Tom C.'s post about Tommy's live sessions reminded me to share a similar post.  Neil Young has been posting weekly sessions (give or take) on his website:  https://neilyoungarchives.com

The third session is playing now, and since I watched it on Monday night, I'm expecting a new session soon.  Unfortunately, only the current sessions are showing (at least to me, as a non-subscriber), so if you want to watch this one, hurry!

Each session is about 30 minutes long and features Neil solo on acoustic or piano.  Each film is recorded and edited by his wife, Daryl Hannah, from their home in Telluride, CO.  In the first two sessions, he performed a few songs from an outside fire pit while the snow was coming down.  He wasn't playing his iconic Martin guitars for those songs, instead playing a black Ibanez that he reportedly purchased there via Craigslist (imagine getting that call!).  The early shows also featured an older Gibson inside, plus a makeshift harmonica holder, which was made out of an art easel, mic stand, and a horseshoe!  Classic Neil.

Also, for these sessions, he's playing a lot of deep cuts and songs well beyond the greatest hits.  As a fan, it's been a real treat to experience these solo versions.  Enjoy!

Every Friday night at 7:00 CST. Tonight was #2. You can search Tommy E and find last the recordings. It is basically him sitting in an empty apartment on a folding chair. It brought a smile to my face during these difficult times.

Hey everyone,

New member here, but I've been reading the threads on this forum for months.  Everyone on here really helped me pull the trigger on my new E6OM.  I originally posted this first section on AGF three days ago.  Near the bottom is an updated post from tonight.

First initial reaction:

My NGD is finally here! Eastman E6OM. It arrived yesterday, but I gave it the standard 24 hours to acclimate. Here are my first impressions:

Aesthetically: This guitar is beautiful. It's way more gorgeous in person than these pictures show. I know I didn't take the best pics, but wow. The back of this guitar is unreal. It has that flamed look or figured look on the mahogany back and sides. I really like the abalone Eastman on the headstock. At least I think it's abalone. Fretboard and bridge are dark ebony, but not jet black which I'm not crazy about. Dark chocolate color. Bridge even has little change in color in one area of the bridge, which I like. Fit and finish is nearly flawless.

There is one minor flaw unfortunately. If holding the guitar in playing position, about 3 inches southeast of the pick guard is a noticeable imperfection where the tortoise binding and white trim meet. Looks like the white trim was painted too fat for about 2 inches and runs into the tortoise. Not that noticeable though. Not a huge deal, and I'll never see it while playing.

Playability: It was almost perfectly in tune right out of the box. The action is great already. I may do a minor adjustment on the truss rod soon, but not going to mess with it tonight. It's super easy to play. I mean it really is. Some others on this board wanted me to shed light on the 2 5/32" bridge spacing in relation to fingerstyle. It really is no issue. I'm sure having 2 1/4" spacing would be perfect, but there is nothing difficult about it.

Sound: This guitar has great resonance for such a small bodied guitar. The projection is great too. I was really wondering if this OM had enough headroom when I wanted to play heavier, and it has no issues whatsoever. Then again, I'm not a heavy handed player either. It's perfect for my style which is fingerstyle, arpeggios, light strumming, slap techniques, etc. Tone is really good, but not great yet. It's brand new, so it'll only get better. It's already really solid in the tone department. No issues there.

I'm not crazy about the strings that came on this thing, but they'll do until they wear out.

Overall, I think I'm going to really love this guitar. I will try and post some videos or recordings soon.

For anyone thinking about a OM guitar, don't hesitate to buy this Eastman. I am thoroughly impressed, and I bought this sight unseen. This is my first Eastman, and I am an Eastman fanboy already. Now I see why they have such a strong reputation on this forum.

I actually bought a Gibson J45 Studio rosewood back in March, but returned it to Sweetwater because I was not impressed. Maybe I just don't like rosewood as much, because the Walnut J45 studio I played at GC months back was an amazing guitar. But, I'm getting off track here. I bring that up because this Eastman blows that Gibson J45 Studio (Rosewood version) outta the water. That guitar cost me about $1800 before I returned it, and this Eastman was about $850. This Eastman is better than some of the more expensive Taylors and Martin's I played too. And I probably played 50 of those combined.

Thanks to everyone on this board for helping me arrive at my decision. I'm truly happy with this guitar.

Cheers,


Updated post after Day 3 of owning:

I'm already in love with this thing. I am blown away by the projection of this OM. The tone is very clear, and the sound is EVEN. That's what I love most about this guitar. It's so well balanced.

