mcnach Posted January 3, 2014 Author Posted January 3, 2014 I love the 55-02!!! Except for the sound. Oh, nothing, it's great... just... not a Stingray. Pity, as it is absolutely lovely to play... If only this were a 55-76. But where are they? I could convert this one... remove neck pickup... route for the MM closer to the neck, get a pickguard made Stingray style... and a John East MMSR preamp... ha, I can hear the shudders of a few people from here Quote
Gust0o Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 I had a 44-02, loved it... But agree on the sound, it doesn't get close to the Ray. If you want a Ray, get a Ray - but this is a good bass in its own right. The neck made it for me. Lovely player. Quote
mcnach Posted January 3, 2014 Author Posted January 3, 2014 [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1388708389' post='2325278'] I had a 44-02, loved it... But agree on the sound, it doesn't get close to the Ray. If you want a Ray, get a Ray - but this is a good bass in its own right. The neck made it for me. Lovely player. [/quote] if only it were that simple... No Stingrays made with wide string spacing, I'm afraid and the lakland 55-76 (single MM pickup at the Stingray position) is so rare! The neck on the Lakland 55-02 is wonderful. I never tried the 4-string counterpart, 'though. Quote
lowregisterhead Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1388761747' post='2325742'] if only it were that simple... No Stingrays made with wide string spacing, I'm afraid and the lakland 55-76 (single MM pickup at the Stingray position) is so rare! The neck on the Lakland 55-02 is wonderful. I never tried the 4-string counterpart, 'though. [/quote] I had never heard of that one until now - and here is one for sale... you wouldn't get much change out of two and a half grand after shipping and import duties though! http://www.thebassplace.com/basses-used-basses-c-17_36/used-lakland-55-76-deluxe-flame-maple-5-string-bass-amber-p-1232 Quote
mcnach Posted January 5, 2014 Author Posted January 5, 2014 [quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1388914559' post='2327484'] I had never heard of that one until now - and here is one for sale... you wouldn't get much change out of two and a half grand after shipping and import duties though! [url="http://www.thebassplace.com/basses-used-basses-c-17_36/used-lakland-55-76-deluxe-flame-maple-5-string-bass-amber-p-1232"]http://www.thebasspl...ss-amber-p-1232[/url] [/quote] lucky for me, I don't like that kind of wood/finish... ouch, the USA Laklands are not cheap, eh? Quote
lowregisterhead Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1388927294' post='2327647'] lucky for me, I don't like that kind of wood/finish... ouch, the USA Laklands are not cheap, eh? [/quote] That's obviously a used bass too - a new 55-94 Deluxe would set you back well over 3K... great basses though! Quote
mcnach Posted March 8, 2014 Author Posted March 8, 2014 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1388707513' post='2325271'] I love the 55-02!!! Except for the sound. Oh, nothing, it's great... just... not a Stingray. Pity, as it is absolutely lovely to play... If only this were a 55-76. But where are they? I could convert this one... remove neck pickup... route for the MM closer to the neck, get a pickguard made Stingray style... and a John East MMSR preamp... ha, I can hear the shudders of a few people from here [/quote] well, it turned out that with new strings it finally made me smile It's not a Stingray, but that's no longer an issue because it has a great sound of its own. All the politeness has gone with the old strings. Quote
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