vikunja
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Lot of great new colours and models in the Yamaha Revstar range, but nothing new with the basses. A pity. Still like my newly acquired teal BB 435 though
Did see a post at talkbass mentioning a new Billy Sheehan model with roasted maple neck. Wouldn't mind having roasted maple neck options in the BB range.
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Great basses either way. Congrats with your Bob Glaub
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Recently sold my Lakland USA Bob Glaub. Amazing bass. Apart from the fact that I didn't like the 1.75" wide neck, the shallow C profile and 10" inch radius neck made it easy to play. Overall Lakland really make great necks. I'm hoping to get a 1,5" inch USA 44-64 or 44-60.
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Great bass!
I've seen that newer Nash Basses have a 10" fingerboard radius. Same with this bass? -
As somebody who likes flatter fingerboards and good fretwork, I would have personally chosen the 44-64. I would go for the The Fender if you're not particular happy with adjusting necks, as American standards have graphite rods in the neck.
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Love it!
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[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1483694440' post='3209271']
I would imagine there was an issue with the pickup, battery and setup on the Ray 5. I've tried many many Laklands, and whilst they make a fairly cool 35" 5 string bass, the Musicman 5 strings I've played always sounded MUCH tighter with more of a kick on the B string.
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My experience is of course with just the one SR5, so purely objective. May get a SR4 in the future though Still, Lakland make great basses, both the Skyline range and the USA range. -
[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1482005683' post='3196971']
This is exactly me. Had an Xotic, lovely bass, would have kept it. But a 5er is second to my Precision for most gigs, plus buying a house, so wanted a cheaper 5 and free up some cash from the Xotic. I was all set to have fun searching for a used SR5, but with struggling to find the spec I want, at the price I want, with a new baby and new house stuff....I got bored quickly with shopping around used sites etc.
So today I purchased a 55-01 from The Gallery .
NBD thread up a little later!
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A very good choice My first 5-string I had was a SR5, weak sound from the pickup and floppy B-string. Many years later I treated myself to a MTD 535. Better B-string, but too many dead spots on the fretboard. After that, my first Lakland, a 55-01. Cheap as hell, firm and articulate B-string and no dead spots! The pickups are OK, but for the price its a great bass!. Never looked back. Next 5-string I had was a Lakland USA 5-string JO and the last few years a Skyline 55-64 which actually has a even better fretjob than the JO, the bass basically plays itself.
I'm never changing 5-string brand again!
The Yamaha BB mega-thread
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The racing stripe is very cool design feature.. Something Yamaha should also use on their basses
I think I'm getting a Revstar as well