Anyone here play mandolin? I’ve been a guitar player for 40+ years and recently purchased an Eastman 515v.

It’ll be about a week before I receive it. Looking forward to new fun adventures with the mandolin.
It has an antique varnish finish. I’ve heard they seem to sound more open and lively. Here is a pic of the little read headed las, and yes it’s left handed.

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By the way, dont buy cheap $5 strap buttons/screws made overseas from Amazon....

Lesson learned.

I asked on AGF and UMGF, but I’m debating whether to go straight to a luthier, which might take a week, or order a high quality vice grip and slowly turn and back it out that way...

Still haven’t decided. This is an Eastman. I did order a better strap button from D’Addario.

I want to be careful here, so we don't end up in a political debate.  But Eastman made the news with the latest round of tariffs, so I thought I'd share, in case anyone missed it.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/24/china-is...shers.html

Howdy! I am new to these parts!
I recently took possession of a sunburst top E6D and PCH1 OM CLA..
I purchased them at my local guitar shop here in Rockwall, TX.. Morrison Guitars.. Bought them together.
The E6D is a dynamic cannon of a guitar with excellent highs, lows and mids.. Just a great axe and the second one I have owned over the past few years.. My first E6D was a natural top and sounded amazing. It was just not  as substantial as the new burst one I bought and when I dug into it just kind of buckled under the pressure. Not this new one.. The neck profile is slightly beefier. It was made to be strummed with vigor and really projects. It also is a very responsive finger picker as well..

I have also owned an AC422 OM in the past that I sold but it was a great guitar.. Picked it up for $350 on CL a few years ago and wish I would've kept it..

The PCH OM is obviously the budget line for Eastman with the lam back and sides. However, it is a great little guitar in its own right and is my office / couch / campfire guitar.

I am a Guild guitar enthusiast as well and I am a member of the Lets Talk Guild forum.. There is some love for Eastmans over there.. Any true guitar enthusiast who is not completely fixated on only US made guitars agrees that Eastman is a tremendous value for the money. I love that they are handmade in a true instrument workshop where folks pride themselves on making high quality instruments. Glad to be here!

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Eric Clapton's take on this number :-

https://youtu.be/Kvq-L3WoBTg?list=RDKvq-L3WoBTg

Not bad Eric, bit bland though. Solo guitar and voice might have been interesting - like Scrapper Blackwell

Never even heard of this guy till I stumbled across this a couple of days ago. What a guitarist! And best guitar version (nobody but nobody performs it like Bessie Smith) I've heard of Nobody knows You When You're Down And Out  :-
https://youtu.be/626pNZB8xXE

Got a ac322ce  and an ac622ce  wondering about string recomendations!

Looking to purchase used eastman 184mx lefty. Or 484

I just found these used Jumbos on the GC site:

AJ817 cutaway for $999 in Boise
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Eastma...-Guitar.gc

AJ617 for $749 in Cincinnati
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Eastma...-Guitar.gc

Anybody know what make/model of guitar Lonnie Johnson is playing here?

https://youtu.be/n8fyb9vpIc0?list=PLC635D0A1D1A1434C