• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

Lakland Owners Group #69

#21,261
nervous said:
Somewhere in between for me.

My sale thread has pretty neutral pics that I think closely represent the actual shade:

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/2016-lakland-dj5-exc-lpb.1643464/
Click to expand...
This is pretty much in between both of the extremes i found.

It does seem to be pretty sensitive to lighting. I think that the pickguard can help influence your perception of the color, with a black pickguard "darkening" the blue. Kind of a Blue Dress / Gold Dress phenomena.

I've seen some Pearl White ones that give off silver/smoke vibes given the right light.
ngg59tikmuquhsb9nqjd.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: JEDI BASS, happygilmour, GregC and 4 others
#21,262
warptheory said:
This is pretty much in between both of the extremes i found.

It does seem to be pretty sensitive to lighting. I think that the pickguard can help influence your perception of the color, with a black pickguard "darkening" the blue. Kind of a Blue Dress / Gold Dress phenomena.

I've seen some Pearl White ones that give off silver/smoke vibes given the right light.
ngg59tikmuquhsb9nqjd.jpg
Click to expand...
Yeah, that one has some image manipulation I think as every pearl white DJ I have owned is far more olympic white than this color.
 
  • Like
Reactions: GregC and basspraiser
#21,263
The second is a Skyline and that LPB can be a bit different. My LPB Glaub leans toward that darker color which I believe to be more accurate but its an older one before they started doing their own painting. Who knows where it sits now. Thats a color that everyone hits a bit different. I agree that the first photo doesn't look like LPB at all though.
 
  • Like
Reactions: JEDI BASS, basspraiser and nervous
#21,267
Hello all. I read TB throughout the day quietly, but this is my first post. I recently acquired a 2016 Skyline P Bass that seems to be a "Bob Glaub" by 1.7 inch nut, dotted fret board and P only pickups. It plays and feels great. By feel I mean both playability and spirit of the instrument. A bona-fide "BG" 2008 has come up for sale and I have this idea that pre-2010 skylines are better or significantly different than 2016 because Lakin was still there and the pick up are Fralin vs Hanson. Do you think it's worth selling the 2016 I have to get the 2008?
 
  • Like
Reactions: JB Player and basspraiser
#21,269
Brother V said:
Hello all. I read TB throughout the day quietly, but this is my first post. I recently acquired a 2016 Skyline P Bass that seems to be a "Bob Glaub" by 1.7 inch nut, dotted fret board and P only pickups. It plays and feels great. By feel I mean both playability and spirit of the instrument. A bona-fide "BG" 2008 has come up for sale and I have this idea that pre-2010 skylines are better or significantly different than 2016 because Lakin was still there and the pick up are Fralin vs Hanson. Do you think it's worth selling the 2016 I have to get the 2008?
Click to expand...

I will jump in here because I am one of the "earlier Skylines are better" people. :)

Not all Korean or pre-2010 Skylines are better. I love Dan and there are things I prefer about some of the products while he was there but NONE of them have anything to do with the quality being different. The era of Skylines I prefer is the very early 2002-2004 era and the main reason is that there was a LOT of work done by the USA techs and I feel it yielded an instrument that was much closer to a USA Lakland. That said in the 2006 and on era before they went to a PLEK there is a darker period where i don't think they were as nice due to the USA techs being overworked. (thats a theory on my part). Also while I prefer the Fralins they were gone by 2008 AND a pickup swap is an easy task. I would generally take a (sight unseen) Indonesian Skyline over a 2006-2008 era Skyline. Not that there aren't fantastic Skylines in that time I am just saying "sight unseen"

Pros to the swap: The Glaubs had a 1.75" nut width at the time. I am sad they took that away.
 
  • Like
Reactions: wavemaker, Brother V, MattLplaysBass and 1 other person
#21,270
Brother V said:
Hello all. I read TB throughout the day quietly, but this is my first post. I recently acquired a 2016 Skyline P Bass that seems to be a "Bob Glaub" by 1.7 inch nut, dotted fret board and P only pickups. It plays and feels great. By feel I mean both playability and spirit of the instrument. A bona-fide "BG" 2008 has come up for sale and I have this idea that pre-2010 skylines are better or significantly different than 2016 because Lakin was still there and the pick up are Fralin vs Hanson. Do you think it's worth selling the 2016 I have to get the 2008?
Click to expand...

