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Lakland Owners Group #69

#11,483
JEDI BASS said:
Gone already. Or seller changed his mind.
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Back up, and it’s on the ‘bay too...

Lakland Skyline Deluxe 55-02 2019 Translucent Purple

Lakland Skyline Deluxe 55-02 | eBay

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Turn Em Loose said:
Hey guys....Looking for a light (under 9 lbs) 44-02.

Not concerned about looks/dings/scratches/mojo. Bart’s or Hanson...Korean or Indonesian...Don’t matter to me none. I just need to be able to get it in my grubby hands, set it up to my liking and gig it. So it has to be 100% functional with no issues.

Let me know if any of you Lakheads wants to sell one.

In the meantime, here’s my #1. An ‘05 Scheff modded with Hanson pickups and Hanson preamp. Bone nut installed for good measure.

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Oh man! I like that. I would guess it has a very unique sound.
 
#11,486
JEDI BASS said:
Tell me about the electronics, and how you use the 3 pickups, please. How do you choose which pickups are on, or do you run all 3 all the time?

Thanks!
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Standard Hanson 3 band EQ.

The pickups are set up with two blends (the small knobs): The top blend blends between the two J’s. The bottom blend takes blend 1 and blends it with the P.

That make sense? IOW, I can blend any pick-up with any of the other pickups. Or solo them. It’s pretty darn cool. Carl at Lakland did the work.

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Oh man! I like that. I would guess it has a very unique sound.
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The P and bridge J are closer to the bridge than a “standard” P and J. The J’s are Hanson single coils. Bridge is overwound 10% IIRC. P is a Hanson Vintage P.

I don’t use the neck pick-up much. 80% of the time I use the P and bridge J together with the bridge J favored juuuuust a smudge.

It’s a great solid, clear tone. Sounds great in a mix.
 
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Turn Em Loose said:
Standard Hanson 3 band EQ.

The pickups are set up with two blends (the small knobs): The top blend blends between the two J’s. The bottom blend takes blend 1 and blends it with the P.

That make sense? IOW, I can blend any pick-up with any of the other pickups. Or solo them. It’s pretty darn cool. Carl at Lakland did the work.



The P and bridge J are closer to the bridge than a “standard” P and J. The J’s are Hanson single coils. Bridge is overwound 10% IIRC. P is a Hanson Vintage P.

I don’t use the neck pick-up much. 80% of the time I use the P and bridge J together with the bridge J favored juuuuust a smudge.

It’s a great solid, clear tone. Sounds great in a mix.
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I love my Scheff as is, with the stock lipstick pickups. But, I also like tinkering, and the idea of a 3 pickup bass! If I had your Scheff, I would without a doubt favor the neck J and P pickups. I might add in the bridge J like adding spices to my favorite dish. My other setting would be both J pickups 100% on and add in some P to taste and/or as needed.

That said, I have been pondering and planning a J/P bass project for weeks now. I have a minty (I bought/ordered the bass new) MIJ 70s F**der body that I stole the neck from, and built a J bass around. I don't get along well with the jazz, and don't have much desire to mess with it much. So, I'm thinking of mod'ing the P body by moving the Split P pickup closer to the bridge, and reversing it's orientation. And then I would place a J pickup close to the neck, like the Scheff. And then, I would have to cut a new pickguard. I think, for me personally, a J/P with pickups in this layout, would float my boat better than a typical P/J does.
 
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JEDI BASS said:
I love my Scheff as is, with the stock lipstick pickups. But, I also like tinkering, and the idea of a 3 pickup bass! If I had your Scheff, I would without a doubt favor the neck J and P pickups. I might add in the bridge J like adding spices to my favorite dish. My other setting would be both J pickups 100% on and add in some P to taste and/or as needed.

