The Acoustic Shoppe has one for sale as of 8:30 this morning. It's an M22 model. Just what I wanted, but gave up waiting for one in March and bought the Sitka version. The Sitka is good, the Alpine...I'll never know. Darn it!!

It is over 50 years since I first heard this cover of The Kinks' Tired Of Waiting For You by jazz-rock band The Flock on their first album 'The Flock' :-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxqo1dQxFus

Anyone fancy sharing their favourite covers?

Hi all,
I am not a stranger to Eastman guitars, but my experience has been mixed. I recently got my hands on an E1-OM CLA which is a fantastic little guitar, even though it has a rosewood bridge and fretboard. I liked it so much, I negotiated an acceptable discount rather than return it.
I like it so much, I've bought the D version 2nd hand online, and am awaiting delivery.
I've been playing 48 years now (gasp) have an assortment of excellent guitars. When an Eastman is 'right,' I can't think of a better make, especially at the price points. They've jumped a lot, though. I paid €800 for an E10-D in 2014, they're €1,500 now. Even the E1 range has jumped. But if the E1D works out, I'll have gotten 2 great guitars for about €1000. 
Cheers!
BluzBro

Speaking of vintage vibe and tone -- and on this page recently, Martin's Streetmaster and 00015 , and the Guild M-20 -- I just picked up this guy. 

Sale price wow at $539.00 CND (no case or bag).

 All solid, sitka on mahog, padauk fingerboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, scale 24.9",  1 3/4 nut. 

Super lightweight, with a light satin finish, it's got its own voice, for sure --woody, airy, clear, resonant (really good note separation)-- and is playable/responsive as all-get-out. The intonation's pretty much spot on.  A comparison to a Waterloo 14 I tried in a shop works only roughly; *similar* feel and overall tone, but obviously not in the same league for touch and shimmer. 

The c- neck is slightly less chunky than those on the Eastmans, but it's a minor adjustment for me. The tuners hold quite well (some humidity shifts these days); might swap 'em later. 

Predictably, there's not a ton of volume in a jam setting (especially playing fingerstyle) but the Fishman sonitone is serviceable; in fact it sounds less "quacky" in this instrument than in others i've heard, maybe because of the lightness of the top? I use electronics mostly for practising with a looper anyway. 

Checking out the inside with a compact mirror, I was pleasantly surprised with the cleanliness of the construction and fit, no glue globs or glitches or misalignment of bracing that I could notice. 

 A caution: RK has had some quality control issues --out-of the-box set up can be notoriously hit and miss, fret work iffy --but my local dealer had several in stock: we chose the nicest, and the set up was straightforward on this one, truss rod and a little saddle sanding. I'd advise a hands-on audition if you can get to one or, if buying online, a trusted vendor (with a good returns policy) who will give the instrument some careful attention before it goes out the door. 

Very good couch companion and haul-around. Feels so far like a keeper.

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Visiting other forums and thoroughly amazed that people in droves jump to get the latest and greatest build with a miniscule build difference thinking it will be the "be all end all" and unless you are richer than rich forget a vintage model selling for 25,50,75,100,150, 200KKKK's, folks constantly buying and selling then buying and selling then buying and selling on and on dang it's bound to be there somewhere!

I'm a curmudgeon and some things simply agitate me...I even agitate myself lol

Check! Check! This thing on?  not much activity around here.

I haven't had a chance to play Eastman's jumbo, but I did have a chance to play this Guild jumbo the other day:  https://acousticvibesmusic.com/products/...l-rosewood

My goodness - this thing was LOUD!  A cannon... it was a delight to play a guitar with that amount of volume and projection.  It led me to this question: what's the loudest acoustic guitar you've ever played (that also sounded good)?

I love this version :-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpr4Lc0ORJ4

but also the 1930s original by the Mississippi Sheiks who wrote it. Great blues fiddle!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBuK2ZOZq6o

To me, this is as much art as any Schubert song I've heard.

Couldn't be happier with my Eastman SB55DC/v Antique Varnish!

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Well I have been looking for a single or no pickup Eastman archtop for a while and found this. I found it on GC and is advertised as an AR403CE. But it looks like it may be a different model than a 403. But I have looked on several websites and I can't quit pinpoint it. From the pics that I have seen the 403 has a rosewood FB with dots, peghead is not bound, pickguard is not bound, etc. Anyone have a clue? The AR503's I have seen do not have a bond peghead and the AR603's appear to be mahogany back and sides. Anyone have a clue? I probably will not have it in my hands until 7/8/2022 at the earliest.

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