I’ve been working on Pete Huttlinger’s arrangement of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” for a few weeks now. It’s rough, but I figured I’d post it tonight anyway. We weren’t able to go home to NC to be with our families this year, so the song is quite appropriate. I hope you all had a great Christmas, and have a very happy New Year.

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it in some form.  And a happy holiday season to others, as we wind down 2018.  May the next year be filled with happiness, health, and music.

Eastman just won two of guitar.com's Gear of the Year Awards

• guitar.com/features/awards/best-affordable-acoustic-guitars-2018/
  
• guitar.com/features/awards/best-mid-priced-electric-guitars-2018/ 
  

Tommy E's talent is......... you pick the word:

https://youtu.be/YcbxsG3OWfA

Hi Everyone I live on Maui and am interested in purchasing a Eastman dreadnaught online.  First question is which shops are some of the most recommended to buy online which would give a good set up before shipping. Second question is is there much of a difference between the Eastman AC520 vs E10D

Mahalo for your help

Was looking for info on setting relief for my MK Tele and found this interesting tidbit from Fender, true for acoustics also:

"Each time you play your guitar, before you do your final tuning, play for a few minutes to allow the strings to warm up. Metal expands when warm and contracts when cool. After you've played a few riffs, you can then do your final tuning. Remember—with most tuning keys, it's preferable to tune up to pitch. However, with locking tuners, go past the note and tune down to pitch."

https://support.fender.com/hc/en-us/arti...r-properly

A little snippet of a great old Christmas Hymn “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus.”

Man this guitar plays so nice.....and the Phat Cats are amazing.

Found on AGF and CL in Oregon. Seems to be a deal for basically a brand new guitar. No affiliation, etc etc

https://oregoncoast.craigslist.org/msg/d...63450.html

I recently got a T386 in red as a birthday gift to myself. What a beautiful guitar this is. Some months back I sold my 20 year old Gibson ES-335. A very well made and legendary guitar but for some reason I just couldn't get on with it. Sort of regretted it a little but now I have this T386 I can't put it down. Now I don't like to make comparisons between guitar manufacturers or price points but if I had to choose between the Gibson and the T386, I'd choose the 386 purely for the joy of playing it. Just one question - my guitar came with 010 gauge strings and they feel a little light. I've read elsewhere that some people use 011 gauge on these guitars. On other guitars I use Elixir coated strings 010 gauge which do feel a little heavier. At the moment I'm 100% happy with this guitar but would welcome other owners opinions. Thanks in advance.