Greetings from our part time home in Yuma AZ.  First post here, after some lurking.  I do not own an Eastman, but that may change in the near future.  I play mostly electric, Ibby artcore and a Tele, but for some reason I am trying to learn finger style.  old fingers are making it harder than I thought, but still fun.  I will post my questions and thoughts in the acoustic area.  Anyway, it looks like a great group, glad to be here.

I'm looking for an Eastman AR 610 with sunburst finish.  Can't seem to find one anywhere.  Anyone out there have one for sale, or know someone who wants to sell one?

Thanks,
njg

Which strings do you E2D cedar top owners use?

Hi all,

Hopefully someone might have some experience here that can help me.

I bought a T386 back in July 2022, and I have played it almosr exclusively since then. My Gibson ES135 and Strats and Teles have all taken a back seat. 
I love the neck, the look, the ebony fretboard, the frets... well I just love it

Anyhow, the only issue I have is when I use it with my BLues Cube Stage. Basically it flubs out, I tend to use the neck pickup for 80% of what I play, and it is soooo muddy and flubby. It's not so bad if I grab my little Pro Junor to run it through, but still a bit.

It has the original Kent Armstrong pickups in, and I measured them to approx 8.6 neck and 8.58 bridge, so I am wondering if a nice set of lower output, better quality pickups might be the answer.

So, what recommendations do folk have, I have looked at Lollar Imperials, Seth Lovers, Antiquities etc... they all seem slightly lower output, not massively, but slightly.

Any help appreciated.

Cheers

Johnny

So sad to lose another of the great ones.

CJ

So I stopped in to a guitar store and played a few while travelling through a larger Western Montana city. All they had was Yamaha and Taylor. I asked the guy if they ever got any Eastmans, and he said they are from Canada and hard to get because of supply chain issues. Ok. 

I strummed a few, they all sounded thin. The Taylor I liked the best had an arm bevel on it and had a beautiful stain on the front and it sounded half decent. Then I looked at the price tag: $2995.

HA! My E10-SS cost about a third of that and is a much better guitar! Even if the Eastman was $2995 I would still have bought it over the Taylor.  

SCORE EASTMAN!

Hi guys,

I’m an absolute beginner and have decided to get an Eastman as my first guitar. I wanted to invest in a decent guitar that I can learn and grow on but at the same time didn’t wanna overspend, and Eastman fits the bill perfectly. Martin and Taylor are out of question at the moment as I’d be spending twice as much for a similar quality instrument (although I’d really like to get a Martin OM-28!).

The two models that I’ve shortlisted are the E20OM/E20OM-TC and AC522CE. I’d be looking to learn to play soft, gentle, moody tunes which, from my limited knowledge, involves more finger play than strumming (examples https://youtu.be/gswTZDrXPvM and https://youtu.be/XtkN8AtzyVE).

I was heavily leaning towards the E20OM/E20OM-TC (want a comfortable, medium-sized guitar) but now find myself in a bit of a dilemma — I’m able to get the AC722CE, which is step up from AC522CE, $150 cheaper from one of the stores here in Australia. Although the colour is not to my liking (Dakota finish) but I feel it’s a better bang for buck and possibly a better investment in the long run. For context, I don’t plan on gigging or playing publicly as it’s more for personal enjoyment/playing at family get togethers etc. (if I end up getting good enough that is).

I’d greatly appreciate your thoughts and advice to help me with my decision.

Thank you!

Yes, please!!!!  ....Anyone else want one?


https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mar...readnought

Anyone familiar with this 12 fretter?  Played one?  Love to hear your thoughts

Hi there, i am new to this forum and played many fantastic Eastman archtops but never an acoustic although I seen videos and they are great.
Finally i pulled the trigger and bought an E40OM-TC, i believe that in Eastman web pages they are described like 24.9 scale guitars. Does any one can confirm they are 25.4?
Also heard a comparison in youtube in which the Tonelite system has a fatter tone in comparison to the old neck joint.
Regards to everyone.