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Got another Lakland 44-02 Sunburst on the way. Not to be obnoxious but I am really liking the Lakland/Warmoth build. I think after all the basses I have had over the years,especially the 44-02's. I really like the tone I am hearing from them and the feel and comfortable feeling I obtain? Pictures of the Sunburst is the sellers.
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Man i like that gold hardware. But it always reminds me of the 70s and 80s brass wave of future rustThat's a beauty - $7083 CDN + taxes and shippingI need to move
Looking at getting a Skyline DJ 5 but have a general question about them, awhile back on TB somebody posted that they were having an issue with a DJ5 neck, it may have developed a sky jump or a twist don’t remember but somebody responded that it was an “ issue “ with the Skyline DJ5 necks in particular, is that true and are there other things to look out for ? Thanks
LaBella's flats on my 55-02. Loving them.
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I have not heard of any issues with necks on any specific model.
I had that on a DJ5 once, 10+ years ago. But I've owned at least another dozen of DJ5s without issues.
A dozen DJ5s did you keep regretting you sold/ traded them ?
There was a time when the DJ5 was the TB darling. So I'd flip them frequently. Every time I sold one, I'd buy another. Now I got two.
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It's funny how this also mirrors my DJ history. While not yet a dozen it's not far off and currently (again) own a pair of DJ5 with one for sale because as the invt goes, I have 'one too many' (yes, that is possible) so the duplicate goes. And I always feel a bit dumbe everytime I say I have owned many over the years because I fully expet that to be received exactly as @jimnolte reacted, 'if you love 'em so much why have you bought and sold so many'. For me it's probably the lure of the new shiny thing, or 'something better' and I have had some 'better' where three different Modulus Q5 come to mind, one of which I wish I still had, yet pound for pound and all things considered, quality for value, etc., the DJ5 keeps surfacing as the one that suits me best I guess, this model specifically and the brand in general. Can't explain it, it just is.
And to answer your question from my experience of the 8 or so DJ5 I have owned, various vintages, Korean or Indonesian, I have never had a neck issue like you describe or otherwise. One Skyline J-Sonic I bought a couple years ago actually had a legitimate warped/twisted neck but that one had other signs of some environmental exposure (metal corrosion, etc) that may have been a contributing factor. But across all other Skyline models I have owned I have nnever has any neck issues.
And if you're DJ5 shopping I will be relisting my beautiful 2016 LPB DJ5 that I just returned to the original passive condition this afternoon and will re-list tomorrow.
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With any bolt on neck bass if you make enough of them there is bound to be a couple that get the ski jump issue or a twist but I haven't heard of that in any volume that would indicate issues with manufacturing.
You are going to have to take that up with my estate.
