Hey there,

I'm wanting to buy a new guitar here soon, but was wondering if I am better off waiting for Black Friday deals? Do you guys typically see much better deals for Black Friday? I remember seeing some great discounts on Reverb during 4th of July and labor day

Cheers,

Jordan

I was watching this recent video and I wasn't sure if any one posted this.  In this video at 7:24 they show a cart of tops Dana has voiced for the collaboration.  It appears to me that they're braced like Dana does.  Scalloped on one side and tapered on the other.  Thought it was pretty cool to see what might be with these new guitars.  As the new owner of a Bourgeois that is setup like this, I must say it sounds excellent! 

So it appears Dana is making and voicing the tops completely in Maine and is then sending them to China for final assembly.  Also, I can't tell if the holes near the neck join mean that these will be bolt-on vs dovetail or not.  I'm looking forward to these. 

This looks like good fun - and you wouldn't bother wrapping it in cotton wool :-
https://acousticguitar.com/acoustic-guit...ne-weapon/

So I was intending to try some Bluegrass strings 12-56 on my Eastman SS, and out of the blue I saw that Sleigh was offering board members some from his stash so I jumped at the offer.  They arrived this week just as all the drama with the E10SS/V was also going on.  But I now have choices for the first official restring for "Itchy". 

So thanks very much for the strings!  I can't wait to try them.  I'm leaning towards trying the GHS first.  Any thoughts are welcomed.  I've attached a few picks of the Eastman with the string assortment.  Decisions decisions!

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I’m new to this forum, but I’ve been lurking for quite a while. I use the same name on Acoustic Guitar Forum, where I’ve been a member since 2016. My home is in Southern CT, where I’ve been an active member of the local music scene. 

My first experience with Eastman guitars came 3 years ago when I picked up an E6OM-Ltd as my gigging guitar. I replaced the stock LR Baggs Element with a JJB soundboard pickup.

Around a year later, a friend came to town and fell in love with it, so I sold it to him and picked up a Rainsong CH-OM to replace it. While I liked the Rainsong and really appreciated the fact that I could play outside without tuning issues no matter what the humidity was, I had a bad case of seller’s remorse pretty much as soon as I sold the E6OM.

This week, my friend let me know that he really can’t play guitar any more due to hand issues, so the E6OM will be on its way back home this week. Can’t wait. The Rainsong will go up for sale once the E6OM settles in.

I also decided to get into the electric world and picked up an Eastman T184MX-LS (Lil Smokey) to scratch that itch.

So in my quest to find an Eastman slope shoulder I found a E10SS/V that was listed as mint with zero issues on reverb.  It was a very good price and the seller had a great reputation so I jumped on it thinking I'd finally hit pay dirt.  I received it yesterday, let it rest until today and opened it this morning and as the french would say 'le sigh'.  The finish on the sides was wrinkled / sticky / hazy.  I've attached a few pics.  Its quite the contrast from the smooth and beautiful back and other parts of the sides.  I reach out to the seller saying that this is obviously not mint and he's trying to tell me that this is how the Eastman antique process works.  

Can folks out there with a E10SS/V let me know if the finish on theirs looks like the one in the pics???  I've seen several E10SS/Vs for sale as B-Stock with similar issues so I'm pretty sure that's the case here.  I'm just trying to double check if what's falling on me is actually rain or is the seller is p@@ing on me.

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Ordered one online & was delivered this past Tuesday.
Talk about a light weight cannon.
Solid sitka top, solid mahogany back/sides.
Fishman Sonitone pickup.
Some type of very thin water based satin finish that may be resistant to "Shining Up" where your arm rests on the top.
Very pleased with this guitar. For what you get the price is incredible. I was even able to use a 10% off code, no tax & free shipping.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi0kyWmVXNM&t=65s

I’ve owned two stunning Eastman electrics, T486 and a T486B. I ended up selling both as I was chasing other guitars. Turns out I couldn’t stop thinking about them so I went for another Eastman thinline.  I really wanted to try a small body Eastman thinline so today I bought a T184MX-CS through Reverb. It should be here in a week. It will join my other electrics and my stunning Eastman E20D-TC.

Incoming T184

Hello folks,

picked up used e6d from Dave’s guitars for a great price.  Still had the plastic on the pick guard.  Took it to Down Home Guitars for a set up and an installation of a strap button on the neck.  I am a newb but have caught the bug and play everyday. If I don’t force myself to sit in my practice seat I develop bad posture and bad technique.  So to aid in the posture and to avoid cheating by looking over the neck, I have started practicing while standing. Hence the strap.

Here is the rub. I put a new strap on the guitar and the rear strap button came out of the hole.  It doesn’t look like there is any damage and thought maybe it is supposed to Do that to avoid damage to the lower bout.  Is this normal? Or did I get a defective guitar?  I took the strap off and it seems fine but I am thinking this isn’t by design. Thoughts?

Hey there,

I recently discovered a brand called Cort on Reverb. Does anyone have any experience with these? The specs on their gold series is really nice. All solid, and they have torrified tops. Very nice inlays on the bridge, fretboard, and headstock. Gold Grover open back tuners.

I did a little research, and I guess Cort is one of the largest guitar manufacturers in the world. They make their own branded guitars, and also manufacturer a bunch for brands like Squire and Ibanez. I did read some negativity regarding how they have terrible working conditions for their laborers.

I reached out to a few reverb sellers and they all had nothing but positive things to say about the Gold series. I also talked with YouTuber, and he had like 3 if them and spoke highly of them.

Here are a few I was looking at:

Cort GOLDA8LB Gold Series Auditorium Solid 6-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar w/Deluxe Soft Side Case https://reverb.com/item/18800405-cort-go...t=18800405

Cort D6 Gold 2020 Natural https://reverb.com/item/35813653-cort-d6...t=35813653

Cort GOLD08LB-U Orchestra https://reverb.com/item/26593825-cort-go...t=26593825