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Lakland Owners Group #69

Well, formally they are collectively called Der Schwarzwald :roflmao:

Speaking of which, I am playing around with some ideas on adding a thumb rest to the 94 and others. Requirements: needed to be a black matte finish, easy to work with using hand tools and stick on without screws or double-sided residue leaving tape.

So after a bit of research on materials I ended up using 0.25" ABS plastic sheet which I cut and then shaped using 180 grit sand paper and then 800 grit for a silky smooth matte finish. I attached it using Microsuctiontape which uses adhesive to attach to the thumb rest, but the other side is thousands of micro suctions cups that form a 'vacuum' and stick to the pickguard or other smooth surface. The first time I placed it, it was a little crooked and it took quite a bit of effort to remove and place down again. But, it didn't leave any residue. Played for a while and it did not move one bit, so the next step is to start getting a little more ergo and creative with the shape, this was just to test the mechanical bond before burning more time on shaping.

And yes I painted my studio desk matte black since you last saw it. :smug:

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Really cool Brian!!!

Love the:

* creativity
* ingenuity
* look
* black Desk

These suckers do not let go easily:




sounds like you found an interesting product.....sticks well to slick surfaces huh? interesting....wonder how it is made (the engineer in me wants to know)
 
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I'm gonna sneak in here with my happy little family.

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I've had the 55-01 since '09, and I just got the 55-64 in trade from another TBer a few weeks back. He was looking for a 55-60 of which I had a custom model, and I was looking for a P copy so it all worked out great!
The 55-64 had a tortoiseshell pickguard on it, which actually looked pretty nice! (I'm usually not a huge tortoiseshell on sunburst guy.) But I went ahead and swapped it for the gloss black guard which is just more my style.
As for that sexy matte black stealth machine a few posts up ^, you gave me a great / terrible idea for the next time I have some GAS money ;)
Cheers!
-MJ

Great pair.

Welcome to the LOG man!

I think you will REALLY like the 55-94....I became addicted to them...I have 3 with different pickup configurations.
 
Do you mean they all have the same type of pickups but you have set them differently?
eg. more bridge pan, different coil tap, etc.

Well:

My first one (US) has Nordy PJ pickups (rounds)
My second (LOG bass) has a Hanson Vintage P (rounds)
My third (US) has Hanson Vintage PJ pickups (with different spacing that numero uno) (Sadowsky Black label Flats - love them (especially on recordings) ! - and that is saying something for me...Mr. Zing)

they all sound different.....and I love them all.
 
I needed to get back into a 5 again. I had a Yamaha BBN5A that was a great Bass, but at 10 lbs., a no-go. I sold it to help fund a Sadowsky Will Lee. I've been looking for a 5 string for awhile, but was having no luck finding one within my weight tolerance, regardless of Brand.
 

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