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LAKLAND OWNERS GROUP #28

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dave_bass5 said:
Yes, its the lights that must be doing it.
At home all is fine, especially since i dont have a CRT monitor, just LCD now.
The shop was pretty bad, there was a slight clicking when any of the metal hardware was touched so i know its not the ideal place. We went upstairs and it was a lot better but still buzzed quite a bit. The gig was also a small stage with a lot of lights so again, its not ideal.
Im pretty clueless to most of this but i assumed that if both pups were on then noise wouldnt be a big issue. Ive done around 8 or 9 gigs with the DJ5 (as it used to be) and never had any noise.
The DJ5 control cavity hasn't been shielded as far as i can tell. At least, its as it came from the factory.
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Yeah, I forgot to mention that the pickup cavities on both of my DJ's were shielded... one with shielding paint and the other with copper foil, and it still buzzed. I also had all my stuff running through a Furman power conditioner.

If it's a bad power/grounding issue, the best thing I've done is to go wireless. My basses are dead quiet since I started using a Line6/X2 wireless system a few months ago... though I haven't been back to the place with the horrible power yet. Guessing it would be much improved though.
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#922
Ah, i also forgot to mention i am wireless. It wasn't in the shop but on stage i always use one. At home its lead/PC/headphones.
It could well be just a coincidence that both the shop and this venue were not ideal places. Ive played the venue quite a few times but not with a Jazz.

Im going to try a few more things this sat at the gig as i want to get an idea if the Bass needs shielding now or if i should just go the whole way and get a hum cancelling bridge pup, maybe even a MM pup.

Its really the whole issue of it doing it now thats bugging me. This wont taint my love of the bass though. Its great and the new pup is doing exactly what i wanted it to do.
 
#928
Here's another photo of my JOSonic courtesy of my friend and fabulous photog John Wilson.

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#933
Hey there Lakland folks , I hope some of you can give me some advice or input on a bit of a gripe I'm having with my new 4402. The bass plays ( and sounds ) fantastic up until the 15th fret and then begins to feel very stiff above this point , as if the action gets disproportionately high after this point. Playing upper- register chords and double stops feels like a bit of an arm-wrestle compared to my other bass . I have thought that maybe because my other bass is a Fender Jazz which chokes a bit up at the top of the neck ( a problem on most Fenders I have owned) that this makes the buzz-free Lakland feel a bit strange to me . Do Laklands have a lot of fallaway at the top of the fretboard and are meant to feel like this , or is it a fault and / or something unique to mine ? This is the only Lakland bass I have ever played and there are no shops near where I live that sell them for me to be able to try another one for comparison . I hope this isn' too off-topic, but I thought if anybody would be able to help, it would be you guys. Thanks for any shared knowledge.
 
#934
hvy said:
Hey there Lakland folks , I hope some of you can give me some advice or input on a bit of a gripe I'm having with my new 4402. The bass plays ( and sounds ) fantastic up until the 15th fret and then begins to feel very stiff above this point , as if the action gets disproportionately high after this point. Playing upper- register chords and double stops feels like a bit of an arm-wrestle compared to my other bass . I have thought that maybe because my other bass is a Fender Jazz which chokes a bit up at the top of the neck ( a problem on most Fenders I have owned) that this makes the buzz-free Lakland feel a bit strange to me . Do Laklands have a lot of fallaway at the top of the fretboard and are meant to feel like this , or is it a fault and / or something unique to mine ? This is the only Lakland bass I have ever played and there are no shops near where I live that sell them for me to be able to try another one for comparison . I hope this isn' too off-topic, but I thought if anybody would be able to help, it would be you guys. Thanks for any shared knowledge.
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IME This isn't typical of Laklands at all. Sounds like you have a super flat neck with higher-than-normal saddle height. You just need a good set up.
 
#937
Thanks Ian . I love your LH3 Video on Youtube, a major factor in me getting my Lakland. .The bass is brand new , and I use medium gauge roundwound strings ( 40 -100 ) with around a third of a millimeter of relief when holding the string down at the first and 13th fret . The action is low- one and a half millimeters at the twelth fret on the G to two and a quarter millemeters on the E at the twelth fret. In fact, the E string saddle is as low as it will go. Maybe it is just different to what I am used to , or I am getting weak in my old age.















































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#938
Thanks Hvy! Doing that video was so fun.

Man - that action does sound low. But it concerns me that the saddles are totally bottomed out . . .

Do you have a guy that does set ups for you or do you do your own? With all of the Laklands I've had over the years (probably 10 or so), I've never had this issue. If you bought the bass new, you might want to contact Carl Pedigo at Lakland. He's their shop master and I'm sure he'll take care of you.

Thanks,

Ian
 
#940
If they are bottomed out, I'll bet the neck is too flat.

artiseasy said:
Thanks Hvy! Doing that video was so fun.

Man - that action does sound low. But it concerns me that the saddles are totally bottomed out . . .

Do you have a guy that does set ups for you or do you do your own? With all of the Laklands I've had over the years (probably 10 or so), I've never had this issue. If you bought the bass new, you might want to contact Carl Pedigo at Lakland. He's their shop master and I'm sure he'll take care of you.

Thanks,

Ian
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