Eastwood Guitars Now Shipping Sidejack VI Bass Guitar

Taking a cue from Fender’s Bass VI from the ’60s, Eastwood has unveiled the Sidejack VI: a 6-string, 30? scale bass guitar. Similar to a guitar, the bass is tuned E to E, but it vastly improves on the guitar concept by taking it down an octave.

Eastwood Guitars Sidejack VI Bass Guitar

Available in Vintage Cream and Metallic Blue finishes, the bass is built with a bound solid basswood body and a set maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. While most basses in this style have a stop tail and humbuckers, the Sidejack VI sports a Fender-style tremolo and a pair of vintage EW P-90 pickups. The controls are Volume and Tone knobs with a 3-way pickup selector.

The Eastwood Sidejack VI is shipping now with a street price of around $649. For more info, visit the Eastwood Guitars website.

Eastwood Sidejack VI Bass Guitar Specs:

  • Body: Bound Solid Basswood
  • Neck: Bound Maple, SET neck
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood, Dot Markers
  • Scale Length: 30”
  • Width at Nut: 1-5/8”
  • Pickups: Two Vintage EW P-90’s
  • Switching: 3-Way
  • Controls: Volume, Tone
  • Bridge: PRO Adjustable Roller Bridge, Fender-style Tremolo
  • Hardware: Gotoh style Nickel / Chrome
  • Colors: Vintage Cream, Metallic Blue, Metallic Blue LH
  • Strings: .095 .075 .055 .045 .035 .025
  • Unique Features: Bass E-E tuning with tremolo

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  1. Eastwood…They Get It!

  2. You should also check out the new 2012 Schecter Hellcat VI. Very much like a Fender Bass VI. Has three genuine single coil Seymour Duncan SJAG-1 pups and treble bleed caps. Goes for around $600. No tremelo. But, I personally prefer the superior tuning and intonation of hard-tail/TOM. http://www.schecterguitars.com/Products/Guitar/Hellcat-VI.aspx# Schecter did a really great job recreating a very affordable yet high quality Bass VI product. Another great part is you can use the very high quality yet inexpensive LaBella strings that are made especially for Hellcat VI in rounds (stainless or nickel) or flats. They don’t fit on the Eastwood BTW. http://elderly.com/search/elderly?terms=hellcat+VI+strings&x=13&y=6.

  3. After seeing lots of instruments that didn’t make any sense at all to me recently, it’s encouraging to see someone really think outside the box – props to Eastwood!

  4. Does any one found a video with Bassplayer playing on this kind of guitars? Bass VI, is it possible to play slap and normal finger style on it? youtube if full with guitarists who play on this guitars and very few bassists, can any one share more vids with bassists?

  5. Phwoooooar. Seriously desirable! I wish they came in green too…..