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Lakland discontinuing the Darryl Jones...

#2
Supply and demand.

Expect people to scoop it up in inflated prices for a good few months after its discontinued while the quantities are fairly available. Then people will get their fill, and sellers will find that unloading one for a profit may be a bit difficult, turning it into a buyer's market. If there's a resurgence in demand down the line, the price will go up again - but no one really knows how long that usually takes.
 
#5
maybe 20 years from now in perfect condition- but remember it is only worth what someone will pay for it. Mine was well made but lacked shielding so I made it active and changed out the PU's with Fender Custom Shop 60's so mine would be hardly worth anything although it is a great bass I play on daily.
 
#8
sbracht said:
I can't understand why Lakland would quit making one of the best jazz bass's ever made . Maybe they had to high of demand for it and causing to little demand for the others .
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That would not have been a smart business move :D

I believe Jones had a deal with A Basses, and now that they're back in business, he and his signature name go to them, so Lakland can't use them anymore.
 
#10
Dr. Cheese said:
If Lakland can legally do so, I hope they just Darryl Jones name off, and keep making the same bass. It's a great instrument, and Lakland would be smart to keep it around.:)
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I don't think they're gonna do that. As far as I know the design is owned by A Basses, and if Jones doesn't allow Lakland to keep building that design they can't.
 
#11
Anonymous Guy said:
Supply and demand.

Expect people to scoop it up in inflated prices for a good few months after its discontinued while the quantities are fairly available. Then people will get their fill, and sellers will find that unloading one for a profit may be a bit difficult, turning it into a buyer's market. If there's a resurgence in demand down the line, the price will go up again - but no one really knows how long that usually takes.
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Nah. My guess is that it was a licensing issue with either Darryl or A-Bass.

And, VERY few basses increase in value over time (old Fenders, of course, due to the history of the pre CBS thing and the 'hitmaking' sort of vibe the J's and P's had for 40+ years). The DJ will not be one of them... nothing classic about it (even though it is a great bass).
 
#13
I read somewhere that Darryl got POed at Lakland because they stopped using Aero pups and substituted their own pickups w/o his knowledge. It was also said that Darryl is going back to A Basses to make his sig model in a partnership with Rob Elrick!

I looked at a new Skyline DJ at a local shop, and it indeed had Lakland pups but DID NOT have Darryls' sig on the headstock.
 
#14
BuckeyeSwoop said:
I read somewhere that Darryl got POed at Lakland because they stopped using Aero pups and substituted their own pickups w/o his knowledge. It was also said that Darryl is going back to A Basses to make his sig model in a partnership with Rob Elrick!

I looked at a new Skyline DJ at a local shop, and it indeed had Lakland pups but DID NOT have Darryls' sig on the headstock.
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I personally have not played one with Aero's in it, but my DJ4 has Lindy Fralin's in it, and it smokes!

Peace,
 
#15
Maybe they should stop making these as signature series and don't put someone's name on it so this doesn't occur. If they want a player's input, they should pay for the design up front so they are fully compensated so that there are no issues like this later on.

Nothing really that new under the sun.
 
#16
i believe darryl owns the design with alby from a-bass. so there might be legal issues with continuing to make them. with that said, lakland could change it up a bit and continue making them.

dan lakin was supposed to comment on this weeks ago, but there is alot going on down at lakland, so it might be a while longer.

as for the model increasing in value, im not sure. i am pretty sure that the U.S. model wont be going down in value though. there was less than 50 made.
 
#17
As an FYI, only the 4-string version of the DJ has Darryl's signature on it.

The 5'ers never had the signature.

As to future collect-ability, who can say? What, other than age, makes old Fender basses so valuable? Someone just decided they were willing to pay a bit more for those particular instrument's "history". Who's to say someone (our kids maybe) will or won't be willing pay for a bit of early Lakland history?

Bob
 
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mattygbass said:
i believe darryl owns the design with alby from a-bass. so there might be legal issues with continuing to make them. with that said, lakland could change it up a bit and continue making them.

dan lakin was supposed to comment on this weeks ago, but there is alot going on down at lakland, so it might be a while longer.

as for the model increasing in value, im not sure. i am pretty sure that the U.S. model wont be going down in value though. there was less than 50 made.
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Yep, just change it up a bit based on some sound legal advice to get past the roadblocks.

A more "traditional" body shape, lose the bent control plate and go with the neck specs on the other models and be off to the races.

Personally, I hope they stay away from doing an "AC" model and just get on with the black blocks and binding already!! :hiding:
 
#20
When compared to other investments you can make, keeping your money in a bass is probably a bad idea. There is no guarantee of return, yet the potential upside is fairly limited due to the huge number of comparable goods (other basses). You could sell it and put the money in a CD with guaranteed returns.
 

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