Well, my Eastwood Backlund Rocker Box was delivered today and I have to say this thing is gorgeous. Fit and finish is impeccable. Frets are flawless. Neck is flat. No sharp fret ends. No fret buzz. Very solid feel to it. Feels similar to my Gretsch Thunder Jet as far as holding it and playing it, especially the poly finish on maple. Maple Fretboard has a satin finish. Back of neck is poly. Has a good low growl on the E string Really is 32” scale Master tone control doesn’t seem to do much for either pup. Pups are dead silent. Based on my Health-O-Meter analog bath scale it appears to be 9 lbs. HSC is very nice. Probably made for Eastwood by TKL I’m guessing These are early first impressions so more later FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS Body Material - Semi-Hollow Maple Neck Material - Mahogany Fingerboard Material - Maple Finish - Polyurethane Neck Shape - Soft C Scale Length - 32" Fingerboard Radius - 12" Number of Frets - 22 Fret Size - Medium Jumbo Nut Width - 1 1/2" Position Markers - Dot Neck Pickup - Custom Wound Double Coil Bridge Pickup - Custom Wound Double Coil Pickup Switching: Three Way Controls - 2 x Individual Volume, 1 x Master Tone Hardware Finish - Chrome Bridge: Floating Tune-O-Matic Tail: Custom Trapeze Pickguard - Plastic with a brushed metal-looking finish Strings are GHS Bass Boomers 45-105 Made in Korea Black Binding on the fretboard is really sharp!
i can't tell you how great that ax looks! that ax looks great! what a stunner. congratulations on your new instrument!
That's one cool looking bass. Now, you'll just have to start a band called the Retro Rockets or something that would fit that groovy era.
"And now for something completely different..." is what came to mind when I first saw this one. Congrats on your new bass. May it serve you well. Play it in good health and enjoy!
Nice! And looks very well put together. I saw one of the Eastwood/Blacklund guitars 2 or 3 years ago and it didn't seem like the construction and quality of parts was nearly as good - appears they've upped their game. Congrats!
I'm pretty sure George Jetson ordered one of these, too, to go with the other basses in his collection: (Got both of these, no Backlunds though. Yet. ) Hmmmm, in the "Coming Soon"s: