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Has TB moved on from Lakland?

#103
jmattbassplaya said:
Add Roscoe to that list. They were super popular on here around ‘10-‘14. I hardly see them mentioned anymore.


Funny enough, Dingwall wasn’t super well received for awhile. I think people didn’t care for their looks or fanned frets until they actually got their hands on one.
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In much the same way, I don't think I could play a Warwick because the downward facing tuners look like they've been in an accident.
 
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ModulusQ5-122 said:
Hey guys, I’ve just recently become active again on Tb after many years. Boy it seems things have changed in the bass world. When I first started to be very active here about 10 years ago it seemed that Lakland got a ton of love, (me too, Lakland fan here). But now there are so many other bass brands that quite honestly I’d never even heard of before until starting to browse around the threads again recently.

So I guess the point of this thread is....What’s the bass brand craze that everyone seems to be into these days?

BTW I still love all my Laklands, but always down for trying new bass brands that people really like.
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People still seem to be hung up on P basses, more than anything, it seems.
 
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foolforthecity said:
I remember first contact with a Lakland much like yours in the late 90’s, but didn’t have the scratch to get it. And I wanted it bad. Fast forward to today and I still lust for one, but the timing, pricing, or availability continues to elude me. That, and I’ve got to point where a lighter bass is my bias centerpoint, and Lakeland as I understand aren’t the lightest guys around, so I guess that’s now starting to factor in. For about the last four weeks or so I’ve been playing my 2007 Aerodyne routinely, and frankly I’m starting to find it hard to move back into my heavier basses when the majority of my gigs are four-hour stretches (did a fiver last night, thankfully I’ve got a break tonight so I ain’t doin’ squat but chat a bit and play video games).

But I STILL lust for that ONE Lakland.
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I bought mine used, in great shape. It probably weighs a hair over 8 pounds. I wanted another P bass, and when this one popped up I grabbed it. Rare color - Coral Pink. It looks great on stage, and "chicks dig it," LOL. I should know - my wife loves it. I have owned P basses, in fact one of my others is a legit 64 Fender P. That is also a great bass, but, although this sounds like blasphemy to the vintage snobs, the Lakland smokes it in every way.
 
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Lakland, like many other U.S. builders decided to build a new economy line of basses off shore. Since their quality was quite impressive their Skylines sold better than
the U.S builds, mainly because of a $2,000.00 dollar difference with the ones made. I own and play a 2000 Lakland 55-94 and a Skyline 55-02. The difference between those two basses wouldn’t justify the additional cost for most bassists. U.S. Lakland’s are more expensive because, unlike there competition, the necks and bodies are sourced from other companies and shipped to Chicago for fretwork, electronics and hardware.
 
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dan1952 said:
In much the same way, I don't think I could play a Warwick because the downward facing tuners look like they've been in an accident.
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I to laugh when I read this as it is one of the oddities of the Warwick design it took me a little while to get used to. In their defense though, at least they chose to angle them towards the user - there was a worse choice they could have made. :)

Then it dawned on me that my Music Man Sterling was also a bit odd having been a Fender P-bass player for decades. It was like they made the headstock too short and could only fit three of the tuners down the traditional side and had to find a spot on the other side of the headstock for the last one.
 
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#111
This thread actually has 2 questions..................

#1 Has TB moved on from Lakland?

#2 So I guess the point of this thread is....What’s the bass brand craze that everyone seems to be into these days?
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#1 I've been very active with TalkBass for the past 12 years. IMHO, Lakland's popularity is probably about the same and hasn't hardly changed here on TB. Keeping in mind that Lakland is no longer owned by Dan Lakin and the company has been sold to someone else. Their USA made line is getting to be quite expensive and less affordable for us common folks. And don't ask me the year but Lakland introduced the over seas made Skyline models.

So many can no longer afford a USA made Lakland and others may not like the idea of playing an Indonesian made Skyline bass with a Lakland decal on the headstock.

#2 IME, there is no current bass brand craze going on. Same old, same old. We are all individuals and there are MANY avenues of bass interests and brands going on. As broad as it is long.

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When I first joined TalkBass back in 2008, the Greenboy and fEARful bass cab thing was hot and heavy and everyday I would go to TalkBass it was very dominate. I got very tired of it. Thankfully, Greenboy and fEARful topics have really toned down and now I hardly ever hear about them.

By at least 51%, I'd say the P Bass is still the most respected bass here on TalkBass. (As it should be!) Now, if only I could find the right pickup replacement for it!!!!!!!!! P Bass pickups, a very overly seen thread!

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#112
Ric Vice said:
Lakland, like many other U.S. builders decided to build a new economy line of basses off shore. Since their quality was quite impressive their Skylines sold better than
the U.S builds, mainly because of a $2,000.00 dollar difference with the ones made. I own and play a 2000 Lakland 55-94 and a Skyline 55-02. The difference between those two basses wouldn’t justify the additional cost for most bassists. U.S. Lakland’s are more expensive because, unlike there competition, the necks and bodies are sourced from other companies and shipped to Chicago for fretwork, electronics and hardware.
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Actually....Lakland is now making its own bodies and necks in house.

Your statement was correct ... But that changed years ago.

They are also painting most in house at this time
 
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Dave Hill said:
I agree, they don’t seem as high profile.

1. Lakland changed ownership.
2. Lakland developed affordable foreign-made models.

Did either/or effect or dilute the brand?
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I don't think either diluted the brand.

The skylines have been around since the early 2000s and have done very very well.

And the new owners are great guys who have moved the brand up imho.

The quality on both lines ( 3 if you include the intermediate line) is as good if not better than before and they are doing more creative and custom work.
 
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JakobT said:
Being an old guy, and a European, I mostly noticed the Baader-Meinhof gang when they were active in the 70’s. That they were a phenomenon outside of that comes as a bit of a surprise.
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I don't know - lately, I've been seeing them everywhere.

One thing I don't get about the brand is whether it's Lakland or Läkland, because even their own website can't seem to decide. And the presence or absence of a diacritical completely changes how it's pronounced.
 

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