LAKLAND OWNERS GROUP #30

[denchiq]

So, what's going to be the first investment?

GREAT way to put it!!!

but not the right person to say that. If you mean lasting relations that is.
LOL

 

[denchiq]

Might be here tomorrow or Tuesday!
My second 55-94, third Lakland total (had a nice 55-76 a while back)

noyce!

Does your former 55-76 happen to be a Classic, blue body/white pg/rw board?

 

[denchiq]

Man, 9 pages and I haven't posted yet... tsk tsk tsk.

now you're techically there

 

[denchiq]

Played a couple of gigs this weekend with the cover band.... all the girls love Radioactive oatmeal, all the musicians love the sound of the BG5. I KNEW I should've done the Glaub in metal flake j/k

he he! now you're 2 basses smarter!

 

[denchiq]

It would be interesting to see how many US Lakies have been built vs. US Sadowskys. Maybe it's a supply/demand issue.

My new 55-JJCS is #7254. I think this is close enough to figure how many are out there now.

 

[denchiq]

Somebody here just got a SICK 55-94 for under $1200, and I'm SO jealous!!

that's just insane!!!

 

[denchiq]

Actually... fergbassplayer was the former (and as far as I know, the only other) owner. .

I'm still on the fence on whether or not this is going to go. I found a pretty righteous deal on a US JO... it's had a couple of mods that will require some work done (or a new body) at some point. I'm trying to decide if it's a good enough deal to just go for.

Does anyone know if it's possible to get a new body from Lakland? I feel like it'd be a total longshot, and probably out of the question... but worth asking. Anyone have any experience with this?


I'm a lot less insane than I appear to be sometimes - just trust me.

I think it is worth trying. I asked Dan once if I could get a fretless neck and he was ready to sell one from a demo bass. Also I secretly think I received a killer deal on my new bass partly because there were a few extra routed 55-CS bodies in the shop. Also I remember Dan showing extra 55-63 bodies in the vid saying they weren't doing many of those - they MAY be still there too.
Doug AKA Doude AKA Basspraiser may drop his 2 cents (or many more) in this...

 

[bamabass]

Yeah, easy guy to deal with too.
Darn good deal for it as well! At least I thought it was.

I'm kinda shocked about something though. The prices for a new 55-94 are like $3700-ish street. That's Sadowsky price range.
But it seems for what ever reason, Lakland's haven't held the value quite as high as the Sadowsky's have.

Don't get me wrong, that's WAYYYYY good for us. A Lakland was a SUPER close second when I got my first Sadowsky.

I mean, c'mon, used 55-94's floating about 2K???
Insane!!!!

I hear ya! Terry just grabbed a 55-94 for an even better deal than that. Congrats on a beauty.

 

[Tom P]

My sonic blue US short scale Decade is finished and will be in my hands by this time next week. Behold the awesomeness.

Holy Schnikey!
Great color and really like the matching headstock - good on ya!!

 

[Johnny Alien]

Looks like I will have a new one coming my way.

 

[JEDI BASS]

NEW WHAT???

 

[MarkusBass]

best choice for the first one

I agree!

 

[MarkusBass]

Are there other dealers down there?

Well, my little "excursion/field trip" on Saturday was very nice.
I managed to get my paws on a couple of Laklands. I mainly played a 55-02 with Barts/RW, as well as a 44-02 with LH3/Maple, a Skyline DJ5, US JO, and a Skyline Glaub.

I really liked the feel of the 55-02 neck, and I the sound and feel of the others was great, and I found out that I can't play with pickup covers on, lol.

Can't wait for my next expedition.

Wolf out!

 

[Btbp]

Hey Mike, if you don't mind me asking, as an owner of both, how did the Lakland and Sadowsky compare?

I'm trying to get a Decade, and my friend who is a pro bassist, well most of his basses are by Roger and he's not keen on Laklands.

Don't get me wrong, that's WAYYYYY good for us. A Lakland was a SUPER close second when I got my first Sadowsky.

 

[Johnny Alien]

NEW WHAT???

I MAY have just sent money to someone in exchange for a LPB Glaub.

 

[MarkusBass]

The great smelling one right?

 

[Johnny Alien]

The great smelling one right?

What? Explain. Does this bass smell poorly?

 

[MarkusBass]

What? Explain. Does this bass smell poorly?

No...if it's from Terry...it just an on going joke that his basses smell great. Someone ...forgot who...mentioned that one of the basses he owned smelled very good when they got it. Just my way of asking if you were buying Terry's.

 

[Johnny Alien]

I hope so. I like nice smelling things. It only took me like a year to finally find a LPB Glaub. I may make my next year goal to fins a CAR red.

 

[3toes]

No...if it's from Terry...it just an on going joke that his basses smell great. Someone ...forgot who...mentioned that one of the basses he owned smelled very good when they got it.

His house smells of rich mahogany, with many leather-bound books...

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