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Nice pics. That burst on the 5-94 is my favorite I've seen! I'm definitely going to get my hands on a Rob Allen someday!
Gorgeous...
As for the knobs....lakland should be able to replace those for you.
Email [email protected] and ask...
I have a Hanson /lakland vintage P5 in 2 of my basses....love the sound
May be what you are looking for....
Bushu-suru
You guys are too much!
Free Doude association time!
Fumpy-suru...I was "frumped over"
On a bass related subject....I was teaching a class this weekend which had several guitar and bass players...they were all impressed with my laptop wallpaper ( Markus' Photoshop of bubinga bro numerous deux) which allowed me to expound on both Lakland and Carl......
One of the guys has an old 60s Winston bass (Japanese) that he needs repaired....most likely Carl will be doing the repair....
This same guy has a very early (maybe the first) RIC factory fretless basses.....
One of the guys has an old 60s Winston bass (Japanese) that he needs repaired....most likely Carl will be doing the repair....
This same guy has a very early (maybe the first) RIC factory fretless basses.....
I have to confess that I've been spending a lot of time with a new-to-me bass from another manufacturer, primarily to get accustomed to it, but also because it's just such a good-sounding and playing bass (several compliments were made on my tone this morning at church)...Having said that, I picked up Old Joe tonight to go through a few songs and I was blown away all over again by the neck on this joker! I'm contemplating a refinish just because I don't like "relic" finishes, and I suspect I'll actually be holding on to this one for many years...I know, I'm surprised too
Played the new bass in public for the first time Sunday Morning. I've played music with these guys for a long time and most of them have seen the 21 other instruments I've owned before this one. In general the consensus was that this one was just on an entire other level from those I've owned in the past. It's so funny the things it comes down to that makes your instrument perfect for you. Most of the other brands are on same level or at least close in quality to this...it's just that the planets have aligned and every aspect of the bass is perfect for me! It's so supportive. The B is amazing!....Interesting considering I also own another 5 string 34" scale bass that at one time had a low B. This one is so much better. I defintely think the big humbuckers help...and just the physical weight of this bass. (It's nearly 2 pounds heavier. Everytime I pick it up I go "Oh my gosh, that feels heavy!" Then I strap it on and it balances wonderfully. I forgot what it's like to have a low B. How powerful it is. How much emotion it adds. REALLY fits with the drums and piano.
It's fun having all that pickup there. Your fingers just bounce off the pickup and back into position. I imagine this helping to build up speed, similar to a radiused pickup ramp, minus the radiusedness.
It's really versatile obviously with all those pickups going on, and I'm not gonna lie, it does look a little ostentatious, but whatevs. It's going to take a little time to become fluid with pickup changes on the fly, but it's so nice to have options. If one thing is lacking a bit, it's the volume when single coils are activated. Pretty big drop in volume and because the bass is passive, there isn't a whole lot of gain on reserve to boost it. I pretty much have found if I keep one humbucker in at all times my volume doesn't drop no matter what I have going. That'll be fine with me.
There's a little bit of the Sadowsky Modern/Wal sound in there when I use the middle and bridge humbuckers for sure. Just the middle one and a variation on a Stingray sound appears. That front bucker alone can get P bassey which is nice, but still retains that coily humucker sound a bit if that makes sense. Need to play with the single coils more. Certainly doesn't sound like a jazz bass, but I already have a Lakie with single coils for authentic jazz tones.
Overall....wonderful! Everyrhing I was expecting sonically, playability obviously, and between the buckers, different woods, and different pickups, and even string orientation (low B-G on this bass, E-High C on the other) you just couldn't have 2 Intruments that were more different from eachother!
To sum up: Sorry Doug, you're not getting this bass ;-) I just went out and bought a matching plot because I want to be burried with her!
It's fun having all that pickup there. Your fingers just bounce off the pickup and back into position. I imagine this helping to build up speed, similar to a radiused pickup ramp, minus the radiusedness.
It's really versatile obviously with all those pickups going on, and I'm not gonna lie, it does look a little ostentatious, but whatevs. It's going to take a little time to become fluid with pickup changes on the fly, but it's so nice to have options. If one thing is lacking a bit, it's the volume when single coils are activated. Pretty big drop in volume and because the bass is passive, there isn't a whole lot of gain on reserve to boost it. I pretty much have found if I keep one humbucker in at all times my volume doesn't drop no matter what I have going. That'll be fine with me.
There's a little bit of the Sadowsky Modern/Wal sound in there when I use the middle and bridge humbuckers for sure. Just the middle one and a variation on a Stingray sound appears. That front bucker alone can get P bassey which is nice, but still retains that coily humucker sound a bit if that makes sense. Need to play with the single coils more. Certainly doesn't sound like a jazz bass, but I already have a Lakie with single coils for authentic jazz tones.
Overall....wonderful! Everyrhing I was expecting sonically, playability obviously, and between the buckers, different woods, and different pickups, and even string orientation (low B-G on this bass, E-High C on the other) you just couldn't have 2 Intruments that were more different from eachother!
To sum up: Sorry Doug, you're not getting this bass ;-) I just went out and bought a matching plot because I want to be burried with her!
Yep, you're hooked As the owner of #19 I know it when I see it
Now you need to change your "Spector Club member #379" to Proud Carlo Owner or something of that nature
As the owner of #19 I know it when I see it Now you need to change your "Spector Club member #379" to Proud Carlo Owner or something of that nature
Well... looks like my patience paid off. I should have something pretty cool to show everyone in a few weeks.
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