Lakland Owners Group #69

[Joeykun]

Rockin’ the US 55-AJ at Turning Stone Casino - The Showroom in Verona, NY!

 

[Si-bob]

Just about ready to pull the trigger on a Sherwood Green Dual J to go with my Shoreline Gold 44-PJ.
Still having trouble deciding on a Classic vs a saving a bit more for a US Custom….literally just on the neck build process/spec. I want the neck to feel and perform the same as my 44-PJ (US Custom), but I’ve heard the fretting process of the Classics changes that feel a little.

Hmmm

Si

 

[Stranger Danger]

Really fast shipping

 

[basspraiser]

Really fast shipping

Love it when that happens!!
Congrats

 

[Stranger Danger]

Much more modern sounding obviously than the Fenders

A lot brighter than I expected

Plays really nice and perfect weight and balance

Will change the strings to Pure Blues and more than likely swap in the USA Bartolini pickups

Neck is definitely closer to the P than the J but a tad slimmer front to back

Fret work is immaculate

It’s not as responsive as the Jazz but that’s a $2500 USA made bass. It should be lively

I really like the balance

Sits at 45 degrees on a strap at 8.9 pounds

 

[Stranger Danger]

Confirmed that it’s the USA Bart preamp in the 44-OS. Not sure if that’s news to anyone or not

 

[Stranger Danger]

If anyone wants the stock strings, send me a pm.

 

[basspraiser]

The office for tonight

 

[Stranger Danger]

Loving this OS body style. Wonder if Lakland will offer it for the Classic and USA series

 

[jlo95]

Does anyone put the feed and wax on the back of their necks? I've been doing it and really liking the results, but wasn't sure if this was a thing-- though I'm sure I didn't come up with it myself. I must have read about it at some point.

I intend to apply feed n wax to the back of the neck. I just conditioned my desk and some other furniture at home with it to get an idea of how it works. I think it’ll be great on the Lakland

 

[overit]

Quick question - my rosewood board 44-02 Deluxe came with a roasted maple neck. DId Lakland ever make a maple board 44-02 with a roasted neck?

 

[overbybr]

41:34 … Lakland content with a bit of interesting history in there too

 

[Ric Vice]

Well gang, I've received my custom 55-94 and it's every bit as awesome as I hoped it would be!

I have a question for ya'll about Howard's Feed 'n Wax and their Orange Oil.

Do you know if the instruments come from the factory with any of these products applied?
How often should I apply them?
I generally clean my other instruments with Music Nomad products 1 or 2 times per year depending on play. But my Lakland is the first "unfinished" neck I've owned and want to ensure I take care of it properly.

Thanks for your insights.

John

I do a through cleaning of the neck once or twice per year and apply Young Living Orange Oil with a cotton swab. I use Zymol Fingerboard wax at the same time after the Orange Oil soaks in. I use Zymol Gloss Finish on the finished body.

 

[libekgz]

I know it has been moved few times but answers didn't fully satisfy me. I own Lakland 55-02 Koren made with Bartolini's. Previous owner has replaced factory 50K blend pot. I believe he used 250K or 500K. From Bartolini Pre charts I can see using 250K as attached. Could you share if 50K blend would affect the tone of bass significantly?

 

[Si-bob]

I know it has been moved few times but answers didn't fully satisfy me. I own Lakland 55-02 Koren made with Bartolini's. Previous owner has replaced factory 50K blend pot. I believe he used 250K or 500K. From Bartolini Pre charts I can see using 250K as attached. Could you share if 50K blend would affect the tone of bass significantly?

From what I can figure, for a passive bass, changing the blend pot from 250k to 50k would result in a darker tone due to the heavier load on the pickups, which causes a loss of high frequencies. The blending behavior may also feel less smooth or natural depending on the pot’s taper and how it interacts with the pickups.

For an active bass, where the preamp buffers the pickups, the change from 250k to 50k would have minimal tonal impact, as the preamp isolates the pickups from the pot’s load. The blend functionality would likely remain consistent, with little noticeable difference in performance.

Given that NTMBs can typically switch between both active and passive modes, I suppose your answer is dependent on which mode you use the most.

Si

 

[Jhalb]

Just purchased a 55-94 curly redwood yesterday. I will post pictures when I receive it.

 

[basspraiser]

Just purchased a 55-94 curly redwood yesterday. I will post pictures when I receive it.

Sounds awesome!

 

[overit]

Got the maple board 44-02 yday! Plays killer like the other two, just some messing with the bridge saddles and some Sunbeams and it’s to taste.

However, I thought it could use a sound tweak so I checked out the internal dip switches (never done that on the previous ones cause I already loved the sound) and went from the default 600hz down to 450hz and dug it. I decided to see what the others were at - the rosewood 44-02 was at 600hz and wouldn’t you know, the maple 55-02 was at 450hz. The ear likes what the ear likes.

 

[basspraiser]

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Got the maple board 44-02 yday! Plays killer like the other two, just some messing with the bridge saddles and some Sunbeams and it’s to taste.

However, I thought it could use a sound tweak so I checked out the internal dip switches (never done that on the previous ones cause I already loved the sound) and went from the default 600hz down to 450hz and dug it. I decided to see what the others were at - the rosewood 44-02 was at 600hz and wouldn’t you know, the maple 54-02 was at 450hz. The ear likes what the ear likes.

Love the artwork in the gallery!!!

 

[libekgz]

From what I can figure, for a passive bass, changing the blend pot from 250k to 50k would result in a darker tone due to the heavier load on the pickups, which causes a loss of high frequencies. The blending behavior may also feel less smooth or natural depending on the pot’s taper and how it interacts with the pickups.

For an active bass, where the preamp buffers the pickups, the change from 250k to 50k would have minimal tonal impact, as the preamp isolates the pickups from the pot’s load. The blend functionality would likely remain consistent, with little noticeable difference in performance.

Given that NTMBs can typically switch between both active and passive modes, I suppose your answer is dependent on which mode you use the most.

Si

I mostly use active mode. I am wondering why Lakland placed 50K blend there. Right now I have 250K Noble pot there placed by luthier for previous owner. I am simply thinking if that would make a big difference if I switch it to stock setup. Thanks for sharing your feedback @Si-bob !