AndyTheBassBison

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.

Thanks for your responses. I will buy the head (a UK made head seems to good to miss) and continue to scour the internet to get hold of the 1st cab. Bring on the rig!

I'm sure this has been discussed a zillion times but I can't seem to find anything that answers my question (that I can understand!) and I don't really understand this stuff. I'm in the process of buying a rig and the UK-built Ashdown MAG 600 tickles my fancy - [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Ashdown-MAG-600-EVO-I-(Limited-Run)~ID~11199.asp"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~A...n)~ID~11199.asp[/url] I won't be able to afford 2 cabs straight away. Will I be able to run a single cab without destroying it if the output knob is turned down? I'm thinking of starting with an Ashdown ABM compact 210/115 or mini 115 depending on what I can hold of 2nd hand (all 300W @ 8 ohms). Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers.

Thanks BurritoBass, its just Runwells though - there is no "the". We don't seem to believe in grammar! Its good to see another bassist from good ol' Stockton, Leftbass!

Hi fellow bassists, I'm Andy, a long-time forum viewer who has just got round to signing up (partly because I need to sell off a lot of equipment to fund my first rig!). This forum has reinforced the idea that bassists are the level-headed and organised members of bands - which is fine with me! It seems like you have a great community here. I have been playing bass for about 4 years and guitar for about 6 (although I primarily play bass nowadays as it is superior to guitar!). I have played bass in various bands in the north-east of England, currently I am part of Runwells (terrible name I know) who are based in Newcastle and Hartlepool- www.runwells.co.uk I currently play a Fender Jazz MIM and an Eastwood Classic 4 through an antique Peavey keyboard amp with a single 18 inch speaker. My favourite bassists include Carlos D (Interpol), Sir Paul McCartney and John Entwistle. Take it easy, Andy.