Thank you! I believe they call it Laurelwood. something I have never heard of before. It has a really nice grain to it.
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Thank you! I believe they call it Laurelwood. something I have never heard of before. It has a really nice grain to it.
I bought a 44-01 Deluxe last year and love it but I find I'm soloing the neck in passive mode most of the time. Should I just trade it and get a 44-64 custom (I love jazz necks)? Would a 44-64 be lighter as my 44-01 is around 9 1/2 lbs according to the bathroom scales?
not necessarily lighter. there is regular variance in weights depending on about a dozen or so factors in all basses. You can find ones lighter, for sure, but no guarantees, particularly with Skylines, that are all about factory efficiency and not necessarily picking the lightest piece of wood.
MY NEW LAKIE HAS ARRIVED AT THE DEALER!!!
Just gotta pay the bill, and they'll pop it in the post for me.
Pics or it didn't happen, I know, but I'll get a-postin' when it's here.
It occurs to me: I read once that the Skyline DJ is as close as you can get to the US models whilst still staying in the Skyline range. But I'm getting a 55-02 fretless, and that must come close to US spec too, right?
It'll be a fun little comparison on build quality and stuff too, since the DJ4 in my profile pic is one of the very last Korean ones, and the 55-02 is Indonesian.
That's helped with giving them names, too. From henceforth, I'll be the proud keeper of Kory and Indy.
Just curious: does ANYBODY else in the LOG have the same bass as me? A fretless 55-02 (or even 55-94) in Honeyburst?
Cheers,
SoundSupport
Just gotta pay the bill, and they'll pop it in the post for me.
Pics or it didn't happen, I know, but I'll get a-postin' when it's here.
It occurs to me: I read once that the Skyline DJ is as close as you can get to the US models whilst still staying in the Skyline range. But I'm getting a 55-02 fretless, and that must come close to US spec too, right?
It'll be a fun little comparison on build quality and stuff too, since the DJ4 in my profile pic is one of the very last Korean ones, and the 55-02 is Indonesian.
That's helped with giving them names, too. From henceforth, I'll be the proud keeper of Kory and Indy.
Just curious: does ANYBODY else in the LOG have the same bass as me? A fretless 55-02 (or even 55-94) in Honeyburst?
Cheers,
SoundSupport
Congrats! Ive owned a 55-02 fretless in 3tsb before. Fretless isn't my thing, and I didn't keep it long.
Playing my active 5560 fretless tomorrow in church!
A few songs really need mwah and I'm too lazy to bring 2...
Worked through most of the set on the upright DB as well... I NEED TO get that thing set up as I really want to start playing it live!
Nice Nick names!
I have a Carlo 55HHF ( 5594 double Hanson humbuckers with Lh3 preamp) fretless.
I have owned another 5594 Fretless and one 4402 Fretless in the past but not a 5502 Fretless.
However...I can tell you the 4402 was a great bass! I only did it to get my first 5594 Fretless...
Found a US JO bass in a local shop. It may be the best bass I have ever played. One small concern, it has no serial number that I can find. Also no model name on the headstock. Is this normal?
No model name is fine. Only the early Joe Osborns had a model. The serial numbers are stamped into side of the headstock like this.
And yes. US Laklands are the bees knees.
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I have a 01' 55-63 and 98' 55-94.
When I get them set up by tech genius, I always get into a panic when they ask for the serial number bc I always forget where they are...
Cool 35' JJ for sale on reverb:
LAKLAND BASS - custom USA made 4 string, 35" scale, amazing A+++ burl maple top
LAKLAND BASS - custom USA made 4 string, 35" scale, amazing A+++ burl maple top
As stated above, there should be serial stamped on the edge of the headstock.
But as usual, there are some exceptions. I have 1998 4-94. Original owner ordered custom neck (1.625, but much beefier). There is no serial number where it should be, just Dan's signature on the back:
But after some time I finally found the number, written on neck heel:
So it seems it is worth looking if you have doubts
