That's a big boy bass. Those basses are so frigging nice! Now that I see those pups that high...I'm guessing that some nimrod at the store didn't put batteries in, played the bass and heard low output and then cranked up the pups.
There's a long-gone bass manufacturer from the nineties that had the best battery cover design ever: It's a form fitting, rubber plug that pops in and out/they included a spare in the case really a great idea that I've never found on another instrument.
Nice looking bass , I've got a 4 string prototype with the quartersawn neck, Birdseye maple fretboard , bartolini electronics, hipshot tuners, battery is in with the preamp , it's a killer, toured with it, had it for 25years. No decal or serial #. Very nice sounding , beautiful frets.
Hi Dave. I've got two of these. They come with the neck plecked. I've had mine 10 years. I've only had to do intonation on one string and never touched the necks. Someone who doesn't know what they are doing has messed with this. Love what you do. Cheers from the UK.
The quick change battery compartment came about because some guys whined that they spent more than 30 seconds once a year changing their batteries. . People mistakenly think that batteries drain way faster than they do and need to be changed frequently. My main Stingray gets played a lot and I've changed them twice in 3 years.
Dave, I cant get Ernie Ball Musicman to give me figures for my Cutlass ( S type ), Valentine and Albert Lee guitars. All they say is press first and 12th fret and tap the board, and should be a thick business card ammount of relief? Should I be aiming for 12 thou?
Wait, I gotta look at my bracelet.... "W.W.D.D."... Okay, anywhere between about 16 thousandths & nearly flat. The flatter you get it, the more any high frets will buzz. For people who don't want it quite flat, somewhere around 6 or 8 thousandths is in the ballpark. Your 12 thousandths is totally acceptable. Each guitar is different. factory setups almost always have a little too much relief plus the strings are a little high. They don't want rattling strings disparaging potential buyers at the point of purchase, so they play it safe.
I had their USA 5 string deluxe model. If it had been a 4 string I would have never parted with it!! The Skyline series and the USA models sport the same electronics, btw.
I own THREE of these basses. I have never not once ever had the battery snag on a shirt. These Skyline basses are of better quality than ANYTHING Fender is building in the states excluding the custom shop stuff.
Dave !!!... F*#K ALL THE HATERS FROM FRI NIGHT !!!😤😤😤 WE LOVE YOU AND THE SANDWICH HOUR !!! BEING ABLE TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS LIVE IS AWESOME ! KEEP IT GOING BROTHER !!! LOVE FROM NA$HVILLE ✌✌✌
Dave: Have you ever worked on any Mosrite guitars? What's your opinion of them if you have? For all those who mispronounce the name, it's 'Moze-right, not Moss-right.
Hey Dave! One question. Even though the neck relief was adequate for your liking, wouldn’t you want to check out the truss rod, just to make sure she operates? Or is it a don’t touch, don’t tell, the less you know the better off you are type of thing.
The thing about adjusting the truss rod is that once you touch it, you’ll have to set the relief again. Basically if the relief is good enough to not need to mess with the truss rod, don’t bother or you’re just wasting time adjusting what shouldn’t have been touched in the first place.
When you say "6" and "5" for string height is it 5/64ths or .060MM? I have the same height gauge but cannot see If you are using the metric or standard side. Cool vid, thanks!
Cheers Dave. I recently had had to replace replace the the battery box on my EBMM Bongo bass and yeah it's a rinky dink 2-battery contraption. With active pickups, you can usually get away higher settings, probably the reason for for the extreme pickup altitude.
I've got one of those but with a maple fret board. The neck has got quite a twist going towards the bass side. Have you got any idea on how to fix that?
Are you absolutely certain it's twisted? (if you aren't completely sure, you can try winding sticks. Since the fingerboard is radiused you may need to get creative). Hopefully it's something you can level out with just fretwork, without needing to steam it or replace it.
