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Lakland Owners Group #68
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mark beem
Wait, how does this song start again??
Question for the group, do any other players of the 55-60s find them to be inherently "dark"?
Mark:
Mine is not "dark"....neither was the Dual J I had (both with Hanson standard J pickups).
can you elaborate?
GREAT looking Bass BTW...
mark beem
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hmm....maybe your tone control is not working properly?
I get sparkle out of my Hanson pickups....the vintage pickups a bit "less" but still there...
weird for sure....I would contact [email protected] to see what he thinks...
mark beem
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I'll pop the control plate and see what's up. Maybe it's something obvious. Just wanted to check and see if that was "just the way" these basses were.
Thanks, I think it's a looker too! Want to get a red tort pick guard for it.
agreed:
sorry for the bad pics:
Here is "woody"....supposed to be a "temporary bass" until I got my JO5CS....but I fell in love...it plays so well...especially as a fretless!
fretless neck:
as originally purchased (used):
mark beem
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Yup! That's what I want!! Where can I get one?agreed:
sorry for the bad pics:
Here is "woody"....supposed to be a "temporary bass" until I got my JO5CS....but I fell in love...it plays so well...especially as a fretless!
fretless neck:
as originally purchased (used):
mark beem
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Sweet! Thanks.. Still wanting a black one for my 55-64..
I really dig this look:
same contacts...
you, sir, have an excellent pair of basses....(and I know from your other posts some of the "high end" basses you have and have had)....
mark beem
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Thank you, sir! Yeah that 55-64 kills! Best "P" bass I've ever owned / played.same contacts...
you, sir, have an excellent pair of basses....(and I know from your other posts some of the "high end" basses you have and have had)....
Question for the group, do any other players of the 55-60s find them to be inherently "dark"?
I kind of felt the same way about my US 44-60. The Hanson pickups sounded heavy and thick in the low-mids, without a whole lot of shine. I'm swapping them out for a set of Aero pickups and .022 tone caps to see if that creates a clearer, more balanced tone. Ash/Maple FWIW. I like woody, open, airy, aggressive in my J. But different people like different things. They weren't bad, just not my cup'o'tea. It still plays and feels so beautiful
A set of Delano's from the JC AL series might fit the bill. They have both single coil (AL) and humbucking (AL/M2). They are pretty much exactly what you just described you like.
Sweet! Thanks.. Still wanting a black one for my 55-64..
I really dig this look:
Ya I dig the black. Changes the look completely!
I kind of felt the same way about my US 44-60. The Hanson pickups sounded heavy and thick in the low-mids, without a whole lot of shine. I'm swapping them out for a set of Aero pickups and .022 tone caps to see if that creates a clearer, more balanced tone. Ash/Maple FWIW. I like woody, open, airy, aggressive in my J. But different people like different things. They weren't bad, just not my cup'o'tea. It still plays and feels so beautiful
I find myself cutting high mids in general. Probably one of the reasons why I like the Hanson SC pups
It's the rosewood board. I'll go hide now... but seriously, it's something I've heard with my own ears for years now.
So.... swap necks from your P to your J and see if I'm right.
mark beem
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I've played basses with rosewood boards and while they are "darker" than maple, this is beyond that.
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