Hi!

This is my first post on this forum.

Today I bought a Gretsch G2217 at a local music shop (a rather unplanned purchase), and after twiddiling for hours on it I've come to the conclusion that I am going to return it and try to get my hands on a guitar I've been drooling over for the past year or two, the Eastman T386.

Most threads and videos I've seen were uploaded a couple of years ago and I just wanted to ask someone with experience what I am to expect. I've heard people compare it with a gibson Es-335 and claimed that it "Out 335:ed the gibson-335" both in feel and sound. Is that still a reasonable claim with the newer guitars or has the quality of the guitars decreased over the years? Really looking forward for your thoughts on this.

Regarding the pickups I've heard both people adoring them and people that really dislike them. What I've understood is that they are very bright sounding almost like a single-coil. Is this something any other owners has noticed? I currently own a Japanese Fender stratocaster from 1987 with a system 1 bridge, and it is probably one of the brightest strats I've ever played. So I am looking for something warmer sounding. And if people are arguing that a pick up change is necessary, will I be better off spending a little more money on the T486? I can add that I mostly play jazz, fusion and blues, and if this is like a regular 335-style guitar I assume it can handle some gain for some Eric Johnson or Gary moore style gigs.

The final thing I want to ask is about the pots. I am not that well-read when it comes to potentiometers but what I've come to understand is that they effect how precise your tone and volume knobs are. And what I've heard is that Eastman tend to cheap out in this department and that the tone knobs gives you either a very muddy sound or a super bright (as I've said before) almost a single-coil sound. Any thoughts or opinions?

Looking forward to any answers that hopefully helps me make a wise purchase!

-Görn

Looking to buy an Eastman all hog E10 00-M (12 frets to body)
Maybe Martin 000-15MS or Martin 00-15M.
I love the open head stock, but it's not a must.
I do want a 12 fretter, 00 or 000, all hog.
Any cosmetic condition.

One of the projects I've been slowly chipping away at it is putting together better recordings of my original songs. I've recruited my son Devon to help with that: I do all the guitar/bass and vocal work on the tracks; Devon is contributing the drums and percussion, and critiques the result (which has made me more than once re-record my parts!)

The song below, "I Am Home (Nise's Song)"—Denise (my spouse) insisted on the parenthetical addition to the title—doesn't have any drums, or any bass for that matter. It's just me on guitars (my E10D and E8D in this case) and vocals. This came about after Denise and I planned a trip to Ireland with my sister and brother-in-law, but at the last minute Denise was too ill to accompany us, though she insisted I should go anyway. I missed her terrifically, and wrote an early draft of these lyrics after my return. She and I did make it to Ireland for the Dublin World Science Fiction convention two years later, though on that trip we also spent several days in Wales and thus I was never able to take Denise out to the west of Ireland to see what I think is the most gorgeous scenery on Earth. Maybe in another few years...

Anyway, take a listen and I hope you enjoy the tune. You should especially enjoy the fact that this is audio only and thus you can't see me!

http://www.stephenleigh.com/home.m4a

https://shop.fretboardjournal.com/produc...chstone-om

Hi, I met a friend today who has one of those 2 fret "ltd" Eastmans with a pyramid bridge which has split - unrepairably according to a local luthier/repairer.

Has anybody any thoughts about how/what/where he might get one as a replacement?

Thanks in advance

Andy

I am wondering what the best Eastman guitar would be for traveling a lot in a car, and for occasional outdoor use, where temperature and humidity may not be well controlled and the guitar might get beat up a little more than in a studio.  I guess some might refer to this as a "campfire guitar," although I don't think I would ever be playing around an actual campfire. 

For this purpose, I would prioritize durability over tone.

I prefer the cutaway style.  Would a PCH model with laminate sides/back be superior to a lower end all-wood model like the AC-122CE or AC-222CE?  Or does it even matter?  Regardless of model, I would definitely be using a hard case.

Would appreciate opinions.

Thanks!
CJ

I tried using one that I had from my electrics but it didn't feel quite right. Are there ones for acoustics?

A few weeks ago, I noticed that the E6 and E8 non-TC models disappeared from the Eastman website.  When I emailed Eastman about Truetone on my Alpine TC guitars, they confirmed the standard Sitka models were discontinued about two months ago, mostly due to supply chain issues.

Likewise, the Alpine guitars are a limited run, due to this Sitka shortage, and once the supply of Alpine Spruce is consumed, the TC models will revert back to TC with Sitka.  They hope to bring back the standard Sitka models sometime in the future, but my guess would be not before the Alpine is gone and they have enough Sitka to fully support their TC Sitka demand.

I thought I'd share this, in case anyone is looking for Sitka (or wondering if they will keep making Alpine).

The late, great John Martyn:-

https://youtu.be/MUQoUCVWl4k

his album Solid Air is a classic! The title track Solid Air was dedicated to his friend the equally talented Nick Drake who sadly died 18 months after the release of this album.

Here's Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igRWatCyp98

This is an interesting neck, alot of figuring going on.