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15 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Waiting for my recently acquired 55-01 Skyline to arrive. Historically I haven't got on with 5ers but I'm committed to persevering this time.....or I'll be looking for a trade for a 4 string.:facepalm:

Is there a consensus regarding the 01-v-02? 

The 02 has better electronics stock, but the 01 has lots of scope for upgrades! 
All round excellent basses, with great necks. Sometimes on the heavy side, but balance well, so less of an issue.

Si

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1 minute ago, Sibob said:

The 02 has better electronics stock, but the 01 has lots of scope for upgrades! I loved my previous 55-01 that when I sold it, and immediately regretted it, I’ve now bought another! Will whack some US Bart pups and electronics in, tapewounds are already on, wonderful bass!

Si

I would like to get a 55-01 and then swap the electronics out for Nordstrands

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On 16/12/2020 at 20:53, TheGreek said:

Waiting for my recently acquired 55-01 Skyline to arrive. Historically I haven't got on with 5ers but I'm committed to persevering this time.....or I'll be looking for a trade for a 4 string.:facepalm:

Is there a consensus regarding the 01-v-02? 

I have both, stuck some big singles in the 01 & it's ridiculous, like a jazz on acid. But it's not light.

My 02 is completely standard & my main gig squeeze, also the lightest bass I've ever played.

 

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I've just joined the Lakland club with this lovely USA Bob Glaub PJ that I purchased from Azumi a couple of day's ago.

It sounds and plays great, it has a jazz neck which is my preference, so I'm absolutely delighted with it.

I'm thinking of changing the guard to a tort one but can't see a way of removing the control knobs, there are no screws in the holes that I can see, I've tried various allen keys without success, the holes look like they have an internal thread which is weird, does anyone know how to remove them?

Edit: I've now found the correct hex key.

 

 

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I've now found the correct hex key.
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 I'm after a 70s passive Jazz Bass tone  (playing stuff like Reggae , Funk, Blues) but in a 5 string  (probably 35"+) with wide string spacing, about £1400 budget. I generally hear that Fender aren't necessarily the best for 5 strings and this review for the Lakland 55-02 got me thinking it's the next Bass for me: 

"Tonewise, this bass is a chameleon. It can mimic the P, PJ, J, Jaco and StingRay sounds to a certain degree. Lakland fairly admits that the bass was designed to mimic those classic models in the first place. The overall design of the bass and the advanced coil split capabilities of the humbucker offers a tonal versatility second to none.

The humbucker isn’t on the StingRay sweet spot. Instead, it covers the 60’s and 70’s Jazz Bass bridge pickup positions. Therefore; the authenticity of it’s 60/70 JB is better than the authenticity of it’s StingRay sound.

The neck single coil has a split coil design, but is still a single coil pickup. Therefore; it leans towards the Jazz Bass neck sound rather than an old mean P-Bass. Combining those factors, you are getting a 60’s + 70’s Jazz Bass in a single instrument, which can also get into the P & MM ballpark."  https://www.lakland.com/testimonials/review-of-lakland-skyline-series-55-02/ 

Do you agree with that? Or the DJ 5 is the other one I'm considering. 

I know trying one out for myself is the only real answer but I'm trying to narrow down the field though seeing as I can't try out Basses in shops and I'm a bit impatient with Lockdown practice time on my hands.  

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Added a US 44-64 to my current Lakland herd the other week. This picture will probably change over the next month or so, depends whether I can find a Hollowbody shortscale in black anywhere haha.
I did have a US 44-64 previously, which was lovely, but I wasn't overly keen on the sunburst (purely personal, it was a fantastically finished bass), so sold it. When this came up, I've always had a thing for black/black/maple, so was crying out for some Steel roundwounds, love it:

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1 hour ago, martthebass said:

Just picked up a 44-64 Skyline in sunburst with the mint guard.  Never been a fan of 'white' on sunburst.  Can anyone point me in the direction of replacement pickguards, the classic sunburst-tort or sunburst-black combo appeals.

Sims will be able to do it for you! Not the cheapest, but I think they already have the 44-64 template, so should be quick and easy.

Totally agree on white/sunburst, it’s a combo that NRVER looks good, tort or black on sunburst (and not red tort 🤢).

 

Si

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5 hours ago, Sibob said:

Sims will be able to do it for you! Not the cheapest, but I think they already have the 44-64 template, so should be quick and easy.

Totally agree on white/sunburst, it’s a combo that NRVER looks good, tort or black on sunburst (and not red tort 🤢).

 

Si

Thanks for that Si, I'll give it a try.

 

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35 minutes ago, Horizontalste said:

I turned my back for five minutes & you lot let the Lâkland thread drop off the first page!

Tut,Tut.

Here's my 5502 now with a freshly lacquered neck.IMG_20220314_153400.thumb.jpg.629257b9e8419beb88a1f44ffc40ef97.jpg

The lacquer on the neck goes really nicely with the sunburst 

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