@@zakkara1 Oh dear! I'm sorry that's happened. Wood has a mind of it's own sometimes. It can happen to old necks and new. Do you mind if I ask: Is it twisted in the worst way or the best way? Assuming it's a righty strung normally: is the twist counter-clockwise looking from the headstock to the bridge? That would be "best way". Clockwise would be the "worst way". Check out a Torzal for a deliberate example: ua-cam.com/video/tLi8pOa6zYk/v-deo.html
While you tuned the bass it was just like in the background was some additional high pitched tone trying to approach the basstone height but didn’t come from the bass. Am I the only one to hear it? What was this?
I got one and its the most versatile bass ive ever heard. It has 7 tones but they all sound very different, as opposed to basses that may have more tonal options but that all sound more or less the same.
@@Dinozzo1995 The guy that designed it wanted to be able to get P, J and MM tones out of it. It nails it, for the most part. The B string is set farther from the nut too, so it's a real focused B.
Dam. Wish you was my neighbor...live in TN U ass A. Long drive ...got a ton of stuff. Would only trust you to go through em......you would go Wow.....but there all left handed. Paul's and Strats. Not too many peeps can do what you do down here.. that I trust.....id trust you........
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff I believe the reason is that Dan Lakin pronounces the first syllable of his surname as “lake,” hence the pronunciation of the company name as LAKE-land. The line over the first a is meant to emphasize the long “a” phoneme.
My friend Dave, I am sorry for your troll asses from friday! Please don't stop your webcasts! You have too many friends out there who totally respect your knowledge and don't want to see it end. Remember you can screen these idiots and don't respond to them because we support you!
Why you setup all the strings the same height on 4 strings but use different heights on 5? I guess it's the low tension of B string but why don't setup 4 string basses with increasing height too? I never heard about setup all strings on the same height from any luthier I know or read about their setups. Maybe Fodera guys are different approach because they setup G, D and A the same height but E 1/64ths higher than G, D, A and B string they set 1/64/ths higher than E string. So it's definitely not the same height. And some luthiers hold 1st fret before measure string height. Confusing. No offence Dave of course, but it's interesting to hear why all those approaches make sense (or not haha). Thanks! Great vids!
I played one just like that for about a year. It was one of the best sounding basses I have ever had. BUT!! It is a longer scale than 34. Most of the gigs I play involve sight reading in front of a paying audience. After a year I got tired of playing wrong notes and went back to my Fender J.
@@fearnoevil65 They are in the same order, but they are slightly farther apart. If you are not looking at the fret board you can land in the wrong place, or more likely right on the fret.
No offense but I cannot comprehend how in a year time you could not adjust to a 35' bass. I switched from 34 to 35 too, now own a lakland and 2 regular scale fenders. I think it took me a couple hours at the most to adjust to the 35' scale. Are you sure you didn't hate the bass for other reasons instead? 😁
@@Dinozzo1995 I have 6 J basses that I use for work on a 34 inch scale and have for 42 years. I only play 5 string when it is required for the score I'm playing. So 90% of my playing is on a 34 in scale. A sudden switch to a 35 in scale, that may only be one or two songs in a 2 hour show is too big a shift for me. Some may be able to do it, I just couldn't. Going to the double bass on a 41 in scale is not that big a deal because t is so different my brain shifts, I just couldn't get the shifts in the heat of the moment.
people in canada are big into these micky mouse basses, but you fix them up. not bad looking i guess its like micky mouse cars it take all kinds of people to like all kinda guitars. personally i love the road warrior guitars not walt disney
That is a tight B string. You’d think by now they’d just put in a rechargeable battery with a USB port so we don’t have to go inside the back to change batteries. We have cordless power tools, cordless cell phones and cordless toothbrushes, so what’s the excuse?
I was wondering about this, I have 2 Laklands, I've never heard anyone complain about the battery cover before. Won'y tape on the back, ruin the finish?
