I’ll add that I’m not sure that any single coil would pair well with a preamp. I could be wrong… but the preamp made the already inherently noisy single coil MORE noisy.
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Temptation got the best of me,I pulled the trigger on 44-14 US Lakland with OHSC. I think I got the fever for the Lakland basses! I got the 2012 44-02 Lakland Deluxe Skyline made in Korea,but wanted a US made Lakland so having to let couple basses go to cover getting the US Lakland. Really like the 44-02 Skyline which has the LH3 preamp. Will be letting it go,which is advertised in classifieds. Pictures of the US Lakland is previous owner's. Has the John East Preamp according to seller. Should on be on its way today.May have it in hand by Friday?
Congratulations! I think I was eying that one up when I was looking to add a bass recently. I know the 44-14s are supposed to be a more basic version but I really like that finish. I would be curious if you could give your thoughts on how the John East Preamp sounds compared to the standard Lakland pre-amp.
Thanks! First 44-14 I have owned,just getting in to the Laklands. Haven't taken possession yet,should be here Friday. Basic version is probably all I need? Someone on this thread might be able to help us out?
May be a dumb question,but always told only dumb question is one not asked! New to Lakland basses,but what makes a 44-14,and a 44-02? I know the 44 designates 4 string,and 55 designates 5 string.
44means 4 string and thirty-4 inch scale. Same for the 55. So a 45-94 would be a US 4 string with 35” scale. And a 54-94 would be a US 5 string with 34” scale.
The -14 means introduced in 2014. And the -02 means introduced in 2002.
The -14 means introduced in 2014. And the -02 means introduced in 2002.
1st digit is no. of strings
2nd digit is scale length
Two digit number after dash is year introduced.
55-14 = 5 string 35” scale model introduced in 2014.
Except for the 44-51, 44-60, 44-64 and 44-76
Except for the 44-51, 44-60, 44-64 and 44-76
Ha! Year introduced -OR- year that particular style of bass was introduced. Generally.
LOG bass? A short scale 44-76. Translucent black body, birdseye maple board, flats. Take my money.
In regards to a short-scale P:
If I was important, I’d suggest
1) downsizing the P body
2) moving the bridge toward the neck to make the aesthetics look more balanced (longer neck in relation to body size)
3) adjusting pickup placement accordingly
If I was important, I’d suggest
1) downsizing the P body
2) moving the bridge toward the neck to make the aesthetics look more balanced (longer neck in relation to body size)
3) adjusting pickup placement accordingly
Agreed, it looks a bit weird. However, using a longer neck and moving the bridge would take away some of the comfort factor of shortscales, which is what a lot of players want.
It would also requre you to move your plucking hand position, which could really mess with muscle memory if you regularly switch between short and regular scale basses.
The answer is to stray from the P bass design, when making a short scale, like Jake Serek, Birdsong, etc have done to make balanced looking instruments that are ergonomically better and also allow for 21 or more frets.
Hi all, can someone please help to identify these pickups? If I understood correctly, it was the -01 model that had the Barts MK1 pups before Lakland changed to their own pickups for the -02... But I can see some -02 models have Barts pups that aren't the MK1 soapbar - does anyone know what these are?
Thanks
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Thanks for the link but it doesn't really explain it - the images above are a 2012 Skyline 44-02. So unless I'm misunderstanding, that should have the Lakland pups in it?
The 44-02 and 55-02 basses had the same Bartolini pickups and preamps as the US basses, for a while, until the Lākland/Hanson set and preamps became the norm. I would venture that the bass in question is from the time before the change, or has been customized with the Bart set.
