I have been thinking of having the seller pay for the repair. If I decided to go that route how would I know that something else could be bad?
Shaun
Shaun
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The electronics are definitely the weak point on these basses...still unusual to have a problem of this degree though. I am with Texan in the thought that it is probably a loose connection or a bad pot. These are minor repairs really and shouldn't be too costly. Obviously it will take some time to troubleshoot to determine if anything else may be wrong.
Is anyone here close to OddBall that could suggest a repair guys or take a look at it themselves.
@ODDBALL if you can take a good pic of the connections on the blend pot and post it we might be able to help. When you are doing that, wiggle the connection on that pot for the blend and see what happens.
@ODDBALL if you can take a good pic of the connections on the blend pot and post it we might be able to help. When you are doing that, wiggle the connection on that pot for the blend and see what happens.
Man, I feel for you Shaun. It's a big disappointment when something like this happens… I know you put a lot of time and effort into researching this purchase.
I also know that if you can make it past this little bump in the road you're going to be happy ultimately with the bass.
When I first got my 55-01 The good folks here suggested that replacing the blend and volume pots would be a very rewarding upgrade. I ended up just replacing the preamp and all the pots. I would've been happy with the original preamp if I had replaced the scratchy cheap volume and blend but I had the coin to splurge so naturally I had to succumb to GAS.
How much is a new Bart NTMB pre amp for this bass?? Does anyone have one used?
Thank you so much for all the help. I'll be him soon to look at the pre amp.
Thanks
Shaun
Thank you so much for all the help. I'll be him soon to look at the pre amp.
Thanks
Shaun
They are $180 prewired and the best upgrade for this bass. The pickups are great, the pre is the weak link.
Yes, he mentioned that the single coils are not hum cancelling, and do risk hum if soloed.
I never noticed it before, but I started trying to play more walking/jazz stuff and now it irritates me
Yes, he mentioned that the single coils are not hum cancelling, and do risk hum if soloed.
I never noticed it before, but I started trying to play more walking/jazz stuff and now it irritates me
I've had a few basses with single coil and a pre....I don't remember ever having a hum with a preamp unless there was a ground issue. I really don't think you will have an issue.
Hell, my DJ5 and MIA Fender Jazz are passive and have no hum. I shielded the DJ and have not done the Fender yet, but they are dead quiet.
So I ordered a 55-94 just over a year ago in Oly white with matching headstock, rosewood fretboard, pearl blocks and it is simply ridiculous. Received in January of 2016 and loved it from the first moment.
Fast forward a few days and I naturally ding the forearm area. Okay, no biggie, that will wear in eventually. Put a touch of oly white touch up on it, which naturally doesn't match, but it's hidden. Fast forward a few months and something got loose in my Gator semi-hard case and there is a long gouge in the paint down to the wood on the back by the bolts and on the bottom edge. No idea what caused it, but they were all the same, so totally my fault, and no idea how they got there.
So eventually this starts to bug me, I bought probably 7 shades of off-white paint pens to try and fill it in, but that doesn't work because they don't match. Finally email Leo who responds instantly and says "that's awful to hear; send it in and we'll repaint it" and I get a prepaid Fedex label from Brian a few minutes later. Send it in to these guys and literally 31 days later, it is back in my hands and looks as good as new with a full repaint, buffed up neck and new strings.
And here's the kicker; no invoice. I send a note back to Leo saying I received the bass, but don't know what I owe him. He responds with "there's no invoice because you don't owe us anything. We appreciate our customers and want them to have the best looking and best playing basses they can have."
Holy crap. What service! This on top of giving me a discount on the original purchase because they got busy in production and I got my bass in 7mo instead of 6.
Currently trying to figure out how to send the shop a nice gift (e.g. beer of the month, etc) or something else (open to ideas). Just wanted to share that with everyone. Not sure I'll ever need another bass, but you can bet your butt I'm buying a Lakland if I do.
Fast forward a few days and I naturally ding the forearm area. Okay, no biggie, that will wear in eventually. Put a touch of oly white touch up on it, which naturally doesn't match, but it's hidden. Fast forward a few months and something got loose in my Gator semi-hard case and there is a long gouge in the paint down to the wood on the back by the bolts and on the bottom edge. No idea what caused it, but they were all the same, so totally my fault, and no idea how they got there.
So eventually this starts to bug me, I bought probably 7 shades of off-white paint pens to try and fill it in, but that doesn't work because they don't match. Finally email Leo who responds instantly and says "that's awful to hear; send it in and we'll repaint it" and I get a prepaid Fedex label from Brian a few minutes later. Send it in to these guys and literally 31 days later, it is back in my hands and looks as good as new with a full repaint, buffed up neck and new strings.
And here's the kicker; no invoice. I send a note back to Leo saying I received the bass, but don't know what I owe him. He responds with "there's no invoice because you don't owe us anything. We appreciate our customers and want them to have the best looking and best playing basses they can have."
Holy crap. What service! This on top of giving me a discount on the original purchase because they got busy in production and I got my bass in 7mo instead of 6.
