My 55-02 with Indian Laurel never requires adjustment, and we have big temperature and humidity swings. It can even go without tuning for weeks. I think neck wood makes a bigger difference to neck stability then fingerboard.
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I have no idea how many graphite rods are in but it is true that all 5 string skylines have graphite inserts.
My Lakland 55-94 is definitely effected by changes in humidity and the temperature fluxations here in St.Louis. Mine has a maple fingerboard.
FWIW, we had a ton of rain the last week in Chicagoland. My 44-60 with BEM and quartersawn neck did not change. With the talk on here, I was halfway expecting it to.
The constant rain and humidity here on LI has caused my BE maple fretboard Lakland to move a bit. Same with my other basses.
I do notice though...if it's only a couple of days of high humidity and rain they are fine, but if it's like a whole week or so then they start getting affected. Just a tiny truss rod tweak may be needed.
I do notice though...if it's only a couple of days of high humidity and rain they are fine, but if it's like a whole week or so then they start getting affected. Just a tiny truss rod tweak may be needed.
I'm curious, since I know very little about wood... Several comments here mentioning the fretboard having an effect on the neck "movement" with the weather... I'm under the impression that the fretboard is such a tiny slice glued on top of a chunky neck (usually maple), that it should have negligible impact on the stability of the neck. Probably more than 80% of the mass is maple.
This has always been an interesting subject for me. Having owned both laurel, rosewood, and maple FB Laklands it was never consistent. I have a set of maple twins with one needing bi-annual adjustments and the other rarely needing touched.
Yeah, I think it’s simply a matter of the wood which is by nature inconsistent. Some are more affected by changes in the weather than others.
This may be the first time I've checked the Lakland site that they had 5 string medium sets in stock! Ordered 2 nickel and 2 steels, to check 'em out...
Strings - Lakland Bass Guitars
Strings - Lakland Bass Guitars
No one, and I mean NO ONE should buy Lakland strings. You really should be looking for something from D'addario or Eddie Bauer or something that uses nanoweb technology or something.
(scurries over to Lakland.com to buy all the inventory...)
(scurries over to Lakland.com to buy all the inventory...)
So I just plugged my Skyline DJ4 into my amp and used headphones for the first time. Amp is and Ampeg BA-110, phones are Beyer DT 990 Pro.
I noticed for the first time that anytime the tone knob goes above zero, I get a pretty loed electrical buzz. Not a grounding issue because it is consistent and in the signal when I'm playing. Has anyone else had their laklands behave this way?
I noticed for the first time that anytime the tone knob goes above zero, I get a pretty loed electrical buzz. Not a grounding issue because it is consistent and in the signal when I'm playing. Has anyone else had their laklands behave this way?
how's that "cornering the market" in Lakland strings going for you, @Jamvan ?
I hate to say it, but I think I’m going to move my USA 44-60. I keep thinking about selling it and getting into something else. I’ve worked with Lākland and solved the noisy pole piece problems with the neck pickup. I don’t know what it is, but I’m not jiving with it. It plays phenomenally. I keep giving it another chance, but there’s just something. Maybe it’s the fretboard. Im a rosewood guy. Maybe it’s the color. I’m also a red guy. Who knows. It’s a great bass and I really want to like it. I’m struggling with it though.
