cocco Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Being a huge fan of Lakland basses, Black Sabbath and Geezer Butler I am more than slightly excited by this bass, and tempted by Geezers new signature EMG pickup. I wouldn't own it though, really dislike the inlays and the pick guard. What do you all think? http://www.lakland.com/geezer.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Keen to try the pickups, but like yourself, not so keen on the bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgmh315 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I'm with you, love Sabbath and Geezer but that's not a good looking bass, perhaps the PJ looks better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Disagree...love the bass, particularly the PJ. Great looking rock machine. No skyline though...it will be expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Soo cheesy! Why is anything associated with heavy rock/metal so cheesy?!?! Edited April 19, 2014 by Musicman20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1397904204' post='2428415'] Soo cheesy! Why is anything associated with heavy rock/metal so cheesy?!?! [/quote] Exactly that! An all black p bass with a crucifix or the angel at the 12th fret and a black pick guard would have been super cool! This looks looks like a 14 year olds doodle in a maths book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 It'd look better with a bad ass bridge Sorry couldn't resist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I'm not that keen on the styling of that bass either , but bear in mind that it's supposed to be for the bass player in Black Sabbath, and so it has a certain "comic book" doom-laden styling in keeping with the kind of iconography associated with that brand. For people who want to buy into that , I suppose it's a suitable bass. Just a regular USA Bob Glaub ( or 44-64 as it is now known) is perfectly sufficient for my tastes , but then again, I am not the Prince Of Darkness. To me , I think the Geezer bass would look better with just one tasteful inlay at the twelfth fret. Those EMG pickups look like they might be good. I can't really say whether they sound good because the sound clips have got a bit too much distortion on them for my tastes. What I would be most interested in finding out is whether EMG's claims to have evened out the apparent output of the P and J pickups is borne out in reality .Very few PJ sets can truly manage that feat, not least of all because certain laws of physics and acoustics are working against that aim , but maybe EMG have pulled it off this time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Are the Butler EMGs active? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 [quote name='Graham' timestamp='1397923375' post='2428694'] Are the Butler EMGs active? [/quote] No , passive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I bloody love Geezer, bloody love him. I will therefore diplomatically withhold my views on that instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Interesting that the man himself has chosen not to be photographed with it for the signed publicity shot on the Lakland website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 [quote name='Sean' timestamp='1397980420' post='2429082'] Interesting that the man himself has chosen not to be photographed with it for the signed publicity shot on the Lakland website. [/quote] That photo is from a while ago, with an earlier geezer bass, that one has a crucifix on the head stock and the Angel at the 12th. It's a far nicer looking bass. According to a YouTube video the reason for the stripey scratch plate is because he loved the stripey Jaydee so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikanHannille Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Looks okay. I wouldn't mind. But more interested on how it sounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 [quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1397924334' post='2428710'] No , passive. [/quote] That's good, really not a fan of active, picked up my old Squier P the other day from my parents, been thinking about doing it up, so that would be high on my list of pickup options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I love the look of this bass but im with most on the inlay's issue. [b]Ive just ordered a set of the PJ Geezer pups. Ive heard a few sound clips and they sound very interesting.[/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 [quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1398176498' post='2431204'] I love the look of this bass but im with most on the inlay's issue. [b]Ive just ordered a set of the PJ Geezer pups. Ive heard a few sound clips and they sound very interesting.[/b] [/quote] Let me know how they turn out man. I'm really tempted to go for the single P in my Lakland, not that I don't already love the Lindy fralin, just something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Yes, let us know what those EMG's are like, Dave. I am keen to hear what they are like from someone with first-hand experience of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1398195544' post='2431575'] Let me know how they turn out man. I'm really tempted to go for the single P in my Lakland, not that I don't already love the Lindy fralin, just something different. [/quote] Ill be sure to post my findings, probably in the GBZ EMG thread on here. For anyone who wants more info, and some real clips have a look here on Talkbass http://www.talkbass.com/threads/geezer-butler-signature-pick-ups.1046730/ The new P will be replacing a Fralin that i already have in my PJ. Ive always thought i loved the Fralin but recently im not getting on with it. I was going to put a Fender 62RI in it (its in my Squier CV at the moment) but when i heard the sound clips over on Talk Bass i was very impressed. Im not after the Geezer tone at all, but they do sound a bit clearer than the Fender 62, and i find the Fralin is very close to that. Should be here by 8th May, if not sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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