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LAKLAND OWNERS GROUP #43

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#441
ahh....so you operated in one??!!! cool! thank you VERY much for your service!

I have just admired from afar...but you are right..unfortuntely their days are numbered!!!

I am sure a nice double humbucker CHI can level a house ALMOST as fast (had to tie ti back to Lakiness!)

Supertanker said:
I know what you mean.

That's the first time I rolled the M1 avatar.

I spent years of days and nights riding around in those.

Don't worry it'll be back...

I still love tanks, tho I fear their days might be numbered...
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#442
roadkill2309 said:
Sorry: Lakland Lakland Lakland. There, back on track.
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#444
GREAT to hear from you again my friend!!!!

an LH3 stomp box may be in order....

GREG is SUPPOSED to be giving us him impressions on it....:eyebrow:

would love to come to Germany to visit.....but alas i cannot...:(

denchiq said:
howdy guys

just popped in to say I'm life, limb and Lakland

have tons of stuff to do so can't print much now but-
still go to rehearsals every now and then. Just played one a few hours ago and took both basses with me. Man, the passive bite of the 55-94 on Nnenna Freelon's variant of Until You Come Back to Me rocks! Love it. And an accidental pushing down the volume pot during the solo just rocked the neighborhood XD
Compared, the 55 Dual Chi fretless pumps a lot more energy than the 55-94 (so when I took the lettar again later I had to add some volume on the amp). I find that I like it a much better in the mix than when at home. BTW, I had tried fiddling with the capacitor to get more high end but ended with the one it initially had. Still thinking if I should get a LH-3 stompbox from Carl

Also, is anyone here going to be in Austria, Germany or close in May 11-24? We're going to visit




















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missed you guys.
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#445
I will agree 100% the BG5 is killer!!! you will love one....I am sure the Skylines will be "just as good" as the US ones...that is why I have a LOG bass on order.....

I think Randy put in a link into his post...you can also PM him or me for more details...

blondmix3 said:
...and I forgot to mention that it is the best bass I've ever owned (nearly 30 of them in all). Plays itself and sits perfectly in the mix. I can't WAIT for the LOG bass to get here!!!
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#447
I don't post out here much, but I just finished band practice with my new FAVORITE BASS...and even if no one reads this post, I'm so wicked giddy I had to share with someone. (my wife, God bless her, just doesn't understand my uber-happy-state right now...)

My 2 primary basses (now) are my '69 pbass and my lakland HB DS.

When I first got the Lakland off of TB a few weeks ago, I marveled at the tones available. BUT, after the first time I played it live, I left the situation...well...scared. It was almost TOO responsive?!? Every single nuance was picked up and amplified by this bass. I was used to (and comfortable with BTW) 1 vol/1 tone. Tone at about 50%, volume 100%...play. Done. Oldschool/slightly compressed sounding P tone. Now, I had switches/pickupS/hollowbody resonance/etc...

So, I pulled out the trusty P and went back to regular life...scared to death of the HB!!! But the more I pull that HB out, the better I feel about putting myself in DEBT to get it!!

I just had my first practice/live set of experiences where I felt like I was ready for the responsiveness/tonal possibilities the bass had to offer, and I left smiling EAR TO EAR!! The bass is amazing...and officially my number 1 bass for anything NOT punkish/uber-quick-upbeat/etc, as I'm not a good enough technical player to make my fingers accurate enough to get a good 'quick' sound yet on this bass.

My favorite "switch" is the "vintage/tone" switch. Its got a cool tone-almost-off sound, but with more girth to it than almost any position I can find on the tone pots. In the bridge position, I can really overdrive the pre-input of either my floor-board setup, or the late-70's bassman head I've been borrowing as of late. Sweet...

Just because I'm proud, here's a new family pic. (the basses I'm still trying to sell to pay for the HB were not allowed in the pic!) Sorry for the finger prints on the chrome...I had JUST put it down from playing.

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#450
Gecko 5 said:
I thought I called dibs.
What the hell DOUG!!!! :mad: :rollno: :scowl:
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MarkusBass said:
He's SUPPOSED to send it to me weeks ago!:eyebrow:
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basspraiser said:
GREAT to hear from you again my friend!!!!

an LH3 stomp box may be in order....

GREG is SUPPOSED to be giving us him impressions on it....:eyebrow:

would love to come to Germany to visit.....but alas i cannot...:(
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blondmix3 said:
Good to see you're doing well! We missed ya Denis!
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Thanks guys! Glad to see ya all!
Hope everything's cool with you

Youz guys have been tossing one and the same pedal around? I thought Carl was eager to sell a few "as are" before he made modifications to it (true DI and I think a mid freqs switch). Markus' saying "graphics" implies production, doesn't it?
 
