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Lakland Owners Group #69

#12,164
MattLplaysBass said:
I’m betting it is...

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It’s a beauty!!

Btw, not trying to steal anyone’s thunder, but I still don’t know how Carl got my dual P to weigh 7.4lbs. It’s not chambered. I know he used an aluminum bridge and ultralight tuners (the ones used on 55-94s). This has me thinking that Lakland should look into getting Hipshot to make some of the trademark oval bridge in aluminum.
 
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JEDI BASS said:
It’s a beauty!!

Btw, not trying to steal anyone’s thunder, but I still don’t know how Carl got my dual P to weigh 7.4lbs. It’s not chambered. I know he used an aluminum bridge and ultralight tuners (the ones used on 55-94s). This has me thinking that Lakland should look into getting Hipshot to make some of the trademark oval bridge in aluminum.
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Is it a hipshot a style bridge? I believe only the baseplates are different, the saddles are still brass. I bought the wrong one once because the finish was coming off the saddles, revealing the brass. Some people claim they sound different too...
 
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MattLplaysBass said:
Is it a hipshot a style bridge? I believe only the baseplates are different, the saddles are still brass. I bought the wrong one once because the finish was coming off the saddles, revealing the brass. Some people claim they sound different too...
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It is the A. Carl believes there’s an audible difference. He and I talked so much about my sound preferences that he knew the accentuated highs from the aluminum would suit me. He also said, in so many words, that it’s important to balance the instruments weight. I took what he said, in that conversation, to mean that an instrument with a lightweight body should have a lightweight neck. We weren’t talking about neck dive. We were discussing the sound of the instrument. We had this conversation after I played the Carlo and was amazed at how perfect it sounded and felt to me. During the build, I had no idea he would put an aluminum bridge and ultralight tuners on it. That was him working his magic. I gave him a lot of freedom during the build.... he’s the expert after all.
 
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JEDI BASS said:
It is the A. Carl believes there’s an audible difference. He and I talked so much about my sound preferences that he knew the accentuated highs from the aluminum would suit me. He also said, in so many words, that it’s important to balance the instruments weight. I took what he said, in that conversation, to mean that an instrument with a lightweight body should have a lightweight neck. We weren’t talking about neck dive. We were discussing the sound of the instrument. We had this conversation after I played the Carlo and was amazed at how perfect it sounded and felt to me. During the build, I had no idea he would put an aluminum bridge and ultralight tuners on it. That was him working his magic. I gave him a lot of freedom during the build.... he’s the expert after all.
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You’re preaching to the choir- he does all the work on my basses too (benefits of being local).
 
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soundsupport1 said:
Was not expecting this: Dan Lakin has designed a new line of bass guitars for Ashdown!

New Ashdown Bass Guitars, Amps & Pedals - NAMM 2020

looks HIGHLY interesting!

Peace,
SoundSupport
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I’ve watched as Dan re-started Lakin Basses, built his short scale, another P, and another J for NAMM. And, I also saw when the Ashdown basses came out. All of them have the same headstock shape that Lakland used for a very short time, in the early days, and had to stop using when a cease and desist letter came from a famous brand. I guess it was easier then coming up with a new shape. I’ve also seen Dan make comments on Facebook about his era basses being “real Laklands” which rubbed me wrong, and was in poor taste IMO. I have, in my music room, plenty of evidence that both the old and newer Laklands are equally amazing. There was no drop in quality when the ownership changed. It’s harder to get highly figured Birdseye maple now, I’ve heard. Other than that, the only changes were positive changes! Lakland developed their own pickups, started painting in house, and started offering exotic and/or roasted woods.

I wish him success, but he won’t be getting any of my money making copies of other builders designs.
 
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JEDI BASS said:
I’ve watched as Dan re-started Lakin Basses, built his short scale, another P, and another J for NAMM. And, I also saw when the Ashdown basses came out. All of them have the same headstock shape that Lakland used for a very short time, in the early days, and had to stop using when a cease and desist letter came from a famous brand. I guess it was easier then coming up with a new shape. I’ve also seen Dan make comments on Facebook about his era basses being “real Laklands” which rubbed me wrong, and was in poor taste IMO. I have, in my music room, plenty of evidence that both the old and newer Laklands are equally amazing. There was no drop in quality when the ownership changed. It’s harder to get highly figured Birdseye maple now, I’ve heard. Other than that, the only changes were positive changes! Lakland developed their own pickups, started painting in house, and started offering exotic and/or roasted woods.

I wish him success, but he won’t be getting any of my money making copies of other builders designs.
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I didn't realize Dan designed those Ashdowns. I know he was pitching his basses at the Ashdown booth
 
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JEDI BASS said:
I’ve watched as Dan re-started Lakin Basses, built his short scale, another P, and another J for NAMM. And, I also saw when the Ashdown basses came out. All of them have the same headstock shape that Lakland used for a very short time, in the early days, and had to stop using when a cease and desist letter came from a famous brand. I guess it was easier then coming up with a new shape. I’ve also seen Dan make comments on Facebook about his era basses being “real Laklands” which rubbed me wrong, and was in poor taste IMO. I have, in my music room, plenty of evidence that both the old and newer Laklands are equally amazing. There was no drop in quality when the ownership changed. It’s harder to get highly figured Birdseye maple now, I’ve heard. Other than that, the only changes were positive changes! Lakland developed their own pickups, started painting in house, and started offering exotic and/or roasted woods.

I wish him success, but he won’t be getting any of my money making copies of other builders designs.
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Nice to have both old and new era Lakies to compare.
 
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