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Not sure that Lakland ever made a clear/transparent 55-94 pick guard. Neither of mine have a pick guard at all (they’re deluxe’s with flame maple tops. I’ve only personally seen white, black, tortoise shell, and mint on custom color 55-94’s. Hope some one else will have a source for you. Good luck.
What I found out is that you can get pickguards right from Lakland and they are pretty affordable. I just bought a B/W/B 44-94 guard from them. I have no idea if they would do clear but its totally worth asking. Its the classic shape only.
Which leads me to a second bit. They accidentally sent me a B/W/B pickguard for a 55-94 instead of the 4 string version by accident. They are making me a new one and will take this one back BUT if there is anyone here that needs a B/W/B guard for a 55-02/94 I will sell it to you for what I paid ($35 shipped) and save Lakland from having to take it back. I am covered either way but figured I would throw it out there.
Which leads me to a second bit. They accidentally sent me a B/W/B pickguard for a 55-94 instead of the 4 string version by accident. They are making me a new one and will take this one back BUT if there is anyone here that needs a B/W/B guard for a 55-02/94 I will sell it to you for what I paid ($35 shipped) and save Lakland from having to take it back. I am covered either way but figured I would throw it out there.
haha! you're in good company man!So I'm getting the vibe that I am a lunatic for liking the new knobs
Joeykun
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My Custom 55-AJ and Genzler Rig for tonight’s show! 
Nice set up Joey! So how do you like the new AJ? Does that mean you are going to sale me your other one? 
Haven't seen Doug/Basspraiser post for awhile - which is unusual for the LOG man himself Hope all is well!
Hope all is well!
Vacations in Puerto Rico!Haven't seen Doug/Basspraiser post for awhile - which is unusual for the LOG man himself
After some gigging on the new 55-02, I finally got to sit down and do a cover with it. I always love when a bass is easy to record (especially on my old Boss BR1600) and I didn't have to really mess with anything on this one.....easy peasy. A couple of small tweaks and just a nice tone. I goofed around with this song but wanted to see how things sounded in a couple of different registers etc so I'm kind of all over the place. I know one of my bands should be recording a small handful of tracks soon so we'll see how the Lakland does then. I'll be out and about gigging again tomorrow....should be fun.
Just got my custom pickguards today to replace the one that came with my 2008 JO - I have to say, Anthony at PickGuardian does beautiful work! He was recommended to me from Brian at Lakland. I was on the fence on two choices, so he discounted me on a custom pair, which helped when you consider the back and forth costs to Canada. I think the tortoise is my fav for now, and when I need a change, ready to go!
So here's a question for all of the 94/02 fans. I said earlier that I pretty much exclusively played passive instruments so I knew ABOUT the 94/02 basses but I never really played them. Once I got the Shoreline 94 it changed things for me. I love everything about these basses. So I picked up a 2003 Skyline 02 and I have to say....I almost love it more than the Shoreline for a couple of reasons. 1. I like the Shoreline neck more than my USA Lakland necks because honestly I think the graphite reinforcement coupled with the quarter sawn neck is just way too stiff for me. The Shoreline has the graphite but its flat sawn which I think feels better. I also like the satin finish on the Shoreline better than all three neck finishes. I think it feels like high end Fender's feel. So if the USA is custom shop level the Shoreline feels like the top tier USA standard stuff. BUT man there is something about the Skyline necks that has no graphite at all. It just responds more organically and I can't stop myself from thinking it plays better because of that. I guess I am not a fan of uber stiff necks. 2. The Skyline neck is thinner front to back then the Shoreline model. By specs the Shoreline looks like it should be identical to the USA model but its not. It reminds me of the original Glaub neck thickness or even my Fullerton era reissue Fender. Very thin and I love it for that. So to that question
Did the neck profile change over the years or has the Skyline just always been a little thinner front to back? What would I get with the classic line? I am eyeing one at some point because it also has a flat sawn neck. Are the later Skylines the same profile as this newer one?? I know that the neck profiles changed a bit when the CNC came in house because the exact dimensions did not come with that transfer. Did that affect the 94's? Did it affect teh Skylines (I've never actually figured that part out).
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Did the neck profile change over the years or has the Skyline just always been a little thinner front to back? What would I get with the classic line? I am eyeing one at some point because it also has a flat sawn neck. Are the later Skylines the same profile as this newer one?? I know that the neck profiles changed a bit when the CNC came in house because the exact dimensions did not come with that transfer. Did that affect the 94's? Did it affect teh Skylines (I've never actually figured that part out).
Here is a photo to make the post sweeter
Can’t answer any of the profile changes over the years but do want to point out that the 55-02s do come with graphite rods in the neck.
As someone that has never played 5 strings I kind of have always assumed that was useful for the extra tension. I think if I was a 5 string player I would probably prefer it
Yes, the Skyline neck has always been slightly thinner. Someone here actually measured it a few years back.
And the Classics have the same neck profile as the USA Series.
Change of topic: Brian just reached out. Lakland site once again has 5 string sets for sale. Get them while you can as he’s not sure when/if they’ll be in stock again.
And, yes, I already placed my order.
And, yes, I already placed my order.
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Just to be clear... 5 string sets are back. 4 string sets were already available.Change of topic: Brian just reached out. Lakland site once again has strings for sale. Get them while you can as he’s not sure when/if they’ll be in stock again.
And, yes, I already placed my order.
Good clarification. Fixed.
