P-T-P Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 [attachment=193453:01418c06cc6e40e9920a0b5e93dc4cbc252123e896.jpg][attachment=193454:01b8ae61654fac604ab31711264701dba9bd16d497.jpg][attachment=193455:01108ccee07470b9e0a29c9633f02ad1cc4a98d4b4.jpg] Did a very rare thing for me a few weeks back when I bought a brand new bass. It's a Lakland Darryl Jones 5 in the Ltd. Edition natural finish with maple neck and black blocks. Interestingly, the label on the box calls it an AC-5, which I suppose confirms that it is essentially a DJ5 spec'd along the same lines as one of Adam Clayton's original DJ4s - natural, maple board, black blocks, no binding. Yum. After a couple of gigs and some rehearsals with it I'm ready to call it the best Lakland I've owned (and I've had a few). It's fairly light, (about 9.5lbs), is set-up deliciously and has both low end grunt and a nice crunchy top end. I am particularly enchanted by the very light, satin finish on the neck which is quite different to the DJ 4/5 I've played previously. In the past I've hesitated a bit about Indonesian made Laklands - are they as good as the Korean made ones? Absolutely yes, they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I think I'm right in saying that Cort build these (they do the Skylines anyhow) so I'd expect it to be a pretty decent instrument indeed! Happy NBD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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