I just found this place when someone on the Facebook Eastman owners group mentioned. My first Eastman was  184MX, and I fell in love. It's such a fine guitar, I had to have more, so I picked up a mahogany/Adirondack OM that I use as a stage guitar with a Baggs M-80 in it, then a Pisano, then, just last week I got one of the new SB-59s. I don't know how many pictures I can post, so here goes...

Greetings, I'm a new forum member and a recent purchaser of a lefty E10SS in burst. It didn't come with a pickguard and after going back and forth on the subject I've decided to get one. Does anyone have a recommendation for a pickguard that would be a good aesthetic match for this guitar? Maybe a firestripe? I thought I'd have it applied professionally since I am not handy with this sort of thing and I'm taking it in to have a strap button installed along with a setup done anyway (although it seems to play just fine as is, frankly). 

I love this guitar, its sound is exactly what I wanted. Dry as bones, little sustain or prettiness. I love the sound it makes and the way the neck feels in my hand. The short scale suits me perfectly. After experimenting with different strings, putting Martin Retro Monel lights on it really sealed the deal. A light Tortex pick and voila, I've found my sound!

Anyway, pleased to make your acquaintance and thanks in advance for any lefty pickguard leads you might be able to provide.

While playing my 2 month old E10OM I notice that the open low E string lacks the punch of the open A string. It's not a huge difference but it is noticeable.  My first thought was well, that's why people get Dreds. I'm sure that is true but I also wonder if the open low E might improve a bit as the guitar ages. Any thoughts?  Thanks.

Those of us who have played a well built Eastman know that the build quality and tone is good, if not the best of any acoustic guitar for this price. But, in your opinion, how well is Eastman’s wood selection (and quality of the tone woods) used on their higher end, all solid wood models? 

I’ve played a couple Eastman’s that had some less than desirable woods aesthetically speaking, (blemishes on some Adi tops) but overall, the wood I’ve seen on their high end models seems to be very good for the price. 

How is Eastman getting quality Sitka, Adi, genuine mahogany, and EIR for such a low price? Are they buying their wood in China or from other places around the world?

I’ve noticed that some of the Mahogany they use is very pretty with maybe some very slight blemishes that wouldn’t be on a $3k+ guitar, yet are great tonally. These are just some observations. From a strictly wood standpoint what is your opinion?

Smooth nut slots & round saddle top prevent pingy sounds we all know....

Note:  the string 'tie-off' can be a major source of ramp chewing in much used guitars.

Couple weeks ago on one of my older guitars I found the source of pinging to be a rough bridge ramp from the ball end of the string to the saddle.... can happen on any guitar at any time.  My new E20OM-TC came with a tiny pingy on the unwound B/E, 2 minute fix.  Ping can be there on the wound strings but not so noticeable.
  
Strings don't like to touch anything sharp or rough... smooth stops pinging is a fact.  Use the toothpick to feel the ramp for any rough spots.  Gently use the small round hobby file (Harbor Freight in my case) to smooth the rough spots from the bridge plate through the ramp and out to the sadddle.  Feel again with the toothpick.  

Hi everyone I am a new member as of today! I’ve been hanging out over at the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum but now I am also here! 

Earlier this week I went into Sunrise Guitars in Fayetteville AR, hoping to buy a Martin style Mahagony dread. I had seen a used D18GE in there awhile back and was very interested. They didn’t have the GE because it sold awhile back. I looked at the new 2017 D-28, a D-18 standard and a bunch of custom Martins. They were all good but I wasn’t sure I wanted to spend 3K+

In another room they had a large selection of all solid wood Eastman guitars. I’ve owned an entry level eastman in the past and it was a good guitar so I decided to give them a play. WOW! I was blown away. The store manager told me that their Thermo-cured series (New for fall 2017) is an all solid wood guitar, nitro finish with a torrefied Adi top! They looked amazing and sounded just as good as any Martin Standard series I’ve played. The Rosewood E20D-TC would easily give my D-28 Standard a good run for it’s money. 

After spending a couple hours there I narrowed it down to the Rosewood and the Mahagony new thermo cured version. The Rosewood had a dark beautiful sound. It was one of the best looking dreads I’ve ever played. The back had one of the most beautiful pieces of EIR and If you couldn’t see the name you would guess it cost north of 3K. The Mahagony version was also beautiful and had some of the deepest bass and punchy highs I’ve played on any guitar. The Mahagony neck felt amazing and had an amazing ebony fretboard. It also had an Ebony head plate which is a cool edition on a guitar of this price. The neck was the largest of the two but was very comfortable. Needless to say I went ahead and bought the Mahagony E10D-TC! 


I ended up paying about half of the price of a new D-18 which is a steal if you ask me. 

I also had an L.R Baggs Anthem installed this week. It’s going to be my main gigging guitar. I don’t have any pics yet but I should get some later this week. 

If you get a chance to play these Thermo Cured Eastman’s I think you’ll be very impressed. The store owner said it was his favorite guitar in the store.  (Was because it’s mine now) 

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Neil gave a solo acoustic performance from his hometown of Omemee, Ontario.  He streamed it on Facebook, so you can watch it there.  He's my all-time favorite musician, and at 72yo, he's still sounding and playing well.  I was pleased that he broke out his D-45 for several songs and shared the story of his bullet hole HD-28. Musically, he played everything from guitar to piano to 6-string banjo to ukulele, and he had a couple of surprises --- like performing "There's A World" for the first time since 1971.  Here's the setlist.  Check it out!

I thought this was an interesting article... passing it along here:

https://www.npr.org/2017/11/30/567063448...difference

Well - I'm excited to share that I purchased an Eastman E6-OM.  Should be arriving on Monday, at which point I will get some pictures up, along with a review.  This is the first 'traditional' E series Eastman that I have owned, so very much looking forward to this one!

Just curious if any members of this forum have any experience or thoughts about Recording King guitars?

I was at Guitar Center this weekend and had my first opportunity to try one out (RO-10 model).  I have to say, it was a pretty interesting guitar for the price!  They aren't in the same league as Eastman from my impression, but certainly better than the Yamahas and other guitars that Guitar Center had on the wall.