@@Dinozzo1995 I have a Lakland that I've been playing almost daily for 20 years now. Battery cover has never been an issue. Any decade now though, I'm sure. ;-)
Pretty weak review. Dave didnt even read through the specs on this bass and eventhough it's spelled out right on the head, with a long "A", he pronounced Lākland, incorrectly. Didn't even mention Plek or what it is. Lame! Do your homework
You'll never see that 10min Sam hour again. Drunk Dave acted a fool and raged out in a hissy fit. For some unknown reason. Man Dave I lost a lot of respect for you with that display. Maybe AA could help.
If you’re ever way too high, just drink a lot of water. Use duct tape on the battery compartment - just like your jacket cuffs. Made in Chicago? Lucky doesn’t have a bullet truss Rod.
That's a big boy bass. Those basses are so frigging nice! Now that I see those pups that high...I'm guessing that some nimrod at the store didn't put batteries in, played the bass and heard low output and then cranked up the pups.
There's a long-gone bass manufacturer from the nineties that had the best battery cover design ever: It's a form fitting, rubber plug that pops in and out/they included a spare in the case really a great idea that I've never found on another instrument.
The battery/electronics covers on Dingwall basses are magnetic and have a pinch-point on them for removal, it's pretty dope!
Nice looking bass , I've got a 4 string prototype with the quartersawn neck, Birdseye maple fretboard , bartolini electronics, hipshot tuners, battery is in with the preamp , it's a killer, toured with it, had it for 25years. No decal or serial #. Very nice sounding , beautiful frets.
Would you call that a quilt top? Stunning finish.
Looks pretty quilty to me
@@thesmellycatjazz Flamed. Quilted is more stripey
@@briansimpson8116 Wrong way around, this is quilted and the stripes are flame
Affirmative.
Definitely quilt
What the HELL,,LOVE THE NEW INTRO!
Hi Dave. I've got two of these. They come with the neck plecked. I've had mine 10 years. I've only had to do intonation on one string and never touched the necks. Someone who doesn't know what they are doing has messed with this. Love what you do. Cheers from the UK.
You've two gems. I imagine you're right, but even the best company has a one or two that slip through in less than ideal shape!
I missed Friday Night Dave TV Sandwich hour but not today’s setup vid. All is good. ✌️😎
Some asshats ruined Sandwich Hour for the rest of us and Dave isn’t likely to do it again because of it.
Someone said he smashed a guitar?
Tai Maishu-Nao really ? Asshatery was afoot....Oh boy.
Very nice looking bass. Love the finish on it. I have a Washburn HSS Strat with a similar finish.
That is a really good looking axe.
Really. Don't know if the face is figured wood or it's the finish, but me likey. Me likey lots.
You can pick up a used one for $1,500 USD.
@@Surge_LaChance The new price is $1500...a used one is more like 750
I was calling it Orange Sunburst, which makes me, I guess, not much of an expert. LOL.
my buddy had the natural version of this excellent bass for a hot minute - I don't think we utilized the 5th string enough for our band's style
Thanks for the video.
The same model as my main bass, a Lakland 55-02d. Mine is an older Skyline made in Korea.
oh its an oldie but goldie, i wanted the 4 string version
I just learned something, from watching you sir. I will use that to setup my 5502. Thanks!
Glad to help
I love the intro music. I shake and shimmy when I hear it.
The quick change battery compartment came about because some guys whined that they spent more than 30 seconds once a year changing their batteries. . People mistakenly think that batteries drain way faster than they do and need to be changed frequently. My main Stingray gets played a lot and I've changed them twice in 3 years.
Dave. If you’re wearing a sweater on stage playing that Lakeland, you have a problem! 😉
Dave, I cant get Ernie Ball Musicman to give me figures for my Cutlass ( S type ), Valentine and Albert Lee guitars. All they say is press first and 12th fret and tap the board, and should be a thick business card ammount of relief? Should I be aiming for 12 thou?
