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LAKLAND OWNERS GROUP #41

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#802
I unwrapped my brand new 55-02
Played it for St. Pattys Day and it killed.

I am in the club.


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#807
one word....

NOYCE!

that will look hawt!!! what color?

JEDI BASS said:
Carl sent me the one on the left as a first rough draft, so to speak. He wanted my feedback and reshaping ideas, possibly involving shipping his template back and forth....

I figured it'd be easier to buy a '70s Stingray pickguard and blend Carl's and the SR's shapes, to get what I was looking for.

My posterboard pickguard is laying on top of the Stingray guard so you can see the mods.

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The 4-76 has a deeper cut lower horn and the volume knob was too close to Carl's and the SR guard's edge. I've been working on this for about an hour and a half. So what do you guys think?
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#810
saltymonkey said:
Thanks. I've been a huge Beefheart fan since he was still actively making music. Had tix to see him once but the show was cancelled. I have most of his and also your avatar and just about all of the other Minutemen discs on vinyl. Both bands are easily in my top five.
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Nice! I'm more of a Minutemen fan (definitely top five for me, got to see them twice back in the day), but I was made to appreciate the Captain by some friends.
 
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JEDI BASS said:
Thanks, that's the kind of input I wanted :). I'll make it look more balanced, even though (like I said) it doesn't raise any flags at all to my eye :hmm:.

I talked w/ Carl earlier, he's got my fretless 55-02 put together. :hyper: He went a LONG way to make up for my pickup woes w/ Shadowfax, even though he didn't need to. What a guy!! He sanded the fretboard to make it like new and get rid of some un-evenness (sp??), oiled it up, etc etc... all for almost half what he originally quoted. He's definitely going to get ALL my repair business from now on, well that was secured already anyways, but :D.

Leo said it was nice and lightweight, too WOOHOO!!
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Sounds fantastic, JJ! Carl is the best.
 
#814
JEDI BASS said:
Since Aaron's not been on here in a few days...

UPS lost his neck again, FOR THE SECOND TIME!!! We think it's the local crew down there in Alabama. But, it's just so hard to believe that they'd lose it AGAIN, after all that hassle.

Pat ended up using his CAR color sample to do my headstock.

Anyways, let's keep our fingers crossed for Aaron.
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Man, what the hell?! That's insane. At this point, UPS should pay FedEx to ship it for him.:rollno:
 
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JEDI BASS said:
Thanks, that's the kind of input I wanted :). I'll make it look more balanced, even though (like I said) it doesn't raise any flags at all to my eye :hmm:.

I talked w/ Carl earlier, he's got my fretless 55-02 put together. :hyper: He went a LONG way to make up for my pickup woes w/ Shadowfax, even though he didn't need to. What a guy!! He sanded the fretboard to make it like new and get rid of some un-evenness (sp??), oiled it up, etc etc... all for almost half what he originally quoted. He's definitely going to get ALL my repair business from now on, well that was secured already anyways, but :D.

Leo said it was nice and lightweight, too WOOHOO!!
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Wow that's awesome.

Soooo I am moving up there June 1st. You going to let me play all these sweet basses? ;)
 
#818
don't do that...no need...just have them dressed by a pro and you will be OK!!!

as or a truss adjustment...yes Carl told me - just cannot remember which way to go...e-mail him at: [email protected] and ask...

jarrhead said:
They refuse to accept responsibility so I have no choice really.

I'm just gonna try it myself.

How much would it cost me to either pull my frets out and fix them or get new frets and place them?

Also i've heard about this kinda thing where upper frets buzzed being fixed by a truss rod adjustment, any ideas on this?
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#819
congrats!!! glad you like what he did....

he will get ALL of your business????:ninja:

JEDI BASS said:
Thanks, that's the kind of input I wanted :). I'll make it look more balanced, even though (like I said) it doesn't raise any flags at all to my eye :hmm:.

I talked w/ Carl earlier, he's got my fretless 55-02 put together. :hyper: He went a LONG way to make up for my pickup woes w/ Shadowfax, even though he didn't need to. What a guy!! He sanded the fretboard to make it like new and get rid of some un-evenness (sp??), oiled it up, etc etc... all for almost half what he originally quoted. He's definitely going to get ALL my repair business from now on, well that was secured already anyways, but :D.

Leo said it was nice and lightweight, too WOOHOO!!
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#820
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I'm not sure if this cell phone picture will show up, but my DS HB ARRIVED!!! Before I ask a few questions, I could not be more happy with the tone. WOW. This bass has exceeded my expectations in every way. I began gassing for a HB LAK after playing an early US HB lak at willies guitar in minneapolis about 6 months ago. The "skyline" model (which I have) doesn't seem like a "sub" or "lower" model much at all to me!!

I've got a few questions (from a newbie to Lakland, HB, and DS)..

The volume taper on the pickups is the same on both knobs (one is a little scratchy). But I'm not used to the actual taper... From about 10-6.5 there is not much discernable volume difference...from about 6.5 to 2, there is some drop-off, from 2-0, there is silence... I'm used to the ol' p-bass where the volume gradually drops...is this part of the unique design of the HB/LAKLAND volume pots, or an issue?

I also notice while playing that the "arch" in the top causes the "bridge" DS pickup to be closer to the strings, and if I go crazy on the "E" string, I occasionally (semi-rarely) hit the DS "E" pole piece, which is ONE HECK OF A MAGNET!! It actually holds the string temporarily. Do I just need better technique and more practice on playing with a softer hand? The pole piece is already flush with the housing.

Over-all, the LAK HB is a tone animal. LOTS of low end, and the bridge PU overdrives VERY NICELY (when pushed) into the amp...the "highend-cut" switch is also pretty cool, and subtly different than just rolling off the tone.

Anyway, I actually feel quite feel privileged to have this lakland...I can see this bass (along with my 1969 p) becoming #2 in the never gonna sell side of the arsenal!

WOW!
 
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