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Watching some footage on Todd Rundgren's Utopia reunion tour and he's making very good use of a rather taste, space age Eastwood guitar, a Backlund 100. 

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I keep on thinking "Oh man, what a COOOOOOOL bass that design would make!!!" (potential neck-dive notwithstanding - I've got a nice wide, suede backed leather strap so that's OK). Just as well for my bank balance that they don't make a bass version!

 

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20 minutes ago, TrevorR said:

Watching some footage on Todd Rundgren's Utopia reunion tour and he's making very good use of a rather taste, space age Eastwood guitar, a Backlund 100. 

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I keep on thinking "Oh man, what a COOOOOOOL bass that design would make!!!" (potential neck-dive notwithstanding - I've got a nice wide, suede backed leather strap so that's OK). Just as well for my bank balance that they don't make a bass version!

 

That's beautiful. I couldn't get away with playing something like that - I'd look ridiculous - but it's awesome.

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1 hour ago, wateroftyne said:

That's beautiful. I couldn't get away with playing something like that - I'd look ridiculous - but it's awesome.

Didn't say I was cool enough to pull it off either... BUT I DO WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!

The other Backlund designed models are equally sci-fi and wonderful... The Model 400's just as nice!

https://eastwoodguitars.com/collections/backlund

 

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22 minutes ago, TrevorR said:

 

The other Backlund designed models are equally sci-fi and wonderful... The Model 400's just as nice

https://eastwoodguitars.com/collections/backlund

 

I'm not so sure about the hollow bodies or the melted teles, but the rest of them are some of the most aesthetically pleasing gguitars I've seen in a long time.

You'd definitely need a silver jumpsuit to complete the look though.

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1 hour ago, wateroftyne said:

As am I, but I think the above is a thing of beauty. I reckon the old P must have looked like it was from outer space back in '51, too.

I bet it's well made, but it reminds me of other wacky shapes  - Prince - Bootsy - just too much for me.

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It's nice to see that Eastwood have made a substantial commitment to getting a number of John Backlund's designs out there. A few years ago I was reading a thread somewhere about his guitars and the man himself popped up to say that he'd had to go back to driving a truck because there wasn't enough money to be made from luthiery.

Interview with Backlund on the Eastwood website here

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