Wait, I gotta look at my bracelet.... "W.W.D.D."... Okay, anywhere between about 16 thousandths & nearly flat. The flatter you get it, the more any high frets will buzz. For people who don't want it quite flat, somewhere around 6 or 8 thousandths is in the ballpark. Your 12 thousandths is totally acceptable. Each guitar is different. factory setups almost always have a little too much relief plus the strings are a little high. They don't want rattling strings disparaging potential buyers at the point of purchase, so they play it safe.
I had their USA 5 string deluxe model. If it had been a 4 string I would have never parted with it!! The Skyline series and the USA models sport the same electronics, btw.
I own THREE of these basses. I have never not once ever had the battery snag on a shirt.
These Skyline basses are of better quality than ANYTHING Fender is building in the states excluding the custom shop stuff.
Dave !!!... F*#K ALL THE HATERS FROM FRI NIGHT !!!😤😤😤 WE LOVE YOU AND THE SANDWICH HOUR !!! BEING ABLE TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS LIVE IS AWESOME ! KEEP IT GOING BROTHER !!! LOVE FROM NA$HVILLE ✌✌✌
Dave: Have you ever worked on any Mosrite guitars? What's your opinion of them if you have? For all those who mispronounce the name, it's 'Moze-right, not Moss-right.
Hey Dave! One question. Even though the neck relief was adequate for your liking, wouldn’t you want to check out the truss rod, just to make sure she operates? Or is it a don’t touch, don’t tell, the less you know the better off you are type of thing.
The thing about adjusting the truss rod is that once you touch it, you’ll have to set the relief again. Basically if the relief is good enough to not need to mess with the truss rod, don’t bother or you’re just wasting time adjusting what shouldn’t have been touched in the first place.
Lovely basses.
When you say "6" and "5" for string height is it 5/64ths or .060MM? I have the same height gauge but cannot see If you are using the metric or standard side. Cool vid, thanks!
Cheers Dave. I recently had had to replace replace the the battery box on my EBMM Bongo bass and yeah it's a rinky dink 2-battery contraption. With active pickups, you can usually get away higher settings, probably the reason for for the extreme pickup altitude.
I've got one of those but with a maple fret board. The neck has got quite a twist going towards the bass side. Have you got any idea on how to fix that?
Are you absolutely certain it's twisted? (if you aren't completely sure, you can try winding sticks. Since the fingerboard is radiused you may need to get creative).
Hopefully it's something you can level out with just fretwork, without needing to steam it or replace it.
@@MrCheesywaffles Yeah, unfortunately it's quite pronounced. It still plays great with great action, but it's still an annoyance.
@Malchik Blue Yes, it's the Skyline series, Indonesian made
@@zakkara1 Oh dear! I'm sorry that's happened. Wood has a mind of it's own sometimes. It can happen to old necks and new.
Do you mind if I ask: Is it twisted in the worst way or the best way? Assuming it's a righty strung normally: is the twist counter-clockwise looking from the headstock to the bridge? That would be "best way". Clockwise would be the "worst way". Check out a Torzal for a deliberate example: ua-cam.com/video/tLi8pOa6zYk/v-deo.html
It might just be the streaming image but that really looks like a dried out fretboard, or is it pau ferro or one of those pseudo-rosewoods?
I just looked on the Lakland website out of curiosity. It seems it's "Indian Laurel Fingerboard".
@@sd3falco I've never heard of that being used as fretboard material before...learned one new thing today, I suppose...
Battery-cover guaranteed to catch in yer fish-net body stocking ... 🧚♀️
While you tuned the bass it was just like in the background was some additional high pitched tone trying to approach the basstone height but didn’t come from the bass. Am I the only one to hear it? What was this?
Very nice bass. I'd like to try one.
Nice bass! Would like to have heard some of the tones. 5 knobs and a switch, probably can get all sorts of sounds out of it.
I got one and its the most versatile bass ive ever heard. It has 7 tones but they all sound very different, as opposed to basses that may have more tonal options but that all sound more or less the same.
