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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

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

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 !

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

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..........

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