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Location: Wichita, KS | In case you haven't seen it:
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Location: GA USA | PEZ posted about this the other day. I didn't realize until I followed your link that these are really being offered on the Eastwood website right now. I guess it's really happening. It's one of those things that makes you go hmmmmmmm.
Dale, how is your Sidejack DLX? If I got an Eastwood, that's probably the one I'd want. Although from what I've read, the tremelo isn't a very good one. |
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Location: Wichita, KS | I missed the posting from PEZ as I haven't had much free time this week.
I really like my Sidejack. Eastwood has "upgraded" the guitar for this year. I've got the original and love it just the way it is. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Interesting... I guess one could always get a NOS neck (from me) and a set of knobs (from me) and it would be pretty cool "looking."
I'd be interested to hear how it sounds. |
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Location: Seattle | Has anyone gotten one of the Eastwood Breadwinners yet?
Odd that it is now April and no reports. |
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Location: Seattle | OK OK I caved..... and got one of the Eastwood Breadwinner copies.
Plays great and has very good build quality. Made in Korea....However I Just don't have a reference point to measure to the original..... can not believe Fender did not jump on this and resurrect the line |
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Location: Seattle | OK OK I caved..... and got one of the Eastwood Breadwinner copies.
Plays great and has very good build quality. Made in Korea....However I Just don't have a reference point to measure to the original..... can not believe Fender did not jump on this and resurrect the line |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Liked it so much he bought 2... |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | They actually build a reasonable guitar.
I nearly bought one of their Ultra GP replicas a while back here in Oz
I just picked up an original white Breadwinner here.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Can you put an old Ovation neck on it?
And does it have a preamp?
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Location: Brisbane Australia | What about this?  
Ovation Prototype Korean Breadwinner.
Apparently decided not to go ahead.
Will be interesting to see how many Eastwood sell
AJ |
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Location: Veedersburg, Indiana | In the picture of the Eastwood and the "real" Breadwinner, the Eastwood looks like the body is quite a bit smaller. Is it? Looks nice though. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Nice stand AJ... Looks familiar. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by alan814:
In the picture of the Eastwood and the "real" Breadwinner, the Eastwood looks like the body is quite a bit smaller. Is it? Looks nice though. I am not too sure about those dimensions... I got that photo over a year ago.
That might not be what the current 'production' Eastwoods look like. |
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Location: Stratford, Connecticut | Well as with all the other lawsuit models that EASTWOOD has done... I have to make the safe assumption that the originals all just went up in value at least a couple hundred bucks, whattya'll think about that? heh heh! Would be great news for me if that's true! I would already sell at a profit as it is on all my Deacons and Breadwinners... but NOW... if I can get a cool couple BENJAMINS more on each one over the next couple years as I sell? Whoooo Hoooooo will that be total sweetness! Heh heh! (Pipe dreaming, again - I can't HEP' it!)
In any case I hope Mr Ovation can make some extra "dollas" on dem' NOS parts! That would be sweetness too! Good luck brother!
Interesting nonetheless! All the best my friends!
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Location: Upper Left USA | Yes, Eastwood shrunk their O!
Real Deacons don't fit into normal guitar cases and it's hard to find a good piece of Mahogany that wide.
The Celebready Proto was the right shape though.
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Location: Seattle | Here are the measurements of the Eastwood Breadwinner which I hope someone will compare to the original.
40.74 from headstock to tail
18" body long, 14.75" wide
26.5 inside nut to outside of tailpiece.
Fret-board 19.0 long |
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Location: Stratford, Connecticut | I'll measure one of my breadwinners for you later this day my friend... unless someone else does it before I do... gotta get some sleep right now.. bad 24 hours, I'm shot! Thanks!
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Location: Brisbane Australia | The only difference between the Eastwood measurements quoted and a real one is the overall length.
A Deacon is 40" long.
All else the same.
The "Celebready" Proto, as Woody calls it is the same as the original.
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Coming soon from Eastwood