Eastwood Flying V Bass

[Basvarken]

Saw this on Facebook today.
Doesn't look half bad.

[Chris P.]

I had the same idea. And hard to see. I thought the first pics were bolt-on but it looks set?

[Basvarken]

Yes it 's a glued in neck.
If you click on the pics they enlarge. You'll see it isn't bolt on.

[doombass]

So that's probably the offspring of the one in this thread: http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=10600.0
I guess they changed (or someone made them change) their minds about a bolt on construction.

[Dave W]

Here's the actual model page: https://eastwoodguitars.com/collections/bass/products/flying-bv

Still says bolt-on. Hard to say without a clear view of the back.

The change from a Fender-style bridge to a 3-point makes it more Gibson-like, but IMHO it's not an improvement.

[ilan]

I never really understood why the strap attaches near the tip of the upper horn in V type guitars. It seems to me that the bass would balance better if the rear strap button was right behind the bridge, "inside" the V. Anyone tried this?

[Granny Gremlin]

For once, I think I prefer the look of the Natural finish.



... though it would be better still with black pickguard/TRC. ... or metal. 

Weird too that the black fin has a 3 point but on the same page, the natural has that crap Fender thing (which in addition to being inferior, is also ugly and looks funny on this thing).

[uwe]

Seriously, anything but a three point looks out of place on these. And Flying Vs don't balance badly at all, they just hang there well. They're even comfortable to play sitting down, Spanish position - with a wonderful upper fretboard access.

[FrankieTbird]

This bad boy looks pretty cool:

https://eastwoodguitars.com/collections/bass/products/black-widow-bass

[Basvarken]

Agreed!

[Granny Gremlin]

That's all sorts of wrong, starting with that weirdo lower horn.  The LP JR DC shape is iconic and perfect; don't mess with it.

[66Atlas]

That one misses the mark for me if its trying to copy the Black Widow. Looks more like a black Gretsch Committee.

[uwe]

Symmetric or near-symmetric guitar and bass shapes do little for me, the SG being the noteworthy exception. Ok, add the Flying V to that.

It's against nature if you're lower half is exactly the same as your upper half.  Non-symmetric shapes such as the Explorer, TBird, Stratocaster, single-cut Les Paul, Telecaster, Iceman, Jazz Bass and Ric 4001/4003 do it for me. I find them more elegant, there is more motion to their shape, symmetry tends to look too cute.

And the Les Paul Junior (or Doublecut), which apparently has so many fans here, looks to me like a toy guitar ... there I said it. 

[Granny Gremlin]

Symmetric or near-symmetric guitar and bass shapes do little for me, the SG being the noteworthy exception. Ok, add the Flying V to that.

It's against nature if you're lower half is exactly the same as your upper half.  Non-symmetric shapes such as the Explorer, TBird, Stratocaster, single-cut Les Paul, Telecaster, Iceman, Jazz Bass and Ric 4001/4003 do it for me. I find them more elegant, there is more motion to their shape, symmetry tends to look too cute.

And the Les Paul Junior (or Doublecut), which apparently has so many fans here, looks to me like a toy guitar ... there I said it. 

You only partially remembered the last time this came up ("or near-symetrical"; LOL such a lawyer), but you tear your own theory to pieces with the noted exceptions and complete distaste for the LP Jr DC (which is no more symetrical than a Strat... what it is is rounder).

Face it, you just like pointy guitars.  Symmetry has nothing little to do with it (see I can be a lawyer too).

Yes I consider a Strat pointy (especially super strats by other brands)... The Tele is tenuous but it does have that rounded over point in the cutaway.  RDs and TBirds remind you of  Explorers with rounded over points (which warmed you up for the Teles) as if they are cliffs that had been eroded by the sea over centuries.  The LP's Florentine cuttaway is by defenition pointy.

The ultimate test, how do you feel about Gretsches or the Gibson Super 400 CES?  Remember, turn off the lawyer with that need to win and be honest with yourself; we have a real opportunity for growth and self discovery here.  And yes, after we get to the bottom of this, we'll have a nice comforting cuddle in a comfy blanket nest; just like after a rough BDSM session.  We love you anyway Uwe, penchant for spandex and all.

[uwe]

"Face it, you just like pointy guitars."

I divulge, reveal and expose!!!





Alas!, I never thought about it that way, but you're right, I do like pointy guitars. What can I say? Pointedly, a shape Waterloo of sorts ...