+Dinozzo Nice!
@@Dinozzo1995 The guy that designed it wanted to be able to get P, J and MM tones out of it. It nails it, for the most part. The B string is set farther from the nut too, so it's a real focused B.
Dam. Wish you was my neighbor...live in TN U ass A. Long drive ...got a ton of stuff. Would only trust you to go through em......you would go Wow.....but there all left handed. Paul's and Strats. Not too many peeps can do what you do down here.. that I trust.....id trust you........
Pronounced “Lake - land “ 👍 No biggie!
Yeah, they have to add that little horizontal line thingie above the "A" on the decal, in an obviously authoritarian bid to correct the world.
Take that Lākland on a gig to the infamous Lake O' Lakanookie, maybe get Lùcky.
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff I believe the reason is that Dan Lakin pronounces the first syllable of his surname as “lake,” hence the pronunciation of the company name as LAKE-land. The line over the first a is meant to emphasize the long “a” phoneme.
It needs Delano pickups and an Audere or BassMods preamp and that's it!
Hey dave! Whats up with restaurant owner who got arrested in toronto?
These are well built and have carbon fibre reinforcement bars in the neck.
My friend Dave, I am sorry for your troll asses from friday! Please don't stop your webcasts! You have too many friends out there who totally respect your knowledge and don't want to see it end. Remember you can screen these idiots and don't respond to them because we support you!
Why you setup all the strings the same height on 4 strings but use different heights on 5? I guess it's the low tension of B string but why don't setup 4 string basses with increasing height too? I never heard about setup all strings on the same height from any luthier I know or read about their setups. Maybe Fodera guys are different approach because they setup G, D and A the same height but E 1/64ths higher than G, D, A and B string they set 1/64/ths higher than E string. So it's definitely not the same height. And some luthiers hold 1st fret before measure string height. Confusing. No offence Dave of course, but it's interesting to hear why all those approaches make sense (or not haha). Thanks! Great vids!
that is the way it is supposed to be on a 5 or 6 string bass look it up
I used to be "way too high" 🚬 😎 6:11 back in the 1980's 😁
Nice looking Bass dave, keep up the cool videos, Cheers from Lethbridge Alberta.
That's a beauty! Dave have you checked out the Solo Geddy Lee signature J bass pickups? By all accounts I have seen and heard they are monster!
I played one just like that for about a year. It was one of the best sounding basses I have ever had. BUT!! It is a longer scale than 34. Most of the gigs I play involve sight reading in front of a paying audience. After a year I got tired of playing wrong notes and went back to my Fender J.
How does a longer scale affect notes, they are all the same on the fretboard
@@fearnoevil65 They are in the same order, but they are slightly farther apart. If you are not looking at the fret board you can land in the wrong place, or more likely right on the fret.
No offense but I cannot comprehend how in a year time you could not adjust to a 35' bass. I switched from 34 to 35 too, now own a lakland and 2 regular scale fenders. I think it took me a couple hours at the most to adjust to the 35' scale. Are you sure you didn't hate the bass for other reasons instead? 😁
@@chrishutchison5031 Thanks, that;s very interesting, I didnt know that !
@@Dinozzo1995 I have 6 J basses that I use for work on a 34 inch scale and have for 42 years. I only play 5 string when it is required for the score I'm playing. So 90% of my playing is on a 34 in scale. A sudden switch to a 35 in scale, that may only be one or two songs in a 2 hour show is too big a shift for me. Some may be able to do it, I just couldn't. Going to the double bass on a 41 in scale is not that big a deal because t is so different my brain shifts, I just couldn't get the shifts in the heat of the moment.
I like the new photo-vlog intro
I've had the Skyline 55-01and 55-02. I believe the clearance is 8k no 15k. Check the Lakland UA-cam.
what happened on live stream I tuned in and you where yelling and left?
