Lakland Owners Group #23

[basspraiser]

Well, played the BIG show tonight. As Y'all know, when the band won the Battle recently, we won a spot to open for a big act. It went great!!! There was 4 bands, and we were first. As is customary, the sound guy had us sounding pretty crappy, so each subsequent band could sound better and better .... Didn't matter, WE KILLED!!! My Sexual Chocolate got a LOT of attention, even the other bands wanted to ask about her! Had to educate a lotta folks about Lakies, it's always a pleasure .

I noticed people taking pics of my bass while I was playing, felt great! We sold almost all our merch, probably close to 50 shirts and 50 CDs, had autograph requests (new to me ), even signed 2 sets of boobies. I was the last member to sign one set, and she had to REALLY pop one out for me to have room. Signed me some areola hahaha. Funniest thing is, my GF insisted that I have my "rockstar moment" and sign dem boobies. She's the BEST!!!

congrats............congrats................congrats............

glad it went well....must have been a heckuva ride to play in front of that big of a crowd....AND sign them uhem...well.....you know!!!!

must have been fun!!!

 

[basspraiser]

Hey folks !

Thanks very much for your comments on my pics and the soundclip

Here's a video that's been shot one month ago during our last gig

The sound is a bit crappy 'cause it's shot with a photo camera...

Hope you'll appreciate !

sounds GREAT! Love the blues riffs!!!!

 

[basspraiser]

Last night was out first night in the studio. We do southern rock/country kinda stuff. Through a typical set, I amy change basses 2 or 3 times, depending on what we are doing. I took the triplets last night, and figured I would use them all throughout the session. NOPE! I plugged in the Glaub direct.....and I saw a big smile on the engineers face. He said it was the best sounding fender he had ever heard. I chuckled a bit and got to educate him on Laklands. I completely understand why a precision is so widely used. Without trying to sound like a cliche', it sat PERFECTLY in the mix. I tracked 3 songs last night, and on 2 of them I had my tone knob at about 75%, and on the last song, it was completely rolled off. Absolutely perfect. I had been contemplating putting flats on my Glaub, but after last night, I will stay right where I am at.

YES!!!! sounds GREAT! Lakalnds are the Fenders Fender WISHES they made!!!!

Get the LOG (BG5) bass and you can string that with the rounds....and put flats on the BG4.....Ha ha!!!

I do not play my BG P/J as much as I should...like you say, it sits GREAT in the mix!

 

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Sure does sound like he should get a Fender..QUOTE]

BLASPHAMY!!!!





(I keed.....I keed!)

 

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Cool man! DJ sounds great...even in French!!



You can't argue with a P!

Markus - you're multi-quoting...why???? trying to cut down on the number of posts?????

 

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Lucky.. I dont think my mom would let me have that "rockstar moment".. Stupid teenage years!

All in due time....All in due time....you are one lucky 16 year old! one Lakie and Maybe one on the way???? when I was your age, the only bass I had was a beat up old HB that I got at a pwn shop for like $50...it gave way to much feedback everytime I stepped within 10 feet of the cabinets (2 - MM single 12s with a 1970s Peavey head)...

enjoy it.....

 

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My Glaub has the fralin in it....stinking AWESOME!

I agree...would be tought to trade for a different pickup...but for a CHI - I may try (jees...I rhymed and did not even try!)

 

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...There are times when he doesn't think I'm cool though....


Clean your room!!! He's 12 and on Talkbass all time too!

yeh - I KNOW the feeling...where has he been...don't see him on this thread at all lately....

 

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YES, mucho love for S.C. and YEAH my lady rocks! If she'll have me, I'll keep her forever . Got the ring, just trying to figure out how to pop the question .

YES!!!! Just ask.....any moment is a "good moment" for that question......good luck and (prospective) congrats!!!

 

[basspraiser]

I'm an @$$ man...

right there wit ya!!!! man! oh yeh!!! when you start signing buns you REALLY got it made!!!!

 

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I want to be covered in cheese.

TMI my friend...TMI

 

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Stallone face HAHA "ADRIAN"

ooooo....SEXY!



















(Chocolate I mean!)

 

[basspraiser]

Im stuck guys.. I cant decide between the:

Lakland DJ5
Lakland JO5
Lakland 55-02

I love me some Jazz bass, its my pride and joy, but I want some different tones than my Geddy. Maybe that right there means 55-02.

55-02....then go JO5......then...who knows....

 

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That may happen, if I like the necks, and the tone any better.

ehhhhhh...guys...help me out here....."IF"....."IF" "IF"

son - in the Land of Lakies, there is NO IF.....always WHEN or NOW...but NEVER IF......

I am a huge RUSH fan BUT the only Geddy I will ever get will be a US Lakland 5 string version.....(Dan thinks it would sell....hmmmmm...the "next" special edition Skyline?)

 

[basspraiser]

I see 1 DJ and 1 JO in those pics.

'scuse me???????? uh...get thine eyes checked....that is THE US DJ that you and I saw at the shop.....

 

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Its a fretless no, so the blocks would be like patches of epoxy on the board, changing the tone, causing bussing, maybe....

teh blocks on Evan's fretless are birds eye maple and very sweet.....no tone changes...they are inset and level with the board...one of the most beautiful necks I have EVER seen!

 

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this bass has one of the best pure passive tones I've heard from a fretted J bass. It one-ups Tracy.

wowsa! that says alot!!! maybe Evan will have 3 passive DJs when this is all over!!!

 

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It still looks great, but it has taken a beating over the past several weeks. That bass is on its way to being "reliced"

Evan, as long as the "relicing" is real and natural, all is GOOD...when you purposefully take to dinging the bass, that is where I find the probpmeo.

 

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thanks - gee it had sat there for a few years then!! I got it for a great price as it was literally taking up space in their warehouse and hadn't been played in a while. I should take some nice pics then ey...

I'd love a nice tort guard, but was quoted abut $220 Aus for a genuine Lakland (jeanies) one thru a current Lakland stockist...ouch.

contact Roger directly at Jeannies...they are like $60 or less...or Aaron sounds like he has one....you were being dinged mate!!!

 

[basspraiser]

Hey guys, I was wondering if someone could do me a quick favor and photoshop a 44-01 for moi!

On this bass, Invalid Link Removed, I would like to have a black pickguard on it, and a tortoise shell P/G.

are you "for real" this time panda???

or are you window shopping? (LOL! JK!)