| LeftyBassist.com http://leftybassist.com/ |
|
| Eastwood Basses Any good? http://leftybassist.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=345 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | Malfunct8 [ August 31st, 2008, 1:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Eastwood Basses Any good? |
I was looking at Eastwood Basses at this site: http://www.myrareguitars.com/lefthandcollection.html looking at the standard 4, any body have one? how bad is the short scale tone? Build quality? I've always wanted a EB2 style lefty and it is cheap... |
|
| Author: | pjmuck [ August 31st, 2008, 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eastwood Basses Any good? |
I don't have a Classic 4 (yet), but I own 2 Eastwood basses - the Hi Flyer (Mosrite copy) and the EEB-1 (Ampeg copy). I really like the EEB, it's well built, comfy to play, and has a nice dark, warm P bass tone. It's also made in Korea. My Hi Flyer, OTOH, was made in China and poorly built - arrived with neck pickup swimming around under it's pickup cover, poor setup/intonation, rough edges on pickguard, and even a tuning head that differs from the other 3 (it's a brushed matte finish vs. shiny chrome). It's also long scale, which is not according to Eastwood's specs, so I may have a prototype. otherwise, I do like the sound and playability of the bass. It's completely opposite the EEB, as it has a dark aggressive tone. Long story short: The quality of their instruments seems to vary depending on what manufacturer they're using. The Korean made instruments are excellent, IMO. I'd inquire about where they make the Classic 4 first, though the price seems good even if you expect some upgrades. If you go to the Eastwood Guitars site directly you can see/hear demos of each instrument: http://www.eastwoodguitars.com |
|
| Author: | Malfunct8 [ September 1st, 2008, 4:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eastwood Basses Any good? |
Thanks Pj, the build location is great info to know. I'm a little scared of buying a cheap copy, without playing one. Requires a leap of faith I guess! |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 8 hours [ DST ] |
| Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|