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Lakland Owners Group #69

#15,021
So over the last week or so I had this 2007 55-01 arrive:

bass.jpeg


Really lovely bass, fantastic neck! But unfortunately, just a bit heavy for me at 9.95lbs.
So that went back this week, kinda sad!

As part of a separate part-ex deal on my outgoing US 44-64 I've got this 55-02 Deluxe arriving with me tomorrow:

Lakland Skyline 55 02_8.JPG


Looks like a lovely bass, but I'm 99% sure I'll be moving it on as it weighs 10.4lbs apparently.

I'm still very much hoping I can buy back my original 55-01 from the person I sold it to, but they're being very VERY slow at confirming that can happen after they floated the idea. I miss it haha!:

mybass.jpeg


Si
 
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#15,022
Si-bob said:
So over the last week or so I had this 2007 55-01 arrive:

View attachment 4383732

Really lovely bass, fantastic neck! But unfortunately, just a bit heavy for me at 9.95lbs.
So that went back this week, kinda sad!

As part of a separate part-ex deal on my outgoing US 44-64 I've got this 55-02 Deluxe arriving with me tomorrow:

View attachment 4383733

Looks like a lovely bass, but I'm 99% sure I'll be moving it on as it weighs 10.4lbs apparently.

I'm still very much hoping I can buy back my original 55-01 from the person I sold it to, but they're being very VERY slow at confirming that can happen after they floated the idea. I miss it haha!:

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Si
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oh Si.

ever read love in the time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez? The saga of this bass reminds me a little of that.
 
#15,025
Si-bob said:
So over the last week or so I had this 2007 55-01 arrive:

View attachment 4383732

Really lovely bass, fantastic neck! But unfortunately, just a bit heavy for me at 9.95lbs.
So that went back this week, kinda sad!

As part of a separate part-ex deal on my outgoing US 44-64 I've got this 55-02 Deluxe arriving with me tomorrow:

View attachment 4383733

Looks like a lovely bass, but I'm 99% sure I'll be moving it on as it weighs 10.4lbs apparently.

I'm still very much hoping I can buy back my original 55-01 from the person I sold it to, but they're being very VERY slow at confirming that can happen after they floated the idea. I miss it haha!:

View attachment 4383735

Si
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My 11 pound Diablo Rojo says “what’s the problem?”
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Si-bob said:
So over the last week or so I had this 2007 55-01 arrive:

View attachment 4383732

Really lovely bass, fantastic neck! But unfortunately, just a bit heavy for me at 9.95lbs.
So that went back this week, kinda sad!

As part of a separate part-ex deal on my outgoing US 44-64 I've got this 55-02 Deluxe arriving with me tomorrow:

View attachment 4383733

Looks like a lovely bass, but I'm 99% sure I'll be moving it on as it weighs 10.4lbs apparently.

I'm still very much hoping I can buy back my original 55-01 from the person I sold it to, but they're being very VERY slow at confirming that can happen after they floated the idea. I miss it haha!:

View attachment 4383735

Si
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Ha, this is why I always find out the weight now before buying. 9 lbs. is about my limit these days.
 
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JEDI BASS said:
EBMM Cobalt Flats = THE ONLY FLAT for bright roundwound lovers!!

The 4 string EBMM Cobalt Flats sets have went up in price dramatically in the last 6 months or so, probably because of all the raving that some of us have been doing here on TB. I was paying around $28 shipped for both the 40-95 and 45-100 sets, on Ebay. I just bought another set 2 days ago, after the seller gave me a 5% discount, and w/ tax I paid $40. I can no longer say how much of a steal they are :-( but, they're still worth the new higher price.
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That's unfortunate, but their still a really great string, and Thomastick Jazz Flats cost almost double that. My educated guess is that Cobalt has gone up in price once more. Just my take though.
 
#15,038
xposaune said:
New (to me) US Joe Osborn ca. 2015. Nice ebony fretboard. Looks like the e string nut is low. There's a mark on the fretboard just past the nut. I don't have any buzzing and action is set low. Sounds fine but looks like a new nut is in order.

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looks like some of the skyline nuts I’ve had TBH. also, if you’re not getting any buzz and really low action might not want to mess with a good thing. Though on a high end bass like this I understand wanting aesthetic perfection as well. Let’s see the rest of it!
 
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