Lakland Owners Group #69

[Black Bart]

Let's get back to the goodness...

It's in the house! WOW!! Love the tone from these humbuckers! So HUGE! But very clear! Fit and finish is perfect! Love the Birdseye neck, and glad I didn't mount the guard...plan on putting screw heads in the guard and going back and forth with the guard/nude.

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[MarkusBass]

Yeah... Did I mention these humbuckers are thick?

 

[MarkusBass]

 

[Black Bart]

Yeah... Did I mention these humbuckers are thick?

No coil-tap? Are they fudge cake thick or beer cheese soup thick?

 

[MarkusBass]

No coil-tap? Are they fudge cake thick or beer cheese soup thick?

The neck volume is a pull pot. Like fudge cake, washed down with beer cheese soup.

 

[lowendmafia]

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This is the highlight of my night...

 

[MarkusBass]

This is the highlight of my night...

I just lol'd my pants.

 

[Black Bart]

The neck volume is a pull pot. Like fudge cake, washed down with beer cheese soup.

Very nice.

 

[MarkusBass]

Yes... And delicious in the way that you have a calorie hangover after playing it.

 

[Sav'nBass]

Haha, I was kidding. Hulk Hogan used to say "whatcha gonna do brother when Hulkamania runs wild on you?"
Sorry... WWF was an integral part of my childhood, which may explain certain things.

I can dig it. My now 17 year old son was into WWF for a hot minute.

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[Black Bart]

I can dig it. My now 17 year old son was into WWF for a hot minute.

I'm stealing how you list your FS in your signature. Definitely more obvious.

 

[Munjibunga]

Did I ever mention that I put a Pope Flex Core preamp, Aguilar MM pickup and Nordstrand Jazz pickup in my 1996 55-94? Well, I did. It really breathed new life into that bass. It's much brighter now and hugely versatile with the 4-band EQ. The Bartolini pickups and electronics were a little muted for my taste. No regrets.

 

[lowendmafia]

Did I ever mention that I put a Pope Flex Core preamp, Aguilar MM pickup and Nordstrand Jazz pickup in my 1996 55-94? Well, I did. It really breathed new life into that bass. It's much brighter now and hugely versatile with the 4-band EQ. The Bartolini pickups and electronics were a little muted for my taste. No regrets.

I have a Flexcore in one of my basses and it's incredible. Huge improvement over the OBP preamp that was previously in it.

 

[Munjibunga]

I have a Flexcore in one of my basses and it's incredible. Huge improvement over the OBP preamp that was previously in it.

I'm still a fan of OBP-3s. I have them in a couple of my basses.

 

[Black Bart]

Fan of the Flexcore as well, it replaced an OBP-3. I was thinking of putting one in my 4-94, but I did a pickup swap first just to see, leaving the LH3. That's all it took for me, brightened it up and gave it a little more kick.

 

[Texan]

How much louder is the OBP-3 than a standard Bart NTMB? If I had an OBP-3 in my 55-01 and Bart NTMB in my 55-02, would I have to max out the trim on the Bart NTMB to have the same level of volume if the EQ on both basses were set flat? This is my only concern about putting the OBP-3 in my 55-01. I'm from what I have read, it seems like it would be a bit louder.

If any one has a used LH3, I would be interested in trying that.

 

[lowendmafia]

The thing I don't like about the OBP-3 is that it's really touchy and there are some of the positions on the preamp that are just unusable.

 

[spector_boogie]

I love the sound of the Barts and the Bart pre. I guess that comes from my Modulus days. It definitely doesn't have the same spank or spark as some other combos but I think it fits the basses so well. I would be interested to hear it with another setup though. I never liked the Aguilar pres.

 

[Texan]

The thing I don't like about the OBP-3 is that it's really touchy and there are some of the positions on the preamp that are just unusable.

I've heard this from so many people. Its one of the reasons why I'm skeptical about them

 

[Black Bart]

I love the sound of the Barts and the Bart pre. I guess that comes from my Modulus days. It definitely doesn't have the same spank or spark as some other combos but I think it fits the basses so well. I would be interested to hear it with another setup though. I never liked the Aguilar pres.

I can see the Barts working with a graphite neck given the inherent brightness.

I've heard this from so many people. Its one of the reasons why I'm skeptical about them

I put the Flexcore in my Funk as the OBP-3 was touchy as was mentioned.