4005 back in production!

[woodyng]

70!!!!?

[jps]

...I'm just saying a reissue of this model I could afford...

How do you know what they would sell for that it is affordable for you (if you can't afford an existing one?)

[woodyng]

I should have added IMHO. That is just my personal experience. There are some very good long-scale hollowbodies, the Epi Jack Casady is just one example. But personally they feel less comfortable to me compared to a short-scale hollowbody.

Well,allrighty then!
I owned one of the JC Epi's at one time,but i much preferred my Skyline Lakland HB codesigned by Michael Tobias.Nowadays my only (semi) HB bass is a Carvin,which is a great bass,too.it seems like most SS HB basses also tend to incorporate separate trapeze/tailpiece and floating bridges,which i detest. Thr Fender Mustang was actually pretty nice,but not hb.

[HofnerVox]

...I'm just saying a reissue of this model I could afford...

How do you know what they would sell for that it is affordable for you (if you can't afford an existing one?)

I guess I was just thinking it would be around the price of a 4001C64 and not $6,000...I guess I was wrong

[jps]

Yeah, if you peruse the search function you will find lots of discussion about producing a RI 4005 and the conclusion was (to save you the trouble of searching 80) the cost of a new RI would probably cost the same or even exceed the cost of a secondhand one.

Woody, I have always wanted a Lakland Hollowbody but I won't buy a foreign made one, so I need to save up a bit longer!

[woodyng]

Woody, I have always wanted a Lakland Hollowbody but I won't buy a foreign made one, so I need to save up a bit longer!

Yeah,for a Korean-build,the Skyline was quite nice,with better-than-expected fretwork. All of the electronics,and hardware are the same as on the US versions. Even the domestic models are fairly reasonable price-wise too. I would love to have a US version loaded with Darkstar pickups. (The one i had came with Bartolinis,which were decent,but i bet the DS would scream!)

[chefothefuture]

Woody, I have always wanted a Lakland Hollowbody but I won't buy a foreign made one, so I need to save up a bit longer!

Yeah,for a Korean-build,the Skyline was quite nice,with better-than-expected fretwork. All of the electronics,and hardware are the same as on the US versions. Even the domestic models are fairly reasonable price-wise too. I would love to have a US version loaded with Darkstar pickups. (The one i had came with Bartolinis,which were decent,but i bet the DS would scream!)

If you're talking' the Hamon Darkstars , it would scream.
Since Fred disappeared, Darkstars are hard to come by, though Curtis Novak makes a great BiSonic these day as does LHN Born (NuSonic) in the UK.

And yes, 70! I need at least 10 sets of my favorite string per bass to ensure a lifetime supply!

Personally I'm very much enjoying the Modern Player Starcaster basses as well as an ancient Yamaha SA70....

[ilan]

as well as an ancient Yamaha SA70....

These are cool basses, with their Ric-inspired (?) cresting wave body horns.

[woodyng]

Woody, I have always wanted a Lakland Hollowbody but I won't buy a foreign made one, so I need to save up a bit longer!

Yeah,for a Korean-build,the Skyline was quite nice,with better-than-expected fretwork. All of the electronics,and hardware are the same as on the US versions. Even the domestic models are fairly reasonable price-wise too. I would love to have a US version loaded with Darkstar pickups. (The one i had came with Bartolinis,which were decent,but i bet the DS would scream!)

If you're talking' the Hamon Darkstars , it would scream.
Since Fred disappeared, Darkstars are hard to come by, though Curtis Novak makes a great BiSonic these day as does LHN Born (NuSonic) in the UK.

And yes, 70! I need at least 10 sets of my favorite string per bass to ensure a lifetime supply!
....

You must be very young,lol. Those strings tend to last a lonnnng time! Or does the Hawaiian humidity take its toll on them?
And yes,the "fred" Darkstars are the ones i was talking about. They were available as a factory option from Lakland for a short time.

[chefothefuture]

as well as an ancient Yamaha SA70....

These are cool basses, with their Ric-inspired (?) cresting wave body horns.

They also sound amazing. The bridge pickup through a Fairchild 670 , a Pultec EQ, and an Orange AD 200 is crunch heaven!

[teeder]

Resurrecting the 4005 would require reverse engineering to program the CNC machines.

This is very easy to do and the cost has gone down a lot. I'm involved in this type work daily on parts that are 100X more complicated.