Eastwood Custom Shop Unveils the Backlund 100 Bass
The Eastwood Custom Shop has collaborated with designer John Backlund once again to create the Backlund 100 Bass. Modeled after the retro-futuristic guitar, the bass is built with an offset and angular mahogany body matched to a mahogany neck. Its fingerboard is pau ferro.
Eastwood builds the bass with set neck construction and a shorter 32-inch scale. Its pickups are a pair of Backlund JB single coils that are selected with a three-way blade style switch. Other features include chrome hardware, 22 frets, and a polyurethane finish. It comes in metallic black, metallic red, and metallic blue.
The Eastwood Custom Shop Backlund 100 Bass was introduced via the company’s crowd-funding platform. As such, it is available for pre-order and will go into production once their goal of $1,800 is met. The deposit is $150 with a final price of $1,249.
Eastwood Custom Shop Backlund 100 Bass Specs:
| Scale: | 32″ |
| Construction: | Set Neck |
| Body: | Mahogany |
| Neck: | Mahogany |
| Fingerboard: | Pau Ferro |
| Neck Shape: | Soft C |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12″ (350mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 22 1/2 |
| Fret Size: | Medium Jumbo |
| Nut Width: | 1 1/2″ |
| Pickups: | Dual Backlund JB Single Coils |
| Pickup Switching: | 3-way Blade Style |
| Controls: | Volume, Tone |
| Hardware Finish: | Chrome |
| Pickguard: | Plastic with a brushed metal-looking finish |
| Finish: | Polyurethane |
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