AndyTheBassBison Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I recently bought a 2nd hand Eastwood Classic 4 bass in walnut and am pretty pleased with it. Are there any other owners out there? I'm happy to answer any questions for anyone who is interested in these basses. The bass is pretty versatile as long as you're into pretty retro sounds - this bass is not really designed for slap! The bass can handle retro rock, blues and reggae with ease. Build quality is decent and the thin, jazz bass-like set neck is pretty fast and a pleasure to play. The string spacing is narrower than that of my MIM Jazz Bass so you need to be a bit more careful with your picking hand. I have not had any problems with 'boom' which is associated with semis and I have had no issues with feedback. I can summon controlled feedback when I use my Digitech Bass Driver (overdrive/distortion) - which can be used in some good applications! There is a bit of neck dive, but it's not a major problem. Fit & finish on the bass is just OK - not quite as good as I expected for a $650 list price bass, however the wood looks pretty good on the body of the bass (especially on the back). The bass seems pretty decent for recording, although is sits further back in the mix in comparison to the Jazz, which is quite cutting and up front in the mix. The Eastwood is perfect for recording with on chilled out/acoustic music and is perfect for acoustic sets as you can get a lot of useable mellow sounds from it. I have had a lot of compliments on how the bass looks at gigs, something which never happens when I use my Jazz! I hope that this is informative for y'all! Sorry no pics yet, my camera is a bit broke at the mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phagor Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Thanks for the review Andy. I've fancied one of these for a while. How did you get hold of it? Did you import it from the states, or use the UK distributor? The walnut one looks fab on the Eastwood website ([url="http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/"]http://www.eastwoodguitars.com[/url]) - that would be my colour choice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapscallion Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Mmmm, Mosrite copies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTheBassBison Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 I bought it on the dreaded ebay from some irish bloke who had imported the bass from the states. I'd been after one for a while, although none of the UK distributors were anywhere near me or stocked the bass. One popped up on ebay, in the finish I was after and with a hardcase! For some reason I was the only person bidding on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 (edited) I bought my Classic 4 from a guy near Derby who'd bought it for use in a blues band that sadly didn't work out. It's a rather limited bass with a dull, thumpy sound, which would have been just great for blues. It was a good choice. It is nearly impossible to get any significant twang out of it. One pickup is much louder than the other and the tone controls are a bit of a mystery. It does, however look really good in white and people sort of go "Ooooo" at it. Nice and retro and it matches my Gretsch. I mainly use it to play a few blues tunes and also Pink Floyd's 'Money' at the end of our set. It's just right for that. I doubt I'd take it in the studio. Edited November 28, 2009 by 12stringbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTheBassBison Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Good to see another owner out there. Can't say I'm a fan of 'twang' myself - I like a bass to sounds like a bass, not a telecaster! It sure looks pretty in white/gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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