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Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: FrankieTbird on June 22, 2016, 12:12:24 PM

Title: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: FrankieTbird on June 22, 2016, 12:12:24 PM: https://eastwoodcustoms.com/projects/eastwood-rd-bass/

This baby needs a boost. Anyone in?
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Granny Gremlin on June 22, 2016, 12:27:17 PM: Did they have to use J pups tho?
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Basvarken on June 22, 2016, 01:35:55 PM: Maybe it's a Krist Novoselic Signature Copy 8)
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: ilan on June 22, 2016, 01:58:12 PM: Quote from: Basvarken on June 22, 2016, 01:35:55 PM
Maybe it's a Krist Novoselic Signature Copy 8)
Not a faithful copy because the pole pieces actually line up with the strings ;-)
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Pilgrim on June 22, 2016, 03:51:49 PM: I gotta say - that is not a look I'd pay for. Never appealed to me.
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: clankenstein 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.
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Dave W on June 22, 2016, 07:29:17 PM: Quote from: Basvarken on June 22, 2016, 01:35:55 PM
Maybe it's a Krist Novoselic Signature Copy 8)

With a genuine dent mark to match the one on Krist's face? :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: ilan on June 22, 2016, 11:14:24 PM: Quote from: clankenstein on June 22, 2016, 04:53:27 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.
+1
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Highlander 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...
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Alanko 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?
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Droombolus on June 23, 2016, 05:02:54 AM: Quote from: Alanko on June 23, 2016, 02:22:35 AM
Why do sub-par bassists naturally gravitate to slapping anyways?

Because they can ;D
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Granny Gremlin on June 23, 2016, 05:53:50 AM: Quote from: Alanko on June 23, 2016, 02:22:35 AM
Why do sub-par bassists naturally gravitate to slapping anyways?

No I don't
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Pilgrim on June 23, 2016, 09:55:52 AM: Quote from: Alanko on June 23, 2016, 02:22:35 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:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZgVRJ-H8U
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Dave W on June 23, 2016, 11:06:55 AM: Moe's slapping was more musical than most slap-happy bassists.
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Basvarken 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:
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Alanko on June 24, 2016, 02:43:32 AM: The headstock reminds me of John Birch or maybe early BC Rich designs. A black headstock would have looked nicer. :-\
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Granny Gremlin on June 24, 2016, 05:07:12 AM: I dunno what the headstock fuss is about. We've seen some truly ground-breakingly fugly ones, this one is pretty normal/tame (and don't half of us fetishise matching headstocks on Fenders anyway?).
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Hörnisse on June 24, 2016, 10:28:40 AM: Quote from: Dave W on June 23, 2016, 11:06:55 AM
Moe's slapping was more musical than most slap-happy bassists.

:toast:
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Granny Gremlin on June 24, 2016, 12:03:22 PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KQ16LUMILc

(there's drum triggers in there; he's jamming along)
Title: Re: Eastwood RD Bass – Eastwood Custom Guitars
Post by: Pilgrim on June 24, 2016, 12:21:31 PM: I'm amazed that she stands there. She probably gave him a shot to the face after realizing what the idiot did.

I hope.