I took my new T484 to my weekly guitar lesson tonight and my teacher agreed that it has a very strong lower end.  I'm not sure if it's fair to call it "boomy" per se, but the bass is quite strong (as mentioned in a previous post).

Is this par for the course with with semi hollow guitars?

I'm trying to tame the lower end to some degree and have ordered a few things to try to work on it (I've adjusted the pickups and pole pieces but the bass is still BIG!):
- A mixed set of strings (46 36 26 / 16 11 9) to try to tighten things up with the higher gauge low strings
- An aluminum Gotoh tail piece
- Faber Tone steel tailpiece studs
- Titanium saddles that I may sub in on the lower strings if the above options don't do the job

Anyone have an opinion on if "bassy" is normal for semi hollows generically or T484s specifically?

I week ago tonight I ordered two Schatten HFN pickups from a Reverb seller located in Seattle with 712 positive feedbacks.  By Saturday having not heard anything at all I sent a quick note checking if he had received my order.  Nothing. 

Then yesterday afternoon I sent another, even shorter, just saying that I hoped he was okay and that if shipping was delayed due to weather I completely understand, but could you just let me know you've gotten my order.  Again nothing.

Am I being unreasonable that it seems bad that in the span of a week I don't get any communication?  I work with someone in Seattle who said they'd gotten a good amount snow, but she didn't know of any big power outages or anything, and that the snow was melting.  So should I just chill out or am I being reasonable in that I'm close to just canceling my order.

As as aside, I ordered something else from another seller in Chicago, and the next day he messaged me and said, "Hey, I'm snowed in and can't get to the shipper, I'm really sorry for any delay."  I told him no problem at all, and thanks for letting me know.

I would just really like to get some input on how you'd handle it.  I don't see another way to get a hold of the seller.  Thanks!

Hi there, new member here!

Yesterday I received my E10ss/v. Holy cow -  this is one loud and a good sounding guitar! 
Plenty of bass and treble too. Nice played in feel, I really like it.
Sounds like something right in between a good Gibson and a Martin.

A year ago I tried out a couple of E10ss non-varnish ones so I more or less knew what to expect.
I have also admired the relic´d electric Eastmans, just hadn´t seen a E10ss/v in the flesh.

And I must admit, I am a thad underwhelmed.
I am ok with the dings and the "bleached" spots.
But the sanded parts on the top (steel wool?) I could do without.



It is so stripey and looks plain amateurish to me. Like a four year old had a go with some steel wool.

Do this model vary a lot in appearance? Or are the all more or less striped in the varnish? 
(This is no biggie to me, I must point that out, as soon as I play the guitar I forget all about the look...)

Thanks,
Lars in Sweden

I'm thinking of changing out the tailpiece studs but need to make sure the ones I'm buying match the threading.  Anyone know which the Eastman guitars come with?  Mine's a T484.

Thanks!

Found this interesting https://youtu.be/cbRk4_tBotc

Hi folks, I've had an Eastman Archtop since about 2007 without issues, and in 2019 I bought a new E20-P which really impresses me, and last year I bought an E40-00 which I am in love with.

Now I'm in my 70s and don't suppose this will ever be an issue for me .... but ... has anybody ... ever ... had an issue with an Eastman flat top - y'know , like bridges lifting, tops bellying, bridge plates, needing resets etc.,

Just wondrin'

I'm new to the Forum but own 5 Eastman guitars so it's time to chime in.  I need some help in pricing a E10-OM TC, year is 2020.  Very slight almost not noticeable fret wear on B-string 1st three frets - otherwise really excellent condition.  I like the guitar but purchased a 2021 ac622ce so don't need two mahogany guitars.  

Suggestions on how to price?  Thanks.  Tom

Hello!

I purchased a new T484 yesterday and have spent most of today trying to get it dialed in.  This is my first semi-hollow and in fact my first Humbucker equipped guitar so forgive my ignorance.

I feel like the tone form the lower stings - low E is the worst but A isn't great either - is dull and kinda mushy, especially on the neck pickup.  I've been experimenting with pickup height, as well as tweaking the pole pieces in combination with pickup height but I'm not having great luck yet.

I changed out the factory default NYXL 10-46 set to a set of my preferred D'Addario XT 09-42s.  Not sure of that really matters.  I've also adjusted neck relief and raised the action a bit to suit my preference.

Any advice?

Among my dubious skill sets I am a (fairly decent) amateur taxidermist - no Norman Bates jokes, please. I have a couple snakeskins hanging around and with all the quarantine free time for the last 9 months I decided to attempt an unholy marriage of two hobbies (taxi and guitar) by fabricating a pickguard using a tanned ratsnake skin and a piece of thin, clear plastic (think takeout food container), a bit of 2-part epoxy and a small amount of clear casting epoxy, some very simple tools and a warped imagination - the prototype that I made turned out pretty well - I'm going to try to include a photo if I can figure out how to post it - the edges still need to be sanded (obvious from the picture) but overall it is pretty much ready to install - I won't bore everyone with the details but if anyone would like a "how-to" you can shoot me a pm.

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