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Lakland Owners Group #23

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Bigoo7e said:
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,
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My concern with swapping out the preamp is that I love how the basses sound already, whether the LH3 colors the tone or not. I don't want to change it.

I've also thought about just putting the treble control in the cavity, and putting a PTC in it's place. I never boost treble, so I'd just set it flat, wrap it in a little foam and tuck it away inside. A PTC would be all I would need for controlling top end when I want to darken things up, especially on the fretless.
 
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Eublet said:
My concern with swapping out the preamp is that I love how the basses sound already, whether the LH3 colors the tone or not. I don't want to change it.

I've also thought about just putting the treble control in the cavity, and putting a PTC in it's place. I never boost treble, so I'd just set it flat, wrap it in a little foam and tuck it away inside. A PTC would be all I would need for controlling top end when I want to darken things up, especially on the fretless.
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Interesting, but it shouldn't be too hard to have a PTC added, and a simple hole drilled, much like Dougie's 55-07.
 
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blondmix3 said:
Agreed, but I still think my favorite DJ grain was my old one....

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I think I've seen that before...love the grain there to!

What happened to it :(
 
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blondmix3 said:
Interesting, but it shouldn't be too hard to have a PTC added, and a simple hole drilled, much like Dougie's 55-07.
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Yeah, just not sure that I want to deface these yet! That goes to show how much I love them. I installed a U-Retro in a brand new Modulus Q once. Drilled two holes for the switches. Never gave it a second thought. That bass cause 2.5x what these Skylines cost me. If I put the PTC in the existing treble hole, then anyone can undue it later if I get ready to "upgrade" to a US model. :D
 
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Eublet said:
Good point, and disclaimer...no I have not. All the listening I've done to the clips, along with the general descriptions don't fit the tonal profile I'm looking for. I can see how some like them better. My guess is I would like them as well, but probably not as much as the Lakland pups. In a Glaub or a Decade, then absolutely!
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Yeah...I was just thinking that you should try one. Maybe you know chocolate to be your favorite, but you never tried butterscotch:-)

The standard pickups are great though!
 
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