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Lakland Owners Group #57

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#81
GregC said:
The P bass body is the most comfortable one ever made, for me, so it's hard for me to wrap my head around this one. Always play standing up--problem solved!
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Yeah-I know, I should play with a strap both seated and standing and the bass position should be constant......and while I'm at it I'll get 8 hrs of sleep per night, not drink, drop the cigars and learn Latin in my copious free time:p

For me, any body shape is fine when standing. When seated, however, bringing my plucking hand back and draping my 4arm over the upper body edge cause severe problems for my rt shoulder. The closer the G string is to my thigh and the closer the upper body edge is to the B, the better for me. Std P and J bodies don't help me out much in that regard. The 55-64 shape is great, though, because the G is very close to the lower edge of the body.
 
#83
lomo said:
Yeah-I know, I should play with a strap both seated and standing and the bass position should be constant......and while I'm at it I'll get 8 hrs of sleep per night, not drink, drop the cigars and learn Latin in my copious free time:p

For me, any body shape is fine when standing. When seated, however, bringing my plucking hand back and draping my 4arm over the upper body edge cause severe problems for my rt shoulder. The closer the G string is to my thigh and the closer the upper body edge is to the B, the better for me. Std P and J bodies don't help me out much in that regard. The 55-64 shape is great, though, because the G is very close to the lower edge of the body.
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You're killing me, here. Just don't sell it until I find out if I win this week's lotto, okay?
 
#85
funkyebk said:
Awesome!
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You know full well that you are largely responsible for this. I don't want to say you were egging me on, but, well...

You were egging me on! :D

Holdsg said:
Sweet Duck Dunn Woody, I don't care what the numbering scheme says, that there's a Duck Dunn.
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Yeah, it's a Duck Dunn. That's what I'm going to call it. 44-64 Custom doesn't exactly flow off the tongue.

After owning it for all of 37 hours I have much to learn about it, but I can clearly say it's got a fantastic neck. The frets are perfect. It's such a pleasure to do a glissando on this bass. I like the pickups, which are on the hot side and have just a bit more umph than most P pickups I've encountered. I'm digging it!
 
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lomo said:
Yeah-I know, I should play with a strap both seated and standing and the bass position should be constant......and while I'm at it I'll get 8 hrs of sleep per night, not drink, drop the cigars and learn Latin in my copious free time:p

For me, any body shape is fine when standing. When seated, however, bringing my plucking hand back and draping my 4arm over the upper body edge cause severe problems for my rt shoulder. The closer the G string is to my thigh and the closer the upper body edge is to the B, the better for me. Std P and J bodies don't help me out much in that regard. The 55-64 shape is great, though, because the G is very close to the lower edge of the body.
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LOL! I keep straps on my basses all the time--because of my long-a** monkey arms, I wind up playing standing up most of the time, even at home.
 
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WoodyG3 said:
Yeah, it's a Duck Dunn. That's what I'm going to call it. 44-64 Custom doesn't exactly flow off the tongue.

After owning it for all of 37 hours I have much to learn about it, but I can clearly say it's got a fantastic neck. The frets are perfect. It's such a pleasure to do a glissando on this bass. I like the pickups, which are on the hot side and have just a bit more umph than most P pickups I've encountered. I'm digging it!
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If it walks like a Duck, sounds like a Duck, and looks like a Duck, then...

Its a gorgeous Duck Dunn!
 
#93
Just snapped some new pics of my lakie... doing this all from the iPhone so hopefully it turns out nice.

edit: pardon the 'reliced' appearance... damage from a car accident/fire 7 years ago. Mojo x10000 :ninja:
 

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#97
natw42 said:
Just snapped some new pics of my lakie... doing this all from the iPhone so hopefully it turns out nice.

edit: pardon the 'reliced' appearance... damage from a car accident/fire 7 years ago. Mojo x10000 :ninja:
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That's what you call a roasted maple neck! That would be an upcharge for some manufacturers.
 
#98
ShowKing said:
Nice. I prefer to have a bit more string windings on the machine head though ;)
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I do too actually :p

I put EB Cobalts on there a few weeks ago and originally had it strung through the bridge for a change so it was more than adequate in that regard. Switched it to thru-body for shiggles a week or so ago so that's why I'm lacking in the winding department.

Tuning stability and all that are fine though.

Btw to anyone who might think of trying Cobalts out: I spoke about the initial higher tension of the Cobalts in the last thread. That has subsided and I'm really digging the feel of them now. They're higher tension than the Ken Smith Compressors I had on beforehand, but they're comfy. And so far, they sound great - wonderful roundwound grind/zing but with a little more bottom. Me likey :D
 
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