Hey Folks,

I have a question for all of you, but first a little history.

I recently sold my Martin OM18V. The V neck, and scale length were starting to bother me as my hands (along with the rest of me) are getting older. I don't care for the Martin MLO necks, otherwise I would have purchased a 000-18.

The Eastmans, spec wise, were a perfect fit. Pretty much everything I was looking for, right down to the 12" radius. So I watched and listened to a million UT video's. The E6OM's with sitka just sounded better to me than the E10OM's with adirondack. The E10's, to my ears, sounded a little harsh in the trebles, where the E6 was smooth and rich. 

I've had the E6OM-TC for about a month now, and I just don't love the trebles. Specifically for fingerpicking. With a pick they sound fine. Strumming, it is in some cases, better than my J45. For fingerpicking however, It just isn't working for me. The trebles are too mellow and rounded. They lack "sparkle" for want of a better word. Maybe a better descriptor would be that they are too "wet" sounding. I want a more dry and fundamental tone. If I'm being honest, the whole guitar is a little too wet sounding for me. Arpeggios lack clarity, and can sound smeared.

So, to my question. Would the E10OM's give me what I'm lacking with the E6OM? 

I know I'm going to get the "you have to go out and play one" response, but we all know how hard it is to find one in the wild these days.  So I ask the question, to just get a sense of what you guys have experienced. 

Thanks in advance,

Roger

So, I play 99% fingerstyle. I'm trying more jazz, so that is going to go down significantly since I love jazz. Yet, while I swap rather easily between pick and fingers, I have to say I feel more at home when using fingers. I'm not a fan of the nails at all, I love having short nails, but that's just not happening on one hand. It's worth the trade-off though, the range of tones I can produce using just fingers is much wider than with a pick. I've noticed the big differences in types of picks, obviously, but still... taking a guitar and using a pick makes me feel like I'm about to perform, taking a guitar and going fingerstyle makes me feel like I'm just enjoying myself. I know, a highly personal experience. Which is why I'm opening this, hoping for a civil but of discussion about our views.

What do we think? Pick? Fingers? Too steep a learning curve for just fingers? The music you like isn't really doable with fingers? And was Big Bird ever interrogated when the police were looking for the Green River Killer?

Hello everyone,
I am new to the whole Eastman game. I love the community and the guitars! This is my first ever Eastman purchase after having looked at them for more than a year.

So a few weeks ago I finally purchased a brand new E10om but found a flaw in the finish. So I told the dealer and the dealer was able to arrange an exchange for a new one. However the new OM looks different? Is there any particular reason why the headstock is no longer gloss? And Is there a reason there is a line down the middle now? (Sorry if these are dumb questions)

Super excited for the guitar to arrive from the dealer.

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Hi all
I am thinking of buying an OM but I need advice about the differences between E8OM E8OM TC and E20OM (I want the spruce rosewood as you can probably tell). I have the E2000 which has the wider nut and string spacing and chunkier neck - terrific guitar- but I want an OM with good fingerstyle pedigree and more bass response. What are your subjective opinions on the differences in these models - particularly regarding overall sound, fingerstyle playability and neck profile. Not too concerned about aesthetics. Thanks

My 2005 Uptown 810ce plays beautifully and is perfect itself--with a lousy pickup, which I'm changing to a KA hand-wound 12 pole.  I've had it about 8 months now. 

What's to know about the Uptowns?  I've searched and can't find much about them.

E1D my first Eastman. I had to do a slight truss adjustment to put it where I like it. I gotta say this guitar sounds fantastic and plays like a dream. It`s plenty of guitar for my skill level. Hits way above it`s price point. I did find a few super small cosmetic details, I don`t consider them flaws or blems, they are just hand made eye candy.  I picked the best one I could find for having even consistent grains.I`m so glad I bought it! Ordered a K&K pure mini for it.  The Acoustic Shoppe was a pleasure to buy from. I`m pretty sure I will be getting a E1OM next. Well that`s it for now I`m officially a new Eastman fan.

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Hi all!

I was curious to learn how many folks here play Eastman guitars as part of a church worship team? 

I'm part of a team at a local church here in AZ.  I had a chance to give my new Eastman T386 an official debut this weekend - I was super happy with the tone, I am completely thrilled with this guitar.

So I was watching some of these videos because they give you ideas on how to do some basic luthier work which I find quite interesting.  Anyways, they've lately started to do some in depth reviews.  

I was wondering what you get for a made in the US Gibson for about $1200.  Anyways as you can see from the video title, they were less than impressed with the quality and tone of a G45 Gibson.  The interesting thing is they actually saw the guitar in half and give you a very in depth review of the quality.  Conclusion for me is that, for my money, if I'm buying new around the $1000 to $1500, I'm staying with Eastman.  Although to be fair, they haven't sawed an Eastman in half to show us what's actually going on in there.  

Anyone here have any experience with the Schertler pickup? I was thinking a K&K Pure Mini with an Eastman E6D-TC that I might get, especially if some more Alpine's make it to our shores. I listened to Youtube stuff with the K&K and I hear piezo quack, and that's without the piezo! The Schertler is more expensive, but with the condenser mic option especially it really sounds like an acoustic guitar! No need to set up a mic and stand, just plug the guitar into an amp. 
  Also, does a pickup device in the sound hole interfere with the acoustic sound? So if the guitar is not plugged in and you're just playing acoustically, does that pickup mute the sound somewhat?  Thanks, Bob

I'm just going to start out by saying these Eastman guitars are ridiculous!  I'm not going to say this guitar is great for the money because it's simply great at any price.  You could slap one of the big three's name on it and triple the price.  Okay enough Eastman cheering.  

​​​​First off, fit and finish is spot on and I'm even liking the satin finish.  It has a beautiful sheen to it that has the illusion of looking glossy when you look across the top or back at a low angle where your perspective is just skimming across the surface.  I noticed this while playing because I could see a sharp reflection of my shoes.  It probably wouldn't take much to buff it out to a high gloss.  Unlike Taylor's satin finish you can see through it to the wood without glare obscuring the grain and depth. 

The sound is what just floors me though.  At the risk of sounding big headed, I've owned expensive Martins and Taylor's and I'm also an audiophile so I'm very attuned to qualities of tone and sonic clarity.  I would put this sub 800.00 guitar up against the best I've owned which has it punching five times over it's price and that's compared to what I paid for them.  They're all significantly higher in price now.  I got it for 675.00.  It's better than either one of my Yairis which I paid 1500.00 and 2500.00 for.  The tone is warm and bright at the same time with lush overtones but never sounding harsh.  It sustains for days.  It's articulate on all six strings with excellent string to string separation.  This is my first guitar with Ovankol back and sides and I think I have to agree with Spoon Philips opinion that it's time to stop thinking about this wood as a cheap stand in for Rosewood.  IMO it's far prettier than Rosewood while providing all the warm, strong bass and high end shimmer but with a better midrange.  It's just balanced.  I'd love to see Eastman extend this wood into their higher end models in all the series.

So I guess this answers my question of whether or not Eastman extends the quality of their more expensive guitars down to the sub 1000.00 dollar offerings.  They definitely do.  I'm going to enjoy this guitar for a long time.