I've been down that path a few times... trying to find "the perfect bass", just because, and guess what, there isn't. It's a temptation, a never ending quest, and Talkbass doesn't help a bit. Just last night I lost a lot of sleep, because I have a couple of "opportunities" to get a "better" bass, which would require me to then sell an otherwise fine bass, and I need to make a couple of decisions quickly.

Scarcity, curiosity, information overload, FOMO (fear of missing out), and sleep deprivation, all these and many other factors influence your decision. You need to be able to recognize those in order to decide what's best for you, and live with it without regrets.

Since I'm not in your shoes, looking at the situation from a distance, and going just by the information on your post, I would not sell a great 2016 bass to get a 2008 specimen of the same bass. The difference will be negligible (but you're going to play it, and play it, and play it to try to convince yourself that is better). When our gut wants to do it, we find reasons to justify the move: a different color, less weight, the year, the pickups, country it was made, etc.

Now, what Gary said, if it is a US bass, then it is a whole different story, it is indeed a more carefully made bass, with better materials, but then it will cost 2x of the Skyline. If we're talking Skylines (and I've owned literally over a hundred of those), and you have one that you like, I'd try to find a way to enjoy it and try to ignore G.A.S.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Holdsg, JEDI BASS, JB Player and 11 others
#21,271
Thank you all. I'm growing fonder of this forum everyday. At first, I was only interested in deals. Now I skim threads for advice and discussion. The unseen BG 2008 is made in Indonesia. I really resonate with never ending quest to find the perfect bass that I should probably redirect into the quest to master my technique. I felt this but that "itch" was so... itchy. Yes, I'm very happy and have bonded with the 2016 I have. Imma play some bass and lay the shopping to rest. Thank you all :)
 
  • Like
Reactions: BHaev, JEDI BASS, JB Player and 4 others
#21,272
Oh yeah! I forgot the switch happened prior to 2008. So yeah...it is the same factory, same pickups, etc. If it has the wider nut width and that appeals to you then that might be a reason but otherwise its about as lateral of a move that you can get. Love Dan but there is no magic to his time period just some different specs here and there.
 
  • Like
Reactions: JB Player, basspraiser, macribas and 2 others
#21,274
macribas said:
I've been down that path a few times... trying to find "the perfect bass", just because, and guess what, there isn't. It's a temptation, a never ending quest, and Talkbass doesn't help a bit. Just last night I lost a lot of sleep, because I have a couple of "opportunities" to get a "better" bass, which would require me to then sell an otherwise fine bass, and I need to make a couple of decisions quickly.

Scarcity, curiosity, information overload, FOMO (fear of missing out), and sleep deprivation, all these and many other factors influence your decision. You need to be able to recognize those in order to decide what's best for you, and live with it without regrets.

Since I'm not in your shoes, looking at the situation from a distance, and going just by the information on your post, I would not sell a great 2016 bass to get a 2008 specimen of the same bass. The difference will be negligible (but you're going to play it, and play it, and play it to try to convince yourself that is better). When our gut wants to do it, we find reasons to justify the move: a different color, less weight, the year, the pickups, country it was made, etc.

Now, what Gary said, if it is a US bass, then it is a whole different story, it is indeed a more carefully made bass, with better materials, but then it will cost 2x of the Skyline. If we're talking Skylines (and I've owned literally over a hundred of those), and you have one that you like, I'd try to find a way to enjoy it and try to ignore G.A.S.
Click to expand...
This^ 100%
 
  • Like
Reactions: JEDI BASS, JB Player, Brother V and 1 other person
#21,275
Brother V said:
Thank you all. I'm growing fonder of this forum everyday. At first, I was only interested in deals. Now I skim threads for advice and discussion. The unseen BG 2008 is made in Indonesia. I really resonate with never ending quest to find the perfect bass that I should probably redirect into the quest to master my technique. I felt this but that "itch" was so... itchy. Yes, I'm very happy and have bonded with the 2016 I have. Imma play some bass and lay the shopping to rest. Thank you all :)
Click to expand...

No problem and welcome! I believe @basspraiser still keeps club numbers going. And of course, we need a pic of your bass!
 
  • Like
Reactions: JB Player, Brother V, GregC and 2 others

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back