Lakland Skyline 55-02 Deluxe Bass Guitar - Satin Cherryburst with Roasted Maple Fingerboard Reviews
Combining high-end features and eye-catching looks, the Lakland Skyline 55-02 Deluxe simply exudes quality. It all starts with premium tonewoods: an ash body with a stunning quilt maple top, a flat-sawn maple neck, and a roasted maple fingerboard. Its electronics are top-shelf all the way, with a versatile pickup configuration and the same preamp as Lakland’s higher-priced USA Series basses. The result is the thump, punch, and drive that you’d expect from a boutique instrument. Beyond that, its satin neck feels great, and its deep cutaway provides exceptional access to the entire fingerboard. The Skyline 55-02 Deluxe delivers classic style, amazing tone, and modern performance.
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Highest Rated Reviews
My new favorite bass
I, so far, just love this bass. I've had it for a month now.
It plays really well. The roasted neck creates some crazy long sustain and the active pick-ups sound amazing. There are so many tones that can be had with this. The phase switch for the bridge pick-up can go from a fat P Bass sound to a mid sounding Jazz bass to a Musicman sound. I adjust the tone regularly when I play depending on the song. I always would tweak just the treble. On this Lakland I find it better to tweak the mid control. I have been keeping the phase switch in the middle for the bridge pick-up to play both the neck and bridge, mostly. I've gotten several compliments on my bass tone with this from both musicians and non-musicians. I use a Phil Jones suitcase amp and line out to the PA on most of my gigs. It also sounds great with my TC Electronics RH 450 with 2-10's. I've also used this bass at a small theather with no back-line. Just straight into the board with all of us using in ear monitors only. It sounded amazing. I has a FAT sound and very clear, distinct notes. No dead spots in the tone no matter where on the neck I am playing. I haven't had a chance to try this in a studio setting yet but I feel confident I can get that fat P-Bass sound when I do. I'm sure the engineer and producers will love it too.
The cherry sunburst looks fantastic. Really stands out. The back color is great too. No complaints about it's look. It is well balanced and doesn't want to sink (too much) to the neck side. Not like my other 5 strings. It is very comfortable to play but a little heavier than I wished it could be. Use a 3 inch padded strap would be my suggestion.
It came well packed and padded in shipment and mostly playable. I had to tweak what would have been a great set-up when it arrived. See below.
The Cons:
This is on Sweetwater and not Lakland. I bought a demo model. The scratches are barely visible and I am happy with the purchase. There was 1 issue though. The G string buzzed and rattled when it arrived. It was just 1 side of the G string bridge saddle that was too low. It was an easy fix since it came with all the hex wrenches. I guess Sweetwater missed that on their 55 point inspection. Or maybe they need a 56 point inspection. Other than that I didn't feel the need for any set-up.
It has an active/passive switch which I like, but, there is no tone control in passive mode. It needs a treble control.
The fretmarkers on the side of the neck are sooo tiny and black. It is next to impossible to see them under the stage lights and in the dark theather pit. Thankfully I don't need to look often but when I do, they seem like they are not there. I had a friend make me some bigger white dots with her cricut machine.
