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  1. dmz
    Yeah - I do know what you mean Standard is the 1.75 inch width - which the above bass has - apparently based on an old 64 P-bass (C-profile) that Dan Lakland owns. An option is the 1.50 inch width - so called Jazz-taper - or A-profile in old Fender speak....... I have a Japanese Fender Precision- see avatar above - that has a B-profile neck (1.65 inch width) - a stormer of a neck - will put some piccies of it in the porn section soon.... [quote name='paul, the' post='135378' date='Feb 6 2008, 11:03 PM']Ugh, that was so poorly written. You know what I mean. Best of luck with the sale, dmz. I'm sure it'll shift. There's another US BG owner on the forum which will give this a mammoth praising if seen.[/quote]
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    Folks, Up for sale now is my trusty Yammie BBT500H - 250w at 4ohms and 500 at 2 ohms Has programmable pre-amp section - with a fabulous compressor - and a switch mode power supply - just like Genz-Benz Neopack and Ashdown Superfly. Makes for a very light package - around 11 pounds - so very easy to gig or rehearse with. Has a few light scratches on top - nothing major. Can send pictures if necessary. Gets good harmony central reviews - [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Bass+Amp/product/Yamaha/BBT-500H+Head/10/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...-500H+Head/10/1[/url] Comes with instructions. Looking for £175 plus postage and packing. P.M. me with your interest ! Cheers Bill
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    Folks, Any interest ?? Still available.......... Possibly could swap for a 5-string with 24-frets/26-frets (hint !)and maybe some spondoolies......i.e., Valenti, Warwick Thumb 5NT, Status Stealth etc, etc.... Bill
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    Could I ask how much the epoxy job cost ? I have a Fretless Jazz with an unlined rosewood P-bass neck that is crying out for such treatment !
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    "What strings have you got on there? " Nickel roundwounds (Elites) - the coating on the fingerboard is pretty damned hard and shows no signs of scuffing - although I could be tempted to try half grounds just to try something different.
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    Hi, No subsequent mods - came with the J from birth at Lakland - you do know that the J is NOT a single coil in the US Bob Glaub - it is a humbucker just like the P pickup - but they call it a linear humbucker - perhaps to give it a more traditional PJ ook..........doesn't alter the fact that it sounds great - you get a slightly fuller bodied edge to the sound that a single coil doesn't quite muster - works great on Who covers ! I am based in South Wales - near Cardiff Cheers Bill
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    Folks, This beauty is 6 months old and in mint condition I know I'm going to regret letting her go but I have GAS for something older at the moment. Plays beautifully as you might imagine and that extra pickup spices things up when you dial it in. Comes with a Lakland vintage hard shell case. Looking for £1250 with no offers or part exchange deals with other things I'm afraid. There is a nine month waiting list for these puppies at the moment - mine took just over 8 months to arrive. Comes with an extra pickguard from Jeannies - a mirror one should you wish to get more of a 70's vibe out of the instrument. Cheers Bill
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    Here's one of my Laklands - started off life as a rosewood lined fretless 55-02 Got Martin at the Bass Gallery in London to put an unlined fretless birdseyemaple fingerboard on it. Fingerboard is coated in satin finished polyurethane - very hard and durable - fingerboard is 8mm thick instead of the more normal 5mm - nice and chunky ! My first ever fretless was a Maya P-bass copy which had an unlined maple fingerboard. Since I got rid of it I always hanckered after another fretless bass with a maple board........
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    "Can I tempt you with a 55-94?" - Not on this occasion - more than happy with my 55-01/NTMB and 55-02........ Could I tempt you with a US Bob Glaub with PJ Fralins ??
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    I got two P-basses from them last year - worked out at £65 per instrument - so say $130 or so - EMS are very fast - take less than a week to arrive ! Hope this helps Bill
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    All you Lakland lovers out there....... What would be the chances of finding a 5-string Jerry Scheff these days. Armstrong stopped making the 5-string pick-ups - forcing Dan to stop making them - is that right ? I really am kicking myself for not getting one a couple of years ago. If anyone has one they may be letting go of in the near future please get in touch ! Bill
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    Can concur with Hamster, I have a 55-01/NTMB and I LOVE the B-string - being Scottish and wanting value for money - I tune my B down to an A - no problem - still nice and taught. The maple neck version has a little more snap when you really start to hit those strings - the rosewood version is a little bit more mellow at the top end. If I could find an Inca Silver Jerry Scheff 5-string with a rosewood fingerboard I'd be a very happy bunny !
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    Thanks for the nice reception guys ! Originally from Glasgow but have lived as far east as Bathgate ! Will put some piccies of my basses in the porn section soon..... As far as Lakkies go I am lucky enough to have three - a US Bob Glaub - black with a rosewood fingerboard, tort pickguard and P/J Fralins. A sunburst fretless 55-02 with an unlined birdseyemaple fingerboard - installed by Martin in the Bass Gallery in London. Finally a nice 55-01 - black with a maple fingerboard and NTMB pre-amp Thinking about selling the Glaub however as I fancy something older or reliced. The bass you see in my avatar is a Japanese Fender - PB70-99B I believe - basically like a "Geddy Lee" Precision - if that makes any sense - black blocks with a B profile neck - since that photo was taken I got a pair of Darkstars and a badass II installed - it's a belter ! I have two more Japanese Fenders - a natural Jazz bass with an unlined fretless Precision neck and badass III bridge and also a sunburst P-bass with an unlined maple fretless neck. I love Japanese Fenders as you can no doubt tell - could recommend them to anyone ! I love Lakkies too - my Glaub thinks it is active - whilst my 55-02 and 55-01 think they are passive - it's a strange household ! Cheers Bill
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    Folks, Anyone heard of UK pricing on these and when they will become available ? The thought of going all tube gets me going ! I seem to remember that they are supposed to have switchable 110/220 voltage - they are "Tour amps after all. That would mean you could buy from the US - postage on the VB-2 would be pricey as it's the heaviest - the VB-3 a wee bit less so..........
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    Hello all, Have been watching a few of the US bass forums of late and have decided to get involved with something a bit closer to home. A Scot living in South Wales, I have been playing bass since 1980. Got quite serious on the live playing front from 1991-1996 but then mellowed out after that. At one point I was in four bands - two blues bands, an Irish folk band and an English folk band - we even had a hurdy gurdy player in the English folk band ! At present I am in a covers band but we don't gig too often - so - also looking for a good bluesy band and have plans on getting a proggy recording project together once I've come up to speed on Logic Express. I have a variety of Laklands and Fenders at the moment as well as an MTD Z6 which is fun. Amp wise I was always an SWR devotee and had a Basic 350 and Goliath Jr 2x10 (Mk II). However, I'm in the process of obtaining a Genz Benz Neopack 3.5 and have recently got my hands on a Schroeder 1212L. Would like to learn to read music and get more confident on improvisation - however, nothing, and I mean nothing, beats getting a good groove down ! Best wishes to you all for the forthcoming year ! Bill
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