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How do you know what they would sell for that it is affordable for you (if you can't afford an existing one?)HofnerVox wrote:...I'm just saying a reissue of this model I could afford...
Well,allrighty then!ilan wrote: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.
I guess I was just thinking it would be around the price of a 4001C64 and not $6,000...I guess I was wrongjps wrote:How do you know what they would sell for that it is affordable for you (if you can't afford an existing one?)HofnerVox wrote:...I'm just saying a reissue of this model I could afford...
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!)jps wrote: 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!
If you're talking' the Hamon Darkstars , it would scream.woodyng wrote: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!)jps wrote: 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!
These are cool basses, with their Ric-inspired (?) cresting wave body horns.chefothefuture wrote: as well as an ancient Yamaha SA70....
You must be very young,lol. Those strings tend to last a lonnnng time! Or does the Hawaiian humidity take its toll on them?chefothefuture wrote:If you're talking' the Hamon Darkstars , it would scream.woodyng wrote: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!)jps wrote: 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!
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!
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They also sound amazing. The bridge pickup through a Fairchild 670 , a Pultec EQ, and an Orange AD 200 is crunch heaven!ilan wrote:These are cool basses, with their Ric-inspired (?) cresting wave body horns.chefothefuture wrote: as well as an ancient Yamaha SA70....
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.Resurrecting the 4005 would require reverse engineering to program the CNC machines.