Imagine my surprise at finding an Eastman Forum - had no idea until now. I own an AR804 and an AR810. I would like to find an Eastman mandocello, and an El Rey - all in good time. I know it's all good.

I have been repairing and building string instruments for over 40 years. I was a Fender and a Gibson repair tech in a large music store in Wichita, KS for a long time. I supposedly retired to my home, and yet - I am buried under work, clients and my own projects.

I am also into old cars - especially Studebakers, and I love Bonneville salt racing. Hope I find a comfy niche here, if you'll have me!

Hey everyone, I’m wondering where I can get an Eastman compensated saddle replacement for my E10D-TC? I was lowering the saddle and went too far on the treble side. (I just couldn’t leave it well enough alone!) Now I have buzzing no matter which guitar I swap out the saddle on. (You win some and loose some I guess...)

Normally, I would just shim it, but this one is touching a piezo LR Baggs Anthem pickup so I need direct contact. Time for a new saddle.

Where can I get another 1.75in saddle that will fit the radius of my Eastman?

Thanks in advance.

Howdy, all! I purchased my first Eastman yesterday at the recommendation of friend. I've been familiar with Eastman guitars for a while and decided on the E1OM. I currently own a Martin 000-28 that I've had for years. However, I wanted a guitar with a pickup system so I could run it into the Mesa Boogie Rosette Two:Eight I just bought. I also wanted one that I could take places and not be so worried about it. I wanted to put my own electronics in it so I got a LR Baggs Anthem system with the Microphone/Undersaddle set up along with the Venue preamp. The friend that recommended this guitar is a luthier and he will be installing the pickups and setting it up proper for fingerstyle. I've looked around a little and there isn't a lot of chatter on this particular guitar. Thanks for having me. I'm looking forward to getting acquainted with the group.

Bassface 732's thread gave me a idea . My 484 is listed for trade , not any response. I don't want to sell and it really is a fine guitar . It sounds good and if o didn't have so many other guitars I would be more then happy . It sound similar to my 386 and even has a little similarity to my SB 59. That's the problem , I like my Guitar's to each have there own voice different than one another. This guitar is beautiful and plays great , but if I'm going to keep it I want it to sound different then it does now .
I should have purchased the 56 gold top with p90's but not into the patina thing and I have a Gibson or two with p90's . Please share any pickup ideas you might have ? Oh I will try some different magnets that I learned about on here . But if you can think of pickups to give this guitar a voice away from the PAF sound and different then say phat cats that would be great !

Amazon seems to post some crazy prices on guitars.  I've gotten a few for what seems like cost or half price, including the recent Blueridge BR-240A that Zissou Intern also owns.

Currently, there's a BR-260A on Amazon for about $1000, which is the Rosewood/Adi version.  Musician's Friend has it listed for $2150, so this seems like a steal.  MSRP price is $2450.  Maybe someone here will get it before the price doubles again.

https://www.amazon.com/Blueridge-BR-260A...ast_bbp_dp

I must ask... has anyone here played a Lowden or maybe even owned one? I played a variety at the Acoustic Vibes shop in Tempe... they really are incredible, especially for a fingerstyle player. The tone was really special. Would love to hear if anyone else here on EGF has had any experience with the brand?

Hi folks! Im a 65 year old (retired video editor) and life long guitarist. In the last year Ive expanded my musical scope from rock / blues electric guitar to now include Vintage Blues performance and recording (finger style bottleneck guitar and acoustic finger style guitar). Its been a great year of leaning new styles to enjoy the guitar with.

https://tigerboytom.bandcamp.com/

This next year Ive decided to add a hint of Jazz to my skills. Which will probably end up being (hopefully) a nice fusion of rock and jazz. Im not really a big jazz fan, but I want to add some spice to my improvising and comping abilities.

My limited experience with jazz was a year at Berklee College  of Music, where I quickly discovered that the fun of just expressing myself  with blues licks was replaced with classes that felt more like math and science class. It just didnt work for me. Im very glad it didn't since it launched me into pursing what ended up being a 35 year career as a video editor at high end facilities.

https://www.facebook.com/tom.daigon

But now that Im retired Im making music every day. And loving it.  And in a few days I will have some inspiration to pursue this new style.   

Today's Tim's birthday.  Since this forum wouldn't exist w/o him, let's take a minute and wish him a happy birthday.  May it be filled with family, friends, and music.  Oh, and cake too!  

Hi all!

Before my question, a little background: I am primarily a rock player, and recently started getting into playing jazz. Earlier in the year, I set out to buy a guitar that could serve as my jazz guitar, but still make a suitable backup to my main rock guitar- something like an ES335. I wound up getting an Eastman T386, and I love it!! In my opinion it feels noticeably better than the 335, and the neck pickup has a great smooth tone that sounds great for playing jazz, all at a fraction of the cost of the Gibson.

Having played the heck out of this guitar for several months now, here is my only concern: While the neck pickup gives me the exact tone I’m looking for for Jazz, the other pickup settings are pretty unsatisfying for me. In my opinion the bridge pickup sounds too dark, and doesn’t sound different enough from the neck pickup- the middle position is almost indistinguishable from the neck.

If it’s possible, I’d really like to get a brighter rock tone at the bridge (and hopefully a little blusier, funkier tone in the middle position). I feel like the 335 has the versatility that I’m looking for, and since the construction is fairly similar in these two guitars, it might be possible to achieve something like this on my T386 if I change one or both of the pickups?

What do you all think? Is it possible to keep the tone of the neck pickup that I love so much and get a little more versatility for rock playing in the other positions? If so, should I keep the neck pickup and just replace the bridge pickup, or am I better off replacing both? I’d love to hear all your thoughts!

Thanks everyone!

bassface732

Just purchased (both used) an HE-222CE and an E20-OO-SS, both from Reverb.
Both arriving sometime next week.
I haven't owned an acoustic guitar in 20-ish years.
My last acoustic was an Ovation Legend.
So, the interest hit me and I ran the racks at my local Eastman dealer and took notes.
They blew away nearly everything else there.
I had never played an Eastman before then, but the awareness of quality was immediate.
Count me as both Total believer and fan-boy.
I also picked up a La Patrie Presentation nylon, also from Reverb.
I have however, have been building my own electrics for about ~25 years.
So Hiya!