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Lakland Owners Group #69

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You guys ready for a dumb question? I am a pretty simple person and have only dealt with single or dual single pickup basses. When it comes to the 4-94/4402 setup you can split the humbucker. When combining with the neck pickup which coil of the bridge humbucker is hum cancelling? Assuming that the bridge pickup is wound to be hum cancelling when both coils are active, the coils much be wound in reverse of each other and thus only one of them would hum cancel with the neck pickup.
 
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Johnny Alien said:
You guys ready for a dumb question? I am a pretty simple person and have only dealt with single or dual single pickup basses. When it comes to the 4-94/4402 setup you can split the humbucker. When combining with the neck pickup which coil of the bridge humbucker is hum cancelling? Assuming that the bridge pickup is wound to be hum cancelling when both coils are active, the coils much be wound in reverse of each other and thus only one of them would hum cancel with the neck pickup.
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The LH3 pickups are fully hum cancelling in all positions as the single jazz is a stacked dual coil and the humbucker is a splittable quad coil.
 
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projectapollo said:
I know it's been asked many times and I've done my search work..... but.... what are the current steel string recommendations for the Lakland 55-94?

I guess I prefer string through, but that is not essential. Tapered B through the bridge maybe? My new 55-94 came with presumably Lakland strings with red silk but I can't find those anywhere. Is there an equivalent out there? Or other strings that fit well and sound good. A bass mentor suggested D Addario Pro Steel XL and DR Lo Rider Hex Core.
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projectapollo said:
Thanks for all the quick and useful advice!
I've decided to try the D'Addario NYXLs super-long on the 55-94. I really like the NYXLs on my 4-strings. I'll give it a go.
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I will always recommend DR Long Necks for thru stringing on a Lakland. Carl Pedigo told me "it's like they were made for them."

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FYI, you can get a single taper core NYXL (in long or super long scale), but they taper isn't long enough to reach the saddle on thru body stringing.
 
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Jamvan said:
The LH3 pickups are fully hum cancelling in all positions as the single jazz is a stacked dual coil and the humbucker is a splittable quad coil.
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Unless things have changed, the LH jazz pickup is a split coil, like the Bartolini stuff used to be. But the LH ones (at least ime) has a split under the A string on a 5 string bass, so there was a noticeable drop in volume, unless you were using a compressor.

A pic of the Barts with magnetic paper for reference

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MattLplaysBass said:
Unless things have changed, the LH jazz pickup is a split coil, like the Bartolini stuff used to be. But the LH ones (at least ime) has a split under the A string on a 5 string bass, so there was a noticeable drop in volume, unless you were using a compressor.

A pic of the Barts with magnetic paper for reference

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I need some of that paper!
 
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MattLplaysBass said:
Unless things have changed, the LH jazz pickup is a split coil, like the Bartolini stuff used to be. But the LH ones (at least ime) has a split under the A string on a 5 string bass, so there was a noticeable drop in volume, unless you were using a compressor.

A pic of the Barts with magnetic paper for reference

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You're right. And I know that so don't quite know what I was thinking.
 
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IMO if you are going to seek out a Korean one specifically then look for an 02-03 model. These are easy to identify even without a serial number because they only say "crafted in Korea" on the back with nothing about Chicago. I personally feel those are the best the Skylines have ever been. An 04/05 model is a good find too and still top notch. If its over that and Korean it might still be great but its not a guarantee. I think things were slipping there a bit as the USA techs were doing all of the work on them and they were selling higher numbers. Again this is my opinion but without playing it I would take an Indo Skyline of any year at all before a later Korean one.
 
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Johnny Alien said:
IMO if you are going to seek out a Korean one specifically then look for an 02-03 model. These are easy to identify even without a serial number because they only say "crafted in Korea" on the back with nothing about Chicago. I personally feel those are the best the Skylines have ever been. An 04/05 model is a good find too and still top notch. If its over that and Korean it might still be great but its not a guarantee. I think things were slipping there a bit as the USA techs were doing all of the work on them and they were selling higher numbers. Again this is my opinion but without playing it I would take an Indo Skyline of any year at all before a later Korean one.
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Thanks for the info!
 
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projectapollo said:
Anyone on here ever own the Lakland USA P5, model 55-64? They seem quite rare, very little on-line information or users, which seems surprising. Also looking at the 35" Lull P5.
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I've been on the hunt too, in the past 2 years I've only seen a couple here on Talkbass in the classifieds, and one in the Sweetwater used store. They are rare. They used to make Skyline versions, which is what I usually see pop up when they do. I think there are 2 options for a 55-64, the Sweetwater one, which is a robins egg blue relic'd (not my cup of tea) or getting a new one.

I do wish they brought back the Skyline 55-64.
 
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