Kyle Eastwood

capnsandwich · #1 01-29-2008, 06:44 PM

What kind of basses does he play on his newest cd "Now"? I got his cd off of itunes and of course it doesn't have any info there. I went to his site and it said he uses Phil Jones Bass amps and Labella strings but no basses are listed. He has what looks like an older Ibanez around his neck but that's all I can see.

Anyone know anything?

DWBass · #2 01-29-2008, 07:50 PM

Man, I can't find any info at all.

capnsandwich · #3 01-30-2008, 01:41 AM

Yeah, that was the only bass I saw him with in any of the pics I was looking at. Looks like an older Ibanez or Yamaha but it's so hard to tell. All I know is that it had a KILLER low B growl to it, at least in the studio. Anyone who loves great bass tone needs to get his latest cd. It's not overbearing like some some other solo bassist's cd's. In some of the songs you hardly notice a distinct sound but you know it's there. Perfect example of how the bass should be mixed.

Gintaras · #4 02-01-2008, 04:18 AM

I saw him live a few months ago and he told me that his 2 basses were custom made for him about 15 years ago. They looked identical except for color and one was fretless. When I saw him he had a SWR rig with (2) 4x10's. He also played a CzechEase upright.

capnsandwich · #5 02-01-2008, 04:39 AM

He never mentioned the luthier's name did he? I just noticed that when he played on his cd that the basses, both fretted and fretless, had a very smooth sound and cut through the mix nicely. Sounds like they may have had Bartolini pickups.

Gintaras · #6 02-01-2008, 05:10 AM

He did not mention the Luthier's name thou he did mention that they were made in California.

Mcgiver69 · #7 02-01-2008, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by capnsandwich

He never mentioned the luthier's name did he? I just noticed that when he played on his cd that the basses, both fretted and fretless, had a very smooth sound and cut through the mix nicely. Sounds like they may have had Bartolini pickups.

According to a website which name I don't recall, The pickups and the preamp were custom made.

I remember him saying that the pickups business was a big trial and error process because they wanted to get the frequencies just right for the preamp.

Happynoj · #8 05-14-2008, 05:36 PM

I went to a Kyle Eastwood gig tonight. I got a chance to look at his basses really close (close enough to touch) - didn't manage to get any pics though...

The gold coloured bits on the headstock - the one on the right hand side was a Gibson logo, and the bit to the left was in a curly script that I couldn't read properly, but there were two words. The first was bunny, and the second word began with a b as well but I couldn't make out what it said. The black fretless had the same, but where the Gibson logo is on the green one, there is a bit of black electrical tape (possibly covering another Gibson logo).

They both had Bartolinis (or at least Bart pickup covers).

He was using an Ashdown MAG 4x10 combo.

He also had a Boss Tuner (I think it was a TU-12), a Boss LS-2 Line Selector, a Digitech BP200 and a Morley Little Alligator volume pedal.

**Pacman** · #9 05-14-2008, 06:48 PM

That'd be a Gibson Bunny Brunel model....

capnsandwich · #10 05-14-2008, 06:54 PM

Thanks for the recon boys. Man I love that guys tone! He has such a knack for smooth groove. If anyone hasn't gotten his cd "Now", it's highly recommended by myself.