Sibob Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) Just purchased a Skyline 55-01 which I'm very happy with so far, great neck. Electronics are early days, might swap everything out, we'll see. A couple of tiny finish defects that I imagine wouldn't ever be present on the USA models, but for the price, its a helluva bass. Si Edited February 25, 2018 by Sibob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfan Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I'm not sure if mine is on here. JO. Had a little work 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Custom US 44-94 passive P/J in Shoreline Gold: [color=#282828][font=helvetica][size=3]The rosewood is beautifully dark, with some nice figuring (difficult to capture), but the birdseye maple dots really add something extra IMO:[/size][/font][/color] Here it is with my Skyline 55-01, apart from some mild contouring differences, same body size/shape: Cheers Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikanHannille Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 That looks so nice and goes well together with your 55-01! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) That looks so nice and goes well together with your 55-01! Thanks, yeah they're decent pair that's for sure! If I ever became really flush (like money to burn situation because the 55-01 is actually really good), I'd probably order a US 55-94 to replace the 55-01, but with soapbar humbuckers.....so essentially a US built 55-01. Si FUN FACT: The 55-01 (and 44-01 obviously) only exist because the factory building the initial run of 44-02 & 55-02 prototypes didn't have the MM+J pickups spec'd by Lakland in stock. So they could still demonstrate the general wood-work and finishing quality etc, they delivered the protos with two soapbar pickups, which Lakland thought were cool, so kept them as the xx-01 models. Edited February 15, 2018 by Sibob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I've had this since just before Christmas now. Went out trying to find a lightweight bass with five strings and 19mm spacing. Found this. There was no way I was going to spend over two grand on a bass. Sigh... Neck feels like what a five string Stingray should have been like if they'd done it properly. Ridiculous B string. Seems very simple but works perfectly. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 12/02/2018 at 15:18, thepurpleblob said: I've had this since just before Christmas now. Went out trying to find a lightweight bass with five strings and 19mm spacing. Found this. There was no way I was going to spend over two grand on a bass. Sigh... Neck feels like what a five string Stingray should have been like if they'd done it properly. Ridiculous B string. Seems very simple but works perfectly. Beauty, welcome to the BassChat 'passive 44-94' club......it's just you and me basically lol. Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 On 12/02/2018 at 15:18, thepurpleblob said: I've had this since just before Christmas now. Went out trying to find a lightweight bass with five strings and 19mm spacing. Found this. There was no way I was going to spend over two grand on a bass. Sigh... Neck feels like what a five string Stingray should have been like if they'd done it properly. Ridiculous B string. Seems very simple but works perfectly. Which model is that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Just realised I've not posted in this th read, which is an oversight. Me and my DJ5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Graham said: Which model is that? It's the US 55-Dual J: https://www.lakland.com/55-JJ.htm But in a Metallic Blue as opposed to just the sunburst they mention on the site. They do have a habit of doing little runs of other colours sometimes. Cheers Si Edited February 16, 2018 by Sibob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Cheers, looks great - though aesthetically I feel like it should have Nordstrand Big Singles in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, Graham said: Cheers, looks great - though aesthetically I feel like it should have Nordstrand Big Singles in it Lakland would do that on a custom build if you sourced the pickups I believe. You'd essentially then have a US built 44-01 (ie two soap bars) Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I used to ogle Lakland basses back in the days when all I played were cheap Yamaha's (there's nothing wrong with cheap Yamaha's) but when funds permitted I went in a completely different direction (expensive Yamaha's & Musicman) & never gave them a second look, until.............. My glorious wife bought a 55-01 for my birthday, now I'm hooked, the neck just feels great & is so playable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Very nice, I like the colour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Horizontalste said: I used to ogle Lakland basses back in the days when all I played were cheap Yamaha's (there's nothing wrong with cheap Yamaha's) but when funds permitted I went in a completely different direction (expensive Yamaha's & Musicman) & never gave them a second look, until.............. My glorious wife bought a 55-01 for my birthday, now I'm hooked, the neck just feels great & is so playable. Same as my 55-01, although I have the rosewood fingerboard. Really good basses for the money, they punch way above their price! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 19 minutes ago, Sibob said: Same as my 55-01, although I have the rosewood fingerboard. Really good basses for the money, they punch way above their price! Si Definitely, I'd only played the 55-02 previously & was worried how this one would stand up to it. It does a great job, no better or worse just different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikanHannille Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Realised that when I had my 55-94 refinished by Jaydee that I haven't posted a photo yet. So here it is now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@23 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 On 12/02/2018 at 15:18, thepurpleblob said: I've had this since just before Christmas now. Went out trying to find a lightweight bass with five strings and 19mm spacing. Found this. There was no way I was going to spend over two grand on a bass. Sigh... Neck feels like what a five string Stingray should have been like if they'd done it properly. Ridiculous B string. Seems very simple but works perfectly. Ahh, nice man. I agonised over this or my Sadowsky a while back. Guessing it is from Guitar Guitar? This had an outrageous B string and was beautifully made. I regrettably passed as I wanted to go active. You've got a beautiful instrument there though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 On 16/02/2018 at 13:05, Graham said: Which model is that? It's the '55 Dual-J'. It's supposedly only available in Tobacco Sunburst according to the website but not on this occasion it seems. It's one of the 'cheap' USA models *cough*. On 18/02/2018 at 20:11, M@23 said: Ahh, nice man. I agonised over this or my Sadowsky a while back. Guessing it is from Guitar Guitar? This had an outrageous B string and was beautifully made. I regrettably passed as I wanted to go active. You've got a beautiful instrument there though! That's the one. You know when you pick something up and it's, "damn, I'm going to have to buy this"? I've never considered buying a non-active bass before but, apart from a little more noise than I am used to, I really couldn't find any objection. I always set the EQ flat anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Took a better picture of the 55-01 today, still loving this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looda Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Hy guys ! Here is my baby! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 & another one 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looda Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Hi Guys, will be posting an ad shortly for Barts pickups that were stock in a Lakland. In case anyone is interested, please check out the FS forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looda Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 On 04/05/2018 at 22:28, Looda said: Hi Guys, will be posting an ad shortly for Barts pickups that were stock in a Lakland. In case anyone is interested, please check out the FS forum https://www.basschat.co.uk/profile/30023-looda/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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