EssentialTension

Fortunately I don't play with any guitarists with those attitudes. But if I did, I'd just say 'Here, you try' and hand them the fretless.

[quote name='Shockwave' post='338980' date='Nov 27 2008, 10:08 PM']Dude, jakes pmed Gman and says he will post the bass tommorow. However having backups is a good idea. -Rob.[/quote] Rob, I'm in Brighton and I could, if needed, collect it tomorrow evening. But I'm somewhat tied up for getting to a post office with it both at the weekend and early next week - especially if it's not already packed and ready to go. Let me know if I can do anything useful.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='335899' date='Nov 24 2008, 10:33 PM']One thing I did do was to go straight out and buy some PP9's ... in the process discovering that no one calls them "PP9's" any more. [i]I think he means a 9-volt battery, you know, one of those funny square ones. Go on, ask him.[/i] I really am getting too old for this sh1t. [/quote] They still call them PP9s in my local newsagent but then the bloke in there is even older than me.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='338655' date='Nov 27 2008, 05:08 PM']I believe my Indonesian Daisy Rock Elite Bass & Peavey Millenium fiver came out of cort's factory. The quality is great. Both are very playable and very good sounding & looking basses and certainly giggable however one was £200 new and the other was £135 secondhand. Neither was amazing until I set them up though but at least the frets were good without needing a levelling. I guess Lakland will be putting the production savings into the work done in Chicago.[/quote] I think the likes of the Daisy Rock will be fully manufactured in Indonesia while the Lakland Skyline bodies and necks were CNC machined in Korea and now Indonesia but the electronics are still done in Chicago. Fret dressing is also done in Chicago, now on the PLEK machine.

Very nice Andy.

[quote name='GЯДИК' post='337682' date='Nov 26 2008, 08:33 PM']if this means lower prices I'm happy. My Indonesian Squiers are excellent and with Lakland construction ( Ibelieve they assemble the Skylines in their Chicago plant from foreign parts) then I'm sure they'll be as good as they are now[/quote] It doesn't mean lower prices. Skyline prices are staying the same. Although Lakland US prices increase 10% on January 1st. Lakland seem to think that the Indonesian quality is even better than the Korean and the benchwork and Plekking will still be done in Chicago. It's the Cort factory in Indonesia which apparently does the Squier VM series and the G&L Tributes. The Laklands will be their top of the line. There's lots of posts about this at Talkbass including from Lakland guys themselves.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='337813' date='Nov 26 2008, 10:32 PM']That looks really nice! Both retro & individual at the same time. I was listening to the recordings of the new inhouse pickups on the Lakland site this morning. They sound excellent! Rich.[/quote] Thanks, Rich. Yes, I really like the retro looks with the Gibson bass colours but it is individual at the same time. And yes, the pickups sound good to me too, I'm very excited about it. [url="http://lakland.com/ac_j-sonic.htm"]Hear the Chi-sonic pickups on a Joe Osborn[/url]

[quote name='thebeat' post='337243' date='Nov 26 2008, 01:52 PM']Ouch! looks very nice though...it's the only thing that's given me GAS lately...sort of glad you didn't say £700 quid or thereabouts...would have had to order one then maybe next year though [/quote] My guess is that they are going to be somewhere around £1200, maybe £1300 retail in the UK. The cheapest way to get one will definitely be used from the US. If I'm correct that Lakland are going to sell a lot of these there will inevitably be some going up for sale in the coming months. US ebay is the place to look I think.

[quote name='nash' post='337741' date='Nov 26 2008, 09:38 PM']probs one of the nicest basses i've ever seen. i love it.[/quote] Thanks.

[quote name='martthebass' post='337644' date='Nov 26 2008, 07:58 PM']Very nice Dave, well worth the wait. Thought I'd got rid of any Lakland GAS.[/quote] Thanks. Wait until you see the real quality pics of it I'll be taking.

