My Current Collection:
USA Lakland Joe Osborn 5-String... translucent butterscotch blonde, quarter-sawn rock maple neck, swamp ash body, rw fingerboard with birdseye dots, passive Lindy Frahlin p'ups, stacked 2-knob, tortoise-shell guard. Brian at Lakland told me that it's the only one like it.
USA Lakland 55-94... swamp ash body, curly (quilted) maple top, bird's eye maple board, quarter-sawn rock maple neck, tobacco-burst (vintage two-tone) finish, Bart p'ups and pre-amp.
In action...
MM SR4... SER# L000084. Swamp ash body, natural satin finish (now discontinued), RW board, stock 3-band electronics.
'96 Fender MIJ Jazz Bass (50th Anniversary Edition) with Fender Custom Shop p'ups... I still have all the stock electronics, but they didn't sound the greatest. I wanted to keep it all "Fender" so I bought the custom shop stuff... sounds much better.
Warmoth Un-lined Fretless Jazz Copy... early 90's neck and body. It had all Fender electronics and hardware from an early 90's MIJ Jazz bass I butchered when I was young and stupid, but I recently changed everything out. It now has a Badass II bridge, Hipshot Ultra-Lites with a Drop-D, and SD Antiquity II p'ups... this thing literally sounds like a DREAM now, and, with any luck, I'll someday own a 5-string fretless that sounds EXACTLY like it.
A Couple of Basses I Used to Own...
Warwick Thumb NT 5-String... I have to be honest here. This bass sounded KILLER. I used it to record a couple of albums... but it was the most finicky and difficult bass to play I ever owned. There wasn't anything "wrong" with it, and the new owner loves it, so it must have just been me. Either way, I'm glad it's gone because it helped me finance my Laklands wich I LOVE.
In action...
MM SR5... like my 4-string, this was one of the first lefty basses they made in the early 90's. Can't remember the SER#, though. I sold it to a really nice guy in France who seemed to love it, although I think I saw it for sale recently on Arni's website with the original all black guard on it. I actually kind of miss this one... I'm glad it went to a good home.
Hope you enjoyed my show-off time!!!
