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I've moaned about Eastwood before, but I think they've found the nadir this time.

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So a company with an already ropey track record, using their new "it's only pretend until you back our crowdfunder" business model. Already iffy.

But what's that, dear reader? You've noticed the weird anomaly? A trussrod cover on a Bean? Well that's because the neck is a set maple neck, painted silver. That's the aluminium-necked guitar equivalent of me just scatting the tricky bits when I play guitar. In an even bigger own goal, at least if they'd made it bolt-on, some clever type could have made an aluminium neck upgrade kit for it.

A snip at £1374.
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i dig the overall aesthetic but am not a fan of the bridge setup for some reason. it does sound whack the way they've setup their business, too.
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yeah wack
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I actually approve of anything that might fleece fanboys of daft metal necked guitars
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Reminds me of these Germans nutters.

http://www.traviscustomguitars.de/
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Mike wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:40 am I actually approve of anything that might fleece fanboys of daft metal necked guitars
You take that back.
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benecol wrote: Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:39 pm A trussrod cover on a Bean? Well that's because the neck is a set maple neck, painted silver. That's the aluminium-necked guitar equivalent of me just scatting the tricky bits when I play guitar. In an even bigger own goal, at least if they'd made it bolt-on, some clever type could have made an aluminium neck upgrade kit for it.
Whaaaaaat the...

benecol wrote:A snip at £1374.

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Freddy V-C wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 11:22 am
Mike wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:40 am I actually approve of anything that might fleece fanboys of daft metal necked guitars
You take that back.
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plopswagon wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:51 pm
Freddy V-C wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 11:22 am
Mike wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:40 am I actually approve of anything that might fleece fanboys of daft metal necked guitars
You take that back.
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benecol wrote: Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:39 pm A trussrod cover on a Bean? Well that's because the neck is a set maple neck, painted silver. That's the aluminium-necked guitar equivalent of me just scatting the tricky bits when I play guitar
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Maple aluminum is a big big oof
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I love Albini, but not his fanboys.

Ironically I did send him a pedal which is in the collection at the studio:

http://electricalaudio.com/pedals
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that's really cool
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Mike wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 6:35 pm I love Albini, but not his fanboys.

Ironically I did send him a pedal which is in the collection at the studio:

http://electricalaudio.com/pedals
other than their UX being wacked that is pretty cool being in that line up
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That's way more than I paid for my EGC back in the day. There's also a German company making wooden neck 'Travis Bean' guitars. Using the actual trademark and charging even more than Eastwood.
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timhulio wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:20 pm That's way more than I paid for my EGC back in the day.
But yours isn't even made of real wood like these ones.
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timhulio wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:20 pm That's way more than I paid for my EGC back in the day. There's also a German company making wooden neck 'Travis Bean' guitars. Using the actual trademark and charging even more than Eastwood.
Dub linked to them a few posts earlier.
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What a turd of a company to do that.

They have even less pride than the albliniz fanbois getting alu necks ! :wink:

*covers guitar neck in aluminum foil* There, done.