The action on this thing is PERFECT. This guitar truly fits me like a glove in all aspects. Suits my playing style wonderfully, and this guitar is just so comfortable to hold. It's just easy to play.

For anyone considering an Eastman, I would say don't hesitate at all. I played a 2 year old used Martin 000-18 about 2 months ago at guitar center. It was incredible, but was $2000 used. This Eastman is every bit as good as that Martin. Especially if you consider that the Martin is 3 times more brand new. That may sound blasphemous, but I truly think this Eastman is 99.9% as good. Perhaps this is recency bias. It's possible I'm just thinking this because this E6OM has exceeded my expectations, and it's been 2 months since I played the Martin. Maybe I forgot truly how good the Martin was. But, I can say this E6OM just has that "wow" factor like I felt with the Martin.

Happy new guitar owner here. Now time to start recording once my interface gets shipped. I bought a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. Ready to get back into recording again.

Cheers,
Jordan

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Don't tell I'm the first to discover something??? 50 cents says 10 EGF folks knew this news??? However, it does "appear" I am the first to post anything about it.......(No?) I am always the last to find a descent stock, then it's already gone up thru the roof. Now this below, dis ist eenteristing!!!

https://bourgeoisguitars.net/our-news/an...bourgeois/

Hi guys. I've got an e20-om that I've had for about a year. It's finally starting to open up a little and I'm really enjoying the guitar. Only 1 problem; I'm primarily a fingerstyle player and the nut width and string spacing feel a little tight to me. I don't know why, as my other guitars have a 1 3/4" nut and feel a good bit more "spacious". With the Eastman, I find that trying to play any chord that is spaced over 4 or more frets and I get jumbled up, often the high or low E will slide off the edge of the fretboard. I love the neck carve, I just wish it had a tad more width.

So my question is is it possible to get a guitar from Eastman with a wider fretboard and nut? Can I order the same guitar I have with a wider nut? Do they even make a guitar with a wider nut and spacing?

Thanks! Hope everybody is safe and healthy during these crazy times!

Hey guys,
I wouldn't normally bother you with this but why not.
One the sales guys at Gryphon Strings gave me a pack of these 12-53 xt dadarrio strings to try.
Don't usually use this brand, they sound really good, two things, first these are hard on my fingertips even with the callouses, are these strings known for this? Or is it that I am washing my hands alot more. I don't notice it on the guitars that have Jpearse and GHS strings. Also, I am noticing quite a bit of noise when pushing down on the strings, not buzzing when the fingers are on the board just with initial contact.
I have had it checked at Keith Holland's Guitar and was checked twice this week and setup is fine.
So any thoughts would be helpful to me. I wish you all a Good Friday and an excellent Easter.
And of course good health and please be careful, there are still some nitwits not being considerate.

Duke

Hey there i, m new in this place, i own a T486 and i. m looking for a wiring diagram,,, is there anybody who can help me,, i, m planning to build in a overall volume knob like the gretch models. I think it's easyer this way to lower the sound that is made with 2 pickups instead of turning down one of them with the toggle switch in the center position

More sad news. John Prine has died from complications arising from Covid-19. I had tickets to see him in Manchester a couple of months ago, but the show was cancelled. I know he's been in poor health for a while, but still a shock. Here's John at his best - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLVWEYUqGew

I think I will refrain from any more such tributes - I have a feeling that before this C19 thing is resolved we will have lost more of our heroes, some of them maybe close to home.

I posted this photo here (and a few other places) recently, and it generated several good discussions, both publicly and privately, about the differences between the different guitars.  This might turn into a long post, or I might break it into several posts, as time permits (work is keeping me busy).

In the meantime, if anyone has a question about a specific guitar, please ask here, so we can get the discussion going.



Rack 1:
2016 E40D
2017 E20D
2017 E20OM-SB
2018 E10SS/v
2017 E40D

Rack 2:
2019 AC630-BD
2018 BR-240A (Blueridge)
2016 E10D
2017 E40OM
2016 E8D

Stand:
ACTG1

** Missing:
2018: E1OO-LTD (my daughter's Eastman)
2019: E6D (just arrived on Friday)

** I'll add photos of these two later in the thread.

I have a bad case of the Eastman acquisition syndrome. Needed a P-90 guitar and very happy with the SB56. The satin neck is a great playing smooth neck. Each one of these has a unique voice so my studio is in good shape. (obviously I have  other guitars and single coils as well).

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