I thought I would take a short video to try to share the warm, bright and open sound of my new AC622CE. It’s just captured with an iPhone 8 Plus so keep that in mind. Hopefully some of the sound of this guitar will make it through to you.

https://youtu.be/CR19h_F9UE4

Listening to it on my better computer speakers it is a bit brittle in the treble, but this is an artefact of the mediocre mic. I think the general open resonance is conveyed, though.

Also, that clear, rich, tight, open, punchy and powerful bass E. It's unlike any other guitar I have. It may even better than my Martin Dreadnought.

I have two Eastman guitars: AC222CE and AC422CE.

Something strange

- The cut sheet for the AC422CE says it has plastic bridge pins.  The bridge pins are in fact ebony.
- The cut sheet for the AC222CE says it has ebony bridge pins.  They were plastic (I replaced them with Taylor ebony bridge pins).

I guess maybe they just use whatever they have at the time?

CJ

Hear me out before you burn me at the stake lol. I don't think Eastman's sound like Martin guitars in person. After owning several models of each brand I know they have different voices. Martins seem to have a more compressed, dry, bassy, and dare I say vintage sound. Eastman's seem to be more direct, balanced, and have a high end 3D modern tone. (Even though many of them are copies of Martin and Gibson guitars)

And of course each guitar had its own voice and the tone will vary with woods, players, and other factors.

However, when listening to Eastman demos recorded on YouTube I have found that they sound a lot more Martinesque than what I hear in person.

What could he causing this? Does YouTube compression change the tone of all guitars? Is there something with Eastman guitars that makes them difficult to record their actual voice?

Certain channels seem to capture the true Eastman tone better than others. Artisan guitars does a fantastic job IMHO.

Anyway, am I going Covid crazy (currently in quarantine waiting for results) from binge watching YouTube, or is there something in the recording process that alters Eastman's tone?

What do you think?

According to my tracking info my E8D-TC is supposed to arrive Friday afternoon. Florida to Oklahoma. However, on Thursday it is supposed to get down to 11 degrees and then down again to around 20 on Friday.

With that being said, do you think this could potentially hurt the finish of the guitar?

Obviously I will let the case warm up and get to room temperature before opening it, but I am wondering if 11 degrees is too cold for any guitar.

The guitar has already shipped so there isn't much I can do now.

Should I make an unboxing video in case something goes wrong when I open the case?

Also, this guitar is supposed to have the new TruTone finish which I would think would be less susceptible to checking. What do you think? Should I be worried or am I okay?

Preorders from Ted here:

https://www.laguitarsales.com/index.php/...-m-tc.html

I'm guessing this will be controversial, but we knew Eastman bought a ton of these sets from whomever supplies Bourgeois.

https://www.fretboardjournal.com/feature...f-guitars/

"Sometimes we have a hard time buying something like a Madagascar rosewood. Typically, we have a couple of suppliers. We might use 60 sets a year in a normal year. [In the past], we would buy a year’s worth, or half a year’s worth. We’d go in and pick out sets from photos, that sort of thing.Eastman has gone to one of our suppliers and bought 2,000 sets! And we’re picking 200 off the top [for Bourgeois], which is more than we’re going to use immediately, but that’s where the price break works well for both companies."

I'm interested to hear how the wood sounds.  If it's importable into the US, and purchased from a reputable supplier, I don't think I have a problem with it.  I'd want an OM though.

ETA:  Found the OM link:

https://www.laguitarsales.com/index.php/...-m-tc.html?

Howdy folks. Well, I'm selling my 2021 E8DTC w/ Alpine Spruce top. I purchased this guitar in November 2021 from Penny Lane in Florida. This guitar was a replacement for my E6DTC that I sold on here around the same time.

This guitar is in mint condition, kept in a smoke-free home and never been out of the house except for delivery. So why am I selling? Well, I just bought a D18.. so I'm selling this to help offset cost. 

