I have had so many wonderful GUITARS that I've lost count . These 5 guitars to me are the absolute best I've ever played ,they're all versatile yet distinctive.
Eastman didn't just make the top 5 they are better then my custom shop guitars as well as the Gibson's they replicate.
I'm new to Collings but they absolutely won me over !
The Collings 290 and 360 with there custom wound lollar's are perfect in everyway .
The telly/strat is a Warmoth , roasted maple neck , mahogany body. It has stood up against every fender I've ever owned or played. It's a guitar that fender should build lol .
To my to favorite Eastman's , wow the sb59 has bested all my Les Paul's time and time again . Because of the sb59 I discovered Collings trying to find something better . Truthfully my sb 59 has bested my custom shop Les Paul's go figure that one .
To the 386 that I almost sold . Once I changed out the pickups and electronics it made my Gibson 335's say goodbye . It's the best all around guitar in my collection . It really goes to show it doesn't matter what you spend on a guitar or what country it came from . Chinese 335 copy or warmoth parts caster to Collings all equally as good and better than the custom shop guitars I have .

Hello there,

I own a E6OM, and the entire guitar has a gloss finish except for the satin neck. Which guitar cleaner do you guys recommend that I use? Also, do I need to use a fretboard polish and conditioner?

I have zero knowledge on this topic, so I appreciate any insight.

Cheers,
Jordan

If you saw my post about Collings 360 and my Eastman sb59 ? I said I was going to get the Collins 290 to compare .
It's here but unfortunately had to rush to the emergency room for my wife . She said you can leave me and go back and play the new guitar . Lol no ...
Quick look and the build quality is as nice as the 360 which means just about the best I've seen . I put Collings above my custom shop LPJ and the usa PRS , there that nice . The true test will be plugged in back to back with sb59 . On a side not the 360 clean is nicer to my ear then the sb59 but not driven . Stay tuned my Eastman friends

I've tried a bunch of different strings on my E20-OM. I usually use Elixer PB nanoweb lights, as I have body chemistry that eats uncoated strings, but every now and then I still like to experiment. Recently tried GHS PB's, EJ16's and a few others and just didn't see enough of a benefit to make the additional string changing worth it. 

Somebody gave me a set of Curt Mangan medium lights PB's (12-54), so I thought I'd give them a try. I never tried them before, and they were free, so... The guitar just came alive like I've never heard it do before! The guitar was louder and more responsive and seemed to have a bit more sustain. And I could hear more deep lows with those medium gauge bass strings. Seriously, give these guys a try. The difference was not subtle. They lasted me a week, which is a long time for uncoated strings for me.

As a side note, I will go back to Elixir's because my body chemistry doesn't leave me much of a choice. Uncoated are just not practical for me, but I plan on keeping these around for recording and those times when I really want to hear it sing.

What Cahill said in the other post about Pomona's advice re neck adjustment after swopping in heavier gauge strings set me thinking. I've read, and taken on board that the only good reason to adjust the truss rod is to achieve/maintain a straight neck. Not adjust the action by bowing a straight neck. Any views?

The full name of this instrument is the Martin Special 16 Style Rosewood Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar. I have been considering a Martin for sometime and the GAS bug bit me! I bought the guitar mentioned above. That's quite a mouthful, but the guitar in question is an excellent value at $1700. These are built especially for Guitar Center/Musician's Friend in Nazareth, PA. This is not a D-16E. This guitar has a full dreadnought-size body depth, NOT the 000 body depth found on the D-16E. While the confusion is understandable please keep in mind that, although this is the same series, this is A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GUITAR.

And this is a GREAT guitar! Under the hood it has exactly the same materials, workmanship, and sound as the HD28E (including forward-shifted, scalloped X bracing) without the herringbone trim, Grover open-gear tuners, volute, back strap, or the price tag. It even has a D28-style rosette instead of the herringbone rosette found on the other 16 Series guitars. This is a LOT of guitar for under $2k. I strongly urge anyone thinking about buying a Martin to have a look at THIS guitar before you buy. You may be very glad that you did!

This is all but 2 of them - the PCH lives at my girlfriend's house and the E20OM is at my office for now - it's for sale... All unique models with unique tones and I play each of them every day (mostly).  The only other brand I own is G&L - one Legacy and one ASAT (strat and tele). If Eastman starts making bolt on neck guitars the G&L's will be in trouble.  Yes, I know, I'm very blessed...

I just wanted to take a moment and mention how much I am enjoying this forum and it's because of the nice people who are members and moderators.  I've been a member of a good number of guitar forums, and most are at best not polite, and some downright mean.  The only other forum I've remained a long time member of is the Reverend Guitars Forum.  The members there remind me of those here.  I realize forums are probably becoming less frequented because of other social media, but it's hard to beat a place like this for information and shared enjoyment.

That's it, no other point than to compliment the people here!

PS - The nastiest forum was actually a surprise: the telecaster guitar forum.  The mods were kind of mean and it just filtered through to everyone.  Didn't expect that from a forum dedicated to a 'working mans guitar'.

Looking for information if you know of similar happening and why? (Picture attached)
Brand new guitar, less than one week since delivery.  Noticed the issues appearing yesterday. Can feel a very slight edge on the line next to the saddle. Guitar left in shipping box for 24 hours. Kept inside, air conditioned room, humidity 53% per hygrometer in case. 

Thanks everyone

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