I recently acquired this bass in a trade. It is a VERY nice instrument, and from what I gather, quite rare. This is a 55-94CS (Chisonics) or also known as a 55-07. The bass features a very unique ice blue metallic finish and, of course, the ChiSonic HUMBUCKING pickups coupled with the LH-3 preamp.
The control layout is as follows: Volume (P/P active/passive) --> Passive tone --> blend --> HB/SC switch --> bass --> mid --> treble. The preamp is fitted with internal switching for mid frequency control.
The body cut is the same as the 55-94 (55-01 , -02), and it features the same 35" scale. It weighs 8.8 lbs on on my digital kitchen scale.
This video link is a link to an Ed Freidland demo of his 44-07. It is essentially the same bass in a four string variant and gives you a great sense of how it behaves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQB8eIEhQeo
To have the bass built by Lakland would be in the high $3K range. I am offering this one for $2,500 including insured shipping. Paypal only. Because of past experiences, I will only ship to U.S. addresses. Includes the white Lakland case.
I like this bass VERY much, but circumstances are such that it makes the most sense to sell it. It's either this one or my Sadowsky NYC. It was actually a hard choice but I have decided to keep the Sadowsky.
I would consider partial trades with cash coming to me. I would consider the following in four or five string:
Latest generation Fender U.S. Standard or Deluxe Jazz
Lakland Skyline 44-60 (or four string JO, DJ)
U.S. G&L L2000 or L2500
EBMM stringray
Sadowsky Metro JJ
Please note that I am pretty picky about condition of instruments. I would not trade for any bass with chipped paint or other minor cosmetic issues. This bass can be rated as "like new", and so I would only trade for the same. Please be prepared to provide plenty of photos documenting condition.
There is not a single blip or blemish on this Lakland that I can find. I will gladly supply any and all additional photos needed to answer any questions you may have about the bass.
Thanks.
