Besides some minor finishing details that could have been done better a great guitar, I'm very happy I finally decided to buy it.
The delivery was much quicker as I anticipated wich caused me to have to do a last minute explanation to my girl.

A reasonably priced guitar. Shipped safe and sound. Plays really well. And is a staple in my current guitar rig.

Took the Airline 3P out for it's first outing in front of a few thousand people opening Isle of Wight 2018. It's great to be able to have the confidence of taking a new guitar out on a high-pressure show without even trying it through your full rig and know it will perform.

Great sounding pickups, light weight, and held tuning even with heavy wiggle action. I'm gobsmacked to learn that the pickups are single coils because I was convinced they had to be humbuckers with how quiet and beefy they sounded through our Hiwatt rigs. Overall the guitar was finished very nicely - the rubber binding on the guitar is just the coolest touch too!

My first purchase from Eastwood. I have been wanting a short scale bass, and this one really caught my eye. The build quality, fit and finish on this bass is extremely good, but unfortunately the piezo bridge pickup was dodgy on the first one that shipped. The folks at Eastwood were great to work with and I had a perfectly functioning replacement in less that a week. Unfortunate the first one wasn't perfect, but the customer service is top notch. I don't know why every bass seems to come stock with round wound strings. I put a set of Rotosound flat-wounds on mine and it has a nice thumpy vintage sound. A very fun bass to play. It's light and the short scale is easy on the hands for long sessions.

Since I have two Sea Foam Green guitars - a Strat and a Tele, I needed some matching guitar straps and I found both of them at Eastwood. Sea Foam ecstasy!

I finally found the matching Sea Foam Green guitar straps for my Sea Foam Green Fenders. Sea Foam Ecstasy!

Since I have two Sea Foam Green guitars - a Strat and a Tele, I needed some matching guitar straps and I found both of them at Eastwood. Sea Foam ecstasy!

I finally found the matching Sea Foam Green guitar straps for my Sea Foam Green Fenders. Sea Foam Ecstasy!

I'd already been lusting after an Eastwood Airline reissue for years when I discovered Ripley from Wooden Shjips/Moon Duo had a signature model. The simplicity of the Ripley model was a big selling point for me, as I prefer a basic master tone/volume setup over the standard models with countless knobs to keep track of. The on-board active Transwarp Drive circuit was the other feature that sealed the deal for me. I just recently received a bonus check at work, and so the planets had seemingly aligned and I happily placed my order.
Unfortunately it took nearly three weeks for the guitar to reach me. The Eastwood site says it takes 1-3 business days for orders to ship, but it took them 8 business days (12 days total). I emailed them to ask about the delays and I was told they had received a lot of orders and were very busy. They were polite about it, but it basically felt like they were too busy making money to be able to provide me with good service. I asked if they would upgrade my shipping speed to help offset the delays, but I did not receive a response. My order shipped standard UPS Ground which took an additional 6 days to reach me (Nashville, TN to Oakland, CA). I should not have had to reach out to them to see why my order was taking nearly 3x as long to ship as their site said it would. Good customer service would've been them proactively notifying me of the significant delays, and potentially upgrading my shipping speed to compensate. This was the only bummer about the experience, but maybe I'm just too uptight about such things.
I added a hard case to my order, so the guitar arrived in great condition despite the box looking like it had taken quite a hit during shipping. Inside the hard case, the guitar was neatly packaged in thin foam wrap. The setup on the guitar was done well and with great care. The frets had no sharp edges, the action was low/medium with no fret buzz. The strings had been stretched and they even thought to tune the guitar down a half step to decrease the neck tension during shipping. The Bigsby is not flush to the guitar on the bridge side, but I've never had a Bigsby so perhaps that's normal. The guitar does return to proper tuning after using the Bigsby, and the sustain seems to be reasonably full. I'm really glad that they took the time to set it up properly despite the delays, but ideally they would have been able to accomplish this in the 1-3 business days their site promised.
The guitar itself is lively and toneful when played unplugged. It looks fantastic and it's noticeably lighter than my Fender MIM Strat. The headstock on mine is black instead of the white that is shown on all of the pictures on the Eastwood site. This isn't a huge deal, but it is a little odd that the guitar did not arrive as pictured. I've seen pics from other owners on the web and theirs all have white headstocks. The Transwarp Drive circuit sounds great and drives my '71 Fender Musicmaster amp very well. It also makes my Jordan Bosstone fuzz clone sound extra tasty. The Vintage Voiced Single Coil pickups aren't overly noisy (hum) and have noticeably less hum than my Fender MIM Strat. The guitar has a nice range of tones available throughout the three pickups, two knobs, and Transwarp Drive switch. I'm happy with this purchase. I've owned a couple of Gibson USA guitars (SG, and Gold Top P90 LP reissue) and this Airline is every bit as good, and then some.

It's a great guitar for a great price. I've never had any issues with any product that I've ever bought from Eastwood guitars. Plus, I can't say enough about their customer service, they are constantly sending messages asking how they can improve things, am I happy. Unlike others manufacturers, they put the customer first.

It's a great guitar for a great price. I've never had any issues with any product that I've ever bought from Eastwood guitars. Plus, I can't say enough about their customer service, they are constantly sending messages asking how they can improve things, am I happy. Unlike others manufacturers, they put the customer first.

