Lakland is a Chicago-based manufacturer based on the collaboration of bass trader Dan Lakin and luthier Hugh McFarland that started in 1994. It currently offers only bass guitars.
The Skyline Series is the foreign-made counterpart to the USA Series, though final assembly and finishing are done in the Chicago plant alongside the other models. The Skyline 44-60 was formerly known as the Joe Osborn Signature model. With a 34" scale length, it is available in fretless and five-string options as well.
Years of Production: 2002 - present
Body Style: Double cutaway offset J solidbody
Wood Composition: Ash body, flat-sawn Maple neck, Maple or Rosewood fingerboard
Design Elements: Hipshot tuners, tortoiseshell or vintage white pickguard, dual J-style single coil Lindy Fralin pickups