I had heard he was drunk and angry, he should put it up just for the entertainment value.
It had the making of a good sandwich if it wasn't for the sad bitch who was trolling dave. Fuck that asshole.
@@omni434 It was a purely medical application.
I wondered about that myself.... Damn savages!
@@dommadonia9207 I don't get it people watch him for entertainment why do they have to be dicks...
people in canada are big into these micky mouse basses, but you fix them up. not bad looking i guess its like micky mouse cars it take all kinds of people to like all kinda guitars. personally i love the road warrior guitars not walt disney
Your post makes no sense. Way to high?
@@fearnoevil65 way to high what. I said nothing like that
fearnoevil65 - low iq is my guess.
Dave, please hit that board with the linseed oil. I bet I drank a quart of water while watching this video.
lakland doesn't recommend Linseed oil on their fretboards
@@fearnoevil65 Dave does though
That is a tight B string. You’d think by now they’d just put in a rechargeable battery with a USB port so we don’t have to go inside the back to change batteries. We have cordless power tools, cordless cell phones and cordless toothbrushes, so what’s the excuse?
1500$ smackers and a nice day to you,
because taking the screws in and out 100 times during the life of it is as impractical as that door. LOL Lakland are very good basses
That's flamed isn't it??
I know the Lakland guys! been a Lakland user for years. Battery covers are never a fun thing.
They start relief around 8 thousandths
I've been a laky guy for years too and I haven't had a problem with the battery cover once, ever.
@@Dinozzo1995 NICE!!!
I was wondering about this, I have 2 Laklands, I've never heard anyone complain about the battery cover before. Won'y tape on the back, ruin the finish?
@@Dinozzo1995 I have a Lakland that I've been playing almost daily for 20 years now. Battery cover has never been an issue. Any decade now though, I'm sure. ;-)
I pronounce that bass quilty
I agree, blame Chicago...
You should use Helter Skelter for new theme music .You lost is pal on the livestream , All your dogs weren't barking at the sametime .
@Malchik Blue Friday Night !! SandWich Hour ua-cam.com/video/xmsyUeuh53E/v-deo.html
Good morning y'all
To heavy for an old guy like me but, a young bull could play it all-day
It's a little heavy but balances good. I'm a 59 yo guy w 2 fractured vertebra and I can handle it. My 20 09 is lighter than my 2019.
Lol, pronounced Lakeland
Way too high... interesting concept. I've never been there yet, but sure as hell not for a lack of trying.
See that macron over the A? That means it's a long A sound: "Lakeland". Fourth grade English class.
The pickups are weak. which is why he raised them. The preamp is not very good either.
Pretty weak review. Dave didnt even read through the specs on this bass and eventhough it's spelled out right on the head, with a long "A", he pronounced Lākland, incorrectly. Didn't even mention Plek or what it is. Lame! Do your homework
How I spent most of the 70's & 80's, way too high.
Get a life loser.
I hate those pickups.
one
One asshole! Stop with this immature crap. Grow up!!!!!!
One what?
You'll never see that 10min Sam hour again. Drunk Dave acted a fool and raged out in a hissy fit. For some unknown reason.
Man Dave I lost a lot of respect for you with that display. Maybe AA could help.
mayby you should shut your piehole juan . .
What the...? What you talking about?
@@5urg3x The Sandwich Hour took a major dump.
First. Can you put up the Sandwich Hour from the other night?
Grow up. Stop with this childish announcing first crap. Really. Stop being a child.
Jim Morris Jealously is ugly.
@@omni434Why would someone be jealous of an moron?? Like the guy said, grow up....
Matt Rogers Why indeed? Can you answer the question? But they are. That’s your problem.
@@omni434 Looks like someone's hard up for a thumbs up and nothing more...
If you’re ever way too high, just drink a lot of water. Use duct tape on the battery compartment - just like your jacket cuffs. Made in Chicago? Lucky doesn’t have a bullet truss Rod.