me for the last 6-8 years up until about this time last year. I went through all those basses and many more. I really like a bunch of them, but at the same time they didn't fit just right. I tend to lean towards a traditional sound, but I like a bit of zing. I really like modern sounding basses as well, but don't want them to sound sterile, and I want some variation when I get ready.

The 44/55 series basses and their US counterparts are just that for me. They feel and play like vintage basses. They can do the Precision, Jazz and Stingray thing pretty convincingly, but the MM/J tone is what I use 99% of the time for live gigs. It vintage meats modern to me. Lots of bottom end, but not necessarily WIDE like an MTD. The same goes for the top end. Somewhat like a Ken Smith perhaps, but not pingy. It's just perfect. If you scoop the mids it sounds incredible for slap, urban or contemporary jazz. If you boost the low-mid it has a throaty growl. The P-bass tone it pulls of is great, and works well for rock gigs. And as a jazz bass it does as good a job. The Stingray thing is the last "convincing" of what it can do, but it does get the job done.

Funny thing is, as much as I love the "Lakland" MM/J tone, when I recorded with the 55-02 late last year, it was the "jazz" setting that sounded the best in the studio. It tracked better and had a better voice. If you go to www.romanstreet.com you can listen to the clips from the "Amore" album. The whole album is me with my 55-02 using the front and rear pickups blended straight down the middle, with the rear single coil tapped. And get this. Absolutely ZERO EQ used on the bass during recording or mixing. I kid you not. The tone you hear is that bass dead flat across the board, with some light 2:1 compression to make it track better.
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IMO, the barts do the P sound more convincing than the Lakies on the same bass, and the Lakies, on the contrary, are closer to the MM sound.
Nice track!
 
#427
J. Crawford said:
I have been told I have "really good technique for a 16 year old", and I model my technique after my heroes and other bassists.

Thumb behind the neck, finger per fret, etc.

And the SR5 neck felt nice, so would a 55 neck feel just as good?
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well I have large hands and long fingers (could've been a piano player if I cared, lol), but I got to say this:
The 4 series neck is just me. It fit my hand better than a glove. The 55 series neck feels very different, not like it's a variant of the same thing. It's wider, heavier, longer, has compound radius (which the 4 series doesn't), and if you A/B the dimensions you'll see the specs are different. I couldn't play finger per fret in the 1st position (which I am used to) and stil don't feel comfortable about that so I do more substitutions etc.
Please understand me right: the neck is awesome; but it's not a 4-stringer nor a 5-er of the Ibanez SR kind
 
#435
Bigoo7e said:
This is true but to you have to pay Lakland or your local tech more money to get a passive tone knob installed which would make it as versatile as a P or a J Lakland.

Peace,
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I'm thinking of installing a PTC on all 3 of mine. I'm just worried it'll affect resale value as I might want to get US version later.
 
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Eublet said:
I'm thinking of installing a PTC on all 3 of mine. I'm just worried it'll affect resale value as I might want to get US version later.
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Well personally I would check into a Glockenklang preamp or a Nordy preamp... those both use a five knob layout and would drop right into your 44 or 55 series basses you own. If you want a super clean preamp that doesn't color your tone up the Glockenklang is the ticket. I had one in a five string Human Base I used to own and it was a very clean and transparent sounding. The Nordy on the other hand IMO is not... it's a mixture of the old and new school sounds without going too far either way, great preamp though, my buddy down the street has a Callowhill five string Junk bass with one in it and Fat Stacks, it's one heck of a bass!

Peace,
 
#440
Eublet said:
Careful! From everything I've heard, the Chi's would be an expensive "downgrade" for me. I love the Lakland pups. I can see how folks like Chi-sonics, Darkstars, Fralins, and others. But I don't consider those upgrades! I know what you mean though!
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I certainly wouldn't call them a downgrade. Having played a number of Chi-d basses, I can attest to them being fabulous. Just like anything, they may not be for everyone, but I could count on two fingers the negative comments I've heard on them. I'm planning to get them installed on my JO5 and CAN'T WAIT!
 
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