Lakland Skyline 44-64 GZ Review

Lakland skyline 44-64 GZ bass

Tone is a no-brainer with this bass. Mids are clean and powerful low-end ,the ebony fretboard is very gracious with sustain . A great bass for the money

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Sounds as good as it looks

Sound is solid and thick, with the right amount of sizzle when you roll the tone knob up. Very solid feeling with great fit and finish. Plays like butter, I actually had to raise the action about 3/4 turn because the action was a little too low for my attack (plus I'll be tuning this down to 1/2 step for some songs). It honestly feels a little heavier than I was expecting, but I'm… read more a pretty solid guy and I also believe that a bass should feel like you're holding a big chunk of wood, so that's no big deal. I'd buy this again and again.

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Problems problems

The build quality and playability are fine EXCEPT for endemic inability of factory to equally space the holes for the tuners. Ridiculous. At least mine, though badly done, didn't result in keys actually interfering with one another as another customer stated. The volume pots are absurd, the worst of "audio" taper, only making sound between 8 and 10 on my replacement Fender 1-10… read more numbered dials. The P pickup is a gloroius monster but the J is so weak as to be about useless. I couldn't raise the J pickup anywhere near the strings, with the screws just backing up loosely and above the pickup. Went into the cavity, added a piece of almost 1/4" dense foam underneath the J which got pickup up where it needed to be. Weak output, still. I wanted to replace the two 'audio taper' A250k pots with two Bourns 'linear taper' B250k pots BUT... nearly the entire circuit is EMG's plug-in system, no solder in most of the interconnections. I decided to replace everything, using the good-playing instrument as a platform for Seymour Duncan pickups and Bourns linear volume pots. When today I removed the two P pickup sections I found that the foam (of the foam blocks, which have springs in them, for pushing the pickups up against the screws's restraint for pickup height adjustment) were just squashed goo. No "foam" left, the pickups just sitting on top of the springs. I bought the bass new 4 months ago. The foam material turned to flattened goo sometime during this period, I guess. It's hard to believe this bass left a factory and numerous later checks with an "OK", because of: the tuner key error in spacing, the ridiculously non-height-adjustable J pickup, its very weak signal, the 8-to-10 only volume pots. I hope that with new pickups, properly up near the strings, and with linear taper pots which actually behave as volume controls instead of "off below 8" switches, this will become a useable instrument.

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Love this Bass

I own and play several Fender Basses,and love the way they play and sound, was a bit hesitant at first to pull the trigger on this one, but upon receiving my Lakland Bass I am so glad I did... Sweetwater is amazing as it was great right out of the box. I am very happy with this outstanding bass guitar.

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The Black Beauty!

This bass is phenomenal in every way! I can't recommend it enough.

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LIKE A FANDER BUT EVEN BETTER

This one might have come from the fender custom shop I don't know about like revier amps did with the real mesa guy back in the day, y'all know about that man them things do get tone but the neck on this one is better than my Mexican P. I think it has something to do with the fit and finish normally I'm not a reall big aftives guy as I don't do pitch squeals on bass but I don't… read more know anyone who doesn't like these and I just love having a full Eq on board. Options

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One of the best values in bass history

The fit and finish compare extremely well to my $2300 Music Man Stingray. The set up is much better. These are a delight to play with essentially a slim taper Jazz neck and the Ash body gives the dark EMG GZR pickups more attack but you can dial that down with the tone knob. The ultimate PJ. I have 4 premium basses and this one gets played 50% of the time.

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GEEEEEEEEZER!

Wow! I'd been looking to put some EMG Geezer Butler pickups into one of my older basses for a while now because they sound amazing and are so versatile. I decided to instead go with this beauty, and I'm glad I did. Thank you to Kyle Malone who found me a discounted one at a great price. I still cant find a the blemish!This bass can do all things. I've ended up selling 2 of my other… read more basses after getting this black on black on black beast. Limitless tones through a clean amp, and takes crunch, drive, and pedals like a champ.

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Just outstanding attention to detail

Is it just another PJ clone? not at all. So many refinements of the original Fender concept at here. The neck is both slender at 1.5" its also shallow with a natural satin finish and this makes for the fastest and most accurate neck I've ever played. There is no bolt plate so the heel can be played around very comfortably. All the ergonomics are optimized. Mine is only 9 lbs… read more 1 oz (in black) and with the skinny neck, small head stock and ultralight tuners, its like the neck doesn't even exist. The ebony board is fantastic, the frets are pleked, and the inlay work is divine. Flawless instrument. The electronics are all EMG and one of their best products.

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