loweringthetone Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 (edited) GAS took hold and I have acquired a very pretty bass from a super Basschatter. It was the usual seductive combination of good looks (of the bass rather than the Basschatter), the super-playable neck and the incredible lightness at 3.8kg.. Yes I know its PINK but I like it ! This is the Lakland Tetsuya Skyline model and whilst it's really resonant acoustically, the electric sound to my ears, lets it down. It seems muffled and I suspect the culprit is those 'Duncan designed' budget pickups and the associated circuitry. My friend had a USA Lakland with the same configuration and the sound still seemed 'soft'. I'd like to achieve more clarity, definition and punch (I'm used to playing a G&L 2500 - thunderous but now too heavy) Any suggestions of replacement pickups/circuitry that would 'drop in' ? Any ideas/experiences/ thoughts would be much appreciated. Pics below Edited November 15, 2016 by loweringthetone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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felixxx Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I installed Nordstrands in my 55-02, and kept LH3 pre. IMO the sound is exactly what you are looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweringthetone Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 Thanks Felix. That's a great lead. Hell, they even look like G&L pickups ! Thank you. Clearly I need to do a bit more research - I saw your v. useful Talkbass post on the same bass . I'll get diggin'. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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