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Show your LADO basses !!!
- Thread starter jimfriar
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Hi Basmartin I own the exact same bass,I bought mine brand new in the 80s still play with it and it still looks and sounds as good as it did back in the 80s
My recently bought Lado, I don´t know anything about it, but I think it´s a Lado Zebra Custom. If anyone has any info, please share.
I know, right? Not sure of the age, suspect about 10 years old. It came with brochure like the one you posted earlier. I'm pretty sure this bass is NOS. Makes me wonder how it ended up with the seller.
Sorry for the late reply, haven't visited this thread in a while.
Hi all,
This is my J.K.Lado bass. It's numbered CND-R-2-51.
I bought this bass second hand with broken, not original electronics in 1987.
I made new electronics for it (+/-12db high and low), and left the pick-up switching as it was.
Just recently I emailed to Lado about it and Joe replied that only about 112 of these were made.
This bass is really awesome!
Bert
the Netherlands
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This is my J.K.Lado bass. It's numbered CND-R-2-51.
I bought this bass second hand with broken, not original electronics in 1987.
I made new electronics for it (+/-12db high and low), and left the pick-up switching as it was.
Just recently I emailed to Lado about it and Joe replied that only about 112 of these were made.
This bass is really awesome!
Bert
the Netherlands
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I still have a cobalt blue Medallion, serial number 1122. It is all maple, neck through, with an ebony fingerboard. He built this one and a right-handed one to use like bookends at the MIAC show (Canadian trade show sort of like NAMM) in 1987/88. I was an endorser at the time, so this was gifted to me afterwards. Early on, I pulled the stock active pickups out and replaced them with EMGs, replaced the mini-tuners with full-size Schallers, and replaced the original bridge with a Badass. I still have the original bridge and pickups in my parts drawer. IIRC, changing tuners/bridge/pickups were pretty standard changes back then.
I used to love going by the shop (it was on Warden Ave). Joe was sort of like the cool uncle, and always had time for a chat. He'd always greet me by name and ask if I'd like a beer, and then take me through the shop to show me what he was building. There were no "seconds" that came out of that shop. They were either perfect or destroyed.
Me and Joe in front of the then "worlds largest playable electric guitar". I'd apparently been eating well, or at least lots, at that time:
I used to love going by the shop (it was on Warden Ave). Joe was sort of like the cool uncle, and always had time for a chat. He'd always greet me by name and ask if I'd like a beer, and then take me through the shop to show me what he was building. There were no "seconds" that came out of that shop. They were either perfect or destroyed.
Me and Joe in front of the then "worlds largest playable electric guitar". I'd apparently been eating well, or at least lots, at that time:
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jdthebassman
play to live live to play
I have a 1980 lado hawk that the last 4 frets play flat. I have intonated the bass with a conn strobe tuner no change. The rest are fine. Any one else have this issue.
Man - I always wanted a Lado back in the 80's - when I couldn't afford one. Growing up in Ontario - they were what all us young musicians wanted. Lets see your pix ! Soon - I will have my own to add !!!!
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Man - I always wanted a Lado back in the 80's - when I couldn't afford one. Growing up in Ontario - they were what all us young musicians wanted. Lets see your pix ! Soon - I will have my own to add !!!!
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This is just one of the Lado's currently on Toronto Kijiji... no affiliation to the seller!
Fishheadjoe
This is just one of the Lado's currently on Toronto Kijiji... no affiliation to the seller!
Fishheadjoe
First login in a while to see this thread revived!
That's a great collection Frank Cihelka! I've never seen another Lado Zebra like mine before. Great to see I have since expanded my collection to include a Zebra bass which is very close in Serial Number to my inherited guitar. Sadly the bass has been butchered by a previous owner (who turned out the husband of my band's late singer, small world), he added an extra Tele Bass pickup and switch for it, then also changed all the knobs for cheap gold jazz style knobs... I need to turn some new ones on the lathe, remove the pup and cover it with a brass plate or something because the cavity looks like it was dug out with a blunt spoon... I will try to post pics later.
That's a great collection Frank Cihelka! I've never seen another Lado Zebra like mine before. Great to see
I have since expanded my collection to include a Zebra bass which is very close in Serial Number to my inherited guitar. Sadly the bass has been butchered by a previous owner (who turned out the husband of my band's late singer, small world), he added an extra Tele Bass pickup and switch for it, then also changed all the knobs for cheap gold jazz style knobs... I need to turn some new ones on the lathe, remove the pup and cover it with a brass plate or something because the cavity looks like it was dug out with a blunt spoon... I will try to post pics later.
