lakland skyline 4401

[tom1946]

As title.

are they any good? anyone had one?

What would a good used one cost?

thanks.

[bigthumb]

I got one new from the Gallery a few years ago and I really liked it. I found it well made (obviously) and quite versatile. One the whole a good bass for the money. I would guess that about 450ish for a used one. I really cant remember what I sold it for or why come to think of it!

[bassmanAzz]

I have one. I think its amazing. So much variation of tone just with the control knobs on the bass.
Makes setting your amp up a dream

I got mine brand new from guitar guitar and bartered down to £600 from £650

id pay £400 for a second hand one, if it is a good one!

[bubinga5]

Yes...fantastic basses..what you can get them for is stupid...pro bass for not pro money...spend a bit more on pre and pups and it will knock most basses out...i had a 55-01 with nordstrands and a glock pre and the tone was better than my Sei..

[Musicman20]

Just watch the Lakland QC; I've had 4 basses and sent them all back.

[Master blaster]

brilliant bass. i dont think i will ever part with mine. ide say think about changing the pre though. definetly a bass worth more then the sub £1000 price catagory. i found the string spacing tricky to get used to at first but its all good now.

[thebeat]

I had one for a wee while...as everyone has said they're a pretty versatile bass and the build quality of mine was very good...would have kept it if i had any sense.

[sockdeluxe_mikey]

I bought one after owning a Marcus Miller 4 string Jazz Bass for most of my bass playing life and enduring a complete love/hate relationship with it, and from what I've seen it kicks it squarely in the nuts.

I tired myself out trying different basses for under £600-700 in GAK and the Lakland just stood out for me in terms of build quality, playability and sound. It was just an 'obvious' choice!

Believe it or not, there is a seriously handy little trick that you try out if you have the stock electronics - I *love* how the pickups sound and for me they have just the right balance to them, BUT if you want to achieve a more vintage (dare I say Fender style) style of sound that sits in the mix a different way, roll off a slight amount (and I really do mean a bit of a hair, 5-10%) off the volume pot and most of the more modern high end bleeds off (past probably around 5-6Khz or something like that) - instant tone variation! That way, it's possible to achieve a remarkably good 'Jazz Bass-a-like' on ALL of the different pick up positions.

I also added a scratchplate to mine - black on rosewood tends to need breaking up a little visually

[bassmanAzz]

[quote name='Master blaster' post='897128' date='Jul 17 2010, 10:19 AM']i found the string spacing tricky to get used to at first but its all good now.[/quote]

i thought that compared to my T-Bird but i like it now im used to it and i think i prefer it