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Originally Posted by dthumb
One more thing...I noticed you DID NOT include Eastman...any reason?
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I'd suspect it's because they are made in China.
It looks like my '69 Gibson ES-150 is going to auction above my ebay reserve so I'll be looking at Eastman AR805-CE and 810's (16" or 17"). I'll try to get out to Buffalo Brothers next week. The girl I do a patriotic act with got one this last summer and I checked it out through my Bose PAS, settleing in on an Ibanez Artist preset. I was extremely impressed with it's setup, balance, playability, and especially acoustic and amplified tone. Back off on it's volume knob and it gets great acoustic properties through the amp. Full up on the volume and it's more of a jazzer.
I may not be the best source on archtops for over the years I've only had four; a '54 Gibson L-50, a '30's Epi, a '45 Gibson L-5, and currently a '41 L-50, but they certainly were nowhere near as nice as the Eastman AR805 I played. Well, maybe the L-5.