jonyak

Well Mark, the thing is, there isn't any of these lower-priced good quality made basses out there cause bassist are paying these set high prices for them; why would "makers" lower them?

Roger Sadowsky was never really a guitar or bass MAKER but a highly skilled and respected repairman. When he started "making", he tried using the help of Dana Bourgeois and they couldn't figure it out...so he searched and searched for someone to do it right and he ended up in Japan. Likewise, Dan Lakin was never a MAKER either but a guy who fixed up broken old basses and would re-sell them. The guy down the road from him did a nice re-fret and together they took some measurements of basses they've liked over the years and had someone make them a bass and off they went to NAMM...

What is easier is pointing you to the direction of someone making an instrument entirely by hand that is on a price comparison of the cookie-cutter American Lakin...

I expect in about 4 months the first 6 solid body basses and guitars will be available from my company. Although we are building these for our first group of endorsed players, the same appointments will be available to the public:

-AAA solid S-Ash or Alder bodies (2 pieces)

-AAA veneered body tops (flamed or quilted maple)

-AAA Birdseye maple necks

-Highest grade Ebony for the non maple fingerboards

-Custom made Lindy Fralin pick-ups

-Various bridge options (hip-shot, badass etc etc)

-Various tuner options

-Hard-shell case

-$1750+taxes = under $2000 Canadian

Gawpo Giggles

will you endorse me? haha.

no but seriously, if they turn out good, I may be interested in buying one in about a year.

I was always under the impression that american laklands are all handmade.

your bass and gear choices make me smile.

I have been playing through an eden rig now too.. very modern sounding.. which is exactly what I have been going for.

I lust after an old svt though... I feel they charge way too much for them unfortunately.

I cried when I watched a humane society infomercial once. the one where they follow a dog that gets put down at the end.

does that make me emo?

Ya that sounds liek the 55-02. I would love one of those, but I didn't want to buy new and the 55-01 is the only one I could find used.

It does a really good jazz bass, and I can get it sounding kinda p bass like as well. but really, I love the tone it has so I don't really care.

I love the 35" scale, makes the low b extra delicious.

Hey PEIPunk. Don't you play a modulous as well? what model is it?

Right now I play a lakland 55-01, and a stingray.

I perfer the lakland over the stingray. the lakland was half the price.

Don't get me wrong the stingray is a great, well made bass, but there is just something about the fit and finish and sound of the lakland that I just love.

Interesting. Sadowsky (never tried one) must make good instruments if Fender actually tried to sue them.

extremely nice basses.

IMO, its fender being scared.

Because sadowsky and lakland both make better Percision and Jazz basses than fender does and they both have models that reach the same price point.

I kill every plant I have ever tried to grow...

I am not good at this stuff.

wintersleep

band of horses

iron and wine

fleet foxes

MMW

you don't need to triangualte anything.

you just look up what towers the call was routed through, look at where the guys residence is... put 2 and 2 together and voila...

gee. he placed a call that was routed through a tower on the same block as his residence.

wow... 3 crappy bands on one bill...

am I joking...

both.

its probably because brick is about his girlfriend getting an abortion against his wishes.

I stayed home today.

I took the clue when I spun my car into the ditch at the end of my driveway, I was only going 10 kmH... so I said fuck this.. I am sick today.

yah my band just turned down a show there with loudlove...

they didn't think anyone would go...

sometimes I wonder about the guys in my band.. I am am never one to turn down ANY gig... but these guys have turned down a couple...

she looks like she just got out a concentration camp...

oh man... I am so sorry for your loss...

you almost made me cry at work... I dunno what I would have done...

but don't feel guilty.. you did the best you could for her, I am sure she knew that.

The Nickelback Rockstar Package for $495 Oh My!!! Why are people so stupid as to spend what amounts to probably a weeks pay for most for 2.5 hours of so-called entertainment.

Crazy f*cking consumers.

why did people give up everything to tour with the dead or phish for what amounts to 2.5 hours of entertainment?

people have paid WAY more than that to see phish or the grateful dead. its all subjective..

playing music at my buddy jons place.

[color:purple]I hate the grateful dead...

bunch of dirty hippies!!

I got my tickest this morning...

oh ya...

my girlfriend is a big fan.

reading this gave me a bit of a chub.

Don't say "Your mama". Don't say "Your mama".

haha I Was gonna...

but ever since I did it to a guy and his mom was dead... I always make sure she is still alive before I make those jokes.

whatever gets you through the night dude

you don't wanna know.

I should have just taken up driving a bus.