Lakland Owners Group #60

[Tat2dHeart]

...and you DID NOT TELL ME????

I am crushed...crushed i tell ya....:scowl:

I posted it here and in the LOG just in case you were in town. No one answered the call to hang out. I went by to see Leo for a little while and the over to Bass Club to see Mark.

 

[Holdsg]

Thanks, basspraiser. You were really the one who brought about this trade, for which I also thank you. There was some debate whether the P pups are Hanson Vintage or Nordstrand. I'm not sure, but they both look good to me. I'm going to play and gig it first before making a decision on the J conversion.

If anyone cares, the Fender Jazz in the middle in the pic below is what I traded for this apparently somewhat unique Lak fiver. This Jazz is a great bass of its kind, but I've moved on tone-wise. Even trade IMO.

That's a beauty-full fretless EBMM too!

 

[chuck3]

congrats!!!! I cannot wait to see what you think...especially once the J gets put in!

any idea which pickup it has?

it's been confirmed - Hanson Vintage.

 

[Mrfstop]

Don't think you're crazy. But say it isn't so Geezer, where's the black man!?

agreed, somehow Geezer and seafoam green do not quite fit together IMO...
Maybe something Satin black with gothic crosses a bit more Geezerlike? LOL

 

[Texan]

agreed, somehow Geezer and seafoam green do not quite fit together IMO...

It's like John Wayne dressing as Flava Flav...just doesn't work.

 

[Mrfstop]

It's like John Wayne dressing as Flava Flav...just doesn't work.

well put..LMAO +1

 

[Black Bart]

agreed, somehow Geezer and seafoam green do not quite fit together IMO...
Maybe something Satin black with gothic crosses a bit more Geezerlike? LOL

It's like John Wayne dressing as Flava Flav...just doesn't work.

well put..LMAO +1

I feel a great disturbance in the force...

Great Texan, now I have a picture of the Duke in my head saying "Yeah boooouyyyy!" the stuff of nightmares.

 

[Texan]

I feel a great disturbance in the force...

Great Texan, now I have a picture of the Duke in my head saying "Yeah boooouyyyy!" the stuff of nightmares.

But can you bring it to fruition? The duke with the Viking helmet, shades, jogging suit and clock around the neck...maybe a Lakland logo grill...ahh yeah boooouuyyyy

John Wayne please forgive me...you are a true American icon...

 

[Mrfstop]

hhahahahah " yeah boooouuyyyy"

 

[buffalobillh]

We have descended into depravity.

 

[Deleted member 92857]

well....that would be most kind of ya! however, I will not be wishing any ill on ya! glad for the good health and the tornado misses!

Nice LE DS Dunn as well!

Thanks, but actually it's a Dude Pit Limited Edition II. Easy to confuse the two though.

 

[overbybr]

Thanks, but actually it's a Dude Pit Limited Edition II. Easy to confuse the two though.

I thought it was... Sweet instrument, I love mine

 

[saltymonkey]

Finally took some pix of my 60-11 or Decade VI. I haven't played much else since I got it. It's my third Bass VI. I don't think there'll be a fourth.

 

[Mrfstop]

Cool duo ya have there

 

[lpcarter]

Finally took some pix of my 60-11 or Decade VI. I haven't played much else since I got it. It's my third Bass VI. I don't think there'll be a fourth.

Amazing duo!!

 

[Turn Em Loose]

Here's one for you. It's been my main player on/off for about 7 years. She's been rode hard and put up wet many a time. Just got it back from the Lakland shop, though, about 2 weeks ago with some great mods.

Started life as my 40th B-day present. A sweet looking Shoreline Gold Skyline Scheff. But I couldn't stand the lipstick pickups and the Bart pre. Soooooo....A few years of experimentation followed. I added the P pickup route early on and went-a-pickup swapping. EMG's, DiMarzios, Schaller's, Duncan Antiquity II's, Bart's. Probably more if I actually tried to remember.

Finally settled on some Hanson's. The J's are single coil Vintage J's and the bridge is 5% overwound. The P is a NeoPunch. These are my fav pickups by far. I had the shop install a Lakland/Hanson preamp and I slapped on some Lakie JO flats and good golly!, this bass sings!

Dan (can't remember his last name) at Lakland did all the work (and did a fantastic job) and recommended two blends. I can blend between the two J's, and then blend between the two J's and the P. If that makes sense? You can get an infinite array of tones with the pre and two blends and, as God as my witness, they allllll sound good!

The JO flats just thump and punch and growl. I tend to be a little sloppy and the flats are forgiving. Nothin' but tone!

Needless to say, I'm very happy with the result of years of messing around and might finally be done screwing with this bass.

I seem to be jonesin' for a light-ish hollowbody as of late. Can anybody give a quick opinion on the differences between the Bart pickups and the ChiSonics that come in the Skyline hollowbody basses?

 

[Holdsg]

Love it when we get a good mod story. Well done. I can't add anything to your question on HBs. I'll leave tht for others.

 

[Turn Em Loose]

Love it when we get a good mod story. Well done. I can't add anything to your question on HBs. I'll leave tht for others.

Thanks! I know it sounds silly to NOT like a Scheff's pickups and pre, but I didn't. The bass itself is a tremendous piece of wood. Very punchy, resonant tone. You can really feel the vibration of the strings in your gut as they resonate through the bass when it's being played.

I forgot to add that the total time, from door to door, for Lakland to do the work was under two weeks. Pretty impressive, IMO. And again, IMO, the cost was reasonable considering the quality of components and the quality of workmanship.

 

[endy_y_p]

Here's one for you. It's been my main player on/off for about 7 years. She's been rode hard and put up wet many a time. Just got it back from the Lakland shop, though, about 2 weeks ago with some great mods.

Started life as my 40th B-day present. A sweet looking Shoreline Gold Skyline Scheff. But I couldn't stand the lipstick pickups and the Bart pre. Soooooo....A few years of experimentation followed. I added the P pickup route early on and went-a-pickup swapping. EMG's, DiMarzios, Schaller's, Duncan Antiquity II's, Bart's. Probably more if I actually tried to remember.

Finally settled on some Hanson's. The J's are single coil Vintage J's and the bridge is 5% overwound. The P is a NeoPunch. These are my fav pickups by far. I had the shop install a Lakland/Hanson preamp and I slapped on some Lakie JO flats and good golly!, this bass sings!

Dan (can't remember his last name) at Lakland did all the work (and did a fantastic job) and recommended two blends. I can blend between the two J's, and then blend between the two J's and the P. If that makes sense? You can get an infinite array of tones with the pre and two blends and, as God as my witness, they allllll sound good!

The JO flats just thump and punch and growl. I tend to be a little sloppy and the flats are forgiving. Nothin' but tone!

Needless to say, I'm very happy with the result of years of messing around and might finally be done screwing with this bass.

I seem to be jonesin' for a light-ish hollowbody as of late. Can anybody give a quick opinion on the differences between the Bart pickups and the ChiSonics that come in the Skyline hollowbody basses?

Very nice, glad you finally settle with your experiment..he, beautiful bass too, tho I think you need to find some smaller knob.. IMHO

 

[Ale]

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