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LAKLAND OWNERS GROUP #43

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denchiq said:
you do?!!!

Markus, seriously, I adore your collect...err... bass rack. My fav for the time being is the nat/grain 4-07
How's the Sea Monster doing*? What is the pickup**?


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*, ** yeah, I know... The time machine...:)
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LOL!!! Thanks! Really digging the 4-07 lately! Really lovin' the Monster. Converted me to a huge P bass fan. It's a Lakland Pickup, and I truly LOVE the tone. Very articulate for a P bass, but with the tone dimmed, I can get that great round P bass sound.
 
#471
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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Good to see you back, Denis!

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:
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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
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Man, that's a sweet one! I guess you sold him on the power of the Chis.;)
 
#473
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.

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Awesome! I think I told you at the time that the DS'd hollowbody is amazing, I'm glad you got comfortable with it.:)
 
#475
MarkusBass said:
LOL!!! Thanks! Really digging the 4-07 lately! Really lovin' the Monster. Converted me to a huge P bass fan. It's a Lakland Pickup, and I truly LOVE the tone. Very articulate for a P bass, but with the tone dimmed, I can get that great round P bass sound.
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Awesome!
I would love to try out a -07... wait... Just occured to me, when (if) I get a stompbox, with the passive tone knob being part of the equation, I'll be having a quasi-55-07! LOL
What's the story behind the cream (?) pickup cover on the P?
 
#478
denchiq said:
Awesome!
I would love to try out a -07... wait... Just occured to me, when (if) I get a stompbox, with the passive tone knob being part of the equation, I'll be having a quasi-55-07! LOL
What's the story behind the cream (?) pickup cover on the P?
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You have single coil ChiSonics though. They sound way different.

Just like the cream covers with the type of tort that's on that bass. It has a lot of cream specks.

Looks pawn shop chic!

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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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Awesome family! Glad to see you posting!

Thanks for the detailed description of the HB - I have ongoing, unresolved GAS for one of these!
 
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