NBD - Serek Lincoln

kazuhank

kazuhank

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I have been wanting to get my hands on a Serek for awhile, but not many get flipped. Also, while I love ALL the offerings, the Lincoln always caught my eye the most, but seemed to be the least common used model out there.

This walnut body, walnut neck model popped up and I could not resist. It even has the dual single pickup configuration with the four way switch that I wanted. Like a custom order that was ready for immediate purchase.

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I know the Lincoln body style isn't for everyone, but I had a '76 Ripper that I loved. It played great and sounded great...if not a little specific for lack of a better word. Also, the body felt big and heavy over longer sets.
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The Gibson's weaknesses are the Serek's strengths in that it's light (under 8 lbs!), the body looks great but feels comfortable and smaller than it looks.

The four way gives four amazing tonal options where the Ripper really had two tones that I found useful. I'm amazed by its ability to cop a full-bodied p-bass tone, but with some of the bite and attack of the Ripper. It also creates a humbucker-like stingray vibe with both pickups on. And it plays so well. It feels broken in and at home right out of the gate.

All that I had heard about the build quality, craftsmanship, and tone have proven to be true. I don't imagine the Lincoln will ever be as popular as the Midwestern, but it is the perfect blend of some of my favorite basses, and I am loving it!
 

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kazuhank said:
I have been wanting to get my hands on a Serek for awhile, but not many get flipped. Also, while I love ALL the offerings, the Lincoln always caught my eye the most, but seemed to be the least common used model out there.

This walnut body, walnut neck model popped up and I could not resist. It even has the dual single pickup configuration with the four way switch that I wanted. Like a custom order that was ready for immediate purchase.

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I know the Lincoln body style isn't for everyone, but I had a '76 Ripper that I loved. It played great and sounded great...if not a little specific for lack of a better word. Also, the body felt big and heavy over longer sets.
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The Gibson's weaknesses are the Serek's strengths in that it's light (under 8 lbs!), the body looks great but feels comfortable and smaller than it looks.

The four way gives four amazing tonal options where the Ripper really had two tones that I found useful. I'm amazed by its ability to cop a full-bodied p-bass tone, but with some of the bite and attack of the Ripper. It also creates a humbucker-like stingray vibe with both pickups on. And it plays so well. It feels broken in and at home right out of the gate.

All that I had heard about the build quality, craftsmanship, and tone have proven to be true. I don't imagine the Lincoln will ever be as popular as the Midwestern, but it is the perfect blend of some of my favorite basses, and I am loving it!
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I have been on the hunt for a Lincoln for months: I considered ordering one but didn’t want to wait 6+ months.

Where did you happen to come across this beauty?

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t at all jealous of the find :cool:
 
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MDBass said:
I have been on the hunt for a Lincoln for months: I considered ordering one but didn’t want to wait 6+ months.

Where did you happen to come across this beauty?

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t at all jealous of the find :cool:
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I was in the same camp in putting feelers out to Serek, but just not sure about waiting five months. Then this one came up on Reverb, and the seller was willing to negotiate and so I pulled the trigger. It was basically identical to the one I was putting together through Serek, so I lucked out.
 
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UPDATE: Got to use this on a two-week gig and am simply blown away by the versatility, tone, and build quality of this bass.

There isn't a setting on the 4-way that isn't usable. I actually played an entire set with the bridge pickup solo'd and I've never been able to do that with a single coil bridge before. The neck pickup has a very p-bass vibe, but with added girth that gets into the Ripper / Gibson realm. I'm still exploring, but with an Eden backline that isn't my usual rig, the bass allowed me to switch up between four very useful tones.

I grew up on a Stingray and p-bass and play with a fairly heavy hand. The Serek really allows you to dig in and play dynamically. I didn't have to adjust my playing to "learn" this bass, it was just plug and play. I picked it up, it felt like home and is a joy to play. Serek is making amazing instruments and they are an incredible value for what they are going for right now.
 
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kazuhank said:
I was in the same camp in putting feelers out to Serek, but just not sure about waiting five months. Then this one came up on Reverb, and the seller was willing to negotiate and so I pulled the trigger. It was basically identical to the one I was putting together through Serek, so I lucked out.
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I’ve been on Reverb regularly looking for a Lincoln but missed this somehow.

Congrats on the great find: if for some reason you fall out of love after the honeymoon phase give me a shout :cool:
 
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I like the body style. I don't really think it looks too much like the Ripper.

And that forearm contour going all the way across the top is how all basses should be IMO.

Congrats man, play in good health.
 
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Not really. I had an order in for a Midwestern when I bought the Lincoln. When the Midwestern arrived, it just started getting played more than the Lincoln. It quickly became my number one and there were a handful on here jonesing for a walnut Lincoln, so I passed it on to a TBer.
 
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kazuhank said:
Not really. I had an order in for a Midwestern when I bought the Lincoln. When the Midwestern arrived, it just started getting played more than the Lincoln. It quickly became my number one and there were a handful on here jonesing for a walnut Lincoln, so I passed it on to a TBer.
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I know this is an old post but if you don't mind me asking what was it about the midwestern that appealed to you more? I'm looking at the brand but have no way to try it so can only go by what I think I would like.
 
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Iofflight said:
I know this is an old post but if you don't mind me asking what was it about the midwestern that appealed to you more? I'm looking at the brand but have no way to try it so can only go by what I think I would like.
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There are a million little factors and elements at play, but the broad strokes are more about feel and aesthetic than anything. The truth is that with Serek you can change nearly all the factors from pickups to scale length and configuration, so what made me lean towards the Midwestern is nearly a moot point as you could have Jake switch things out.

That said, the short scale and ebony board on the Midwestern coupled with the Guild Bisonic just play like a dream. As I stated above, the Lincoln was great on a two week gig where I had to play a lot of covers and style switch. The dual single is super versatile. That said, I found I was favoring one setting almost exclusively with another getting use on a song or two. So I didn't need the versatility and the Bisonic got so much praise from front of house guys and studio engineers. The short scale and tone just were unrivaled. It reminds me of a deeper, rootsier p-bass, but that weighs 7 pounds and it a joy to play.

As mentioned, you could tweak a Lincoln and configure it to make it like my Midwestern, which is part of the allure of the Serek brand. So my experience is just that, my own. That said, my experience with six basses from four different models of Serek (still need to try a Sacramento) leads me to believe that you really can't go wrong with any of their models and that you can configure the wood, pickups, and aesthetics to your preference, for an instrument that is likely to displace your current #1 or #2.
 
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Thank you for the feedback I really appreciate it. I've been looking at the Lincoln in the 32" scale. Overall I really love short and medium scale basses so your switch to the midwestern makes complete sense to me. What got me onto the Lincoln in particular was the Gibson Grabber. I was hoping to get that sound in a more aesthetically pleasing bass with a far better build. But I'll keep my eye out for any deal that may come up, it seems you really can't go wrong with any one of Jake's basses.
 
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