Review Demo - Eastwood Airline Pocket Bass

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You say you want a revolution? It seems sometimes that we are in the middle of one with today’s short-scale revival. Why the push? For one, short-scale basses are secret weapons in a lot of recording studios. They have a vibe all their own and can really make a track stand out with a different sound compared to their big brothers. These basses also attract guitar players to the “dark side” and can get blossoming musicians introduced to bass earlier, since smaller-scaled basses are more user-friendly for smaller hands.

Last year, Eastwood Guitars started a crowdfunding pre-order campaign to get a reissue of Valco’s Airline Pocket Bass to market. They quickly surpassed their goal and the bass was brought back from the history pages. Recently, we got our hands on one to determine if the contemporary model could do the original justice.

The Airline Pocket Bass arrived in a custom case, and I was instantly smitten. It’s so small that it’s cute. The APB’s scale length measures 26 1/2", but we shall not judge this bass on size. The mahogany body actually has some weight to it, and Eastwood stayed true to a lot of the original design, albeit with some upgrades.

Upon first strike, it took a little time getting used to the scale—all of five seconds. The APB bass is comfortable, balanced, and feels really natural. It’s also very guitar-like, which is understandable because it’s widely believed the originals were made from leftover guitar bodies. If you are normally a 6-stringer, you’ll feel right at home on the Airline.

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