Lakland Skyline 44-01 vs ATK 300

Can't beat the ATK for aggressiveness. It's called the ATK, what do you think that stands for?

 

For aggressive, I'd go with an ATK **OR** an L-2000. Those things don't play nice with other little kids . As much as I love Laklands, it can be beat for aggressiveness. Seriously though, I'd check out the ATK and the L-2000, and decide which you like better. Both are made for baaad, mean, nasty, bully aggressive tone.

 

the ATK can sound dirt nasty if you want it to. its pretty awesome for slap too IMO. the 3-way pickup selector and the active EQ makes it an extraordinarily versatile bass.

 

ive had both go for the lakland.much better quality

 

Ass Kicking Tone; they got the letters out of order.

 

That would be an ATK750. It already exists in mass production form. I want one more than I want my kidneys.

 

That's what the 5 way tone character switch does on the 750

 

The ATK300 is 3 way, since theres no neck pickup.

 

You want fries with that?

Seriously, ATK. Lakland, while fantastic basses, are the anti-aggressive.

 

What basses would you classify as aggressive.

 

I mean the Lakland has a reputation of being a bit more mellow, and in the case of the 44-01, sort of dark sounding but not necessarily aggressive.

 

I have an ATK 305 that I've compared side by side with my SR-5 H, SR-5 HH, and 96 P-bass. With the ATK selector set to ATTACK (towards the bridge) the tone is very close to the SR-5s with the selector switch set to BRIDGE PUP SERIES. With the ATK selector set to BRIGHT the tone is close to the SR-5 H set to Parallel (modern glassy slap tone). And with the ATK set to TRAD (traditional) The tone is similar to the SR-5 H set to single coil. You can really fine tune things with the 3 band EQ. For instance, with the switch set to TRAD and the treble rolled off you can get a pretty convincing P-bass tone. With the same switch and treb setting, boost the mids and it's a bit more J-bass like. But, back to the OP, the ATK the selector set to ATACK and the mids boosted a touch is about aggressive and anyone could possibly stand. That tone would cut through a jet engine at take off.

 

You're right about the -01 series, but you can get some fairly bone-crunching tones from the -02 and -94 series with the Lakland electronics, though this might not have been true of the barts-equipped ones.

Unfortunately, Lakland change pickups like they change their socks, so I can't speak of the Chi-sonics that will be standard from here on in.

 

Concerning 01 series Laklands, the Korean MK1 Barts and preamp aren't likely to change.

As I understand it, Chi-Sonics are going to remain an option in the other models (not -01), along with their other Lakland branded pickups.

Most 01 owners (myself included) would say this model has a more aggressive "in your face", "dirty" tone, unlike anything else in the Lakland family.

Honestly, it's not for everyone, but it's definitely aggressive.

In my opinion, if there's a Lakland bass that's similiar in tone to the ATK, this is it.

Bob