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I think the new 2 pickup MMs will be scaring the Lakland boys a bit...!

SR5 H/SC vs. Lakland 55-04... You KNOW which bass is going to have the growl..
 
stretch80 said:
I think the new 2 pickup MMs will be scaring the Lakland boys a bit...!

SR5 H/SC vs. Lakland 55-04... You KNOW which bass is going to have the growl..
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There's a huge possibility I could go back to having all MM's.:D
 
stretch80 said:
I think the new 2 pickup MMs will be scaring the Lakland boys a bit...!

SR5 H/SC vs. Lakland 55-04... You KNOW which bass is going to have the growl..
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Holy crap! They make a 55-04 now!?
 
that's a very nice lakland congrats!

i'm really digging those hollowbodies that they make.
 
They all just have until July before EB blows them away totally as if they haven't already.

IMHO


tk
 
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This thing showed up at my house today.

I didn't know what else to do, so I restrung it with TI flats and played it for a couple of hours. Then I hung it on the wall.

It's very red. Maybe it's going to live here now.

Shhhhhh.
 
I've been through a few Laklands and didn't like the Bartolinis. They're just too polite for a serious EBMM guy like me. I want pickups that scare old people.

Now my basses, my EBMMs all have flats so I can, if I want to, tone it down, but you can't "tone it up" with Barts on a Lakland.

They're woody and warm and not likely to frighten anyone. And I need that, that ability to frighten people.

So these Kent Armstrong lipsticks on this bass - purdy cool. Hell, I like almost all basses, really, when it comes right down to it. You know? Basses are just righteous.

I'll always be a Stingray/Bongo guy, but it's interesting to sample what else is out there. That way I can report back to you on what the Old People think.

We're probably about the same age, aren't we? You want some Lawrence Welk DVDs?

JW
 
That Lakland has got a funky, little thumb rest! It looks close to the E string... Any problems with that? So what's the deal with the lipstick pickups? Just a fancy cover for Js?
 
A former owner installed the little thumbrest and it might come off, although I have to say - the thing is in a really nice little sweet spot. I tend to play nearer the bridge, but when I force myself to use the thumbrest, it's in a good place.

I know nothing about Kent Armstrong pickups. Anyone know what's underneath the hood on those suckers?

This is a good bass, sort of unique for Lakland, but never fear - the Sapphire Black Bongo still rules the roost.
 
You'd be proud of me, Sterling.

I haven't yet installed straploks on the bass (that only happens when I decide to keep 'em for a while and I just got this one today) so I slung it on this strap I've had for a million years....the strap has saturn and the moon and little unidentified planets and stuff on it...and it was WAY low (by my standards).

I felt all rock and roll. Hah. Now all I need are some pants that hang around my knees, eh?

Now check your PMs.
 
Big Poppa said:
jack its getting closer to an original bass..............laklands are very nice xerox's
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:D

I too appreciate some Lakland models BUT when they ran the ad that stated how they started the whole "humbucker+single coil" config. and how everyone is now copying them I just kinda went, Dudes.... look at the body shape and the inspiration for your humbucker equipped basses, Karma, it's a bitch huh.... :eek:


:p
 
bovinehost said:
That way I can report back to you on what the Old People think.

We're probably about the same age, aren't we? You want some Lawrence Welk DVDs?
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I thought someone your age would shun those newfangled CBDVDR things and stick with what you KNOW to work, 8mm film. :D
 
bovinehost said:
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This thing showed up at my house today.

I didn't know what else to do, so I restrung it with TI flats and played it for a couple of hours. Then I hung it on the wall.

It's very red. Maybe it's going to live here now.

Shhhhhh.
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That's pretty sweet. The Scheff is one fo the few original Lakland designs that I like.

Now, did I infer correctly that this was a trade? If so, what went away? Bongo 4HH?
 
Hey Guys,
The Xerox comment was to jab Jack. I dont however think that they arfe particularly innovative to say the least.
At the forum I will relay a funny exchange between Dan and myself at the unveiling of the bongo....


Enoug about laklands....
 
That looks like a a sweet one. The lipsticks look far more substantial than the old Dano variety. Funky little thumbrest and lots of knobs too.



You likey?
 
Big Poppa said:
Hey Guys,
The Xerox comment was to jab Jack. I dont however think that they arfe particularly innovative to say the least.
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I agree. I think allot of people lean toward Lakland's as a Fender replacement. Probably because it's not cool to play Fenders anymore? Or maybe because Fender's QC has become so spotty. Or at I've heard that as I don't have any Fenders :D
 
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