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Official Lakland Owner's Group #20
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Very nice, J4! That is one purty finish. I can kind of see the BEM.oh that's too bad...
Beauteous, JTE! Congrats.It's here!!
Well, actually it showed up last week, but I finally had time to get some pix uploaded. 'Cause ya know what they say, no pictures, no bass...
Here's the Deluxe 4-94 fretless!!
I took off the flats (I'm pretty sure they're JO flat) that Bass Central shipped on it, and got a new set of DR Sunbeams. Still tweaking the set-up, but it's just wonderful!! Just like the fretted one, she's got Barts on her.
John-
The only thing better than twin sisters....triplet sisters 
It's here!!
Well, actually it showed up last week, but I finally had time to get some pix uploaded. 'Cause ya know what they say, no pictures, no bass...
Here's the Deluxe 4-94 fretless!!
And the body...
And with her older sister...
I took off the flats (I'm pretty sure they're JO flat) that Bass Central shipped on it, and got a new set of DR Sunbeams. Still tweaking the set-up, but it's just wonderful!! Just like the fretted one, she's got Barts on her.
John-
It's here!!
Well, actually it showed up last week, but I finally had time to get some pix uploaded. 'Cause ya know what they say, no pictures, no bass...
Here's the Deluxe 4-94 fretless!!
And the body...
And with her older sister...
I took off the flats (I'm pretty sure they're JO flat) that Bass Central shipped on it, and got a new set of DR Sunbeams. Still tweaking the set-up, but it's just wonderful!! Just like the fretted one, she's got Barts on her.
John-
VERY NICE congrats!
Holy crap, this sucks.... We are leaving town at noon, and UPS never gets here before 4pm. This will be a LONG weekend...
EVANSVILLE,
IN, US 06/12/2009 7:15 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY
06/12/2009 7:00 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
DECATUR,
IL, US 06/12/2009 2:56 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
06/12/2009 1:47 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
CHICAGO,
IL, US 06/11/2009 9:47 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
06/11/2009 7:06 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN
06/11/2009 6:27 P.M. FORWARDED TO THE FACILITY IN THE DESTINATION CITY
US 06/11/2009 4:34 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
EVANSVILLE,
IN, US 06/12/2009 7:15 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY
06/12/2009 7:00 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
DECATUR,
IL, US 06/12/2009 2:56 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
06/12/2009 1:47 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
CHICAGO,
IL, US 06/11/2009 9:47 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
06/11/2009 7:06 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN
06/11/2009 6:27 P.M. FORWARDED TO THE FACILITY IN THE DESTINATION CITY
US 06/11/2009 4:34 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
does it have signature required? hopefully they will hold it for you instead of leaving it outside while you're gone.
I feel you pain!! At least it will be there for you when you get back.....or go run down the UPS driver!
so i spent a bit on black hardware yesterday...bridge included...should be shipping tomorrow.
i'm actually not sure if i'm going to keep this 55-94 now or not...i've been messing with the barts (55-02) a little more...the 55-94 sings really well and i can get the jazz kind of growl out of it really easily, but i'm still not where i want to be with the growl and edge. it had some DR's on it when it arrived, but they looked a little used and i put some Lakland steels on it that sound a little darker than the DR's. I'm going to have to try some other strings out, too, before i make a final decision on whether to keep this one or not.
i'll see how the DC chi's do when a certain bass arrives tomorrow.
i'm actually not sure if i'm going to keep this 55-94 now or not...i've been messing with the barts (55-02) a little more...the 55-94 sings really well and i can get the jazz kind of growl out of it really easily, but i'm still not where i want to be with the growl and edge. it had some DR's on it when it arrived, but they looked a little used and i put some Lakland steels on it that sound a little darker than the DR's. I'm going to have to try some other strings out, too, before i make a final decision on whether to keep this one or not.
i'll see how the DC chi's do when a certain bass arrives tomorrow.
i'm talking about a sound like the youtube link i posted a page or two ago of that L2500.
so i spent a bit on black hardware yesterday...bridge included...should be shipping tomorrow.
i'm actually not sure if i'm going to keep this 55-94 now or not...i've been messing with the barts (55-02) a little more...the 55-94 sings really well and i can get the jazz kind of growl out of it really easily, but i'm still not where i want to be with the growl and edge. it had some DR's on it when it arrived, but they looked a little used and i put some Lakland steels on it that sound a little darker than the DR's. I'm going to have to try some other strings out, too, before i make a final decision on whether to keep this one or not.
i'll see how the DC chi's do when a certain bass arrives tomorrow.
I guess it depends on where you are headed or shooting for with the tone. The DR's that were on that bass are quite aggressive. Generally, I prefer nickel strings but was experimenting with some steels which is how the DR's ended up on that one. On my other 55-94, I used D'Addario XL nickels. For me, it is the right balance between brightness, edge and growl. You can also get the Sadowsky Blue nickels in extra long. I like those too.
I did have some Lakland nickel plateds here, but i sent those out with the DJ. I'll have to get a couple packs from GC and try them out. The DR's did sound pretty good...don't get me wrong, i like the way it sounds, but i also want another sound. It would be nice to be able to get everything out of this one, heh.
i'm still experimenting a bunch, which is kinda obvious since i've gone through so many basses in the past 6 months, lol. Now that i have a US Lakland, it might be time to try a lot of different strings instead.
Yes, experimenting is half the fun. That is the reason I was using the DR's. Looking to get a sound totally different than my other 55-94. I have not really used the Lakland steels so I really cannot comment on those. But, if you looking for a little more "everthing". I would try the Extra Long Sadowsky Blue nickels.
I can't say enough good things about MTD Nickels. You should be able to test them soon enough.
I like them so much that I bought a set of the MTD Stainless for a bass that is inbound...
I can't say enough good things about MTD Nickels. You should be able to test them soon enough.
I like them so much that I bought a set of the MTD Stainless for a bass that is inbound...
hehe...nice. maybe i'll put them on tomorrow.
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