Yeah...loves me some Lakland P basses, but the 44-51 is a different animal. I can't put it down!
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LAKLAND OWNERS GROUP #49
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My new to me Lakland is the first 35" scale bass I have owned in a while. There a bunch of great things to say about the overall feel of the bass, but I really would like to get a bit more of that sloppy, loose left hand feel that you get on a 34" bass with lighter SS rounds on it.
Do any of you guys know of a string that can be strung through body, have the silks still clear the nut and be fairly sloppy under the left hand? Both the Lakland strings and the DR LN 45s are too stiff for my tastes. I am mostly a SS round guy.
Any of you Lakland lovers tried the DR LN 40s? I have had great luck in general with DRs and I like the lookf of the absense of silks altogether.
Do any of you guys know of a string that can be strung through body, have the silks still clear the nut and be fairly sloppy under the left hand? Both the Lakland strings and the DR LN 45s are too stiff for my tastes. I am mostly a SS round guy.
Any of you Lakland lovers tried the DR LN 40s? I have had great luck in general with DRs and I like the lookf of the absense of silks altogether.
Yeah, the Long Necks are stiffer because of the hex core.
If you like Stainless Steel, Get the DR Hi-Beams. They are round core (not hex) and therefore much more flexible and easy to play.
Congrats on your Lakland!
Thanks. I like it a lot. But, it's like any other bass I get. I have to mess with it for a while before I get just they way I want it.
I have played light Hi-Beams on a 34" bass. they were almost too sloppy. Maybe stretching them a littler tighter would do the trick.
I was hoping for a taper core string though. I really like the way the intonation sets up so much better.
Maybe I will try the light Long Necks first. If they are still too stiff, then give the Hi-Beams a shot.
Has anyone heard from John @ Lakland recently? I emailed him to check up on the progress of my Lakland bass build that's been 5 months and he hasn't replied to my email for 4 days now.. 
Nice basses, those.
However, I have a major problem with calling an off-the-shelf bass (or whatever) 'custom.' I hate what marketspeak does to words, and for a company that got the model names so nicely in order, I think that the 'custom' moniker was a disappointingly cheap direction to take.
I shared this on the actual LOG Web-Site (which you should all join). Story goes, I wanted a different color than the butterscotch blonde but bought the Log bass to support the effort of actually having it made. I decided to have it refinished by Pat Wilkins. Pat does the custom finishes for literally every high end guitar and bass maker out there. Pat did an amazing job and got the job done faster than promised. The turn around time was around 3 weeks. Being a bit of a luthier myself, I disassembled and reassembled the bass myself.
The color is a darker Charcoal Frost Metallic. This bass is a hybrid of the two basses that were stolen (one being a Lakland JO5, the other being a CFM Fender Precision) Aside from the custom finish, the painted headstock, & bone nut, everything about it is the same as any other of the rare 30 log basses. But I'm happy I have one of a kind now. Thanks to everyone to helped make this happen.
Just thought I'd share.
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The color is a darker Charcoal Frost Metallic. This bass is a hybrid of the two basses that were stolen (one being a Lakland JO5, the other being a CFM Fender Precision) Aside from the custom finish, the painted headstock, & bone nut, everything about it is the same as any other of the rare 30 log basses. But I'm happy I have one of a kind now. Thanks to everyone to helped make this happen.
Just thought I'd share.
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That turned out great! Makes me want to take my 55-02 off the market and take it to Pat instead....and thanks for supporting the LOG bass!
Bummer. I think he's been traveling lately. Forward your email to Leo Lopez ([email protected]), he should be able to help you out.Has anyone heard from John @ Lakland recently? I emailed him to check up on the progress of my Lakland bass build that's been 5 months and he hasn't replied to my email for 4 days now..
I'm not crazy about what marketing does to language, either, but this name doesn't strike me as egregious. Now if they'd called it 44-60 Kustom, that would sound cheap.
I can't think of a good alternative off the top of my head. 44-60 Blocks Binding Matching Headstock and Jazz-Width Neck doesn't roll off the tongue too smoothly.
The color is a darker Charcoal Frost Metallic. This bass is a hybrid of the two basses that were stolen (one being a Lakland JO5, the other being a CFM Fender Precision) Aside from the custom finish, the painted headstock, & bone nut, everything about it is the same as any other of the rare 30 log basses. But I'm happy I have one of a kind now. Thanks to everyone to helped make this happen.
Just thought I'd share.
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