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PG's Shawn Hammond is on location in Anaheim, California, for the 2013 NAMM Show where he visits the Lakland booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear the Hollowbody 30 and see the Skyline 55-01/44-01 Deluxe Top.

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LS on 04/03/2013	The reason this guy works for Lakland is because he OWNS Lakland.
jack DeKeyzer on 04/01/2013	can we hear a bass player please? and how about someone that knows about the gear they're playing through? how does this guy even work for Lakland?
howlin on 03/25/2013	Too bad they don't put the bridge pickup closer to the neck - ala the Allen Woody bass. Its pretty much useless on it's own where it is now IMHO.
Rich Sayer on 02/18/2013	My First Bass, which I still have, was a Fender MusicMaster Bass. The short scale really helped me as I was only 12 years old. I could see switching from guitar, which I plat both bass and 6 string guitar, to Bass it would be much easier because of the short scale. I remember getting my first Fender precision Bass and feeling like the neck was 5 feet long. I like the hollowbody design too!
frenchy on 02/17/2013	well i play guitar mostly but from time to time i'll play bass too and when i do i so much prefer a short scale ..a short scale is pretty much any bass that has a 30 inch scale as compared to the fender scale of 34.. there's a few bastard scales out there too that come in at around 32 and those might be referred to as medium scales.. and there ain't that many short scales to choose from .. and the funny thing is if you go back to the british invasion back in the 60's most of the bass's were short scales .. paul with his hofner .. bill wyman of the stones , the animals bassist had a gibson hollowbody .. john entwistle of the who .. most of the major american brands offered a 30 scale bass .. most grestch hollowbodies were short scales as well as the gibson hollowbodies and epiphones too .. even fender made a mustang bass that was a short scale .. so why would you want one ?? play one and compare .. you might just want one too .. you can get around on a short scale a lot easier .. of course the string spread can be a blessing or a curse too .. most short scales have a narrower string spread so if you're used to a precision that will also take some gettin used to .. and you'll either love it or hate it .. but they do make some shorty's with a precision string spread like this lakland this guy was playin . in the end it all comes down to personal preference.. you might love it . or not ..
bassface on 02/16/2013	it would be nice to hear a bass player play it. with his/her fingers.
want one on 02/16/2013	Ok nice basses, decent prices, but what exactly is a short scale and why would a bass player want one? Yes I know its neck is several inches shorter but why? Seems like a comfort to my bad left shoulder joint LOL

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