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Lakland Owners Group #64

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JEDI BASS said:
1) I've always wanted a very early Lakland.
2) I love the way old nitro ages, cracks etc and always thought how sad that none of my Lakies would ever look like a worn out 60s Fender.
3) 11 is one of my lucky numbers
4) Old Barts are my favorite flavor of 44/55-94 pups.
5) Always wanted to know what a (legendary) McFarland Lakland neck felt like.

Well... meet my latest, the 11th Lakland built :View attachment 349800View attachment 349802

She will get a thorough testing with the band later today. Love the patina on the body!!
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Awesome! congrats and enjoy!


soxhats said:
Ran across this photo on the Raleigh News & Observer website from a July 5 gig. Nice shot of the 2004 Lakland Skyline hollowbody (first year of production) that I picked up on TB a couple of months ago and never will part with. (The bass is nicer-looking than the shorts, which we virtually never wear to gigs. :cool: )
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Nice. We had a heck of a hot day so most of the band members disregarded our unwritten "no shorts" rule for a beer garden job. I sweated through in long pants. Of course, as the sun went down in the evening, I cooled off, and the mosquitoes found the dudes in shorts [del]must[/del] much more appetizing! :D
 
#604
JEDI BASS said:
1) I've always wanted a very early Lakland.
2) I love the way old nitro ages, cracks etc and always thought how sad that none of my Lakies would ever look like a worn out 60s Fender.
3) 11 is one of my lucky numbers
4) Old Barts are my favorite flavor of 44/55-94 pups.
5) Always wanted to know what a (legendary) McFarland Lakland neck felt like.

Well... meet my latest, the 11th Lakland built :View attachment 349800View attachment 349802

She will get a thorough testing with the band later today. Love the patina on the body!!
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Supersweet score, JJ! Love the flamed neck.
 
#607
JEDI BASS said:
1) I've always wanted a very early Lakland.
2) I love the way old nitro ages, cracks etc and always thought how sad that none of my Lakies would ever look like a worn out 60s Fender.
3) 11 is one of my lucky numbers
4) Old Barts are my favorite flavor of 44/55-94 pups.
5) Always wanted to know what a (legendary) McFarland Lakland neck felt like.

Well... meet my latest, the 11th Lakland built :View attachment 349800View attachment 349802

She will get a thorough testing with the band later today. Love the patina on the body!!
Click to expand...

Very nice JJ!
 
#608
JEDI BASS said:
1) I've always wanted a very early Lakland.
2) I love the way old nitro ages, cracks etc and always thought how sad that none of my Lakies would ever look like a worn out 60s Fender.
3) 11 is one of my lucky numbers
4) Old Barts are my favorite flavor of 44/55-94 pups.
5) Always wanted to know what a (legendary) McFarland Lakland neck felt like.

Well... meet my latest, the 11th Lakland built :View attachment 349800View attachment 349802

She will get a thorough testing with the band later today. Love the patina on the body!!
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Congrats man! Looks like a winner!
 
#612
Wow JJ! That's beautiful! Nice to see you won't be hurting so bad with your Coral P bass gone. Can't wait to get that body and go to Lakland and grab a neck from them. Now the big question. Rosewood or maple fretboard. Esthetically I prefer the look of Rosewood, but I kind of want a grindy, puchy p bass sound, so maybe maple is the way to go with that alder body. How aggressive are Neo punch P pickups? I've only played a Lakland P with fralins.
 
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morebassbaby said:
Wow JJ! That's beautiful! Nice to see you won't be hurting so bad with your Coral P bass gone. Can't wait to get that body and go to Lakland and grab a neck from them. Now the big question. Rosewood or maple fretboard. Esthetically I prefer the look of Rosewood, but I kind of want a grindy, puchy p bass sound, so maybe maple is the way to go with that alder body. How aggressive are Neo punch P pickups? I've only played a Lakland P with fralins.
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As Gary said, the neopunch is definitely aggressive.

Personally, I think maple vs. rosewood makes little to no difference tonally--particularly compared to pickup and string choice--so I'd just got with what looks best to you and proceed from there.:)
 
#617
GregC said:
As Gary said, the neopunch is definitely aggressive.

Personally, I think maple vs. rosewood makes little to no difference tonally--particularly compared to pickup and string choice--so I'd just got with what looks best to you and proceed from there.:)
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I must sorta agree, strings and pickups have a bigger impact. But if you're like me and use your favorite strings on a bunch of basses, you may hear the difference. I prefer maple. And let's be honest, Birdseye maple is the sexiest wood... we all know this ;-).
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GregC said:
As Gary said, the neopunch is definitely aggressive.

Personally, I think maple vs. rosewood makes little to no difference tonally--particularly compared to pickup and string choice--so I'd just got with what looks best to you and proceed from there.:)
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Yeah, I'm not sure. I absolutely agree about strings and pickups being the bigger factor. I had a Mike Lull P with two of his thunderbird pickups and for me, possibly between those big sounding pickups and the warmer alder and rosewood woods, it was just way too muddy for me live. Maple fretboard with this nice alder body might be the ticket. A little warm and more open. Oh, decisions decisions.
 
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