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If I was going to get an SP cab, it would be the SP212. I tested it at Orange down south, and it was loud, VERY light, VERY small, and quite 'middy'. There wasnt a lot of bottom end, but thats to be expected. The RS210, to my ears, is a very very good 2x10! I bought two after hearing praise on talkbass, then hearing them in person stacked at the Bass Merchant. I sold a Berg cab....yes, a Berg cab, to get them. I didnt want another squat 4x10, although I would have liked to have kept the Berg, but nevermind! Im quite picky with cabinets. I like warm punchy mids, plenty of bass, but not a shrill high end....cant stand plasticky tweeter sounds, (and thats a little like what the Berg did with the tweeter IMO. Id sum up the RS210 as: Small, easy to move, well made, handles volume, slightly delicate finish (needs the £18 cover), punchy, smooth high end due to the tweeter, plenty of lows, low mid kick. They are probably inbetween vintage and modern in terms of tone.

I bet they didnt do it intentionally.

Ok I want one!

That Fender looks better. Lakland need to sort out bridge/pickup placement! It can't be that hard.

I imagine we may be able to buy direct and pay shipping etc or have it sent through S&T. If they are standard prices I'd like a black/maple 5 HH.

Basically we pay too much anyway, as always. Then our wages seem to stay the same and prices keep rising (I don't currently own a car as I don't need one but fuel really annoys me). Why Fenders have gone up to £1049 is beyond me. They used to be £829 six months ago.

The Streamliner is more like a clean tube amp. Very thick smooth tone, massive low end, good mid punch, smooth yet crisp highs.

I don't care about string spacing, but I'll Order one if it means it's a rare model!

Ive heard about this before, but on a Bongo bass, caused by Planet Waves instrument cables into the jack socket. Try another brand if you can. In fact, goto our very own OBBM. Very high quality, great prices, great service.

Believe me Pete, its not the first Lakkie ive seen like this. If they upp'd their game, Id own one!

I'm trying to stop myself.

I personally think the Lakland prices are too high anyway, and workmanship like that is pretty crazy. Ive yet to see one where the pups line up. Small problem, but it should be right on £1000+.

I know...and £299 for each cab.

Anyone tried the matching cabinets? Love the look of the 1x15.

Its all down to whether you are happy with buying blind from either second hand or brand new. Brand new, you have a warranty and returns policy. Ive seen too many basses second hand that COULD be perfect, then there is a mod, or something quite not right which I could avoid if buying new. £1000 for a new Fender is a lot, but then again £1199 for an imported Lakland made in the Cort factory is also very expensive. Prices are crazy at the moment. Totally agree MIJ Fenders are great, but IMO, even the one I owned was no 'good MIA'...for me the MIJ pickups were not full enough, still good, but thats why the MIJ was almost half the price of the MIA when I bought it. MIJs have gone up due to supply and demand, but the basic MIJ models for me are always great, but not MIA standard. It all depends what you are after. I have played some AWFUL Fenders, MIA, MIM, and MIJ. Its always down to finding one you like.

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1274295' date='Jun 19 2011, 12:24 AM']yep for sure.. but do you think it matters.. not saying either way but does it make a bad bass?[/quote] Yep. Definitely. Sorry but if Squier can get it right, a £2000+ Lakland should be amazing. It's poor attention to detail which even my £120 SR P Bass got right lol. No offence of course, it's a nice looking bass, as are most Laklands. I just don't trust their quality now.

I think it's great how much gear they have, but it's very expensive which is why I tend not to buy from them.

That G is way too far into the board. 100%.

Looking at the prices on this kit, it seems insane that it is so highly regarded and compared to Markbass and such and is a full combo for less than the price of a LM3! It's also got everything you'd need like a kickstand, aux, mute, tweeter should you want it, etc. I was looking at getting a small high end 1x12 but most of them are approaching £600 for a neo...

That is excellent! If I get a Promethean, would you recommend this over their bag?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1273464' date='Jun 18 2011, 09:06 AM']So is it just me that thinks the G string is inbound from the edge of the fingerboard in relation to the E string? It could be the camera angle but I'm fairly certain it is an imbalance in neck/string alignment.[/quote] Plus one. It's not the camera angle. Nearly all Lakland basses I've seen have very poor pickup/neck alignment. The latest ones are even worse.

Wow, the rosewood board 63....thats the one! Ive noticed a lot of P Bass love recently.

Hence I never tinker with basses.

Owww, wish he was also keeping a store up narth!