Having just shifted to acoustic guitars I started looking at guitar stands.  I've looked at places like Sweetwater and don't find any that seem "safe".  Some hang from the top and with others the guitar just rests on a support on the bottom.  What do you guys use?

Hi all - here's my latest effort - another Earl Klugh cover, one of his more well known songs - living inside your love.  Tough one to perform without a few flubs but it's a fun song to play!

This is played on my E10OM-TC which I know several of us are proud owners here on EGF.  Thanks for watching!

Have gone round and round about this but decided that I much prefer the OM's.  Sweet guitar though. New and visited my house for three weeks.

Hi,

I had a 386 for a few months, and loved everything about it except for the centerblock.  I really want something that has no more than a post under the bridge.  But I do like the thinner body.  I cannot find definitively if any of Eastman's thinlines are actually hollow.  From reading it seems like the T484 may just have a bridge post, but I just don't know for sure.

Thanks!
Gary

This is a good listen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RW7_m2GOUQ

He talks about a new solid body that will be introduced next year (30th anniversary of Eastman). Slightly offset body (nods slightly to the Gibson Firebird), Bare Knuckle pickups. Will be Eastman's first original solid body design. Discussion of this start around 42 minutes in.

Looking at one of threse used as something I can travel/gig with and not have to worry. Any experience out there. Would be using prinarily with a pick to accompany vocals.

Have any of you ever installed pickups in your OM's?

OK folks, check it out. I was curious as to how much "break in" has happened on my E20-OM, so I decided to find out. Attached are 2 versions of the same song. It's Tommy E's version of Amazing Grace. I recorded this on May 6th of 2019, just about 2 years ago. It was right when I first got the guitar. The 2nd version I just recorded today. So 2 years apart. I am using the same mic (AT 4033), same stand, same preamp (UA Audio apollo twin), same mic cable, same strings (Elixir Nano PB lights), both sets of strings are between a week and 2 weeks old, and the same recording software (Logic Pro X). Mic placement is the same, which was easy because it's only 1 mic 12" away pointed at the 12th fret. I haven't changed anything on the guitar other than strings. I copied the track I recorded the original on in the software and pasted it, complete with all the settings, and didn't touch a thing. I did, however, need to back the preamp input down a hair, which validates what I thought was hearing, and that is the guitar is louder now than it was 2 years ago. Tell me what you think.

The new recording:
https://soundcloud.com/user-426155011/am...grace-2021

2 years ago:

https://soundcloud.com/user-426155011/amazing-grace

I was looking around Dave'sGuitar to see if I spotted any new deals. I check it fairly frequently. Anyways, a '57 Les Paul came in and they posted it online. It was immediately put on hold by someone who wants to spend $125k on a guitar. I thought the price was a joke when I saw it unless this was Les's own guitar, which it isn't as far as I can tell.  Live and let live and all that but Holy Macaroni!  I'm assuming this goes somewhere on a wall or inside a glass vault. 

Here's the link in case anyone wants to look: https://davesguitar.com/products/gibson/...oldtop-57/

Anyone have both of these?  I've decided that the smaller body om is best for me and am going to sell the 422 I bought.  Definitely want a Rosewood OM.   Any thoughts on how these two compare?  There's also a used E20 om-tc for sale.