Lakland Decade....any pics?

[Mon Rominee]

Sorry if I missed any on the NAMM threads, but does anyone have any pictures of this bass? I am quite smitten with it really, and tho I would hardly pay 4 g's for one, I still would love to at least try it, and see if I could be persuaded.

Until then, I could do with some pics, and there's none on the website that I can see.

Loves me them Darkstar pups, and this has two!

thanks.
Ron

 

[RedVampyre]

 

[Mon Rominee]

Well thank you very much, kind Sir.

It reminds me ov an old Ovation bass, or guild bass... I'll have to dig a little...

very cool tho.

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here's the guild I was thinking of...not entirely the same....

 

[Atef]

I'd gladly trade my sting for it, if it plays as nicely

 

[Mon Rominee]

It kinda reminds me of a non-offset waist version of a Bass VI body, but something is just a bit wierd about it, and I like it.

 

[Halftooth]

It seems as if Lakland made their most "modern" entry into the bass building business first with the 55-94, but lately, all the new models are just takes on older basses. I think they need to get back and release another more "modern" bass.

 

[tplyons]

I remember, Steve Barr was helping do design those I believe, and some of the protos with pickguards were downright ugly. But in the end I was impressed with the look of the bass, I didn't think Lakland could pull off something like that, but they did and I love it!

 

[James Hart]

I'm sooo wanting to put a set of Darkstar pickups in something.

http://www.hammoneng.com/

I'm thinking my Destroyer might get a set.

 

[Funkster]

I'm sooo wanting to put a set of Darkstar pickups in something.

http://www.hammoneng.com/

I'm thinking my Destroyer might get a set.

My thoughts exactly! I'd love to put a set in my Gibson Ripper!!

 

[bassmonkeee]

I like the looks of the Decade, but if I'm going to spend the $$$, I'm thinking a Lakland Hollowbody with Darkstars would be the one to put me further into debt....

 

[Senor SQUID]

+1 on that joint monkeee

 

[grooveguru]

Check this one out....I have no idea what this one is called:

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[bassmonkeee]

Check this one out....I have no idea what this one is called:

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That's a US Duck Dunn Signature model with a Dark Star. That's pretty sweet, too.

 

[Ian Perge]

Someone needs to get one of those to Geezer, Stat!

 

[Mon Rominee]

That's a US Duck Dunn Signature model with a Dark Star. That's pretty sweet, too.

That's almost exactly what the gent from Wilco used on the last tour...

sans blocks, of course. Real nice sounding bass, minimum rig...

 

[fresnorich]

 

[ccbass71]

I recently got a chance to play the prototype. It felt great, like my 4-94, and sounded very smooth. Not necessarily for slap. It had flatwounds on it. Dan (Lakin) said that it was sort of inspired by one of the Guild basses. I think the one Mon Rominee mentioned.

 

[Mon Rominee]

What the heck happenned to the new thread on this bass????

 

[Rumzini]

I've never heard of these Darkstars...do explain tone.

 

[Mon Rominee]

Rumzini, from what I understand, having not heard a darkstar out of a live setting, is that they are supposed to re-create the old Guild Starfire pickups, a bit more modern, but with the same robust full tone.

I saw the band Wilco play as stated before, and I thought the bass player's rig / bass sounded good, sat in the mix verywell, not garishly harsh, nor tubby and flat, just good tone.