*While attempting to stay current, we intentionally leave many basses up even after selling them in order to act as "catalogue" pieces to show various models, wood and finish options that are available.

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.
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!
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.
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.
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4-String US Made |
4-String Skyline |
5-String US Made |
5-String Skyline |
| Nut Width |
1.5" |
1.5" |
1.81" |
1.81" |
| Nut Type |
Bone |
Delrin |
Bone |
Delrin |
| Fret Size |
.041/.085" |
.041/.085" |
.041/.085" |
.041/.085" |
| Width at Final Fret |
2.48" |
2.48" |
3.3" |
3.3" |
| 1st Fret Neck Depth |
.77" |
.77" |
.81" |
.81" |
| 12th Fret Neck Depth |
.94" |
.94" |
.92" |
.92" |
| Fingerboard Radius |
10" |
10" |
10-13" |
10-13" |
| Scale Length |
34" |
34" |
35" |
35" |
| Frets |
20 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
| Bridge String Spacing |
.78" |
.78" |
.75" |
.75" |
| Neck Wood |
Quarter-Sawn Rock Maple with Graphite Reinforcement Bars |
Flat-Sawn Maple |
Quarter-Sawn Rock Maple with Graphite Reinforcement Bars |
Flat-Sawn Maple with Graphite Reinforcement Bars |
| Body wood(s) |
Alder or Swamp Ash |
Ash |
Alder or Swamp Ash |
Ash |
| Fingerboard |
Birdseye 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 |
Birdseye 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 Lights Hipshot 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) |
Tortoise Shell, Aged White (Mint), (Optional Pearloid, Black) |
Tortoise Shell, Aged White (Mint), (Optional Pearloid, Black) |
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) |
Lakland Dual Access (through body or through bridge) |
Lakland Dual Access (through body or through bridge) |
Lakland Dual Access (through body or through bridge) |
| Preamp |
Lakland LH-3 three band (optional)
J-Retro (optional) |
J-Retro (optional) |
Lakland LH-3 three band (optional)
J-Retro (optional) |
J-Retro (optional) |
| Pickups |
Lakland Single Coil (2) |
Lakland Single Coil (2) |
Lakland Single Coil (2) |
Lakland Single Coil (2) |
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Lakland Passive Pickups, Case. Retail $4400/Sale $3300
***This Bass Available At Old Price Of $3099!
 
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USA Joe Osborn 4 Olympic White / Rosewood, Lakland passive pickups, case Retail $4400/Sale $3300
**This bass available at the Old Price of $3099!
 
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Lakland Joe Osborn 4 String 3 Tone Sunburst, Maple, case, Retail $4400 / Sale $3300
 
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Fingerboard, Case, Retail $4400 / Sale $3300
 
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Fretboard, 3-Tone Sunburst Finish, Left Handed, Case, Retail $4400 / Sale $3300
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Lakland Pickups. Case. Retail $4400 / Sale $3300


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Case. Retail $4400 / Sale $3300

 
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Fingerboard, Black Pickguard, Case Retail $4400 / Sale $3300
 
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Fretboard, Mint Pickguard, Case Retail $4400 / Sale $3300


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Black Pickguard, Lakland Passive Pickups, Case. Retail $4400 / Sale $3300

 
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Fingerboard/Tortoise
Shell Pickguard/Lakland Passive Pickups/Case. Retail $4400 / Sale $3300
 
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5 Strings
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Lakland Passive Pickups, Case. Retail
$4800 / Sale $3600
 
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Sunburst Maple Body Rosewood Fingerboard, Lakland
Passive Pickups, Case. Retail $4800 /
Sale $3600

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Lakland Joe Osborn 5 String, 3 Tone Sunburst, Rosewood, case, Retail $4800 / Sale $3600
 
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Lakland Joe Osborn 5 String, Natural Ash Body, Maple Fingerboard, Case, Retail $4800 / Sale $3600 
 
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