Currently trying to figure out how to send the shop a nice gift (e.g. beer of the month, etc) or something else (open to ideas). Just wanted to share that with everyone. Not sure I'll ever need another bass, but you can bet your butt I'm buying a Lakland if I do.
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Without a doubt Lakland has absolutely provided me with some of the best customer service I've ever received. They definitely know how to foster repeat customers. I now have 4 Lakland basses in no small part due to the stellar service and knowing they'll have my back if needed.
I love the looks of that 55-94 BTW!
I love the looks of that 55-94 BTW!
So I ordered a 55-94 just over a year ago in Oly white with matching headstock, rosewood fretboard, pearl blocks and it is simply ridiculous. Received in January of 2016 and loved it from the first moment.
Fast forward a few days and I naturally ding the forearm area. Okay, no biggie, that will wear in eventually. Put a touch of oly white touch up on it, which naturally doesn't match, but it's hidden. Fast forward a few months and something got loose in my Gator semi-hard case and there is a long gouge in the paint down to the wood on the back by the bolts and on the bottom edge. No idea what caused it, but they were all the same, so totally my fault, and no idea how they got there.
So eventually this starts to bug me, I bought probably 7 shades of off-white paint pens to try and fill it in, but that doesn't work because they don't match. Finally email Leo who responds instantly and says "that's awful to hear; send it in and we'll repaint it" and I get a prepaid Fedex label from Brain a few minutes later. Send it in to these guys and literally 31 days later, it is back in my hands and looks as good as new with a full repaint, buffed up neck and new strings.
And here's the kicker; no invoice. I send a note back to Leo saying I received the bass, but don't know what I owe him. He responds with "there's no invoice because you don't owe us anything. We appreciate our customers and want them to have the best looking and best playing basses they can have."
Holy crap. What service! This on top of giving me a discount on the original purchase because they got busy in production and I got my bass in 7mo instead of 6.
Currently trying to figure out how to send the shop a nice gift (e.g. beer of the month, etc) or something else (open to ideas). Just wanted to share that with everyone. Not sure I'll ever need another bass, but you can bet your butt I'm buying a Lakland if I do.
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Great story and great bass.
Does anyone have an LH-3 pre they want to sell? Before I contact Lakland, I thought I'd ask here first.
Thanks!
Thanks!
I made a thumbrest for a friends Lakland from Flamed Maple with birdseye in it...I wound up making three before I found one with the least amount of flaws in my eye. All of these are made to use double sided tape or glue dots for adhesion. The two that appear to have screws are only sporting the head of the screw. I cut the heads and polished them before gluing them into place. The bore for the screws does not go all the way through the body.
This is the one that he wound up getting.
This is one of the others that didn't make the cut, I put on my Jazz bass...
This is one that I plugged the holes with Padauk to match the mini-ramp and Maple/Redheart knobs on my 55-02D.
This is the one that he wound up getting.
This is one of the others that didn't make the cut, I put on my Jazz bass...
This is one that I plugged the holes with Padauk to match the mini-ramp and Maple/Redheart knobs on my 55-02D.
mark beem
Wait, how does this song start again??
Took my customized 55-64 P/J to last night's gig. Sounded great!
I am a Lakland fan for sure and that PJ is just lovely , but your Lull looks great and I bet sounds great too.
So I ordered a 55-94 just over a year ago in Oly white with matching headstock, rosewood fretboard, pearl blocks and it is simply ridiculous. Received in January of 2016 and loved it from the first moment.
Fast forward a few days and I naturally ding the forearm area. Okay, no biggie, that will wear in eventually. Put a touch of oly white touch up on it, which naturally doesn't match, but it's hidden. Fast forward a few months and something got loose in my Gator semi-hard case and there is a long gouge in the paint down to the wood on the back by the bolts and on the bottom edge. No idea what caused it, but they were all the same, so totally my fault, and no idea how they got there.
So eventually this starts to bug me, I bought probably 7 shades of off-white paint pens to try and fill it in, but that doesn't work because they don't match. Finally email Leo who responds instantly and says "that's awful to hear; send it in and we'll repaint it" and I get a prepaid Fedex label from Brian a few minutes later. Send it in to these guys and literally 31 days later, it is back in my hands and looks as good as new with a full repaint, buffed up neck and new strings.
And here's the kicker; no invoice. I send a note back to Leo saying I received the bass, but don't know what I owe him. He responds with "there's no invoice because you don't owe us anything. We appreciate our customers and want them to have the best looking and best playing basses they can have."
Holy crap. What service! This on top of giving me a discount on the original purchase because they got busy in production and I got my bass in 7mo instead of 6.
Currently trying to figure out how to send the shop a nice gift (e.g. beer of the month, etc) or something else (open to ideas). Just wanted to share that with everyone. Not sure I'll ever need another bass, but you can bet your butt I'm buying a Lakland if I do.
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Lakland routinely knocks it out of the park with their customer service!
Congrats!
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