Not surprisingly, Summer NAMM 2020 has been cancelled, but there is optimism that Winter NAMM 2021 will go ahead. Hopefully we will see some result of the Eastman-Bourgeois collaboration then.

One of my absolute Favorit Artists! 

Last seen him Live in Zürich in November 2019. Fantastic concert - small venue, intimate Setting. Wonderful Show. 

He always puts in everything he has. 

Great hour of music & and nice stories between the songs! Enjoy it folks!

Starts after minute 4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShA2laONFb8 Video been deleted online

Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard performs as part of the 'Courage' live concert series from Other Voices in Ireland on Thursday, May 21

Got this Epiphone couple weeks ago.
Remake of their early 60s model.
The solid maple back & sides sound sweet on the dread body.
Fit & finish seem to be flawless.
Case was a separate purchase.

Any one know what would be drop on replacement turners for a. Eastman AC120?
I've had it about five years and bought used like the guitar, tuners not so much.

Thanks Rick

Hi there

As I like Jason Isbell‘s songwriting a lot, I thought I‘d share this intimate setting from last Saturday.

Something magic about an acoustic guitar & a fidle!

„An Acoustic Evening with Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires streaming live – with no audience – from Brooklyn Bowl Nashville on Friday, May 15 at 8PM ET.

This special evening will celebrate the forthcoming release of Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit’s new album Reunions, and give us that dose of live music we’ve all been craving.“

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2ygLmza...ture=share

Enjoy
Mitch

Hello Folks!

Mainer here.
Lifelong music lover. I’ve played trumpet when I was a child (long since forgotten anything I knew) then bass guitar off and on over the years.

While the kids were growing up and we would all be piled in the car listening to whatever CD was in or the radio I would make offhand comments on how “I played drums in that one” or “I gave Willie the idea for that while we were jamming” or “That would make a great ukulele tune” while listening to Zeppelin.

Four years ago my son, (now in his thirties, married with a son of his own) gifted me a ukulele for Father’s Day! I really haven’t put it down. I have contracted UAS (A form of GAS that I’m sure many of you have dealt with) and now own a concert, tenor and baritone. Love them all.

So, why am I on this site you may be asking.
The baritone has got me thinking about an acoustic guitar... okay more than thinking. I’ve been beating up the internet and started looking, holding and strumming. I’ve had a PCH series in my hand, a Martin DX series, Yamaha FG830, 800 and 850, some used Washburn comfort series... you get the idea. Yesterday I played a E2OM that has me thinking about springing for it. I’d did play the E2D and the E1’s. I really like the sound of the cedar and the body style is comfortable for me.

Baritone is tuned like the first four strings of a standard tuned guitar so some of the chord forms are the same-ish. My uke’s are solid wood, spruce top and mahogany or solid mahogany. I play for me. Most of the time on my couch.

My question is why Eastman?
Are there things you have run across that I should be aware of?
What made you buy this brand?
Any regrets?

Thanks for your feedback!

All the best,
Dan

Hi everyone, just ordered the e1ss Thursday but of course fedex tracking still says delivery date pending? So my guitar is sitting somewhere unknown to me for days.   I'm a little concerned.

All - I created a better search function for the forum using the power of Google indexing.  You can use the tool here:

https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=004192372077247600306:cz5hco7j84o

It works a bit better than the built in EGF forum search function.

Cheers,
Tim

I need to vent my spleen! I stumbled across an old vinyl Time Fades Away by Neil Young bought 1975, and which I kept (certain memories) when years ago I ditched my turntable and vinyls for CDs. Thought I would check Amazon to see if they had finally released it on CD and at first it seemed they had (GREAT!) but then I checked the contents and it's a completely different album! Same title but missing - Journey Through the Past, Yonder Stands The Sinner, LA, Love in Mind and The Bridge - and including a bunch of songs not on the original. It really p****d me off. What they did have was a vinyl version which looks like a repressing rather than new 'old' stock – but no good to me. The initial Amazon screen even has an image of the original album cover. OK - a subsequent page displays just the CD with a different cover, but the same erroneous content. So very frustrating and I suspect, deliberately misleading!

I'm really happy with the Jescar fret wire Eastman uses. I've noticed significantly less fret wear on my e20-om that gets daily play as opposed to all my other guitars that also do. Yet there is still none of that "ping" I hear with stainless steel frets. I wish other manufacturers would use it. It's really good stuff. Yet another perk for being an Eastman owner I suppose, even if it's not talked about much.