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Tryin' to figure out what the guy is doing in the background with that bass neck... looks like he's about to bring it down on his knee and snap it in half.
55–02 came in today! Got the pick guard off and some new knobs on. The volume pot is a little finnicky. I’ll have to look into fixing it, but man is this thing killer!
Even a black Lakland looks great on stage. But sound even better than they look. Of course I could be a little biased. 55-94 with standard Lakland pickups and preamp.
Do you match your bass to your wardrobe all the time? Or just a happy coincidence
Lol. That band requires only whites to greys to blacks on the dress. I just decided all black last night and liked the lighting reflections on the Lakland.Do you match your bass to your wardrobe all the time? Or just a happy coincidence
Happy Sunday all......question re Chi-sonic Js : since they are single coils, I know they'll buzz if soloed, but can I assume they're quiet when played both full up? I'm also curious to hear people's experience with them passive vs with specific preamps. I changed my pending custom 54-14 to have 'em......because my favorite flavour is "variety" 
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Yes
The act just like other J pickups...
When they are set at the same level... No buzz.
The act just like other J pickups...
When they are set at the same level... No buzz.
Happy Sunday all......question re Chi-sonic Js : since they are single coils, I know they'll buzz if soloed, but can I assume they're quiet when played both full up? I'm also curious to hear people's experience with them passive vs with specific preamps. I changed my pending custom 54-14 to have 'em......because my favorite flavour is "variety"
Are you doing 2 single coils or a single and a humbucker ?
If the latter....I don't think they worked that way... At least that is what I was told
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2 singles....classic J all the way, with a Hagstromesque twist. Thanks for the response; that's what I thunk
I was playing on my dead stock DJ5 last night with just the bridge pickup and had no buzz (expected some). What causes some to buzz but not others?
This copper shielding helps block external noise signals from entering your signal path and getting amplified. Especially you don't want extraneous electrical noise entering the input to the preamp via the pickup leads.
A single coil pickup will create a nice strong signal from the vibrating metal strings but will also create unwanted signals from any nearby changing magnetic fields. An example being the transformers or switching elements in a nearby amplifier. A dual coil cuts that unwanted signal down by rejecting common mode signals with a reverse wound second coil.
The idea with a single coil J pickup configuration is to have the neck and bridge pickup wound in the opposite direction so that there is some common mode rejection between them. This works best if both pickups are around the same volume going into the preamp. I don't know if any particular pickup can be installed in reverse so that they are both wound in the same direction. But if one of them was, it would increase the unwanted common mode noise instead of reducing it. Please note that I haven't verified that a reversed pickup will cause increased noise from external sources but theoretically it should. Maybe someone else here has verfied that case?
Hi all,
Been away from Bass and TB for a couple years but have been dustin' off the Lakies... I might try to squeeze a laid back blues band into my schedule. I still have 2 US and 2 Skyline Laklands at present. The Sea Monster is still my #1. I wish I had held on to my US hollowbody and am actively and eagerly looking for another.
Been away from Bass and TB for a couple years but have been dustin' off the Lakies... I might try to squeeze a laid back blues band into my schedule. I still have 2 US and 2 Skyline Laklands at present. The Sea Monster is still my #1. I wish I had held on to my US hollowbody and am actively and eagerly looking for another.
Ahhh Sea Monster.... isn’t that the green, tort, rosewood with single Darkstar in the P sweetspot.... 1.5” nut width?
I used to own that one :-/ . Another sacrifice of mine back when I was in an original music band that required a 5 string. Now, I’d get along just fine with the monster.
Yup, that's the one. Still amazed that you sold it to me and it will never (never say never) leave my shrinking collection.
(It's back to the original knobs.)
The Sea Monster looks so friendly... sweet bass!Yup, that's the one. Still amazed that you sold it to me and it will never (never say never) leave my shrinking collection.
(It's back to the original knobs.)
Has anybody hear swapped out pickups or electronics in a 55-02? If so, what did you replace them with.
I'm swapping strings first, as I was not digging what was on them. Currently has some Rotosound Solo Bass strings on. I've only played it once briefly since the swap, but I did like them. Just doing some brain-storming. It has the Bartolini pickups and electronics. Unfortunately the volume pot may need to be replaced, as it is a bit finnicky. Maybe some Deoxit will help though. Not sure how I feel about it compared to the Glockenklang pre in my 55-01.
I'm swapping strings first, as I was not digging what was on them. Currently has some Rotosound Solo Bass strings on. I've only played it once briefly since the swap, but I did like them. Just doing some brain-storming. It has the Bartolini pickups and electronics. Unfortunately the volume pot may need to be replaced, as it is a bit finnicky. Maybe some Deoxit will help though. Not sure how I feel about it compared to the Glockenklang pre in my 55-01.
