Anyone else pretty interested in this new Touchstone model? Thermocured Adi top, Madagascar rosewood b/s. Under $4K for a new Bourgeois with those tonewoods/specs? Pretty dang tempting and an amazing deal if you ask me. And as an Eastman fanboy, it's cool that Eastman is involved in the build process.

TAS did a live stream with Dana about these in case anyone missed it! John and TAS are the best too.

https://www.youtube.com/live/iVCmIm1cXxU?feature=shared

Bought a used acoustic guitar (Not an Eastman) online from Guitar Center several years ago.
I really liked the guitar, but it had mold inside it.
Really smelled & thought it was the case.
Set the case outside with the lid open in the sunshine when the sun was out. Odor still there.
Looked inside the guitar & saw tiny white flecks of mold.
Read quite a few articles on how to kill the mold. Most said you can never get rid of it.

Yes, you can. Here's how I killed it.

Had an aquarium hood light with two led lights. Each about the size of a domino.
Placed the lights inside the guitar for around 12 hours per day.
The first 5 days odor still there. After the 6th day & apprx 70 hours the mold was dead, never returned & the odor was gone
.

Hope there is some experience of this issue on here, can’t find any on the WebTube!

I have an L R Baggs Lyric pickup in my E10SS. I installed it myself about three years ago now. The sound hole volume control started to resonate/vibrate about two months ago. At first I thought it might be cabling inside, although I was careful not to have hanging wires, so double checked those, the battery pouch and the under saddle mic itself - all secure.

The volume control was the last thing I suspected. Stuck firmly to the underside of the sound hole but that was what was vibrating on certain notes (E, A & D mostly). I removed it, cleaned it and the residual glue on the underside, applied the spare adhesive and for good measure relocated it from about 11 o/clock to 12 o/clock position. Fine… for a fortnight!!

Now the vibration is back! New adhesive patch, new position. Could it be the control itself? Presence is turned all the way down, could that loosen something inside?

Anyone else experienced this?

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Eastman SB59/v weighing in at 7lbs 12oz!
This guitar was purchased new and taken very good care of. Beautiful black antique varnish still has the new smell. The guitar is extremely light and very resonant. Neck has a bit of chunk to it and is very comfortable. Ebony board is dark and smooth.
Now the sound…The Lollar Custom Aged/Wound Imperial Humbucker sound absolutely incredible. Clean, they are clear and full…Dirty, they roar.
Includes the COA and original hardshell case.

$1599 + shipping (if applicable) via PayPal F&F or buyer pays PP fee on goods and services.

Will have packed and shipped fast!
Please message me with any questions. I’m happy to provide additional pictures

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Hey, 

New to the forum, but a friend 'who's in the know' sent these through pictures of what's supposed to be a new Eastman electric...I assume these must be coming out at the NAMM show tomorrow? 

Curious what you think!

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SIAP, but are we hearing any rumors of what this year's new model(s) may be?

Has anyone A/B'd both? I'm on the hunt for an OM and have narrowed down my options to the E1OM, E6OM and E10OM - probably the thermo cured versions.

I'm looking to complement my Martin D-15 and E6-SS.

Matt Keefer posted this on the FB group:

"The beauty of Eastman is that they're built to a standard that only a few others can equal, but sold at a price that musicians can actually afford.

They represent a quality proposition that can't really be ignored."

EXACTLY!!

Hello,
Thought Id share this...

I had a Martin demo against my current E20 OO more if anything to see where the apparent bar is as the E20 OO is pretty much a replica of this instrument..with a view to maybe keeping an eye on the used market or looking at a 28vs

An hour later..

Asethetics
Eastman - Very very similar, oddly the sound hole is slightly different being smaller on the Eastman , the bridge also is much beefier, the bridge on the Martin is very slight hardly pyramid at all...
The Martin had a nice mellow hue to it compared to my paler Adirondack Spruce top

The biggest difference being the neck...the Eastman has a much much rounder and substantial neck, the Martin although the nuts are similar has what I would call a very typical Modern shape and feel to it...to be honest this is the biggest downside to me...The Eastman neck profile has really grown on me and find it quite difficult to revert to such slender offerings now

My take on the sound differences
The Eastman is louder no doubt....
Th differences are no where near as wide as expected and very subtle....the Eastman is more forward in the mids and top end (Maybe the top and sound hole?) where the Martin is a bit more balanced across the spectrum but its no where near as far apart as expected

In some ways I actually prefer the Eastman its more bell like if that's your thing

Wrap-up
There's no getting away that at £4750 the Eastman is a third if not less of the price...
The fit and finish is actually very comparable. To play I much prefer the Eastman mainly due to the neck profile...Oddly the strings I use tend to be elixir nanoweb, the Martin's own brand looked brand new and a bit grabby..
Course I love the Martin name on the headstock being a bit of a brand snob in general but I'm every glad to have had had the opportunity to try these back to back in the same environment which can play trick on you as even rooms make more difference than guitars sometimes

I think that's a Martin Modern Deluxe off the list even used...I'd like to hear of anyone who's tried a vintage series 28VS and the neck on those

I'm sticking with the Eastman certainly for now ... Huss and Dalton, Collings still on the list of 'must have a look' but this type of guitar isn't I assume hugely popular so hardly huge amount try...In the interim the Eastmans is a keeper...

Hello everyone &

I have an E8D-TC with Alpine top and love the guitar, but would like to tweak the setup, may attempt lowering the bridge and am wondering if anyone here has made an attempt at doing so and if so, how did it turn out? 

Please let me know and thanks, 

John