LAKLAND 44-75??? New model pops up on website!!

[pablomigraine]

Sure; but it seems that the discussion is as if Lakland only makes Fender clones or something like; neverheless beside the Fender clones (J. Osborn, D. Jones, B. Glaub etc.) they came out already since their beginning with their own characteristic, original and functional take on the bass subject (am I right?):

I mean: also here, you can't just reinvent the wheel; but as you look at a modern car vs. a 1960 car, also the difference and the subtle improvements looking at this instrument vs. an old J or P come at the eye and it is verifiable under your fingers, in terms of versatility, ergonomics, functionality ("trendier look"?) etc....

Lakland was actually the first bass to combine a MM humbucker at the bridge and a single-coil J-Bass pickup at the neck, IINM.

 

[rugrat]

Ditto!

Let's all stop beating around the bush here. Fender fan or not, not a single coventional electric bass guitar exsists that is not a direct descendent of the Fender design. It can be argued that the bass guitar was around in one shape or another before Leo made it marketable, but there is no denying that no matter if it's Carl Thompson or Vinnie Fodera, Jim Coppolo or Stuart Spector, that the baby was a humble slab of wood known as the 1951 Precision Bass. The rest is history. Love it or hate it.

 

[Johnny Alien]

Lakland was actually the first bass to combine a MM humbucker at the bridge and a single-coil J-Bass pickup at the neck, IINM.

Warwick Dolphin

 

[SteveC]

Those are amazing basses. Best B string I ever played and I've played a lot of them. I wish they were lighter.

 

[alexorn]

Warwick Dolphin

Didn't the Dolphin have a dual jazz in the bridge?

Anyways, I found this on basscentral

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[newbold]

DJ5 with ChiSonics would be one of the few Jazz reminiscents that would make me hesitate for at least a moment if I were choosing between it or a Dingwall SuperJ. One of the several J basses that have stood out from the pack. I like the longer scale and the body shape. To me it's a lot nicer than a dinky J shape.

When I see a Lakland Decade I can't help but be reminded of a Wal bass more than Fender, but certainly a blend of Gibson and Fender styles to most people.

I would love to have any well-built classic-inspired bass or tasteful retro throwback. It's pretty obvious how important new-tech is to many bass players. Some people love their Steinbergers and Kubickis but we don't see many of those around.

Here's to refinements and craftsmanship.

 

[Avezzano]

Let's all stop beating around the bush here. Fender fan or not, not a single coventional electric bass guitar exsists that is not a direct descendent of the Fender design. It can be argued that the bass guitar was around in one shape or another before Leo made it marketable, but there is no denying that no matter if it's Carl Thompson or Vinnie Fodera, Jim Coppolo or Stuart Spector, that the baby was a humble slab of wood known as the 1951 Precision Bass. The rest is history. Love it or hate it.

respect where respect is due, obviously! But one thing does not exclude the other: a 55-02 is a much different beast vs. a good old '60 Jazz bass. And if you want to go further, in reality Leo got the idea from the first portable Gibson violin bass; so that company was the originator of the modern solid body bass, actually! Leo was just more clever and designed a better, winning one...

 

[DrSmith]

That'd be cool, right? $50 bucks says that it won't become anywhere near standard in a decade. I'm not even kidding. I'm not against innovation. Like my previous posts have shown, I'm all for real innovations but if something super simple and super practical like inter-changeable preamps and one bolt (a bolt that can be easily turned with any coin) access haven't been adopted by any builder with the exception of the original, creator what hope does something like a on-board ipod dock have?

I know I sound like some kind of Brubaker fanboy but those are innovations that I think would just make life easier for all bass players. Who wants to go pull out a screwdriver and remove 4-6 screws just to get at their battery/preamp? No one. Who wants to go through the trouble of soldering and shrink-wrapping wires that are small and difficult to manipulate? Not many folks besides guitar techs. See? Simple? Yes. Just about genius? I think so. Widely used? Not even close. On the interchangeable preamps bit, EMG has their quick connect system but that's only EMG and no one else.

I agree with you entirely - while we can do it, and it would be cool and handy, I do not think it will become a standard feature set, as there is too much money to be made in differentiating (is that even a word ?) a product in the market. Think of it more as a software driven feature sets for effects, tonality, amp modeling etc, but not necessarily tied to an iPhone.

Now that being said, a bass is a pretty straightforward instrument . The only I effect I ever ran was a chorus, and I gave that up and went totally clean. Never looked back.