i picked up a JO once..played it for about 3 min and put it down havent touched one since. so on that model, yeah i wasnt happy
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Do you find Lakland necks comfortable?
- Thread starter lm183902
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To me, the 4-94 neck feels like a great P-Bass "B" neck.
The Joe Osborn feels like a vintage Jazz neck, and the Skyline JO neck is about the slimmest neck I've played.
The Joe Osborn feels like a vintage Jazz neck, and the Skyline JO neck is about the slimmest neck I've played.
Lakland 5 string necks are wide and flat, that is they are thin profile with a wide fingerboard. I like this shape very much, you might not. What I don't like about them is the 35" scale.
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I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong
I have a Lakland Decade US and though I love the bass and think the neck is in the top % of basses I've played,
I must say that it isn't as comfortable as my MM Sterling.
I'm not sure why. I can only say that the Sterling just feels perfect to me.
It is the most effortless bass I've ever played.
My poor PBass feels and sounds rather primitive compared to the other two.
I must say that it isn't as comfortable as my MM Sterling.
I'm not sure why. I can only say that the Sterling just feels perfect to me.
It is the most effortless bass I've ever played.
My poor PBass feels and sounds rather primitive compared to the other two.
Isn't it funny how perceptions vary. I just picked up a 44-02, an early one, and to me that neck is uber-thin; so much so that I was worried about it. Seems to work out okay on the gig though.
I've also got a Skyline JO 4, and the neck is a bit chunkier on that one (the published specs bear this out); it's very comfortable, but imo still very much on the thin side.
/rick
I've also got a Skyline JO 4, and the neck is a bit chunkier on that one (the published specs bear this out); it's very comfortable, but imo still very much on the thin side.
/rick
I like Lakland necks so much that I find most other bases uncomfortable after using a 55-01 and 55-94 almost exclusively for the last eight years. And I have a JO5 coming this week. I spent 30+ years playing mostly Fender, Music Man and Gibson basses, with forays to Rickenbacker and Steinberger. As I said, Lakland is my favorite neck. I like the compound radius and I have no problem with the 35" scale.
I loved the neck on my 55-01 and all the 55s I have played. I have really tiny hands and they did take some getting used to, but for some reason the width nevre bothered me, probably because it was so flat. I had an Elrick NJS at the same time, much narrower feeling neck at the nut, but it was enver as comfortable for some reason. Good neck, but the Laklands was better for me. As it has been said though, if you can't get comfortable with it it may not be for you.
the neck on my lakland 55-01 is amazing. i think it is one of those not going to be liked by everybody things perhaps. i have a zon sonus 4 string fretless and i think it is incredible. with regards to them being out of " fashion " i don't really care what other people think - never have, never will. i have a warwick streamer stage 1 nt which has a neck that is really thin and it reminds me of the zon and i have played quite a few warwicks that are similar.
This thread strikes me odd. The OP's gist seems to be that the neck on his -01 is a little "thick" for his tastes, although he seems to have stuck with the bass for a long time. (I assume by "thick" we're talking front to back, not nut width.)
I've had my 4-94 for about a year, and one of the biggest adjustments for me was just how slim the neck is. Mines got a rosewood board, and the profile is so shallow that the edges of the board are clearly visible from behind. (Kind of reminds me of an old joke about women - if you can see 'em from behind, marry her!)
Anyway, now that I have made the adjustment, EVERY other bass I own (and I've got 20 or so) now feels like the neck is just a big, chunky piece of wood.
Thick? Not my girl. Slender, graceful, and well endowed!
I've had my 4-94 for about a year, and one of the biggest adjustments for me was just how slim the neck is. Mines got a rosewood board, and the profile is so shallow that the edges of the board are clearly visible from behind. (Kind of reminds me of an old joke about women - if you can see 'em from behind, marry her!)
Anyway, now that I have made the adjustment, EVERY other bass I own (and I've got 20 or so) now feels like the neck is just a big, chunky piece of wood.
Thick? Not my girl. Slender, graceful, and well endowed!
my first new Lakland. I was coming from a MM Sray 5. The -01's neck initially felt odd to me. After playing it for awhile, I fell in love with the feel, sold the ErnieBall soon after. Then sold the 55-01 to buy a used 55-02D, then bought JoBo 5 this spring, I just love those necks so much.
Bought a modded MTD KZ5 last week, Aggie pre/Bart pups, great tones in this bass but I think the neck is alot more chunky and not as comfy as my Skylines. I can honestly say the 55-01 got me hooked on the Lakland necks.
Bought a modded MTD KZ5 last week, Aggie pre/Bart pups, great tones in this bass but I think the neck is alot more chunky and not as comfy as my Skylines. I can honestly say the 55-01 got me hooked on the Lakland necks.
I love Lakland necks. Had a 55-01, Duck Dunn and now a DJ5.
Ive always found the necks to be the selling point for me. So much so that although im a P guy i got a DJ5 recently and its a dream to play.
I love it so much that its getting a split coil added as i just can get back in to playing my Fender P5 any more. Not to sure about the DJ5 tone though.
Saying that, i actually find my P5 to feel more comfortable but harder to play if that makes sense. i can fly all over the DJ5 neck but the P5 need a bit more work. I guess its partly down to the Lakland necks being quite flat.
I can see me sticking with Lakland for ever, or at least until next year ;-)
Ive always found the necks to be the selling point for me. So much so that although im a P guy i got a DJ5 recently and its a dream to play.
I love it so much that its getting a split coil added as i just can get back in to playing my Fender P5 any more. Not to sure about the DJ5 tone though.
Saying that, i actually find my P5 to feel more comfortable but harder to play if that makes sense. i can fly all over the DJ5 neck but the P5 need a bit more work. I guess its partly down to the Lakland necks being quite flat.
I can see me sticking with Lakland for ever, or at least until next year ;-)
My 55-01 feels better to play than my MIA Jazz!!!!!! Im not far off getting a 55-02 deluxe. Sweet as!
I wasnt shopping for a new bass when I tried a 55-02, loved it straight away, just so nice and comfortable.
then i plugged it in..
yeah I bought it...
then i plugged it in..
yeah I bought it...
I was looking for my first proper 5 string. I didnt have a clue what i was looking for and funds were almost unlimited (new credit card ;-). After trying about 5 or 6 different 5 strings (i couldn't really play one at that point), some very expensive, i went for the cheapest in the shop. A 55-01. They had 4 or 5 of them on show and all of them felt the same. Fantastic.
I had a Squier 5 string P bass special before that and it put me off 5 string for so long but the 55-01 almost played itself. That day i went straight off to a gig with it. It felt very easy and natural to play. And i had been playing a Jazz for two years up to that day.
I had a Squier 5 string P bass special before that and it put me off 5 string for so long but the 55-01 almost played itself. That day i went straight off to a gig with it. It felt very easy and natural to play. And i had been playing a Jazz for two years up to that day.
Late getting to this thread, but.......
My USA Lakland BG(with jazz neck) is definetly the most comfortable neck i've ever played. Followed closely by my old Roscoe LG3000, then my Sadowsky Metro.
My USA Lakland BG(with jazz neck) is definetly the most comfortable neck i've ever played. Followed closely by my old Roscoe LG3000, then my Sadowsky Metro.
