Jazz

[Stub Mandrel]

4 hours ago, AlexDelores said:

Are they still grounded from the pots to under the bridge as well? Or was this an earlier method before they started going through the body from under the control plate? 

 

I think it was before they started drilling a hole from bridge to control cavity.

[Bagman]

The “Ashtray” bridge cover would also conceal the ground strip 

 

 

[BassAgent]

On 08/09/2025 at 21:29, kiat said:

Not bad, thanks @nilorius, but not as good a set of tones that Ігор Одарюк, a talented Ukrainian bassist, managed to get out of the JO5 he tested. For sure it's partly in the fingers! 

 

 

Well, if it's some consolation: the bass he's playing is a USA Joe Osborn. I've owned both the Skyline 55-60 and the USA JO5 (still own that) and although they're both great basses, the USA is something else. It might be the best 5 string Jazz I've ever played, and I've played dozens. The Skyline is véry very good, especially for the price. But it's not a USA.

[kiat]

11 hours ago, BassAgent said:

Well, if it's some consolation: the bass he's playing is a USA Joe Osborn. I've owned both the Skyline 55-60 and the USA JO5 (still own that) and although they're both great basses, the USA is something else. It might be the best 5 string Jazz I've ever played, and I've played dozens. The Skyline is véry very good, especially for the price. But it's not a USA.

I'll have try one, one of these days. No music shops nearby unfortunately. 

 

Btw could you tell it's a USA visually from differences?

[BassAgent]

Trying one might turn out to be difficult: USA Laklands are not widely in stock in music shops. I know of about 2 or 3 shops in Europe that have them.

And yes, you can see the differences (but you have to know what to look for): the USA Osborns have stacked knobs, the Skylines have 3 black knobs (like a "regular" Jazz). The Skylines have the skyline logo on the headstock:

 

These are my current JO5 and my ex-55-60 next to each other:
 

Edited 15 minutes ago by BassAgent