Don't Hate Me!!!

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 3:22 am

If there were other brands of basses that I liked, I would own them also. It just so happens that Rics suit my needs perfectly.

henny · Post by **henny** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 7:10 am

I've got a white Lakland Darryl Jones Jazz bass, I bloody love it.

Pefect comedown from the fiery 4001 growl. We do a perfect rendition of "Sweet Dreams" by Yes, for example, and it fits the bill perfectly. The E string is always downtuned, too.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:30 am

Darrell Jones' first Lakland was a Skyline Osborne that he bought just because he liked it. After the guys at Lakland found out, they built him a custom bass. The day I visited, it was hanging in the setup room. Darrell could have bought any bass in the world and he chose the Skyline. The Skyline series is pretty amazing.

henny · Post by **henny** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:48 am

Isn't it just! lots of 'bang for the buck' as the saying goes.

Still, I'm a few hundred short of getting a White Lakland USA Bob Glaub. They sound like amplified pianos, I'm hooked on their sound.

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:01 am

Uhm! Skyline, really! Damn my wife is gonna be ******. I should wait a few weeks and let 2005 age a little before I look into one. Laklands have always attracted my eye!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:04 am

I always hope that there will be a Lakland Deluxe 55-94 in my future.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:28 am

The chief builder at Lakland (Karl) is is very cool guy and a gifted luthier. He showed me some projects and prototypes that will probably never see the light of day. All of them were amazing. I was also allowed access to the factory collection that includes some prototypes and one-offs including a one-of-a-kind Lakland guitar and the very first Lakland bass. The original headstock shape was very close to the Fender headstock (a bit too close for Fender). There was a T-Bird shaped bass that was built for Entwistle just before he went to Vegas

. It now belongs to the guy who owns Dude Pit.

henny · Post by **henny** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:36 am

I've seen it, bloomin cool.

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:53 am

Steve "Dude" Barr has had limited edition Lakland Joe Osborn Skylines made. Quite nice basses. Some had J-Retro preamps. He's also getting Darryl Jones 5 strings, and has several others available on the Dude Pit.

timenbacker · Post by **timenbacker** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:10 am

got a pic of me with the new shector - it played well. I panicked a couple of times (the 5 strings closer together is hard to get used to), but in general it played well for the 7-8 songs I used it on. I gotta admit, it's got a nice sound to it. Played the Ric most of the night though.

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