Members groovezilla Posted November 20, 2014 Members Share Posted November 20, 2014 These guys make a hell of a guitar. Anyone else have experience with Eastman Guitars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted November 20, 2014 Members Share Posted November 20, 2014 No experience with them but it sure looks good congratulations and HNGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members travisty Posted November 20, 2014 Members Share Posted November 20, 2014 HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 20, 2014 Members Share Posted November 20, 2014 They have a very good reputation for their acoustics. I'm not surprised their electrics, especially their archtops, are quite good as well. Congratulations and Happy New Guitar Day. That particular one is quite lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted November 20, 2014 Members Share Posted November 20, 2014 Very impressive! I had one of their acoustics, it was nice. Very responsive, just didn't match my voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steve2112 Posted November 20, 2014 Members Share Posted November 20, 2014 Sweet. I'm Jelly. Wrote in the other thread that I've been jonsing for a long time now. Keep us posted...and HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted November 20, 2014 Members Share Posted November 20, 2014 Ooh, that's exquisite, and the guitar ain't bad either. Lucky you, those are top-shelf, big congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted November 20, 2014 Members Share Posted November 20, 2014 "He saw what he had made and it was good." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted November 21, 2014 Members Share Posted November 21, 2014 I bought an Eastman E80M acoustic last year. It's basically a clone of a Martin 000-28, except that it's more like the 000-28EC (Clapton) in that it has a 1.75" nut width (regular 28 is 1.6875"), V-neck (vs. the standard Martin low-profile), and Adirondack spruce top (vs. the standard Martin sitka). It is a KILLER guitar. I've owned a couple of regular 000-28s - both were excellent guitars - but the Eastman tops both. And it was only $999 with a hardshell case. I paid $1,599 new for my first 000-28 (10 years ago?), and $1,799 for the second. I'd put my Eastman up against any similar instrument from a Martin to a Santa Cruz to a Collings (have owned the first and third). The construction is impeccable. It plays like butter (yeah, it's a cliche) and sounds sublime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members groovezilla Posted November 21, 2014 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2014 I'll have to check out the E80M. I had to sell my Collings OM about 8 years ago and it's the one the got away. Wish I never sold it. The Eastman acoustics might be a great way to get one back... And still send my kids to college Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members groovezilla Posted November 21, 2014 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2014 An update... Yeah digging this ax. I may put a Harmonic design Z90 in it. The humbucker sounds great but the P90s are more my thang. Also lovin the 1 3/4 width neck. Makes fingerpicking possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted November 21, 2014 Members Share Posted November 21, 2014 HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tall Posted November 21, 2014 Members Share Posted November 21, 2014 Nice looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peskypesky Posted November 22, 2014 Members Share Posted November 22, 2014 i've played several Eastmans and the have impressed the hell out of me. HNGD!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted November 23, 2014 Members Share Posted November 23, 2014 Looks like a great guitar. You'll have to get out your Kenny Burrell albums now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members groovezilla Posted November 23, 2014 Author Members Share Posted November 23, 2014 Looks like a great guitar. You'll have to get out your Kenny Burrell albums now. Or start a George Benson tribute band. We'll call it On Broadway. How gay would that be?... not that there's anything wrong with being gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members groovezilla Posted November 23, 2014 Author Members Share Posted November 23, 2014 Ughh, I hope people find that funnier than offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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