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I'm guessing Dan must have some clause that he couldn't build his signature bass shape (the Lakland 44-01/55-01 shape) which he became famous for hence a return to F style basses. The Lakland head stock is a beautiful design and I actually prefer it to Fender's original design but these new D.Lakin head stocks aren't appealing (well to me at least). I hope to keep my current Lakland for a long time and while I wish Dan well I think I'll hold out on buying any of his new stuff but who knows what he may have up his sleeve a few years down the line?

I think you meant flats!

Sorry lads I just put this on to see how much controversy it would kick off opposed to genuinely constructive feed back. The DD with added j p/u (a vintage sounding Fralin) is seriously the best sounding and playing P I've owned to date. Nearly makes getting my old bass stolen worth it!

It'd look better with a bad ass bridge Sorry couldn't resist

Nice to see a bit of passion about the topic

I like the aesthetic of it and I've been a huge fan of the BA in the past. While the Lakland bridge 'fits' on their own brand I prefer the BA on a fender style bass. No doubt the Lakland is an improvement over the BBOT but it's my personal pref. Well I appreciate the candor I'm more interested in hearing if the bridge would fit into the existing holes.

I'm really happy with my DD p bass (with added j pick up) but wondered if anyone has tried to swap the lakland bridge for a badass? I think I may prefer the BSII/BAIII as I think it looks more sleek!