Lakland Owners Group #60

[boristhespider9]

I'm finally in! US BG with a 1.5" nut!

Awesome! I've got one in Sunburst with the JO neck. What strings are you using? I need to change the stock stings -- not a fan. Thinking about Lo-Riders or maybe half-rounds.

 

[MarkusBass]

The Starting Line UP!
Lakland JO5 (60's Jazz 5)
Lakland 5564 (60's Precision 5)
MTD Saratoga 5 (Modern Jazz 5)
Lakland 5501 (Classic Bass 5) LH3 and Bart CB's
Fender 50's Classic Precision Bass with 62 Reissue Pickups
Fender Standard Precision Bass with 1957 Reissue Pickups

Nice dude!!

Just got this beauty off of TB a couple weeks ago. It's gotten SO much attention at the 4 shows I've played with it. At the last show I played a woman told me she wanted to have sex with my bass, and another woman said that it's the "absolute perfect bass". I kinda agree with her ....well, the latter one that is. I love my new bass but I'm not doing anything PG-13+ to it. The best thing (other than the fact that Chi-Sonics are by far the best pickups I've ever used) is the neck. J-width with a bit more junk in the trunk (if ya dig. Jazzes always felt to thin as in from the fretboard to the back of the neck, not as in the nut width. Jazz nut width is perfect). It's super smooth, the frets are the best I've played on (and I own a MIA EBMM), the binding and blocks are beautiful, the wood looks great. It's perfectly balanced. Mmmmmmmm.

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I've thought about adding a third pickup to me Decade...very cool dude!

I picked up a Nikon D5100 with the 18-55 VR lens and 55-200 lens with bag, filters, and everything else for $800 on ebay through Cameta camera. I love it.

Great axes man!

I'm finally in! US BG with a 1.5" nut!

Loves me some Lakland BG!

 

[Bottoms_Up!]

What strings are you using?

Ernie Hybrid Slinkies. I want to throw some flats on there tho.

 

[Supertanker]

Nice dude!!

Thanks!

I'm still a couple short.
I need a good six string and another Fender '50 Classic that I'm going to "black out" ala Kinetic Shadow...

 

[buffalobillh]

I don't like that the Skylines use the MK-1 preamp for the AJ. I've never liked those. I wish they'd use the US electronics.

I like the MKI, but I wouldn't have put it in a J type bass for a J type sound. I'll stand corrected on its appropriateness in that application, but it wouldn't be my first choice.

I see that the US models offer fretless necks, but not Skyline. That may narrow my decision down for me. I really like my 55-02, so that's a no-brainer. A fretless JO5 is certainly a possibility, but waiting on February availability (or so I was last told).

All of it is pure research until my basses and gear finish selling and I can stop window shopping and make something happen. But it's great to talk about and investigate!

 

[Eublet]

Any of you loggers know why Lakland is backed up on Skylines, particularly 55-02's? It seems everyone is sold out of them everywhere, and that it's going to be February or March before they start going out.

 

[hibachiduck]

I've thought about adding a third pickup to me Decade...very cool dude!

It's totally worth it! I lucked out and it already had the third pickup added when I bought it (two owners ago it was sent to Lakland to have it professionally installed. Very cool). I seriously wish Lakland would offer a version of the Decade with 3 pickups, because it really takes an already great bass to the next level. Tweaking around a bit I can get it to sound almost like a P, I can get some really growly J-like sounds from the bridge, the neck can pull off some Gibson-esque tones. I honestly don't even have to switch basses in my set anymore, except for the one song that I play fretless on (my defretted MIM Jazz with Ken Smith Slicks comes to the rescue on that song )

 

[Mrfstop]

yeah that bass is a lot of bang for the buck.
I was watching it and watching it trying to talk myself out of buying another bass.
Recently sold the US Decade I had with single coil chi's...
Often kick myself in the rear for it...But know Lee is taking very good care of it for me...hahaha!! Right Lee?

Yeah I remember seeing it for sale early last year and being mad that I didn't get it, and then while searching for basses with Chi's in it a few weeks ago I came across that same bass and it was still for sale! It was pretty much a no-brainer. I've always wanted a bass with Chi's, I've always wanted a Lakland, and I've always wanted a bass that isn't yet-another-double-cutaway-Fender-lookalike.

Having that middle pickup is really nice. The amount of options I have at my disposal is just crazy. My two go-to tones on the bass is middle dimed for pick and bridge+neck (with the neck volume turned slightly off to open up the tone a bit, and the bridge dimed. Diming both, kinda like in a J bass, takes out the bite). It has so much warmth, sometimes it feels like my Streamliner 900 has a tube power section!

 

[Mrfstop]

Hey man, Congrats on the Lakland score.
Used to seeing you posting killer Rays over on the Ray club
Welcome to the Lakland madness.

I'm finally in! US BG with a 1.5" nut!

 

[Mrfstop]

Awesome! I've got one in Sunburst with the JO neck. What strings are you using? I need to change the stock stings -- not a fan. Thinking about Lo-Riders or maybe half-rounds.

I have DR nickle low riders on a few of my Laklands and other basses, great strings for sure. Very pleased

 

[boristhespider9]

I have Stainless Steel Lo-Riders (Medium) on my USA Joe Osborn (and my Stingray Slo Special and Sterling). Best strings I've ever used. I love the way they feel and sound and I simply cannot seem to break one no matter how hard I try. They really set-up nice for some reason too. I think I'll put a set on my USA Glaub. I really don't like the feel of Lakland's stock strings.

 

[Basstardus]

I have Stainless Steel Lo-Riders (Medium) on my USA Joe Osborn (and my Stingray Slo Special and Sterling). Best strings I've ever used. I love the way they feel and sound and I simply cannot seem to break one no matter how hard I try. They really set-up nice for some reason too. I think I'll put a set on my USA Glaub. I really don't like the feel of Lakland's stock strings.

I really loved the lakland stock strings...
now i have on both of mine laklands ernie ball coated 45-65-85-105

 

[Texan]

Lakland strings are rebranded D'Addarios, right? If not, they use the same color scheme on the balls.

 

[macribas]

Lakland strings are rebranded D'Addarios, right? If not, they use the same color scheme on the balls.

No. Lakland strings are made by GHS.
The strings that are coming with Lakland Skyline basses are D'Addario.
This is another example of how this long thread is confusing. The opening post in thread #60 was Greg saying exactly what I just said.

 

[boristhespider9]

I actually thought they were GHS. Either way, the feel just doesn't do it for me. The Lo-Riders do though.

 

[Texan]

No. Lakland strings are made by GHS.
The strings that are coming with Lakland Skyline basses are D'Addario.
This is another example of how this long thread is confusing. The opening post in thread #60 was Greg saying exactly what I just said.

Thanks Marcel, I did not see the reply. I'll be sure to ask the same question again within a week.

 

[Black Bart]

This just in, another black bass for Black Bart... soon to get the "treatment."

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[Texan]

You have to admit that you have a problem before you can get help...

 

[Black Bart]

You have to admit that you have a problem before you can get help...

No problem, there is a plan and one more to go... but thank you for your concern.

 

[macribas]

Thanks Marcel, I did not see the reply. I'll be sure to ask the same question again within a week.

Hey man, not your fault, the long multiple threads make it impossible to get the info we want when we need it. That's why in the new LOG site we are cooking an FAQ section for things like these.