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Here's a very happy 44-14 owner: Link Removed!
I thought I saw another review a couple months ago and it, too, was very positive.
Are the dots on the 44-14 rosewood board Bird's Eye Maple or is that another thing they cut to make it less expensive? Is the rosewood on those East Indian Rosewood like the 44-94 or a lower grade rosewood?
I wonder why they didn't make the maple fretboards the same then (Bird's Eye Maple)?
welcome and congrats!!! GREAT looking 44-64 custom (ahhh...D Dunn!)
message me if you want a number!!!
this is a "one off" custom (34" scale)...built 100% by Carl Pedigo...he calls it "Caribbean Sea" (or something like that)...supposed to be an island (in the middle) surrounded by the Caribbean ocean.... I have seen pictures of islands in the Caribbean and Pat Wilkins nailed it.
Yes, but so would standard rosewood and non BEM dots on the rosewood board, but they apparently kept the standard US configuration on that.
I imagine the BEM dots are from scrap wood, so that cost is probably negligible. Standard rosewood is probably closer in price to East Indian Rosewood than standard maple is to BEM.
Does anyone else play a Lakland 55-94 or 55-14 with the alder/rosewood combination? My 55-14 is alder/rosewood, and I'm curious how it compares to the ash/maple combo. I know Lakland's website gives a description of the tonal differences, but I'm wondering if any of you actually have real-life experience with both wood combinations of the same model. I've noticed that the ash/maple combo is far more common than the alder/rosewood on those basses. Is there a reason for that? Does the ash/maple combo work better on that model bass?
I'm pretty sure tonally ash and alder are very similar. Ash is preferred most of the time because of the nicer wood grain on transparent finishes so alder is generally used for solid finishes since the grain isn't that exciting.
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As far as predicting sound based on supposed tonal characteristics of specific woods is concerned, count me among those who don't believe it's possible. Every bass sounds a tad different, but trying to predict what one will sound like based on wood is something I have never seen done by a human with his ears alone. There is as much variability in wood density and resonance between pieces of the same wood as there is between different species. If you want to believe each wood type sounds a certain way, go ahead...I am still waiting for someone to blindly differentiate wood types consistently and prove me wrong. Happy thumpin' 