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='336704' date='Nov 25 2008, 10:14 PM']No Darkstars then?[/quote] Nope, not Dark Stars but [url="http://lakland.com/the-decade.htm"]Chi-sonics[/url]

[quote name='thebeat' post='336798' date='Nov 25 2008, 11:47 PM']Now, that[i][b] is [/b][/i]nice...how much? [/quote] Well, including customs duty, at $2 to the £ I think it was going to be about £830 including shipping but at $1.50 to the fallen £ it's looking more like close to £1000. So, not cheap, but I think still cheaper than you'll actually be able to buy one in UK. Although I've not seen any UK/Euro dealers offering them on pre-order. I hope I like it.

Excellent collection, lovely pictures, and very nice garden furniture too. +1 on the Warmoth Dark Starred SG

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='336637' date='Nov 25 2008, 09:06 PM']Whos got my DPLE1 own up I want it back?[/quote] I knew you shouldn't have sold that.

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='336593' date='Nov 25 2008, 08:18 PM']V Sweet, is that a DPLE3[/quote] I forgot to say that the other difference from the DPLE3 design is that, although we chose swamp ash, Lakland have gone for mahogany as they believed it sounded much better on this bass.

[quote name='the_house123' post='336596' date='Nov 25 2008, 08:21 PM'] cheers matey thats machine is simply awesome, lakland continue to amaze me. I might even check my Lakland in to get it PLEK'ed up. only $125 for the job, set up and new strings! Any idea when your bass will arrive?[/quote] I don't have a definite date but as you can see from the pic it's close to ready and according to John at Lakland that is my bass not someone else's. There have been all sorts of delays but I can't believe it's going to be much longer. Mind you it will probably sit in customs all over Christmas.

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='336593' date='Nov 25 2008, 08:18 PM']V Sweet, is that a DPLE3[/quote] Well, it's what seven of us originally designed as the DPLE3 but it's no longer a limited edition as the guys at Lakland liked it so much it has become the standard Skyline Decade. I've heard that Lakland have orders in for over 120 already so it looks like it's going to be popular. The original DPLE3 design was with an LH-3 preamp which is still available but I went for the passive partly to save money because although it was $2 to £1 when I originally ordered it it's now $1.50 to £1 which not only put the cost up but I'll get hit harder on customs duty too.

[quote name='the_house123' post='336586' date='Nov 25 2008, 07:59 PM']Looks lovely! now Excuse my ignorance but what is a PLEK machine? :blush:[/quote] [url="http://lakland.com/plek.htm"]Lakland PLEK page[/url] [url="http://www.plek.com/"]PLEK[/url]

[quote name='mathewsanchez' post='336571' date='Nov 25 2008, 07:35 PM']I don't normally like laklands but that one looks pretty sweet. Congratulations! Is that one of the electronic 'plek' setup machines in the background?[/quote] Thanks. Yes, it is a PLEK machine. All Laklands are now PLEKed, even the Skylines.

I've been waiting since June 2007 but today I saw my Lakland Skyline Decade for the first time. Here it is in the hands of John Pirruccello at Lakland: Not long now before it's in my hands, I hope.

Looks like Skyline production is now Indonesian: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6565351&highlight=indonesia#post6565351"]Talkbass thread - see post 114[/url] Basspraiser says there: "We also got to try some of the Skylines out that Jauqo mentioned in his post about “Skyline quality”……as some of you may know, rumor has it that Cort is closing the plant in Korea…as such, Dan had to move the production……based on input from Cort and other factors, the Skylines are now made at a Cort plant in Indonesia…….After trying out a few of the basses from the first shipment, I can say that they are as good if not better than the Korean Skylines. As Jauqo mentioned, they are lighter and very well put together! Dan is excited and impressed about the quality coming out of the plant. He mentioned that he thinks the reason the quality is so good is the fact that the Skylines are the “top of the line” for the particular plant and, as such, they are getting extra care and attention and he intends to make sure it stays that way…..in addition, all of the Skylines are now getting PLEK’d…overall, Skyline quality has never been better…."