Or did you mean black and maple Laklands
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keeping in topic and all 
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Lakland Owners Group #60
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But of course
keeping in topic and all 
The eagle has landed!!
A day late but at first glance looks like it made the trip ok.
Only opened it for a moment in the chilly garage to initially inspect. Did not want to keep it open in the warm house after being out in the cold on fedex trucks.
Will plug it in this afternoon and change strings.
Cannot wait to finally give my ears a load of 44-94 goodness.
Initially I cannot believe how light it is...
And how amazing the neck feels!!!
I have a funny feeling this will be my all time favorite!
Th BEM fretboard is beautiful as well.
And the burl is off the charts BEAUTIFUL!!
THANK YOU LAKLAND!!
Honestly, I have never cared much for the Buckeye Burl tops I have seen on any bass. This one blows me away! Just Beautiful! Congrats on one of the most stunning basses I have ever laid eyes on!
Could be interesting.
And a biatch to paint....might finish it before I croak? LOL
working on the HB painting now...maybe done in a week-ish?
Lost of fun.
Thanks Tin
I fell head over heels for it on the BC site.
Finally broke down and listed basses to sell and raise the cha ching to buy it before someone else nabbed it first.
This is for sure a lifer.
Hello Lakland list - I recently became a proud owner of 097, pictured below. This I think is from 1999, and it's the nicest jazz bass I've ever played. [It's the first US Lakland I've played, also]. It's in pretty great condition, the neck has the most amazing shape and feel. Beautiful rosewood, too. The Fralins sound awesome. I love the flexibility you get with the dual concentric knobs. I was playing a Sadowsky MV5 which I loved but having been a 4 string player for 20+ years I never fully bonded with it. Ultimately, I realized that I'm more at home on a 4 string.
I've had a few Lakland Skylines in the last 4 years - JO4 Korean and Indonesian, 5502, 44-64... Those are nice instruments but they made me want a Chicago-built bass. I'm so happy with this Joe Osborn. It's a real joy to play. I've got Sadowsky flats on it at the moment, but I'm searching for a good steel roundwound to use on it.
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I've had a few Lakland Skylines in the last 4 years - JO4 Korean and Indonesian, 5502, 44-64... Those are nice instruments but they made me want a Chicago-built bass. I'm so happy with this Joe Osborn. It's a real joy to play. I've got Sadowsky flats on it at the moment, but I'm searching for a good steel roundwound to use on it.
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Awesome! I hear ya about loving a "Chicago-built bass".
I could not agree more.
And also totally agree on " the neck has the most amazing shape and feel".
I am currently knee deep in a love affair ( shhhh, do not tell my wife, will ya? ) with the 44-94 that arrived yesterday.
I could not agree more.
And also totally agree on " the neck has the most amazing shape and feel".
I am currently knee deep in a love affair ( shhhh, do not tell my wife, will ya? ) with the 44-94 that arrived yesterday.
Sweet, congrats! Those first 100 JOs with Joe's name in script are special. I wish I got along with jazz basses, I surely would have kept mine. (Mine's serial number was in the 70s.)
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Thanks, will do. I didn't realize that it was one of the early ones when I first bought it. But I connected with it immediately and had to have it. Luckily I had a nice bass to sell so that I could buy this one. It's my only bass at present, but I'm saving up for a Glaub. Not sure whether to get the standard width or the Jazz width neck...
nice action pic danclaro, and we all love the christmas lights on the Aggie stack.
and for rounds, you may want to try the EB Cobalts, they sound great to my ears.
and for rounds, you may want to try the EB Cobalts, they sound great to my ears.
Christmas lights... that was the drummer's idea. It was a nice touch. I haven't tried the EB Cobalts... I'll take a look. Thanks for the tip. How are they in terms of tension?
Thanks to Jeremy on here, I scored this sweet Joe Osborn (55-60) five string. I didn't post pictures sooner since I've been busy playing it and loving it way too much to it put down. It was everything I thought it would be and more! It plays so smoothly and has the tone I've been looking for.
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Very nice! And that Aguilar rig ain't too shabby, either! I'll bet the Lakland + Aggy = tonal bliss.
Very nice indeed! Another Chicago-built convert, very cool. +1 on the Cobalts, they really breathe life into any bass and I've put them on several. I like the super slinkys for jazz type basses and the regular slinkys for anything else, Glaubs, etc. And very nice photo as well
They "like" any bass, I've had them a number of different basses, including non-Laklands and as I said they really open up the instrument - I even use them on a Gibson Custom LP. They add a level of brightness you can't find with nickels, closer to steels, but with a smoother feel closer to nickels - almost like a hybrid of the two taking the best qualities from each. They do have slightly more tension than nickels at first, but relax within a week or so without loosing any perceived brightness or zing. I've been using them since they came out and have also found that they last a very long time, a little more upfront in cost, but pay for themselves in fewer string changes. And they don't need any "breaking in" period - restring, tune and you're ready to go. Next day, slight tuning, if any and play on.
+1 to what Black Bart said about Cobalts. So far they're the roundwound of choice for me after trying quite a few.
They're higher tension at first but settle in after a while. Still after being broken in I would consider medium-high tension. I don't like the sound of new rounds but enjoy the period from when the zing wears off till when they die. So far they've stayed in that sweet spot since October with moderate play time on them.
They're higher tension at first but settle in after a while. Still after being broken in I would consider medium-high tension. I don't like the sound of new rounds but enjoy the period from when the zing wears off till when they die. So far they've stayed in that sweet spot since October with moderate play time on them.
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