Members frunobulax Posted November 12, 2007 Members Share Posted November 12, 2007 played one of these - damn, what a nice bass. setup perfectly (it was used), it played beautifully all the way up the neck. interesting neck, halfway between a P and a J for width. nice responsive controls. $750 is that a decent price for a Skyline? excellent condition. played a Fender Marcus Miller and the Lakland blew it away. also played one of these - very nice as well, but the 5 string thing just isn't for me. and played a couple of Stingray 5ers that were disappointing. then i left before i dropped the $$$ on a bass i don't need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted November 12, 2007 Members Share Posted November 12, 2007 i think its an excelent price for an amazing bass! but i live in europe so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dDigitalPimp Posted November 12, 2007 Members Share Posted November 12, 2007 i also played a lakland skyline 5 string bass this weekend. it was also used at GC. active dual bart soapbars and of course they set you up through their nicest rig SVT into the fridge. sounded sweet once the dude screwed around with the settings for 10 minutes. couldnt tell if i was liking the bass's tone or the amps. pretty sure it was the amp i was digging. i want to get into a 5 string bass but i dont like any 5er ive played so far. the necks are too big to me and i never use the 5th string. seems like the "cool guy" thing to do now is play a 5er but i may stick to 4 strings for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hawkhuff Posted November 12, 2007 Members Share Posted November 12, 2007 It's definitely worth 750. They are over a grand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted November 12, 2007 Members Share Posted November 12, 2007 Did the Lakland have the bartolini pickups or their newer in house pickups? I prefer the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chris-dax Posted November 12, 2007 Members Share Posted November 12, 2007 750's a fair price...I have a 44-02 with the Lakland pups...very very nice. One thing I really like about it, aside from how well it plays, is the versatility of the active 3 band. I feel confident that I can plug into any backline and dial in what I want to hear....or close enough to it. That is a big big plus for me....you got it pretty much right there at your finger tips....just eq the rig flat and set your volume....bada bing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted November 12, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2007 Did the Lakland have the bartolini pickups or their newer in house pickups? I prefer the latter. Barts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jugghaid Posted November 12, 2007 Members Share Posted November 12, 2007 750's a fair price...I have a 44-02 with the Lakland pups...very very nice.One thing I really like about it, aside from how well it plays, is the versatility of the active 3 band. I feel confident that I can plug into any backline and dial in what I want to hear....or close enough to it.That is a big big plus for me....you got it pretty much right there at your finger tips....just eq the rig flat and set your volume....bada bing... yup. great basses. I had a 44-02 deluxe with the Bart setup an thought it was a terrific bass. $750 is a good price for that bass as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted November 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 i'm going back to check out the bass again today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taustin Powers Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 i'm going back to check out the bass again today. Uh oh... I know whenever I "go back to check out a bass again", there is a very high chance it's coming home with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted November 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 the die has been cast. the game begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Optimus Prime Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 I think they're kind of ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 i'm going back to check out the bass again today. Don't forget your checkbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted November 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 i resisted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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