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Just check out the neck angle before you buy.
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[QUOTE=upsidedown;3632880]The unbound corner of the back of the headstock is pretty fragile on any guitar. You could probably make that virtually unnoticeable with one of those wood touch up pens.
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[QUOTE=Bluemonk;3633090]Thanks for talking me down, Blue.
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[QUOTE=upsidedown;3633331]I've never been interested in one of their archtops or flat-tops for that matter.
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Ceci n'est pas une pipe bebe. Youtube France (Film Musique & Fantomas) --- Guitars: (2007) big Vietnamese archtop; (1997) Guild F65ce, (1988) Guild D60, (1972) Guild D25, two other Vietnamese flat-tops and one classical. |
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As the owner of a few rare (given to me because I could never afford them) Gibson archtops of the 50's, and some others that I never play anymore, I think Eastmans are the best thing to happen to archtops that a person with a normal sized wallet can afford.
My 603ce is great for gigs, a ball to play and as far as finish stuff goes , I could care less. The entire back of my neck is raw wood by this point and it feels better than the thin varnish did (or whatever used to be there). It's about 7 years old. Eastman is my favorite. I've probably played over 50 different ones (during my search to find one I really hit it off with) and liked each one. None had any neck angle problems. |
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What is string spacing at the bridge on an Eastman compared to a vintage Gibson?
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'37 Gibson L-50 2.106 '66 Gibson L-5 2.107" '50 Gibson L-4 2.107" '11 Eastman AR-905CE 2.126" 'hope that helps. Incidentally, I think the Eastman 8 & 9 series are a stunning value.
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A couple of years ago I bought an Eastman 905. It's a 16" acoustic, non-cutaway model. It's a beautifully made guitar that plays and sounds great. The price was also very affordable as archtops go (just north of 2k), so it seemed like a good first archie.
As I have no experience with other archtop guitars -- I had played several before buying mine, but just to try them out -- I can't offer any serious comparative analysis. That said, I was also considering seeking out a vintage model but in the end went with the Eastman because, 1, I felt that I didn't know enough about vintage archtops to made an informed decision, and 2, prices of the lower-end models I was looking at were generally 1 1/2 to 2 times what the Eastman was going for, and mine is one of their higher-end models. If I had to do it all over again, I would probably still go with the Eastman, unless a fabulous vintage model suddenly appeared at a price that couldn't be beat. As I said, it plays and sounds great, and fit and finish are truly very nice. If you're looking for a first archtop, you could certainly do worse. |