Love my Airline Tuxedo -- fellow musicians in Asbury Park commented often about it -- "cool guitar." Played it during our set at Asbury Park's Wonder Bar on June 24.

I liked very much the guitar, the color the sound, the design!!! Good job guys!!! I just used it gor a music tour on Mexico and a concert at the beach this week en great sound!!!

I've always wanted a Harmony H59 and when I found out that Eastwood/Airline sold them I got one. It kept all of the mojo and twang of the originals but improved the setup and playability. When making the purchase the whole Eastwood crew was very kind. From my experience, it blows the $1,000+ Gretsch guitars away. I highly recommend Eastwood.

Muy new favourite Bass. With black nylon strings and after tweaking the truss rod it has a nice woody tone. Great neck, the A string tuner a bit stiff (hope not getting worse) but great construction in general. The Airline Bass is my third purchase from Eastwood, first from the custom shop, and maybe not the last...!!

I'm a full time player in San Diego. I picked up my Airline 2P on eBay. I love it a hundred times more than I even imagined that I would. I've played a Les Paul, an SG, a Tele and this is now the guitar I grab 9 times out of 10. I describe it as "infinitely playable". Since then I've scored a Map with a bigsby and those two are my go-to live performance machines!!

There are two key attributes that I was looking for: a vintage bass and a white bass. My search didn't always lead to both in one instrument. Additionally, I prefer the 34" scale over the short scale. A number of vintage looking basses tend to go for smaller scales. On top of that, white basses that looked awesome tended to have gold tops on the metals (knobs, tuners, bridge) which might make it look like I'm about to play music that's very flashy, and not everyone can pull that off all the time. The White Airline Map had everything I needed: white bass with silver, vintage, and 34". As soon as I saw it I knew it was exactly what I had been looking for. On top of that there was a Tax Week special promotion. It had to be bought. It was meant to be. The last items were to watch some demo videos to make sure the sound was what I expected and make sure I understood the return policy, but then that was it... my search was potentially over.

Afterwards, I just had to be patient and wait. Once it arrived, I started playing around with it. The sound was really versatile, and it felt really comfortable to play. On top of that, it wasn't as heavy as some of my other basses. The pedals I use responded really well to its sound as well. I guess I had no need for that return policy. It was a winner in sound, feel, look, and playability.

The best part of this journey was that I didn't even tell anyone that I bought it. That way I could see their reactions when I took it out. I had rehearsal the night after it arrived. I took two basses with me, and got my usual one out to play the first half of the rehearsal. Once we hit a particular song, I took it out of the gig bag and the reactions were immediate "What is that?!", "That is beautiful!". Afterwards, everywhere I took it people would just stop and watch over it. I went to the store to find a new strap that would fit nicely, and the store workers were blown away. I left it out in a solo stand in my apartment and anyone who visited immediately noticed it. I played at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco and through the many pictures posted by us and the two other acts that night the question that kept (and keeps) popping up is "What's that white guitar?! Really awesome looking." and the comments were along the lines of "That white bass is so sick it should go to the hospital". Needless to say it has left an impression on people.

I've been looking for ways to make the entire performance experience feel special. A specific visual aesthetic tied with some awesome music helps with that. This bass contributed to both the aesthetic and the sound without being too expensive. I think I feel comfortable playing it around more than I would because, even though it's a high quality instrument, it didn't cost me thousands of dollars. Every musician knows to be alert around their gear, but the stress of walking around with an expensive instrument ($10k+) would've had me storing it rather than playing it or even showing it around. This bass really hit high on all the marks for me. Congratulations on the awesome job Eastwood.

Jenny Schmidt was ready for a short-scale bass, and after unhappy test drives with a number of big-name models, she ordered an Eastwood Airline Map bass. It not only looks amazing, she loves the light weight and easy reach. The guitar came beautifully set up with perfect intonation and the only modification is flat wound (medium scale) strings. Jenny's family band, Caution! Blind Driver, is a popular variety cover band in North and South Carolina and was named for her brother Jeff, the drummer, who is totally blind.

The Airline 59 3P DLX is my third purchase from Eastwood over the past six months. Obviously I cannot say enough positives about the tonal qualities and shear visual flair of Eastwood instruments! I really love the range of sonic possibilities offered by the 59's pickup/ switching system: from the subtle to flat out raunchy. This is a fun instrument to play and ...aesthetically... the gold metal flake finish definitely sets you apart from the pack! I love it!

Couple of things - you guys threw in a hard shell case that I wasn't expecting...awesome bonus!! Eastwood pin and Allen wrench a small plus too. Here's where I was a little disappointed...I own a 1964 airline pocket bass and love it. My only complaint about it is the scale of the neck which you guys adddessed, nice job there. I haven't had a chance to plug it in yet as we are currently in a hotel. Overall though, the feel is nice. Biggest draw back for me was that the thumb rests aren't clear like the original (or even picture on your website). Also the knobs are black and not white as pictured. Something about the black against the white wings doesn't do it for me. Also much more prefer the white knobs. Wish more accurate pictures were listed as I may have chosen to go with the black bass instead of the sunburst. All in all, nice reproduction with some small drawbacks. Thank you guys!