D. Lakin - first batch of basses!

[ebozzz]

Wow! I am SO out of touch! Lakland has been sold? smh....

 

[ebozzz]

With a street price of $1250.00 and all of the features it offers, Fender will have to lower prices in my opinion. I LOVE competition!

 

[wvbass]

With a street price of $1250.00 and all of the features it offers, Fender will have to lower prices in my opinion. I LOVE competition!

Unlikely. I highly doubt Dan Lakin can (or will even try) to produce in sufficient quantity or to develop a big enough distribution network that would even cause a blip in Fender's sales.

 

[ShowKing]

Fender is still one of the most popular brands for guitars and basses they don't need to change their prices because of dan.

Not many people actually even know about Lakland but most will know about Fender.


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[awilkie84]

Unlikely. I highly doubt Dan Lakin can (or will even try) to produce in sufficient quantity or to develop a big enough distribution network that would even cause a blip in Fender's sales.

Not to mention that the D Lakin basses are built overseas & assembled here, are they not? Not exactly a MIA build.

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

I am surprised that the Lakland sale did not include some sort of "no competition" clause. I looks like they will doing a lot of Lakland-like models, including getting two of Lakland's previous endorsers on board. But hey, a good bass is a good bass!

I have no doubt he did - but those things run out, usually after 5 or 7 years.

I used to feel that way until I tried Lakland's Fender style bass at which point it was game over.

Oh, I'm sure they're really nice... but this is territory well covered by others. Sadowsky, Lull, etc etc etc.

 

[xroads]

With a street price of $1250.00 and all of the features it offers, Fender will have to lower prices in my opinion. I LOVE competition!

Nope - Fender will increase their prices (at least with their MIA and CS models), and I doubt they will react at all to another small scale builder.

 

[ebozzz]

I am surprised that the Lakland sale did not include some sort of "no competition" clause. I looks like they will doing a lot of Lakland-like models, including getting two of Lakland's previous endorsers on board. But hey, a good bass is a good bass!

Dan Lakin founded a company in 1994 that combined the precision and feel of truly high end bass guitars with familiar design aspects. The company was called Lakland Basses. Lakland became the 1st choice among session and touring pros alike. Due
to economic pressures Dan sold Lakland to a private investment group in 2010. After a 3 year non-‐compete, Dan is back. His
goal this time is to bring a truly high end bass at a price all can afford. Dan’s signature artists are with him as well – Joe Osborn and Bob Glaub.

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[ModuMan]

Hey, I spotted mine! I guess that means it should be on its way soon?

 

[ebozzz]

Maybe it was silly of me to think so but I interpreted was the new site was saying as these would be American made instruments. Just read it again and saw this....

Engineered and Designed in Chicago, USA

My thoughts are that most of the components will be made off shore. I was wrong.....

 

[Kevin aka Kebo]

My 02. Im not impressed.. Same old Shi*.. Sadowsky, Coppola, Lull.... I dont see an original thought there... The Orig Lakand design are wonderful basses. These, Hello Roger, Hello Jiimy, Hello Mike - Ill take another..

 

[mongo2]

I was hoping for something more original.

 

[hover]

Engineered and Designed in Fullerton, CA, 60 years ago

Fixed it for ya.

 

[Root 5]

The headstock's reminiscent of Yamaha BB IMO.

 

[bassdude51]

Not knocking Dan Lakin's new line of Ps and Js but just as refried beans are still beans....................refried Fender basses are still Fender basses.

 

[StuartV]

You may say "hello, Sadowsky," etc., but you can't even touch a Sadowsky Metro for anywhere close to $1250.

That said, for that much money, I would be buying at *least* a Fender American Std. And probably actually a MIA G&L (if I were buying a P or J).

 

[hdracer]

I see it as Dan doing this not out of love of building basses (Michael Tobias) but more of the love of selling basses.

A $1200 import parts bass?
No thank you.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

$1250 for an import when you can have what is perceived as the "real thing" made in the US for about the same price? I'll stick with a Fender.

 

[Hfsrj]

" Graphite strips in a wooden bass neck enable an instrument to have better sustain and a more even response all over the neck. Dead spots are also greatly reduced. The addition of graphite also seems to produce a more centered fundamental pitch and deeper bottom-end. "

Yes. And graphite makes your wife smilier I heard.

 

[awilkie84]

" Graphite strips in a wooden bass neck enable an instrument to have better sustain and a more even response all over the neck. Dead spots are also greatly reduced. The addition of graphite also seems to produce a more centered fundamental pitch and deeper bottom-end. "

Yes. And graphite makes your wife smilier I heard.

Yeah...I can see the graphite making the neck more stable...but I doubt there's fundamental note changes...