Eastman Owners Club

[pjmacd]

Here's my Eastman family...

From left to right:

1. Papa Bear (MDC 805 mandocello)
2. Mama Bear (AC 822CE-FF)
3. Baby Bear (AC 508CE)

Eastman family by Peter M, on Flickr

[UncleJoe]

Originally Posted by roylor4

Hey, UncleJoe - those Eastman Mandos are little cannons, aren't they?

My wife has an MD305 that was the best sounding mando in the room w/others up to about 1.5K. She loves it.

Indeed!

A lot of sound from such a little package.

[dirkronk]

No pics here, either, but you folks have been reading my praise for my E8OM for several years now...and it's going nowhere. A couple of years ago, I was lusting for a Martin OM-28V (and it still calls to me...what can I say? I've never owned a Martin and want one), but the E8OM covers the rosewood territory so well already that I'm thinking any Martin purchase is more likely to be an 00-18V.

Cheers,

Dirk

[Fret-O'File]

I'm a huge Eastman fan and have had many over the last 5 years.
These are the four I currently own:
E20-OO - E-8OM - E20-OM - AC-822

[Andy916]

I'm almost a member of this club, just yesterday I ordered an Eastman E6OM. Will be delivered later this week.

[Fret-O'File]

Originally Posted by Andy916

I'm almost a member of this club, just yesterday I ordered an Eastman E6OM. Will be delivered later this week.

Congrats, hope it's a keeper. Like all brands they aren't all amazing, some are better than others. But, out of the dozen or so I've owned only two maybe three weren't that good.

[mitcher16]

Here is my 2012 Eastman E20D. Nothing I can really say that hasn't been said before.
It is a beauty and is just a remarkable sounding instrument. I added a Baggs Lyric which suits the guitar perfectly.
I am a lefty so it was a custom order and it has Mother of Pearl inlays which makes it a little unique I suppose.
Being a lefty I don't get a lot of opportunities to play many different guitars in the stores but my local shop did have a few lefties in and I was excited to see a D-28. After 3 minutes I put it down, smiled and went home to drool over my E20D. My personal preference obviously but the sound of the D-28 didn't come close to the sweet sounds of my Eastman.

[Ed-in-Ohio]

Oh, and I also has an Eastman MD305 mandolin (equipped with the mando K&K) that sounded quite nice (very dry and woody). However, I had to move that mandolin on to a new owner due to the ridiculously small fretwire that Eastman uses on their mandolins. It's just didn't have the playability I wanted.

What is up with tiny frets! Why do producers still use tiny wire on any instruments?!

[guitargoat]

Love my Eastman E20 OM!! All this talk has me looking to purchase another Eastman. Let me know if you have any recomendations!!!

[pi3tro]

I ordered a month ago a lefty E8OM, i hope i'll enjoy it!

[Fireside_Guitar]

^^^BUMP^^^ it up. Any new Eastman owners out there in AGF land?

[westman]

from a different thread -

Originally Posted by westman

nop
1 guitar.
Eastman E6OM 25" scale 13-56 does me all the way down to 'C' tunings works for me.
Must be a geetaring thing - 'artists' on stage using multiple guitars often in standard tuning, so ya can understand people being influenced by this, and it seems to have become the norm for a lot of folks
Think about orchestral players with a number of different instruments each - now there's a fine mess.

[SalFromChatham]

Here is my E20ss, next to its Gibson J50 Brother. The burst is one of the best I have ever scene on any guitar, regardless of makers, and although it looks like a J45, it sounds more like a Martin D35 to me. Really nice guitar:

[5th Element]

About a month ago I got a pre-owned E10OM love it (no pics yet). It came out of left field as I was looking for something like a GA. I kept going back to the shop to play the E10OM, and finally took it home. I like it so much that my practice time has increased and I've barely touched my other guitars (mostly electrics). I'm trying to learn some finger picking on it, which I am new to.

This guitar lead me to AGF. Now I'm plotting an Eastman 00.

[jdto]

I have had my E10OM for a couple of weeks now. Love it.