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LAKLAND OWNERS GROUP #29

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He he he ! Yeah...I was taking a bass break! My boss loves them!:hiding: Glad you Doug it Doug!:D

basspraiser said:
OK - so I am on a VERY long drive to Michigan today and I call Markus to discuss a few business (LOG and my business) items and he says...."Before you say anything....listen to this...: and he plays the SS set up as descibed above over his cell speaker phone...even through that crappy speaker and my crappy cell speaker I knew it was magic (and I HATE flats!!!).....sounds awesome! simply awesome.....

maybe Denis will experience somehting SIMILAR...huh Denis???? spill it my friend...c'mon....let us get excited for you!!!
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Tommygunn said:
Holy crap! What model!?
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can you spell "C-U-S-T-O-M? SURE I knew you could"....

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BTW Gus - what ARE you gonna call it???
 
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FunkMetalBass said:
To anybody with a Lakland with a block bridge, how did you get a black bridge? Did you blacken it yourself? I'm looking for options for my MusicMan Stingray bridge. All help appreciated.


Also, how does a MM/J configuration sound? I notice many of you have them and I'm considering doing that to one of my basses.
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Seriously though - I believe one or two people had HIPSHOT (they supply Lakland bridges) make them one...others had them powder coated, and others used krylon spray paint.

as for the MM/J - a GREAT combo (especially the Lakland pickups)...you can get a good P, J, MM or many other sounds out of them......don't "do it" to another bass...get a Lakie! (LOL!)
 
#911
Denis:

thanks much for the GREAT pics....yes 2001 is an "early BEM!" very nice......you will LOVE your "stealthy CS".....that si one hawt bass...when Leo told me you were ordering it, I got really jealous! glad it all worked out...cannot wait for reviews....

thanks as well for the Shoreline pics...very interesting!

denchiq said:
I took some pics the other day

so such is the current stable:
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The burst one (Aaron? this was almost yours) is quite obviously a US 55-94. This bass has a story. The body was custom made in 1997 but the order was later cancelled, and it was coupled with neck only in 2001. Was very weathered when I got it:rust, discoloration, simple grease. It's a shame! Took me a while to clean her up! It had the barts/barts but I didn't dig it. Changed the pups for the '08 Laklands and like'em a lot. So this bass was in the works for over 10 years! So behold, this is the Оne And Only Standard Semi-Custom 55-94 Decade Plus!


The black one is Shoreline 55-94 Cl (Barts/Barts). I ordered a cream pearl pg from jeanies to liven it up, and love it. The sound is just too dark for me so it has to move. In fact, it will be picked tonight by a guy who's spending 22 hrs on a train to get her, spend several hours here and then 22 hrs back - just to get in time for a gig! Man, and Doug said I was wacky...! To make it a bit sweeter for the guy, I brought a few nice basses and combos to my house, a Smith, a Zon, an MM SR - we'll have some fun.
I just realized I never gave her a name, but I guess now it's not up to me...

So she leaves, but only to make place for This:
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I believe this is the only such bass so far. The closest relative is John's Midas. Leo calls it a 55-Double Chi Sonic, I believe the usual Lakland model chart should make it a 55-62 CS or a 55-JJ CS... but who cares really!!! HELL TO THE YEAH BABY!!! Thanks guys, Doug, Markus, John, Leo, everybody!
And - she doesn't have a proper name yet. So welcome my friends!

And a few extras FYI
- the 2001 BEM 55 series board (does that count as an "earlier" BEM board?)
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-the little known (at least to some) Shoreline headstock
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Thanks for your interest and sorry I couldn't post pics directly. I tried ;-)

Denis
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rayzak said:
Yeah, I think i'm with you, Luke. At first glance, Orange Crush Crushed(:hmm:) 'em all. But Silver Surfer just kind of slowly brain washes you after a while. Those pics really do never get old.
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Good to see I'm not alone. I am more of a traditionalist when it comes to basses.

Speaking of basses, I don't think I've ever taken the chance to compliment you on your Black 'n' Tort Glaub, very tasty :D
 
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chrisp2u said:
Sorry, something about that pickguard just looks wonky to me. To my eye, it kind of fights the shape of the whole lower curvature of the bass. Kinda killin' the sexy for me, I guess. just one man's opinion ;)

I do really like the simplistic look of the single/stacked knob though.

If I were going to go that mod route, I think I'd go with something more like this...
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I like that too.....I assume that is a photoshop????? looks pretty real too me.....:ninja:
 
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Luke.Walton said:
Good to see I'm not alone. I am more of a traditionalist when it comes to basses.

Speaking of basses, I don't think I've ever taken the chance to compliment you on your Black 'n' Tort Glaub, very tasty :D
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Thank you kind sir. What can I say, other than I love, love, love, love, love, love that bass:bassist: I really do. Since i've gotten my BG n JO basses, I don't think i've even picked up my Ric or my Stingray. I never thought i'd say that either, but they are sitting alone in the far corner of my basement in a 5 space stand:ninja: Doubt i'll ever get rid of them, but man, these Laklands are just perfect!
 
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