Mike has demonstrated that they are capable of doing much better work than this. My expectation was that the execution of the Magnum bass would be at least equal to the job they did on the Ovation GP and Breadwinner guitars that preceeded it. You scroll down the 3 pics below and its's like "GP? ooooh---Breadwinner? oooh---Magnum? ehhhh..."
It's frustrating because it kinda gives off that "bass players as second class citizens" vibe, as if there's a perception that we don't care as much about attention to detail as guitarists do. I find that particularly disappointing coming from a company like Eastwood, who you would think would understand the "price vs. desirability" balance on something like this better than anyone. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think by trying to keep the cost down they screwed themselves. Granted, the bass is $579 retail compared to $699 for the GP or Breadwinner- but what good is that if it ends up low on everyone's priorities? Looking at it doesn't even say $579 to me. And wouldn't you have gladly payed an addtional $129 for something more desirable, that wasn't just totally an Indonesian "parts bin" job? I'd be willing to bet that it hasn't sold nearly as well as it would have at a higher price point with the same level of attention to detail that the guitars got.
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