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Lakland Owners Group #61

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Zootsuitbass said:
Anybody remember this one?

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I remember that bass well. Didn't it belong to TBer tomixx? I remember when it was for sale and trying to come up with the scratch. I think the color was candy apple orange juice. It's a beauty.
 
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NickyBass said:
Does anyone know any dealers who have the US BG5's in stock? Besides bass central, there doesn't seem to be anyone carrying them.
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Not that I've seen. And I've only seen a few at the factory over time-I guess orders for them are rare. Which is too bad, because they're really great.
 
#424
saltymonkey said:
I remember that bass well. Didn't it belong to TBer tomixx? I remember when it was for sale and trying to come up with the scratch. I think the color was candy apple orange juice. It's a beauty.
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For any Lakland, Sadowsky or EBMM bass, it's a good bet that tommixx briefly owned it at one time.;)
 
#425
nikolozj said:
How different is Lakland J necks from Fender J necks?
Is there big difference?
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In my experience, the Lakland necks played much faster. I have had both skyline and USA made. Fender necks seem a bit rounder to me. Not as well form fitting to the hand. I think the basball bat analogy was pretty good. Fender makes some great basses for sure. I especially love thier 70's style jazz necks that get really skinny towards the head stock. But if forced to choose, I think the feel of Laklands neck just sits in your hand better. Much more natural.
 
#426
Yup that's the Tommix bass that he sold 08-09.I'm working a trade for it. A recent shoulder injury has me needing a light bass... this one is 7.8 lbs,Alder. It still has the aeros.


saltymonkey said:
I remember that bass well. Didn't it belong to TBer tomixx? I remember when it was for sale and trying to come up with the scratch. I think the color was candy apple orange juice. It's a beauty.
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#429
New Lakland owner here. I bought a 44-02 right around New Years.
After two months I must say I couldn't be more thrilled to have made this purchase.
Got my first bass in 1965 and have owned dozens of them over the years.
This Lakland is Frickin' phenomenal.
By far the sweetest bass I have ever played.
 
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Itzayana said:
New Lakland owner here. I bought a 44-02 right around New Years.
After two months I must say I couldn't be more thrilled to have made this purchase.
Got my first bass in 1965 and have owned dozens of them over the years.
This Lakland is Frickin' phenomenal.
By far the sweetest bass I have ever played.
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Welcome! Wait until you get your hands on a USA Lakland!
 
#433
well...in actuality, teh extra inch is NOT an extra inch (really)....it is less. part of the difference is made up by moving the bridge "down" a bit.

I find it very comfortable...and do not have an issue changing between 34" Lakies and 35" Lakies ...my "trouble" is dealing with the narrower necks....

ShoeManiac said:
A general question for the LOG folks: how are you coping with the 35" scale length?

For a while now I've been looking for a 5 string Jazz bass to bring into the fold. And one of the models I've had my eye on was a Joe Osborn Skyline 5 string. Today I finally got around to giving one a test drive. It was an NOS 55-60 from the time when the Skyline's were still made in Korea. The pickups were the Lindy Fralin's, and this particular bass was 3TSB with a rosewood board. With the exception of the finish, this is a bass I could have totally seen myself playing.

Then I got around to playing the bass. And I was really surprised that I took notice of how the 35" scale length made my left hand technique feel "OFF". Mind you, I had some experience with a 35" scale length 6 string bass (a Modulus), but I traded that bass years ago, and I've been playing 34" scale length instruments as my main basses since about 1999. Has anyone else felt that the scale length has been a source of potential disorientation?
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Bravo G..well said!

Holdsg said:
sorry for a kinda PITA response here.

1) very
2) yes, for me.

First, if you compare import (Skyline) necks to import (Squire) necks, there really is no comparison. Skyline necks are as good as MIA Fender necks (IMO). Squire necks are so inconsistent its not even a fair comparison.

So to compare MIA Fender and MIA Lakland necks, to me, its the:

difference between a baseball bat and something that feels like it was made for your hand to caress.

difference between assembly line vs. custom shop

difference between an acquaintance and an intimate friend

you get the picture?

Get one, play one, and you'll notice a difference (I did).

Otherwise, go thru 60+ threads looking for love for the Lakland necks on here, and about 100 threads on the LOG.
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#438
cool...glad it is growing on you!!!

My LOG bass is a "go too" as well.....

chuck3 said:
I've posted this pic before so excuse the repetition, but I'm just checking in to report that this LOG P 5 has become my main player. What a versatile bass. Wherever you play on that neck it sounds good. And I like the string spacing.

The guy I traded with to get this bass (a TBer) had it strung with rounds. I've left them on. Although I have flats on my other Ps, I'm finding that rounds sound very good on this bass along with the P configuration pickups.

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