Lakland Owners Group #60

[Turn Em Loose]

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

Thanks! And I agree about the knobs. Any suggestions are welcome!

 

[boristhespider9]

Me too!

 

[Black Bart]

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...

Could, but will not - don't feel like being haunted by the Duke for creating such an icon of aberration.

We have descended into depravity.

Depravity would be to have the Duke dressed as Snooki

Thanks! And I agree about the knobs. Any suggestions are welcome!

If they're split shaft, why not get a set of the black ones from Lakland, you could always try a smaller barrel knob as well.

Me too!

Me too what? You need some new knobs as well? Or just showing off that beauty of a burst

 

[boristhespider9]

Glaub love.

 

[Mrfstop]

Very cool

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?

 

[JEDI BASS]

Well, look like I'll finally become a Lakland owner again. I had to make sure I found the right one. LOL This baby is a 1996 model with the smaller bart pups....I was told the smaller ones spank more. I would always pick it up when visiting the shop and play more than the other basses. I'm a 34" scale guy, but gotta feeling this bass is gonna become my workhorse. Also, I'm a rosewood guy, but I always find myself enjoying the maple boards on Laklands better.

I'd love to have that bass! Did you get that from The Lowend?

 

[JEDI BASS]

@basspraiser....not sure where it originated from. It was at Low End.

Oops.... playing catch up here lol

 

[diglo]

Me and the "96" 5594 looking at the game. Lol

 

[Mrfstop]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Hope we all get wotsa new Wakwands in the new year ahead!

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[buffalobillh]

I'm planning on it. Happy New Year everyone!

 

[basspraiser]

@basspraiser....not sure where it originated from. It was at Low End.

thanks....was not sure as a local guy recently sold/traded a simialr one.

And I thank you for the correction! A lovely piece of work even if I didn't fully appreciate the subtleties.

no problemo....yup..a lovely combo of woods...

My Joe Osborn Lake placid Blue

Credited to be a Namm Show model

Bought at Station Music in Jettingen-Schepach-Germany (Thank you Lothar)

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VERY nice! congrats!

yup...saw pics of that one in the NAMM booth.

Do you players know when Lakland stop offering a 34" scale 5594....what serial number? I know it was the first year, 1996.

not sure on the serial numbers....email [email protected] (he might know)....I know Carl Pedigo made one (maybe more??) in the past few years....

My most recent set of twins. Fraternal, acquired separately. Also my first Lakies. They are nice players and easy on the eyes...IMHO of course! Both are 2007 Skylines.

sweet! congrats!

handsome pair of Bro's you got there...DJ and Duck...

Just so you guys don't think I'm crazy... found the pic of Geezer playing the Seafoam green JO4...

never thought you were crazy...DOES look a little "out of place"..

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.

congrats Chuck! I know you will like it either way....nice that you were able to swing an even trade.

I can see the LOG bass will be enhancing an alreaady nice stable!

 

[basspraiser]

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.

didn't you get my vmail??? I guess not... oh well.

glad you ahd a good time...

it's been confirmed - Hanson Vintage.

sweet...you will love it! (if you like Fralins that is)

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

wait and see....wait and see....

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...

uh...NOPE! don't even think about it...woudln't be prudent....

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

duh!!! I know....thanks....just had a brain fart at the time..or old age memory setting in...or....what was the other thing??? uhhh...I forget....looks great!

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.

very nice!!!

what type of playing do you find yourself using the Decade VI for?

 

[basspraiser]

wow!!! very nice....

so....what does the "overwinding" do?

also, is that a passive tone control stuck in there? if not, is it an independant volume?

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?

 

[basspraiser]

Sharing som Glaub love!
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very nice!!!

thanks for sharing da love!

 

[basspraiser]

A new Year and my (most recent) bass family:

L to R:
55-64 PJ (was Dan Lakin's pre- J and B&B neck) - 6th BG5 made
LOG bass
Skyline JO5 fretless (was supposed to be a temporary bass when it was fretted and I cannot seem to let go of it)
5JS001 (first production JO5 with CHisonics)

L to R:

Pedigo CB550 (Bubinga top and ebony board)
Pedigo CB550HH Fretless (Bubinga top and fretboard...ebony blocks and lines - dual Hanson humbuckers)
55-76 upgraded with LH3 and I changed out the neck for an ebony fretted board with matching headstock and black stained neck)
55-07 prototype refin'd with a quilted top and matching headstock

and...for those of you who have not seen the back of the neck on the Bubinga brothers:

fretted:

Fretless:

and for grins, my 2 non-lakies:

Rick Turner Ren 5 fretless
Micheal Kelly Dragonfly 5

 

[Texan]

Does anyone know if Lakland did anything special with the stock wiring on a Duck Dunn? The hum on mine is driving me crazy, here at home and at the last bar that I played. I reflowed all of the solders but the crackly hum persists and the wiring was slightly different that past p's that I have owned. It may be a bad ground here at home and at the bar, but I'm OCD about it none the less.

 

[R&B]

Does anyone know if Lakland did anything special with the stock wiring on a Duck Dunn? The hum on mine is driving me crazy, here at home and at the last bar that I played. I reflowed all of the solders but the crackly hum persists and the wiring was slightly different that past p's that I have owned. It may be a bad ground here at home and at the bar, but I'm OCD about it none the less.

Ditto some little crackles on a 2007 Skyline DJ4. Comes and goes. Had a similar thing on a Fender 2011 Jazz. May have to resort to the copper foil. In my spare time...

 

[Turn Em Loose]

wow!!! very nice....

so....what does the "overwinding" do?

also, is that a passive tone control stuck in there? if not, is it an independant volume?

I think the overwinding makes the pickup a little "hotter" and "throat-ier" with less highs and more mids. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

The extra knob is the second blend (J/J on one side and the P on the other).

 

[Turn Em Loose]

L to R:

Pedigo CB550 (Bubinga top and ebony board)
Pedigo CB550HH Fretless (Bubinga top and fretboard...ebony blocks and lines - dual Hanson humbuckers)

What are the "Pedigo" basses? Are they a Lakland model?

 

[Tat2dHeart]

didn't you get my vmail??? I guess not... oh well.

No. I didn't. Boo. Would have been great to see you. I was only up for a day. My dad is pretty sick and I had to cut the Chicago leg short. Southern Illinois is lasting an extra few days before I have to go back to work though.