Eastman E10OM-TC 

• torrefied red spruce top 
  
• mahogany back and sides
  
• ebony peghead, fretboard, and bridge
  
• 25" scale
  
• 1 3/4" bone nut
  
• bone saddle
  
• ebony pins
  
• Tor-tis pickguard
  
• original hardshell case
  

So I have been kind of looking to add a 00 size slope shoulder. I had an E10 00ss/v but the nut and neck were a little too narrow and thin respectively. It is my understanding that prior to 2014 Eastman E10 00 SS had a 1.75" nut with a short 24.75" scale, rosewood bridge and fingerboard. I thought I had found one in MN, but it had a significant split on the top that the seller had not disclosed in the pics or the description. If anyone has one that they are willing to move along or sees one in the wild, please let me know. Thanks in advance.
TomC
PS - I might be wrong about the spec change but the new ones are 1 11/16", 24.75" scale and ebony board and bridge and I think it was 2014 that they made the change. 
PSS - I understand that Ted has the E15SS that looks very intriguing. It's just a little above my budget.

Brand new Eastman AC330E-12 12 string with pickup. These are one of the best kept secrets out there wonderful guitar





$850 shipped in the US

BODY STYLE Jumbo 12-string
Lower bout: 17"
Depth: 5"
TOP WOOD Solid Spruce
BRACING Hand Carved, Scalloped X
ROSETTE three ring
BACK/SIDES WOOD Mahogany
BODY BINDING Ivoroid
HEADSTOCK VENEER Ebony
NECK WOODS Mahogany
CONSTRUCTIOn Dovetail Neckjoint
SCALE LENGTH 25 1/2"
NUT WIDTH 1 7/8"
FINGERBOARD Ebony
FRETS 20 Nickel - Silver
PICKGUARD Tortois
INLAYS MOP Micro dots
CONTROLS 1 Volume, 1 Tone
OUTPUT JACK Endpin
BRIDGES/SADDLE Ebony bridge with nominal bone saddle
TUNERS Chrome
ELECTRONICS Fishman Sonotone
STRINGS D'Addario EJ16
CASE Hardshell

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Hi everyone,
I will try not to make this too long. Basically comparing the Martin 000-28 Modern Deluxe my co music teacher purchased in August for I would guess 4000 including tax, to any of the E40om's I played or a e20om-tc which I have not played, but many of you have, is not even close. The Eastman sound is so much clearer, closer to a Collings or Santa Cruz. And more enjoyable to play. I played the Martin quite a bit, this one is so just "machine like" no character and he has had it a couple months, I think he is trying to convince himself that it sounds better than my E1SS, it does sound better, but the Eastman is a fun guitar to play and I enjoy playing it. And it is appropriate for me to bring to music classes. Actually if and when I get a E40om or maybe a used boutique guitar, I would not bring it to teach or accompany music classes.
I urged this guy to give Eastman a shot, or just use the cash and buy a boutique guitar or an older Martin. I actually gave him the Acoustic Shoppe phone number.
For the record I just played a Bigsby/Martin, Merle Travis guitar, I loved it. I also played a D18cw from around 2003 fantastic, both of these guitars highly enjoyable. So I am not bashing Martin, I like Martin guitars, just the money for the 000-28 Modern Deluxe seems too high.
I hope this helps someone doing a search.
Duke

Just couldn't resist. Make note of the 3rd and 4th pics of the neck. But it is a steal and just discounted $500. 

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Eastma...5147277.gc

Very interesting....
https://bourgeoisguitars.net/our-news/an...bourgeois/

I guess we're not the only ones impressed with Eastmans.

Question - has anyone ever played a Martin '0000' model? Any views on it?

I purchased T58 this week online. The guitar arrived yesterday. Tone/ intonation/ playability is great but the frets are sharp! Not finished well... I have a sb59 ( black w/pearly gates). Those frets are like glass!
In fairness to the seller, I play a lot of thumb over stuff. If you play this normally you may not notice. But all you have to is run you finger up and down the edge and it is very noticeably. So sharp that in an hour it was scuffing the skin on my thumb! I’m going to run it by a luthier today and have him address it. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this or is mine a one off thing?

Well, I traded my stunning blond for a beautiful redhead.

I loved the blond but two things drove me nuts. One, the jack was on the top and unless you used a right angle jack the Bigsby arm could hit it. I could have lived with that. The killer was the Bigsby made the guitar butt heavy. I sit and play most of the time and I was constantly fighting the guitar to stay put. Weird because I have two 16” Gretsch guitars with a Bigsby, a fully hollowbody and a thin line and they both balance well.

I found a T486, tried it and really liked it and the local Santa Cruz store and I worked out a fair trade. Funny because the store over in the San Jose offered me their deal with me getting $300 less for the my blond and paying $200 more for a redhead! In all fairness it could be because I have purchased my fair share of guitars, amps and odds and ends from my local store over a number of decades. Yikes, my purchases started at that store in the very early 70’s.......Ya I know, I’m old.

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I have a new guitar coming, a little brother to my E10D: an E8D purchased from John (chapboogie here on EGF) at the Acoustic Shoppe. Had them install a K&K pickup also. I managed to sneak the order in just prior to Eastman price increases (yay!).

Pics to come when it arrives -- can't wait (but unfortunately I don't have any choice.)