I use Dunlop SS Marcus Miller Super brites, low the zing. Beautiful bass, good snag.
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Nice quilt top. I like Dean Markley Nickel Plated Blue Steel best for round wounds. I buy them direct from the manufacturer here in Santa Clara CA, USA. www.DeanMarkley.com.
Thanks,I have always used them,but lot music stores here in my area,Dayton,Ohio don't carry them? I just ordered a set for the 44-02.
That's what I use on my 4-94, they work well for me.
I liked my the Lakland 55-02 I bought that had GHS pressurewounds. I like it even better now with D'Addario XL Chrome Flatwounds!
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Just arrived. What an awesome bass. Has the J Retro installed.
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Congrats! I have a DJ-4 in natural and it's the best bass I've ever owned. I love how it's a sleeker looking Jazz bass. Enjoy!!
Yep. dJ-4 is an excellent jazz bass with a J-retro in it.
OK Lakland owners. I have a DJ-4 and a 44-64 fretless. I've been eyeing 2007 Korean 44-02 with Barts and a Rosewood fretboard. Haha, I know one Lakland leads to more. Would adding this active bass really be something worthwhile? It would seem all three together would give me a nice selection of tones. Has anyone added a 44-02 or 55-02 to their collection after owning other Laklands, and if so, how does it fit in to the collection?
That's totally true that one Lakland leads to another... I bought a 44-64 GZ and a couple of months later added a 55-02. Amazing basses.
I picked up a 2015 fretless Skyline 44-02 a few months ago off TB as I was looking to move on from a fretless Ray34CA. I was looking for something with some sonic versatility. Since I still consider myself a recent convert to fretless, I'm enjoying wandering all over the place tone-wise.
I'm not sure how the Barts compare to the Hanson pickups, but I find my 44-02 covers a lot of ground tone-wise. To my ears, it gets really close to my J-Retro equipped Joe Osborn, it has a nice P bass sound with the neck pickup soloed, and soloing the bridge cuts through when I'm leaning towards a Stingray tone. And keeping everything set flat, it has a really great sound all its own. Most of the time when I'm playing out, I leave it set flat.
Is it dead ringer for those basses tone-wise? No, but if I really want a Jazz or P bass sound, I have those basses, although they're fretted.
The other big factor was that I've yet to pick up a Lakland that made me go "meh." I didn't have qualms about buying this one without trying it first. It wound up being everything I was hoping for.
I was just reading the FAQs on the Lakland site, and in the section regarding neck cleaning and maintenance, they recommend orange oil followed by bowling alley wax or paste wax for the USA models. I have the orange oil, but no wax except for a bottle of Howard's Feed & Wax. Will I get better results with the paste wax, or is the Howard's F&W fine for the final step?
I've been getting great results with the Orange oil and Howard's Feed & Wax but it's the only type I've used so I can't help with the comparison. That combo makes the neck super slick and smooth even if your hand is sweating on a hot stage. When I'm playing the same bass about 15 to 20 hours a week I end up redoing it about every 6 months.
I have been running on a steady diet of zero cleaning and maintenance on my Laklands and Music Mans for years. 
A very good day for me, scored HB27 and I'll call it fantastic. Never would have thought my 4-94 would have such company! I've admired these from the start, so saw this as a real opportunity. Good drive, hang and a smooth sale.
