Twigman Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Does anyone here have an Eastwood Airline Map 34? I got looking at the Eastwood website this morning and am taken by this bass - it looks like a prop for a Gerry Anderson puppet feature. The spec says it has a chambered mahogany body. Mahogany is usually heavy but of course chambered bodies are naturally light. If anybody has one could they tell me how much one might weigh, what the balance is like and what kind of neck profile they have, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I haven't actually played one, but my band used to do quite a few gigs with another band who's bassist had the short scale version, and the output from the pickups seemed to be very low - I used to have to wind up the gain nearly all the way on my amp and it still wasn't as load or drove the amp as nicely as my basses did. BTW The original Thunderbirds film from the 60s which had a scene set in a nightclub with Cliff and the Shadows playing, featured puppet-sized instruments made by Burns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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