Machines

FWIW i've got a box of 10 Procells that I use.

I quite liked the red actually.. They had a DJ5 too but I never did try it.

Never heard of a serach function.

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Nah mine hates it. She dislikes me playing and thinks it's a load of noise.

9v is 9v in my book.

Ok - I shall rephrase my point. The Lakland I tried didn't seem any different to a Fender Precision (Mex) on feel or sound from my initial impressions, those being very brief and in non-familiar conditions. I imagine if I took it home and tweaked it i'd get a great sound, but it wasn't happening instore. I think for £800 I expect the differences to jump out at me.. rather than being subtle.

Rosetti will be the official UK dealer for them soon, and we should get some stuff for review in the late summer .

What are you looking to learn ?

Ibanez have pretty tight spacing - check out an SR505. The 'Fenders' as it were (Precision / Jazz / Stingray) will have fairly wide spacing in comparison.

This one must have been about 8lbs, my Stingray is 9-10lbs and this was a lot lighter. As I say the neck just seemed to be made from really cheap and bland looking maple, of course entirely cosmetic but for £800 I expect decent wood. Soundwise maybe I didn't give it a chance, I was using an unfamiliar Trace rig and not in a great room. It didn't sound bad, just it was like any other Precision, be it Fender or a copy.

I had the chance to try one of these on Saturday to see what all the hype was about ! Looked absolutely great sat on the wall, lovely CAR and block inlays, looks the dogs ! Picked it up... uhh ?! It was scarily light, is this normal ? Holding it felt like somewhat of a cheap bass i'm afraid to say. The neck was a pastey looking maple, the type i'd expect to see on Squiers. The setup was poor, although I cannot blame the bass for this. Soundwise - just another Precision.. Is there something I am not getting ? This isn't a slate towards Laklands in general, I was just expecting a whole lot more for £800.

Enough pics, get recording.

Hi there Rob. Looks like you're the chap I spoke to in Sheldon Music earlier ! Welcome to basschat - hope you enjoy it .

It's kind of like a short scale Stingray 5 Variax .

Wow that came quick... where's the cake ?

Tried dropping Ashdown an email ? Sounds like he sold you a duff.

£550 is a low figure for a Stingray - just because some may sell for it doesn't mean they all do .

Marcus Miller Jazz for me, played about 4 and always been amazed. My Jazz is a pretty bog-standard one, does that it says on the tin but won't blow you away. It'll do for now until I can upgrade to something else..

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='199719' date='May 15 2008, 04:19 PM']For the record, a Wal Custom is, ironically, not a custom bass. It is off the peg.[/quote] An off the peg custom bass - nice one .

I would bet they paid over the odds for it in an independent local store and don't want to sell it for much less than they paid..

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='199619' date='May 15 2008, 02:37 PM']So why go out and spend 3 or 4 grand on getting 'Johnny Luthier' to build you a 'special' thing when you could buy a beautiful instrument 'off the peg' for £2k and then buy a top notch amp and still have enough change to buy the entire Miles Davis back catalogue! Twice![/quote] Because not everyone likes 'off the peg' equipment ? Personally I can find everything I want from off the shelf gear - i'm lucky there. But there are a lot of people who want x number of strings, with a y scale made from <insert name> wood - this is because they find it the most comfortable and prefer the sound/appearance. To assume every person can find a non-custom instrument that suits them perfectly is quite silly.

bilbo - it's a bit like buying a new car, it doesn't matter what colour it is or what the seats are made of - it'll still go from A to B. It's all about personal preference. I thought you might understand that given your choice in instruments.