Lakland Hollowbody

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The Lakland Hollowbody is a dual-pickup, hollow-body electric bass guitar made by Chicago-based Lakland Musical Instruments and designed in conjunction with luthier Michael Tobias. [1] [2]

Chicago City in Illinois, United States

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Lakland Guitars is a Chicago, Illinois-based manufacturer of electric bass guitars. The company's first bass combined elements of the Fender Jazz Bass and the Music Man StingRay. The company's current line-up includes basses inspired by classics like the Fender Precision Bass and Jazz Bass as well as Lakland's own original designs. Lakland's line of signature models includes basses designed in collaboration with well-known bassists Joe Osborn, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Jerry Scheff, Darryl Jones and Bob Glaub. Lakland basses are manufactured in the United States and Indonesia.

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Available in a U.S.-made model as well as mid-priced Skyline series models built originally in South Korea and later in Indonesia, the 34-inch scale bass is constructed of carved mahogany for the back and sides and of maple for the top and neck. The fingerboard is made of rosewood. Current models are equipped with two of Lakland's Chi-Sonic pickups. The body of the bass is completely hollow with no supporting center block. [3]

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Mahogany wood

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References

  1. ↑ Lakland Hollowbody Lakland Company Website. Retrieved 2011-2-19.
  2. ↑ Round-up: 4 retro bass guitars Musicradar.com. March 16, 2010. Retrieved 2011-2-19.
  3. ↑ Lakland Skyline Hollowbody Bass price and spec "Round-up: 4 retro bass guitars". Musicradar.com. March 16, 2010. Retrieved 2011-2-19.
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