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Two months ago in early March I got the Eastman E40D. So, today I figured that I would change the strings. That guitar had been in the inventory of LA Guitar Sales since last summer. I know this because I check their inventory fairly often as I drool over new Eastman's and wanted a '40'.
Here's some strange things I've noticed, some of which are from the time I received it: it arrived in a Martin box with the Eastman top box flap with the guitar info including bar code inside that box, the action was low and the saddle leaned forward, there was no COA in the case, when I removed the factory saddle I noticed that the saddle bottom was not square with the sides(hence it leaned forward noticeably), and the 'factory strings' were as set of Mediums not Lights. Each of the five Easty's I've purchased has had Lights except for the E40D. True to my experience with D'addarrios, the low E is one thousandth less than stated in their spec's. It measured 0.055", not 0.056". The rest of the strings that were on the '40' measured as per D'addario's specifications for Mediums-0.045, 0.035, 0.026, 0.017, and 0.013". The ball-ends are color coded too.
I wondered why the AC722CE that arrived in April was a little easier to play. Though other things can effect playability, Bigger strings equaled stiffer action! I had the caliper out because I put GHS PB's on and they have a 0.054 low E string. It measured dead-on.
So, who do you suppose messed with that guitar before I got it? Almost forgot, the B string bridge pin has a sizable chunk missing towards the bottom of the sting slot.
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