SBMM LK100D Official "LUKE" Thread

[FrankDeville]

Sterling for Life

I picked up my LK100D from Brian 2 weeks ago, and I wouldnt be exaggerating if I said this guitar is absolutely perfect for me . A lot of thought went into designing this guitar as a player. I know I'm holding this up for some high praise, but I've been playing guitar for a long time and I know what I like. Thanks SBMM

 

[SBMM]

I picked up my LK100D from Brian 2 weeks ago, and I wouldnt be exaggerating if I said this guitar is absolutely perfect for me . A lot of thought went into designing this guitar as a player. I know I'm holding this up for some high praise, but I've been playing guitar for a long time and I know what I like. Thanks SBMM

Holy Thread Revival!

Frank! Absolutely stoked that you're digging the guitar! It truly is a fantastic tool for inspiring and creating music. Be sure to get us some pics when you have it out on the road with the band!

 

[Okgb]

Is this a schill thread?

I own a MM Luke with emg pu's which until I wore the frets out was the best gtr I've owned
I bought a sterling lk100D hoping it would be a good compromise ( and checking out the like III )
I gotta say the body is heavy like a water logged piece of wood ( compared to my MM Luke )
And the pick ups do not sound organic, rather the bridge p/u is kind of peaky compared to my Luke I
And the 2 & 4 positions not so exciting.......
It was not a good deal for an off shore guitar , are there any mods ? What's the deal ?

 

[SBMM]

Welcome Okqb.

Where did you purchase the LK100D from, and when? Can you post some detailed pictures of it, including front of the guitar neck plate and the rear of the headstock? I want to be sure that you didn't perhaps purchase a knock off, or that the guitar was modded prior to your purchase.

 

[peterd79]

Welcome Okqb.

Where did you purchase the LK100D from, and when? Can you post some detailed pictures of it, including front of the guitar neck plate and the rear of the headstock? I want to be sure that you didn't perhaps purchase a knock off, or that the guitar was modded prior to your purchase.

that's what I'm thinking... I can't put my LK100D down... everything about it is superb

 

[Bryan]

I played one and a US L3 side by side in a store.

Unreal how much alike they are. You guys knocked that one out of the part.

Other than the roasted neck, had I been blindfolded I couldn't have told the difference otherwise.

 

[Okgb]

Bought it privatly , though another I played in a store was also heavy,
I'll post the info tomorrow , it's not horrible but not compelling the way my MM Luke is

 

[Okgb]

Back of headstock merely says made in Indonesia , neck plate says sterling by musicman with SG26739 #

 

[luiscesaripad]

Where can i gat this tool to check neck profiles?

 

[SBMM]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/EMPIRE-L...0543&wl11=online&wl12=262848550&wl13=&veh=sem

 

[BJS]

Hello everyone,
our main guitar player in the band is playing the Luke 3 for years and it’s by far my favorite sounding guitar. Since I spent all my money for recording equipment (someone had to do it) I decided to look into the LK100. Almost bought one when I found an offer for a used LK100D at almost the same price. Since the condition was good and I love the sound of the DiMarzio Transitions, I pulled the trigger. Amazing guitar that comes close to the Luke 3. With one exception. There’s a drop in volume with the single coils in position 2 and 4. I’ve read in this forum that the Luke has a trim pot to adjust EQ and volume but I couldn’t find that on my guitar. Am I missing something or was the trim pot dropped for cost reasons? And if so, is ist possible to add one. We have a guitar tech that should be more than capable to do that. Thanks...

 

[beej]

The short answer is that the Sterling version uses a different preamp.

You'd really have to play with it to see if it's possible to increase the output in the parallel positions the way the MM version does.