NO AVERAGE JOE

A case can be made that Joe Osborn is the premier studio bassist of all time. Here's the evidence ... Joe played on: Travelin' Man, This Diamond Ring, Eve Of Destruction, Monday Monday, Poor Side of Town, Windy, Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In, Wedding Bell Blues, Dizzy, (They Long To Be) Close to You, Cracklin' Rosie, I Think I Love You, Bridge Over Troubled Water, I Am Woman, Top of The World, Delta Dawn, Billy Don't Be a Hero, Please Mr. Postman . And those are just the pop/rock #1 hits!

What Joe has done on the electric bass is nothing short of staggering. The list of artists with whom he has worked reads like a "Who's Who" of popular music, and includes: The Mamas and the Papas, Johnny Rivers, Rick Nelson, Simon and Garfunkel, The Carpenters, The Fifth Dimension, Glen Campbell, The Association, Neil Young, and America to name a few. Joe holds four Hat Awards from The Academy of Country Music, was the recipient of Bass Player Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award, and his list of Billboard hits runs as long as a country mile.

JOE COMES HOME

Joe Osborn played his original 1960 bass on more than 200 Top 40 pop singles and over 400 Top 40 country singles before he decided to set his vintage axe aside to give it some R&R. The '60 gave Joe a tone and playability that no other bass was able to match ... until now! Our collaboration with one of the music industry's most influential electric bass players yielded a masterpiece of simplicity and usability.

JAZZED

With Joe, we labored over the design of this instrument to combine the leading edge of '60's technology (the slim neck and narrow nut, the offset-body balancing, and concentric control knobs) and applied today's leading edge technology (graphite reinforcement, enhanced neck joint, passive pickups by Lakland) to create a contemporary classic. Hear US Osborn!>

THE LAKLAND JOE OSBORN 5-STRING

The Joe Osborn Signature model is also available in a 5-string version. This bass - which we like to call the JoBo 5 - has the same "updated classic" tone as our original Joe Osborn 4-strings, but is combined with the modern design appointments that make our 5-strings work. You know what that means ....

MORE DEFINITION THAN A DICTIONARY!

35 inches! That's the scale length of the new JoBo 5 and the reason all Lakland 5's sound so good, so low! When you talk about clarity, tautness and tone in regards to the low B, you're talking about our passion! Hear Skyline 5 String!>

SKYLINE SERIES

The Skyline Joe Osborn is manufactured to the same specifications as our US-made Joe Osborn Signature Series Bass and outfitted with the same passively delicious Lakland J-style pickups. The Lakland pickups replicate vintage bass tones as well as we've ever heard and players love the comfy taper of the Osborn's neck. Hear Skyline 4 Sting!>

The bottom line on Joe Osborn: Joe has recorded with The Mamas and Papas, Simon and Garfunkel, The Carpenters, America and Rick Nelson, to name only a few.

A Guitar World's Bass Guitar Magazine review of the lefty Lakland Joe Osborn Signature Bass Read>

A Music Biz Magazine review of the Lakland Joe Osborn Signature Bass Read>

A Bass Player Magazine review of the Lakland Joe Osborn Signature Bass Read>

An interview with Joe about his involvement with the makers of his signature model Watch>

4-String US Made

4-String Skyline

5-String US Made

5-String Skyline

Nut Width

1.5"

1.81"

Nut Type

Bone

Delrin

Bone

Delrin

Fret Size

.041/.085"

Width at Final Fret

2.48"

3.3"

1st Fret Neck Depth

.77"

.81"

12th Fret Neck Depth

.94"

.92"

Fingerboard Radius

10"

10-13"

Scale Length

34"

35"

Frets

Bridge String Spacing

.78"

.75"

Neck Wood

Quarter-Sawn Rock Maple with Graphite Reinforcement Bars

Flat-Sawn Rock Maple

Quarter-Sawn Rock Maple with Graphite Reinforcement Bars

Flat-Sawn Rock Maple with Graphite Reinforcement Bars

Body wood(s)

Alder or Swamp Ash

Ash

Alder or Swamp Ash

Ash

Fingerboard

Maple with Ebony Dots
East Indian Rosewood with Birdseye Maple Dots
Fretted, Lined or Unlined Fretless with Ebony side dots only

Maple with Dots
Rosewood with Dots
Fretted or Lined Fretless with side dots

Maple with Ebony Dots
East Indian Rosewood with Birdseye Maple Dots
Fretted, Lined or Unlined Fretless with Ebony side dots only

Maple with Dots
Rosewood with Dots
Fretted or Lined Fretless with side dots

Tuners

Hipshot Tapered Shaft, Reverse Gearing (Optional Hipshot D-Tuner)

Hipshot Lisc. Ultra-Lite's (Optional Hipshot D-Tuner)

Hipshot Ultra Lights

Hipshot Ultra LightsHipshot Lisc.
Ultra-Lite's

Truss Rod Access

Neck Heel: 5/32" Hex

Neck Heel: 4mm Hex

Neck Heel: 5/32" Hex

Neck Heel: 4mm Hex

Pickguard

Tortoise Shell, Aged White (Mint), (Optional Pearloid, Black)

Controls

Passive Model Concentric (Stacked Knobs) Volume/Tone-Volume/Tone

Volume/Volume/Tone

Passive Model Concentric (Stacked Knobs) Volume/Tone-Volume/Tone

Volume/Volume/Tone

Bridge

Lakland Dual Access (through body or through bridge)

Preamp

Lakland LH-3 three band (optional)
J-Retro (optional)

Pickups

Lakland Single Coil (2)

Upgrade to the
CS Series on
US Made Basses

The CS series features Lakland's new Chi-Sonic pickups. Available in both single coil and humbucking configurations, Chi-Sonics are designed for high output with a wide frequency response. Chi-Sonics give you warm, rounded bottom, detailed mids, and a smooth, natural
high end. Hear Chi-Sonics in the Joe Osborn 4 >

Left Handed

Available

Not available

Available

Not available

Available Finishes

US Made

available finishes

Skyline

available finishes