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Sweet, Ronn. How much..?

VERY sweet! I'm dying for an original. You a big Danko fan?

$800 w/HSC.
It's got a nice tone, kinda like a P-bass with more low-end. Very punchy, even with the stock strings. Neck is very shallow front to back, very low action. In fact I had to loosen the truss rod at initial set-up. The sunburst isn't as bright as it appears in the photos, it's more subdued.

Yep, big Danko fan. A original would be nice but for me, finding a lefty one would be pretty tuff.

iamthebassman wrote:$800 w/HSC.
It's got a nice tone, kinda like a P-bass with more low-end. Very punchy, even with the stock strings. Neck is very shallow front to back, very low action. In fact I had to loosen the truss rod at initial set-up. The sunburst isn't as bright as it appears in the photos, it's more subdued.

Yep, big Danko fan. A original would be nice but for me, finding a lefty one would be pretty tuff.

Who knows if original lefty ones even exist!

What's the pickup in the Eastwood like - HB? Single coil?

There was at least one lefty, Joe Long of the Four Seasons played one, seen in the The Bass Book(I think that's the book).
From the Eastwood website: Single Alnico EW-Humbucker

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So whats going on here?!

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If, you're referring to the different bass player, yes, the Four Seasons changed line-ups thru the years. Not really that uncommon.

Sort of looked like the same guy to me, but then I was watching his hands mostly. Just noticed he was a righty, and wondered if they had him play that one righty because of the walking out on stage and the necks possibly knocking. Different guy explains it all!

iamthebassman wrote:$800 w/HSC.
The sunburst isn't as bright as it appears in the photos, it's more subdued.

What sunburst? All I saw was pickguard.

nattiep wrote:

iamthebassman wrote:$800 w/HSC.
The sunburst isn't as bright as it appears in the photos, it's more subdued.

What sunburst? All I saw was pickguard.

Oh, well you're obviously looking at the wrong photos; look at the ones linked in my original post.

Yeah, Ronn...I want one of those too. A righty of course! I'm a big Danko fan too (why wouldn't you be?!?!). I was a little concerned about Eastwood build quality, but all I've heard are good things. Their other retro reish's look pretty cool too.

Congrats!

iamthebassman wrote:

nattiep wrote:

iamthebassman wrote:$800 w/HSC.
The sunburst isn't as bright as it appears in the photos, it's more subdued.

What sunburst? All I saw was pickguard.

Oh, well you're obviously looking at the wrong photos; look at the ones linked in my original post.

No I was looking at the right pics. That was a joke gone bad, ya see?

sloop_john_b wrote:VERY sweet! I'm dying for an original. You a big Danko fan?

I've had an original one before, John. Chunky necks, and boy, have those risen in price! Ronn, are the Eastwood necks any slimmer?

mgauction wrote: I've had an original one before, John. Chunky necks, and boy, have those risen in price! Ronn, are the Eastwood necks any slimmer?

Indeed, the necks are chunky but I am a fan of that. I passed on one last summer for $2100. The sunburst had been stripped.