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Old 05-06-2019, 09:21 AM
mr. beaumont mr. beaumont is offline
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Sounds like a good setup and you'll have a great guitar.

They really are the only budget minded archtops out there that go after the "vintage" sound. The X braced Eastmans are much more "polite" sounding, and maybe that's why flat top players like them a bit more...going from a warm, lush Martin to a brash, in your face 30's style archtop is a JOLT. But the Eastmans just do NOT do the old sound in my opinion.

Keep in mind, that little unfinished bit under the neck extension is something you might find on a guitar that cost 5 times as much too--it's all about the process...the neck is attached before the guitar is finished. You don't see that on the Godin because the neck bolts on! (one of the many reasons the Godin is a great worry free instrument, really, but we're talking Loar right now)

As for strings, when I had a 600, I settled on 80/20's. They were almost unbearably bright the first few hours of play, but I found they mellowed out in a way phosphor bronze never did...but they still provided plenty of "chunk" for rhythm playing.
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