Eastwood Airline Pocket Bass

thecolourbox

I've an Eastwood Airline Twin Tone normal guitar, and I rather like it. But then I've also got a Supro amp...

Bridgehouse

thecolourbox said:

I've an Eastwood Airline Twin Tone normal guitar, and I rather like it. But then I've also got a Supro amp...

You dirty boy

ICBM

thecolourbox said:

But then I've also got a Supro amp...

If it's one of the ones with a rotary output power selector, replace the nut on the rotary switch with a better-quality brass one instead of the crappy alloy one, and fit a washer. And preferably cut the top of the shaft down to the same height as the other knobs so it doesn't stick up where it will get bashed more easily.

Because if not, the knob will get bashed, jump the nut one turn on the plastic thread, and push the switch down away from the panel. And then the rotor will go past its stop, connect something to something it shouldn't be, and blow the fuse... all because of a bit of cheap assembly that shouldn't be on an amp at this price.

Not impressed.

(Sorry, thread hijack!)

thecolourbox

ICBM said:

thecolourbox said:

But then I've also got a Supro amp...

If it's one of the ones with a rotary output power selector, replace the nut on the rotary switch with a better-quality brass one instead of the crappy alloy one, and fit a washer. And preferably cut the top of the shaft down to the same height as the other knobs so it doesn't stick up where it will get bashed more easily.

Because if not, the knob will get bashed, jump the nut one turn on the plastic thread, and push the switch down away from the panel. And then the rotor will go past its stop, connect something to something it shouldn't be, and blow the fuse... all because of a bit of cheap assembly that shouldn't be on an amp at this price.

Not impressed.

(Sorry, thread hijack!)

Hmm I don't think that's what I have, only the little 1605R thing which doesn't have that. (Sorry for further hijacking the thread, just thought my experience of Eastwood Airline's Supro style reissues may be useful, in context of course!).

Funkfingers

ICBM said:

(Sorry, thread hijack!)

thecolourbox said:
(Sorry for further hijacking the thread!)

Probably unimportant. The OP has already succeeded in:

1. winding some people up. 
2. creating the opportunity for crude humour.

Bridgehouse

Funkfingers said:

ICBM said:

(Sorry, thread hijack!)

thecolourbox said:
(Sorry for further hijacking the thread!)

Probably unimportant. The OP has already succeeded in:

1. winding some people up. 
2. creating the opportunity for crude humour.

I’ve hardly commented!

pintspiller

I tried some Eastwood guitars a few years ago. I thought they were bollocks at the time