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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: Zut8083 on June 08, 2018, 10:33:40 PM

Title: JK Lado's Basses Abound, eh? Oh, Really?
Post by: Zut8083 on June 08, 2018, 10:33:40 PM

As a Canadian-American by birth,

Zut thinks that although there is a lot of Bernie Rico in this bass, along with a big hit of Rickenbacker 4001/4003 DNA, plus some obvious Mothershippin' inspiration, it's a pretty cool bass in terms of its construction, and it still looks kinda cool.  Zut especially likes the color contrast of dark wings and lighter tones in the core, and the pseudo-Zon headstock, although, it is surely not a Zon.  It looks like it has really smoothed and worn edges, especially the neck joint and the body joint.  Zut has no clue how it sounds.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/JK-Lado-SF-2-super-Falcon-Bass-Guitar-handmade-in-Canada-in-1982-VINTAGE/263592896615?hash=item3d5f5c6867:g:7RwAAOSwrXdayNf1

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lado-R-2-Bass-Guitar-custom-made-in-Canada-by-famed-luthier-Joe-Kovacic-1970s/282553495774?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D52570%26meid%3D64850b415eea426891808658db49f870%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D263592896615%26itm%3D282553495774&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

If you are new to Lado Guitars, like Zut, here's the history from the website-http://www.jklado.com/jk-lado-history

Thank you for coming to the great white north.  Zut hopes you enjoyed the beer, Zut means, the basses, eh?

-Zut

Title: Re: JK Lado's Basses Abound, eh? Oh, Really?
Post by: lbpesq on June 08, 2018, 11:11:13 PM

I have a Lado Falcon guitar.  Very sweet instrument, very high quality build.

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: JK Lado's Basses Abound, eh? Oh, Really?
Post by: elwoodblue on June 08, 2018, 11:28:15 PM

I had a Lacewood SF-2,
 ...good construction, really great woods, a bit hefty, good sound, but not spectacular.

Title: Re: JK Lado's Basses Abound, eh? Oh, Really?
Post by: zomnius on June 09, 2018, 02:01:48 AM

very cool basses. forgot about it. thx for the link.

Title: Re: JK Lado's Basses Abound, eh? Oh, Really?
Post by: Zut8083 on June 09, 2018, 07:07:48 AM

I kind of like them based on the few examples I've seen and without having picked one up.  The woodworking looks very well done indeed, and it looks exceedingly comfortable and very smooth to play.  And to think I was looking around for an Alembic SF-2 when I found this.

Title: Re: JK Lado's Basses Abound, eh? Oh, Really?
Post by: Zut8083 on June 09, 2018, 07:22:29 AM

Wow, Reverb has a few of these Lado SF-2s and a bunch of other models.  It's interesting to me that eBay does not have more duplicate listings.
https://reverb.com/marketplace?query=lado