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The LAKLAND Porn Thread


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Guess I have to add my 2... a 4-94 courtesy of Marcus and a new (yes I bought new!!!) Skyline DD... now I want a US version!

...must get a better camera - do those necks looks curved or what?

(although I've had a 44-02D, BG and a 55-01D)

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[quote name='chris_b' post='470483' date='Apr 23 2009, 11:06 AM']Hi Shaun, how much use does the DD get if you have the 4-94 as well? What's the difference that makes you want both?[/quote]

I've just bought the DD as I wanted something that more emulated a P-bass as I've had the Valenti for a while, but didn't like the neck - I keep it dialled for the older stuff we do - more thud - it's does the job very well. The 4-94 is still a joy to play and has so much more range - I gig with 'em both... the perfect pair (well, until something else comes along) ;-)

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[quote name='ednaplate' post='470416' date='Apr 23 2009, 09:41 AM']That maple neck looks lovely. [b]I keep hearing on here that the current Skylines aren't as good as they once were which is why Lakland have moved production. [/b]You all seem very happy with yours though.[/quote]
The Cort factory in Korea, where the Skylines were being machined, closed down. So Lakland had no choice but to move. What they had to decide was where to move to. So now it's the Cort factory in Indonesia. My Skyline Decade is Indonesian - no problem with its build quality, especially since it was set up and plekked in Chicago.

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I tried a 5502 in the gallery yesterday. Superb instrument, looks to me like they're another company who have the wood specification spot on in terms of growl.

[u]Positives: [/u]
Versatility
Growl
warmth
build quality
Jazz bass sound was great
weight - relatively light for what it is

[u]Negatives:[/u]
string spacing a little too wide (for me)
neck a little too wide at nut (for me)
MM pickup wasn't as grunty as a real MM (but punters probably wouldn't care, to be honest)

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[quote name='small_lump_of_green_putty' post='478964' date='May 4 2009, 01:13 PM']....can anyone describe the sounds of these basses?....[/quote]
They sound like what you want them to sound like! Not helpful I know, but if you search for lakland bass on youtube you'll hear quite a variation.

I'm not good at describing sound but, I have an early 5 string with Bartolini pickups and pre amp. I play it flat with a bit of boost to the bass which gets me a fat, punchy, duck dunn type of sound, but the tone scape is very wide. The necks are quite big and the string spacing is wider than some, which I like.

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