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Lakland Owners Group #62

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H'okay....so, this is my issue. I have a skyline Hollowbody with TI flats. I like the action a little on the high side as I tend to dig in more and I don't want there to be an over-abundance of string buzz. I just raised the saddles, but there is a late order mode shape that causes the A string to buzz at the fifth fret. What I mean by late order is the buzz manifests about 1.5s after I pluck the string. Should my next move be a truss rod adjustment? If so, which direction do I turn the rod to raise the strings up, clockwise?

Btw, band shot from last night
 
#824
Supertanker said:
I'm having a couple of basses painted.

My 5501 and my JO5.
My 5501 I've already decided the color.
My JO5 is undecided.

Here's what it looks like today:

I'm thinking about Fender Shell Pink or Ritter White
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Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks!
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Check out Marty Bell, he does some awesome sparkle finishes and other radical styles as well as traditional looks.
 
#825
overbybr said:
H'okay....so, this is my issue. I have a skyline Hollowbody with TI flats. I like the action a little on the high side as I tend to dig in more and I don't want there to be an over-abundance of string buzz. I just raised the saddles, but there is a late order mode shape that causes the A string to buzz at the fifth fret. What I mean by late order is the buzz manifests about 1.5s after I pluck the string. Should my next move be a truss rod adjustment? If so, which direction do I turn the rod to raise the strings up, clockwise?

Btw, band shot from last night
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Follow Carl Pedigo's setup walk-thru.... someone posted a link recently or you can YouTube search it.

Bridge saddles (once set for a particular set of strings: exposed core vs full diameter) aren't raised or lowered very often. I tweak the truss as humidity and temp fluctuations affect the neck.

To raise the action by giving more neck relief, turn the truss counter clockwise in small increments (1/8 to 1/4 turn) and give it a minute or two and test and repeat if needed. You shouldn't need much.
 
#826
Nice! I like the iMovie title block error at the end of part one. Speaking of part one, I noticed the 44-01 he was using had a truss adjustment from the heel of the neck. HB's are at the headstock. I assume the same directions apply, or are they reversed?
 
#831
Lots of people want more than 2k for a standard Glaub which I find shocking. $1700-1900 seems to be the average range. Over 2k should get you a 44-64 Custom or something like that. I found my old white one but he doesn't seem to want to get rid of it yet.
 
#836
My DS'd sea foam Glaub with matching headstock will (God willing) be with me forever. 5 seconds in my hands and I knew that it was a special beast, and it's hard to determine value on those. Best just to try to never let those go, ya know.
 
#838
Just waved goodbye to one of the best basses I've ever played. I'll miss it, and you guys :)
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#840
Well, not because I didn't like the Lakie. It turned out it was me :) The sound and feel I was (and am) looking for was kind of there in the 55-60, but not quite yet. The neck wasn't made for me and I found out on a few recordings that my way of playing didn't suit the bass that well. I need more of an addition to my '66 Fender and I didn't find that in the Lakland, and I did find it in another bass :)
 
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