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LAKLAND OWNERS GROUP #50!!!

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Went down to NOLA for the first 3 days of Jazz Fest and OF COURSE caught Mr. George Porter Jr.

I was pleasantly surprised to see him playing his Laklands. Typically if he's in NOLA or within driving distance, he'll rock his old '70 P-bass. He must've officially retired it at this point.

Here are a few shots I got of his set:

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#608
I bought a german bass guitar magazine called Bassquarterly, which devoted no less than 4 pages to raving about the De Gier bebop. It also had an article on a Lakland for sale, which (with 5 strings) is absolutely my one most-lusted-after bass. I'll see if I can find the picture, I know it's on the internets somewhere...

http://www.station-music.de/bass/popup_bass.html?*MPImage%3D^^/images/bass/instrumente/lak_494dxblubchi^jpg*MPImageX%3D0*MPImageY%3D0*MPTitle%3DLakland*

hope this link works, it's very long...

EDIT: it does work, but you need to physically copy and paste it into a new tab. BTW, Station-music has an awesome collection of US Laklands for sale - some are every bit as drool-worthy!
 
#610
GregC said:
Very interesting. I recently sold my USJO with Fralins and kept my USJO with single-coil Chi-sonics--primarily because I find the Chis fatter-sounding (with more mids, as Gus said). I'm a P-bass guy at heart and just couldn't bond with traditional J pickups (I previously had a Skyline DJ with Aeros, too.)

Maybe what you really need is a good P bass! And if you really want low end, see if you can track down a Glaub with a Dark Star.
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I sold my Chi singles because they were too fat and lacked highs. I consulted with Hanson iand JP wrote to me that was in the concept itself of a 60-ies kind of sound, like Hagstroem etc.
 
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BassAgent said:
Darn und blast! I've just made the first ding in my 55-60. Darn und blast. It hurts.
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Man, make another and be happy. Seriously, those "first ones" hurt so much, and when you have a few more they just don't matter. The bass still looks great and new, only you don't bother.

I do recommend using straplocks tho. I was unhappy enough to learn that on my own, but hopefully I never make this mistake again
 
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SoundSupport said:
I bought a german bass guitar magazine called Bassquarterly, which devoted no less than 4 pages to raving about the De Gier bebop. It also had an article on a Lakland for sale, which (with 5 strings) is absolutely my one most-lusted-after bass. I'll see if I can find the picture, I know it's on the internets somewhere...

http://www.station-music.de/bass/popup_bass.html?*MPImage%3D^^/images/bass/instrumente/lak_494dxblubchi^jpg*MPImageX%3D0*MPImageY%3D0*MPTitle%3DLakland*

hope this link works, it's very long...

EDIT: it does work, but you need to physically copy and paste it into a new tab. BTW, Station-music has an awesome collection of US Laklands for sale - some are every bit as drool-worthy!
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beautiful but dark, almost Tragic Dark =)
 
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denchiq said:
I sold my Chi singles because they were too fat and lacked highs. I consulted with Hanson iand JP wrote to me that was in the concept itself of a 60-ies kind of sound, like Hagstroem etc.
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With steels and aggressive playing, they have enough for me, Denis. But different strokes! Good to see you around, my friend.
 
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kaiser_sosea said:
Would series turn the two pickups into basically a humbucker? How does one go about doing such a thing and how much would it cost?
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Yes, the 2 J p'ups would act as a humbucker. You can solder the pups up in series w/out a switch if you want. And then you'd have only one volume pot hooked up. I think Dimarzio's website has a diagram. If not, other p'up makers do and you can find one by searching the web.
 
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gillento said:
... Station Music is extremely expensive compared to other dealers in the EU :mad:
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I quite agree. It's a tragedy, considering how many truly stunning Laklands they have. They also have some of the last new Darryl Jones skline basses out there, I think. 1300 euros, if my memory serves me correctly. And they also have a 3-tone burst US DJ as well. And a burgundy mist US JO. And (important one, this) a SHORELINE GOLD SKYLINE Jerry Scheff!

By the way, about the whole 'ding' thing? You should see the whopper I put in mine. While practicing, I turned around too quickly and smacked the bass REALLY hard right into the corner of a table. I don't have any photos of it, but essentially there's something akin to a meteor crater in the finish about an inch above the bridge.

Returning to the subject of expensive music shops...I got my Lakie from Bruce Millers in Aberdeen, Scotland. Shout out and karma bump for them - they were listing the LPB DJ at £1250. They gave it to me for £950, and even threw in a Lakland soft case!

WOW! Deal of the century, I think.

Anyhoo...
cheers,
SoundSupport
 
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denchiq said:
Man, make another and be happy. Seriously, those "first ones" hurt so much, and when you have a few more they just don't matter. The bass still looks great and new, only you don't bother.
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I know, but it's the first one so that hurts ;) My fretless Fender now has quite a few dings and scratches so I don't really care anymore.

I do recommend using straplocks tho. I was unhappy enough to learn that on my own, but hopefully I never make this mistake again
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I have never ever used straplocks and I'm not planning to get some. Get a good strap with good and strong ends and there's no problem (with my playing style).
 
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BassAgent said:
I have never ever used straplocks and I'm not planning to get some. Get a good strap with good and strong ends and there's no problem (with my playing style).
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IIRC Skylines aren't equipped with straplock buttons; US Lakies are, they are exactly like Dunlops, so you don't have to change anything in the bass
Trust me, my friend, mine was a good Carvin strap... as a matter of fact, I'm still using it, only it has a lock on each end.
What hapenned didn't have to do with playing style at all. I was at home practicing. It was like falling amid a wide and even road.
 
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