Preamp upgrade for Lakland 55-01

[bigevilman]

Hey Guys

Just purchased a Lakland 55-01 to complement my Spector Legend Custom 5, and its such a nice bass . Lovely neck - didn't know if I would like it as I was so used to the thinner Spector neck, but gigged it last night - so easy!

I'm now considering upgrading the preamp inside it. The current one (bartolini mk1 preamp i believe) does make a bit of noise, but not massive amounts, but seeing as I have my first coming in March, best be treating myself now before all the gig money goes on nappies!

Anyone got any suggestions? I currently play in a couple of rock cover bands, so it'd be nice to have something can produce a bit of bite!

[chris_b]

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[Looda]

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[molan]

Quite a lot of Lakland basses seem to have the John East Pre fitted. It's not my personal favourite but it does seem a popular mod for these.

[Sibob]

I swapped my 55-01 innards to Bart Dual Coils & an NTMB preamp. Sounds excellent, most notable difference is that the pickups now sound better in passive mode compared to the MK-1 split Coils.

Si

[bubinga5]

The LH3 found in the later 5502 is great. I had a 5501 Deluxe. Put in a Glock preamp and a pair of Nordstrand Fat Stacks. Sounded amazing.