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Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« on: June 22, 2016, 12:12:24 PM »

 https://eastwoodcustoms.com/projects/eastwood-rd-bass/

This baby needs a boost.  Anyone in?


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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2016, 12:27:17 PM »
Did they have to use J pups tho? 
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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2016, 01:35:55 PM »
Maybe it's a Krist Novoselic Signature Copy  8)

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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2016, 01:58:12 PM »
Maybe it's a Krist Novoselic Signature Copy  8)
Not a faithful copy because the pole pieces actually line up with the strings ;-)
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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2016, 03:51:49 PM »
I gotta say - that is not a look I'd pay for. Never appealed to me.
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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2016, 04:53:27 PM »
Interesting. .I dont like the headstock much .The video didnt give me much of an idea of the tone but it did make me want to saw that guys fingers off.
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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2016, 07:29:17 PM »
Maybe it's a Krist Novoselic Signature Copy  8)

With a genuine dent mark to match the one on Krist's face? :mrgreen:

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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2016, 11:14:24 PM »
The video didnt give me much of an idea of the tone but it did make me want to saw that guys fingers off.
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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2016, 12:35:28 AM »
I'd be tempted by another original if the funds were there... Artist version... late model with the 3 switches...
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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2016, 02:22:35 AM »
That video is pretty much the stereotype for bad Youtube bass videos. Sub-par webcam mic audio with plenty of room ambience and sub-par playing. The guy has slappity triplets down to a fine art, but it isn't exactly a musical performance. You wouldn't think they were trying to sell an instrument.

Why do sub-par bassists naturally gravitate to slapping anyways?

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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2016, 05:02:54 AM »
Why do sub-par bassists naturally gravitate to slapping anyways?

Because they can  ;D
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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2016, 05:53:50 AM »
Why do sub-par bassists naturally gravitate to slapping anyways?

No I don't
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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2016, 09:55:52 AM »
Why do sub-par bassists naturally gravitate to slapping anyways?

I resemble that remark, but no slapping here.

Slapping happens to me this way:

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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2016, 11:06:55 AM »
Moe's slapping was more musical than most slap-happy bassists.

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Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
« Reply #14 on: June 23, 2016, 12:02:28 PM »
I think it is also typical that the video does not show the (ugly) headstock. And the (again ugly) jazz bass pickups are obscured by his knee.
They sure know how to hide the weakest points  :mrgreen: