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LAKLAND OWNERS GROUP #44

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#382
The "sound" you are referring to has alot of variable including amp, playing style etc....

I get the "best sound" out of mine when i am going direct without an amp...also, maybe you are referring to an -02 sound...they are VERY different ......not "better" just different.

eddododo said:
I have been looking at the skyline 55-02, but have been unable to get my hands on one. I played the 44-01..

i was unable, in my short stay at a shop, to hone in on that distinct lakland sound ive heard..

was i just not going about it the right way and need more time, or are the skylines not on the same par (granted i know theyre the "lower" line)
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#384
76Dub said:
Unfortunately last November I had to sell all of my gear and haven't played since then. Yesterday I walked into a music store and played a 55-01 for about a half hour and loved it.... 2 questions?? I have owned several Laklands in the past but all were USA made. How is the stability of the neck on the skyline series? Also how are the Pickups and pre in this bass? I can get it for a great price and would love to start playing again! Thanks
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Nice to hear from you! they are graphite reinforced so your cool. Don't know about the pickups and pre.
 
#385
Hey Marcus...was it you that recommended the dunlops?
It seems as though they only come one length, are they long enough to string thru the body?

Gecko; the ghs you left in the case with the 55CS aren't long enough for that...
 
#387
ahhhh...i think the 4 bangers are 34" scale...so that might be an issue for 5 stringers.

i can ask a vendor.

those are "nickel coated stainless,'' right? they should be really pretty bright...
 
#388
Yes...4s are 34 scale. I'd top load them if they don't make them long enough though...totally worth it. Yes...nickel plated steel. They are pretty bright, but not clank at all. Nice glass highs, great mid texture, and punchy defined lows. And they feel better that any rounds I've played in my opinion.
 
#389
Yessir, I could run them thru the bridge.

Me, personally, I've never felt nor heard a diff b/t stringing thru body vs bridge, using same strings, same bass.

I may not be the sharpest stick anyone ever got jabbed by either, so YMMV...:)
 
#392
About the only arguement I've heard that makes real sense to me for one vs the other is:
"the greater down pressure at the saddles from string thru body may net a better witness point at the saddles."

That's really a can of worms that need not be dealt with in a Lakland love thread though!

MarkusBass said:
I never noticed any difference either. I really don't think there is a difference.
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#399
Depending on the bass and strings being used, I find that string-thru configurations sometimes can add a little bit more girth to the acoustic sound of the instrument, particularly on the open strings. When fretting, I don't know if I feel or hear that much of a difference. My feeling is that the more string that comes in contact with the bridge/body, the better. It theoretically should make the bass sing more. I much prefer thru-body stringing, but accept the fact that I cannot do that with flats, which I use 90% of the time. That said, flatwounds behave differently in my experience in the context of this debate... On the basses I have flats on that are strung through the bridge (as flats must be), I find they have a similar sound/feel acoustically as my roundwound-strung thru-body Laklands. YMMV. :bassist:

P.S. Dan once said on the LOG site, when I posed the same question to him, that he felt there was no difference in his experience.

Chef said:
Yessir, I could run them thru the bridge.

Me, personally, I've never felt nor heard a diff b/t stringing thru body vs bridge, using same strings, same bass.

I may not be the sharpest stick anyone ever got jabbed by either, so YMMV...:)
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