#451
Glad to say I have something up my sleeve!
The good thing, it's a... taaaa-daaaaa! new Lakie (who'd expect) :hyper: And a special one
The bad thing, it is not mine :rollno: It's on the way to my pal Andrey, so this one may soon change:
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So, the 55-07 with a passive tone control and humbucking Chis with a coil tap, ash in Transparent Burgundy, fretted ebony with side marks
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Andrey is a LOGger too, but I use the privileges of him not speaking English... and thus having lots of fun and anxiety while ordering this bass for him
 
#453
Hey hey! Glad you could join us!!!:D

denchiq said:
howdy guys

just popped in to say I'm life, limb and Lakland

have tons of stuff to do so can't print much now but-
still go to rehearsals every now and then. Just played one a few hours ago and took both basses with me. Man, the passive bite of the 55-94 on Nnenna Freelon's variant of Until You Come Back to Me rocks! Love it. And an accidental pushing down the volume pot during the solo just rocked the neighborhood XD
Compared, the 55 Dual Chi fretless pumps a lot more energy than the 55-94 (so when I took the lettar again later I had to add some volume on the amp). I find that I like it a much better in the mix than when at home. BTW, I had tried fiddling with the capacitor to get more high end but ended with the one it initially had. Still thinking if I should get a LH-3 stompbox from Carl

Also, is anyone here going to be in Austria, Germany or close in May 11-24? We're going to visit




















______________
missed you guys.
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#454
Very nice man!

psus16 said:
I don't post out here much, but I just finished band practice with my new FAVORITE BASS...and even if no one reads this post, I'm so wicked giddy I had to share with someone. (my wife, God bless her, just doesn't understand my uber-happy-state right now...)

My 2 primary basses (now) are my '69 pbass and my lakland HB DS.

When I first got the Lakland off of TB a few weeks ago, I marveled at the tones available. BUT, after the first time I played it live, I left the situation...well...scared. It was almost TOO responsive?!? Every single nuance was picked up and amplified by this bass. I was used to (and comfortable with BTW) 1 vol/1 tone. Tone at about 50%, volume 100%...play. Done. Oldschool/slightly compressed sounding P tone. Now, I had switches/pickupS/hollowbody resonance/etc...

So, I pulled out the trusty P and went back to regular life...scared to death of the HB!!! But the more I pull that HB out, the better I feel about putting myself in DEBT to get it!!

I just had my first practice/live set of experiences where I felt like I was ready for the responsiveness/tonal possibilities the bass had to offer, and I left smiling EAR TO EAR!! The bass is amazing...and officially my number 1 bass for anything NOT punkish/uber-quick-upbeat/etc, as I'm not a good enough technical player to make my fingers accurate enough to get a good 'quick' sound yet on this bass.

My favorite "switch" is the "vintage/tone" switch. Its got a cool tone-almost-off sound, but with more girth to it than almost any position I can find on the tone pots. In the bridge position, I can really overdrive the pre-input of either my floor-board setup, or the late-70's bassman head I've been borrowing as of late. Sweet...

Just because I'm proud, here's a new family pic. (the basses I'm still trying to sell to pay for the HB were not allowed in the pic!) Sorry for the finger prints on the chrome...I had JUST put it down from playing.

IMG_0224.jpg

IMG_0226.jpg
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#455
Love it man! "Red Army Red"! He he he!


denchiq said:
Glad to say I have something up my sleeve!
The good thing, it's a... taaaa-daaaaa! new Lakie (who'd expect) :hyper: And a special one
The bad thing, it is not mine :rollno: It's on the way to my pal Andrey, so this one may soon change:
Invalid Link Removed

So, the 55-07 with a passive tone control and humbucking Chis with a coil tap, ash in Transparent Burgundy, fretted ebony with side marks
Invalid Link Removed
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Andrey is a LOGger too, but I use the privileges of him not speaking English... and thus having lots of fun and anxiety while ordering this bass for him
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#456
Grateful said:
Thanks! I'm not really a fan either for PG's on 55's, but since this one had to get routed, it had to have one to cover that and the extra holes that don't have pots in them since the bass went from a 5 pot active bass to a 2 pot passive. I may still do something different with the guard. Here are a couple more pics, including one taken before adding the BigSplit in the back when it was a straight P (which explains why tohe guard had to be so huge...) :
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yeeeehaaaw Gus! You dood it!
The bridge pup seems to be closer to the neck than a 60-ies jazz, is that right? Did you use the original routing for it?
 
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