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Lakland Owners Group #69

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Just received this USA Hollowbody from a fellow TB'er. It's quite a step up from the Casady I've enjoyed for 13 years. A different league of instrument. Can't wait for band practice on Wednesday.

I think I'll call this pair Beauty and The Beast.

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I love the tone of the Casady's low-impedance pickup: close to a P, but still its own thing. Don't like the ergonomics; you have to wear a wristband to keep the side binding from creasing your forearm, and even after putting on ultra-light tuners there's still neck dive.

The Lakland -- foremost, it's a different level of build quality. It's a fine instrument, not a production-line commodity.

Beyond that, you've got two Darkstars. I really appreciate that the bridge pickup has some space away from the bridge. It's roughly in a Music Man spot, so not too quacky or trebly. And the other pickup, slammed against the neck, isn't boomy or muddy. Together they sing. I'd describe the sound of the Darkstars in general as wide. They just sound wide.

It's a full-hollow with no center block like the Casady. It will feed back much more readily if I'm standing right in front of the 8x10 at healthy volume. Will report more on that after group practice this week.

The body of the bass is enormous. I am a 5'11", 145-lb stick, and it looks kinda funny hanging around my torso. But there's no neck dive, that's for sure.

Most of all, it may be only Lakland Hollowbody in the world with a 1.5" nut. I have a strong preference for the Jazz width, and I'm not aware of any 34-scale production hollow that offers one. So this particular axe checks all the boxes for my dream hollow.
 
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cymbop said:
It's a full-hollow with no center block like the Casady.
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IMHO this is what truly, completely sets it apart. There are several semi-hollows out there, but IME they don't sound significantly different from solid bodied basses. I have (and love) a G & L ASAT ; it sounds just like my L2500, since both have the same pups in the same locations and the same electronics. I realize many will disagree, but I don't believe any one could reliably tell the difference if listening with only his/her ears. A true hollowbody, on the other hand, is a completely different beast.
 
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cymbop said:
Just received this USA Hollowbody from a fellow TB'er. It's quite a step up from the Casady I've enjoyed for 13 years. A different league of instrument. Can't wait for band practice on Wednesday.

I think I'll call this pair Beauty and The Beast.

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Oh my!

That 4464 is gorgeous.... Normally I don't like relics.... But that is tastefully done.... And I love the color
 
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Kelloggsy said:
difference between the Blend knob vs Coil Selector Switch? Sorry i'm an amateur...
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Blend is blending between the neck j pickup and the bridge mm pickup

Coil selector is picking the configuration of the bridge mm pickup neck or front coil/both/bridge or rear coil
 
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cymbop said:
I love the tone of the Casady's low-impedance pickup: close to a P, but still its own thing. Don't like the ergonomics; you have to wear a wristband to keep the side binding from creasing your forearm, and even after putting on ultra-light tuners there's still neck dive.

The Lakland -- foremost, it's a different level of build quality. It's a fine instrument, not a production-line commodity.

Beyond that, you've got two Darkstars. I really appreciate that the bridge pickup has some space away from the bridge. It's roughly in a Music Man spot, so not too quacky or trebly. And the other pickup, slammed against the neck, isn't boomy or muddy. Together they sing. I'd describe the sound of the Darkstars in general as wide. They just sound wide.

It's a full-hollow with no center block like the Casady. It will feed back much more readily if I'm standing right in front of the 8x10 at healthy volume. Will report more on that after group practice this week.

The body of the bass is enormous. I am a 5'11", 145-lb stick, and it looks kinda funny hanging around my torso. But there's no neck dive, that's for sure.

Most of all, it may be only Lakland Hollowbody in the world with a 1.5" nut. I have a strong preference for the Jazz width, and I'm not aware of any 34-scale production hollow that offers one. So this particular axe checks all the boxes for my dream hollow.
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That neck pickup has the poles right under the 24th fret harmonic which is a sweet spot that very few basses utilize... some Ric models and the beatle bass for instance. And, no one can argue the amazing tones those basses have left on so many historic albums.

Great score on getting the Lakland hollowbody! Don't fret the feedback issue, just deal with it... it's worth it. :-)
 
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