That said, I have been pondering and planning a J/P bass project for weeks now. I have a minty (I bought/ordered the bass new) MIJ 70s F**der body that I stole the neck from, and built a J bass around. I don't get along well with the jazz, and don't have much desire to mess with it much. So, I'm thinking of mod'ing the P body by moving the Split P pickup closer to the bridge, and reversing it's orientation. And then I would place a J pickup close to the neck, like the Scheff. And then, I would have to cut a new pickguard. I think, for me personally, a J/P with pickups in this layout, would float my boat better than a typical P/J does.
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I really like a P by the bridge. Strong, throaty kind of tone.

My gigs tend to be fairly dense, sonically speaking, so the overwound bridge J is perfect for adding cut without that banjo-like tone. I'm not crazy about the P by itself but it mixes really, really well with the J's. I do use the neck pickup when doing a blues/old school kinda gig where the guitards/keys know how to stay out of my way. But honestly, that doesn't happen too often.

I did not like the original electronics. The Barts and the lipsticks didn't get it for me. I borrowed a router and purchased P template and having never routed before, I practiced a few times on a 2x4 to get a good P route. Then I went to town on the Scheff. Is the route perfect? No. But it ain't bad and you can't tell anything from a few feet away. I've experimented with a lot of different pickups (EMG, DiMarzio, Duncan, etc ) and the Hanson's are what did it for me. I LOVE their single coils in this bass.

The bass is a testament to the quality of the Skylines. I've been riding this bass hard and putting it up wet for 14 years. Frets looks great. Finish has held up. Neck has been pretty darn stable for me in this crazy Ohio weather. Dang.....I never even wipe it down after gigs. It just keeps on keeping on! I did suspect the nut was getting a little worn so I had it replaced with a bone nut some years back. My only gripe is the weight at a little over 9 lbs. My lower back is messed up and when I get a flare up (like this week) I yearn for a lighter bass. The 9 lb mark is the magic spot for my ol' man back. Hence my desire for a light 44-02 as a backup. But I just make sure to bring a good back support belt with me to gigs when my back acts up, so no biggie.
 
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Killens84 said:
I had a Lindy Fralin pickup swapped into my new US 44-64, and it’s perfect. The sound is exactly what I was looking for, and of course the bass plays like a dream. The stock Lakland pickup wasn’t bad, but the output was incredibly hot, and it was a bit more modern sounding than vintage. This Fralin pickup is 100% vintage P bass tone, with the output that I’m used to from a P bass.
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I’m having one minor issue with the new Fralin pickup installed, that you guys might can help me with... When the volume is up, my bass is producing a hum when my hands aren’t touching the strings. As soon as I touch the strings or the bridge, the hum goes away. Does that sound like the pickup wasn’t installed/grounded correctly, or does that sound like a shielding issue? I’m not sure if Lakland shields their pickup and control cavities or not. I may need to have someone recheck the Fralin pickup soldering and grounding, and/or have a shielding job done.
 
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Killens84 said:
I’m having one minor issue with the new Fralin pickup installed, that you guys might can help me with... When the volume is up, my bass is producing a hum when my hands aren’t touching the strings. As soon as I touch the strings or the bridge, the hum goes away. Does that sound like the pickup wasn’t installed/grounded correctly, or does that sound like a shielding issue? I’m not sure if Lakland shields their pickup and control cavities or not. I may need to have someone recheck the Fralin pickup soldering and grounding, and/or have a shielding job done.
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Sounds like a grounding issue, yes
 
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You notice how, when folks talk about buying big ticket items, they quite often will impress upon the listener the "great deal" they got? That ain't me. I'm the King Of Not Getting A Good Deal. Or KONGAGD for short. Worst. Deal. Maker. EVER.

A bee-yoooo-tiful 44-02 showed up here on TB about an hour after I purchased this. Figgers.

I will say it's nice to buy a used Lakie from Hanson. Like getting a nice used car from the manufacturer itself. So I'm sure it'll be a great bass. And it's 8.3 lbs, according to Bo at Hanson. But I sherrrr woulda saved a little scratch buying the 44-02 that just popped up.

Oh well…..That's the life when you're the KONGAGD.
 
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