I am also posting this on Reverb at a little higher price over there... For EGF members, I will let it go for $1050 SHIPPED to the continental US only. I'm happy to discuss or answer any questions you may have.

Regards,
Tom
 SPECS:Size: DreadnoughtTop: Solid Thermo-Cured Swiss Alpine SpruceBack & Sides: Solid RosewoodNeck: MahoganyFingerboard & Bridge: EbonyScale Length: 25.4"Nut: Bone, 1-3/4"Saddle: Bone, 2-5/32" String SpacingNeck Profile: Traditional CBracing: Hand-Carved Scalloped XFinish: GlossPickguard: TortoiseInlays: Abalone SnowflakesLogo: PearlSide Dots: WhiteBinding: HerringboneTuners: Open-Gear V93N (Nickel)

Hi everyone, I have been away for some time now. I've been busy being a new Dad.

Anyway, this past week I picked up my E20D-TC after not playing it for months. Man, it really woke up! It's one of the best acoustics I own now.

That got me thinking about Eastman's again and after countless hours of reading this forum, watching YouTube reviews and some late nights on Reverb I pulled the trigger on my 5th Eastman Acoustic.

I went with one of the Swiss Alpine E8D-TC models.
The limited nature of these tops without any markup was just too good to pass up.

I probably won't be getting the guitar until the end of the week so in the meantime tell me about your Swiss Alpine spruce tops!

Also, I tried attaching some pictures but I got an error that said the file size was too large.

WATCH: John and Jeremy review the highly anticipated E40D-TC (2022 Model) from Eastman Guitars. Watch it at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZYdDH_exvw

We want to hear what you think of these thermocured E40s! Let us know in the comments!

So I've had my 822ce-ff for about 10 months now. I use it for alt and drop tunings as my gigging guitar. I've never been crazy about the tone acoustically. Just too quiet and not very responsive, despite having the sound port. It works live because it sounds great plugged in with that LR Baggs Anthem, so I rarely take it out of the case unless I'm at a gig. Plus it really stable and holds tune well, which to me, is ultra important for a live guitar, especially when tuned down to C.

Last week, a friend PM'd me over on AGF and said he had one of those tone-rite things he wasn't using and wanted to know if I wanted to borrow it for a while. I'm generally pretty skeptical of those sorts of things. I have no idea what it's doing to my guitar and no way I'd use it on the high end ones. But this 822ce-ff, well, I really want to love it, but I don't. So I figured what have I got to loose? So I stuck it on yesterday and turned it on full blast and left it over night.

Now I don't want to start a debate about these things. I don't know what it is doing to a guitar. You can feel it vibrating the entire guitar. The strings, the neck, back, sides, top - the whole thing. I have to say today, after about 11 hours on it, the guitar is louder and more responsive. It's still not my favorite guitar, but it seems to be a lot more pleasing to play. I'm going to keep it on there for a while. My buddy recommended a week. Maybe this is the answer for that guitar? I'm really curious about it now.

Yesterday I stopped by the best and largest guitar shop in my area, and no it wasn't a Guitar Center. They have an outstanding selection of guitars. I had some time to kill so figured I'd stop by. While I was there, I played several vintage Martins including a hog top 1937 00-17, 1930s 000-18, and a 1970s D-28. I also played a newer D-18 and 000-18.

I then played a few Taylor's including a 618ce, AD27, and AD22.

I'm trying not to exagerrate here, but I don't think any of those guitars sounded any better than my E8OM-TC. The newer 000-18 was the best of the bunch, but not sure I'd trade my Eastman for it.

As usual, the Taylor's disappointed quite a bit and sounded thin.

I was shocked that the vintage Martin 00-17 and 000-18 didn't sound better. Granted, they had old strings but still. I realize usually a Vintage Martin will sound superior but they certainly didn't yesterday.

Anyways, I know Eastmans are fantastic guitars but I never thought my Eastman could hold up or even sound better than a Vintage Martin.

Just goes to show how fortunate we are to get such an outstanding guitar at such a low price.