Kyle Eastwood's bass

[fretmeister]

Don't know if we have many fans of Kyle, son of Clint on here, but I love his stuff!

Anyway this bass:




Apparently it's a Gibson custom shop job. No doubt hugely expensive... but, is a short / medium scale? It just doesn't look right to me!! What I mean is - I really like 32 scale basses and there aren't enough of them in the world.

Anyone got any more info on the instrument?

ta

[JakeBrownBass]

The body shape looks like a Tobias Growler with a fender-esque headstock.

Edit,

Seems its a copy of Carvins Bunny Brunel model, made by Gibson. I believe Gibson made the Carvin bass originally.

Edited March 9, 2012 by JakeBrownBass

[AndyTravis]

Zombie thread…

 

Gibson Bunny Brunel

 

 

[Hellzero]

And it's a 34 inches scale, but a very rare instrument as it's not been officially released by Gibson.

 

That said Kyle Eastwood that we've seen quite a lot is a tall guy. 😉

[fretmeister]

He’s a fabulous player.

 

I still love his Metropolitain album.

[4000]

On 09/03/2012 at 19:55, fretmeister said:

Don't know if we have many fans of Kyle, son of Clint on here, but I love his stuff!

Anyway this bass:

http://static1.purepeople.com/articles/8/31/24/8/@/213737-kyle-eastwood-en-concert-a-la-maison-637x0-3.jpg


Apparently it's a Gibson custom shop job. No doubt hugely expensive... but, is a short / medium scale? It just doesn't look right to me!! What I mean is - I really like 32 scale basses and there aren't enough of them in the world.

Anyone got any more info on the instrument?

ta

If he’s as tall as his dad it could easily be 34”.😉

[Hellzero]

He is 1.93 meter tall. 😉 

And Bunny Brunel has been his private teacher.

[AndyTravis]

Current ESP Bunny Brunel model is exactly the same shape 

[gareth]

On 09/03/2012 at 19:55, fretmeister said:

Don't know if we have many fans of Kyle, son of Clint on here, but I love his stuff!

Anyway this bass:

http://static1.purepeople.com/articles/8/31/24/8/@/213737-kyle-eastwood-en-concert-a-la-maison-637x0-3.jpg


Apparently it's a Gibson custom shop job. No doubt hugely expensive... but, is a short / medium scale? It just doesn't look right to me!! What I mean is - I really like 32 scale basses and there aren't enough of them in the world.

Anyone got any more info on the instrument?

ta

Strange he uses a lined Fretless despite being an upright player too?

[Hellzero]

3 minutes ago, gareth said:

Strange he uses a lined Fretless despite being an upright player too?

It's the Bunny Brunel filiation. 😉

[HazBeen]

57 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

It's the Bunny Brunel filiation. 😉

Some people just prefer lined fretless……. Bunny Brunel, Gary Willis, Kyle Eastwood, HazBeen …..

 

okay the last one is a joke 🤪

[gareth]

7 hours ago, HazBeen said:

Some people just prefer lined fretless……. Bunny Brunel, Gary Willis, Kyle Eastwood, HazBeen …..

 

okay the last one is a joke 🤪

It would confuse me but then I’m easily confused

 

He’s a great bass player as is his band

 

 

[BassBunny]

13 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Current ESP Bunny Brunel model is exactly the same shape 

 

As was the Carvin version.

[AndyTravis]

7 minutes ago, BassBunny said:

As was the Carvin version.

I didn’t realise this until stumbling across this thread - I thought the Carvin was just a reworked LB75.

 

Brian Bomberg has done the same thing but with Peavey/Dean and now Keisel.

 

 

[BassBunny]

I've got a Carvin BB75, the one in my profile picture. Well actually it's a BB75 body with a Marleaux neck, but that's a whole other story. 

The bass that I will never, ever part with.

 

Edited August 2, 2021 by BassBunny

[Grahambythesea]

I saw Kyle a couple of years ago and the Green Gibson Bunny Brunel was not used. He had a very similar looking Red 5 string, so after the show when he was signing CDs I asked him. He told me it was time to pension off the Gibson and the new one had been custom made in London, but wouldn’t name the maker. However elsewhere on an album he credits the Bass Gallery so putting 2 & 2 together I think Martin Peterson May have made it for him. The black lined fretless he uses is also a Gibson. In some photos there’s tape over the logo but on others you can read it.