Eastwood Custom Shop Unveils the Backlund Rockerbox Bass
Eastwood Guitars has unveiled the latest bass from their custom shop, which is the Backlund Rockerbox bass. Designed by John Backlund, the bass carries the same “retro-futuristic” design as the artist’s guitars that are already in production.
The medium-scale, semi-hollow basses are built with maple for the body and fingerboard while the neck is mahogany. They come in red, blue, and teal color schemes with the red model incorporating red dot fingerboard inlays, as well. The Rockerbox bass is fitted with a pair of custom-wound double coil pickups with a three-way toggle switch. Other features include a floating Tune-O-Matic bridge, a trapeze tailpiece, and Soft “C” neck shape.
As part of the Eastwood Custom Shop’s crowd-funding platform, the Backlund Rockerbox Bass is available for pre-order and will go into production once their goal of $1,800 is met. The deposit is $200 with a final price of $1,249.
Eastwood Guitars Backlund Rockerbox Bass Specs:
| Scale Length: | 32″ |
| Body Material: | Semi-Hollow Maple |
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Shape: | Soft C |
| Finish: | Polyurethane |
| Fingerboard Material: | Maple |
| 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 |
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left-handed models available?