Review: Eastman’s E20OOSS/v Small-Bodied Acoustic Has Great Tone and Luxurious Touches

from the "Acoustic Guitar" coming up issue. 

Review: Eastman’s E20OOSS/v Small-Bodied Acoustic Has Great Tone and Luxurious Touches | Acoustic Guitar

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Mitch

I had been interested in trying to find a used E10 00M. Contacted Eastman recently and they have NO plans to ever make an all-mahogany again. I wonder if there was a problem with their limited run all-mahogany 00M or they felt there was just not enough demand then or now?...and that really T's me off lol. I'd love to find the 00 size all-mahogany with wider nut

I bought a Martin 15 custom recently and returned it as I didn't find anything I liked about it.

Huh. I just noticed that my last few posts put me past Bert in the number of posts... Obviously I spend WAY too much time here. But I'll never catch AlanSam or PuraVida!

My local Eastman dealer here in Memphis just got a order of over 50 Eastman instruments.
They will be unboxing then this week. They are a small store with only a few employes so it may take a couple of days to see what’s in there! There are usually some surprises!!
It’s Martin music on poplar ave in Memphis TN.

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Saw this on Facebook Marketplace...no affiliation, but it seems like a really good price on an older model.  I'm pretty sure that these 'HE' models were exclusive to the Music & Arts music store chain.  I once owned an HE model...honestly I didn't think the quality was quite up to the standards of the regular label ones, but mine could have been just a one-off.

Eastman acoustic guitar HE422CE - Acoustic Guitars - Newport News, Virginia | Facebook Marketplace | Facebook

and then I noticed another one on Reverb for an even better price in Walla Walla, WA...but it looks to be 'well worn'.

Eastman HE422CE (AC422CE) | Reverb

Anyone needing a good campfire guitar at a low price who live in Washington or Virginia!

Love my E10-SS with ebony pins, wondering what ya'll think the audio difference would be (other than color) if I switched them to bone?

Why is Eastman so reluctant to put a 1 3/4" nut the SS models? The Ds and OMs sell just fine with the full profile 1 3/4" necks. Do they really think they will LOSE sales by going away from the 1 11/16" low profile neck on the slope shoulders? Why not designate at least one SS model with a wide, full neck? And, subsequently, if they feel that 1 11/16" low profile necks are so desirable for customers and necessary for the company to attain sales numbers, they could and should offer them on at least one E Series D and OM model.

Has anyone tried these yet? Thoughts?  I know they're in the more expensive category and wondering if they're worth it.  Thanks!

Here's a video comparison of their PB's and 80/20's on an Eastman OM

I was driving from OKC to Dallas and noticed Sky Guitars was a very short detour off of Interstate 35. Mostly worked with Brandon and talked to the owner - sorry I forgot his name. They have a fairly wide variety of Eastman acoustics and maybe even stronger selection of electrics with some mandolins as well. Brandon was very helpful. The higher priced Eastmans are in single cases on the wall or hangers. They insist on taking them out. One interesting tidbit - they have a guy do a quick check and set up before giving you the guitar to try. The two models I was most interested were a AC630BD and E20SSv. Both very nice guitars. The 630 was a little brighter than I would prefer, but would have to be one of the most aesthetically pleasing guitars I have ever played. The E20SSv seemed richer or fuller than the standard E20SS. The vintage finish was well done if you like that kind of thing. The one I tried that I really liked was an E20D (non TC) with some beautiful figuring in the top. Big and bold and responsive to a light touch. Unfortunately there is no way I can get that one in the door with an E20D-MR-TC already on order (as I was quickly reminded of by my better half) They also had a good selection of E1s 2s and 3s if anyone is in the market.

Bottom line - very nice shop. Good variety of models. Helpful staff. I also liked that they didn't hover when I was trying a guitar. One last interesting tidbit - they mentioned that most of their Eastman sales are on-line vs walk-in.

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!!