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Quick Review: Eastman AR610 @ Gryphon
If anyone is looking for a good preowned acoustic archtop, this is a very good example (I have no stake here...just an honest review). I got to play it yesterday and found it had all the good qualities of my AR805. This one had a slightly rounder and warmer voice...an excellent sounding and playing guitar!
Eastman AR610 @ Gryphon
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There has been an AR605 available at a local (ish) dealers for some time. I perceive Eastman acoustic archtops as warmer than more traditional archtops - even those with traditional maple B&S. The Mahogany bodies should be even warmer. Plus the 610 would be a 17" body as apposed to the 805 - 16" body.
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I have carefully examined the 19 photos posted by Gryphon for this beautiful instrument...it looks like there is no room at all to lower the bridge on the future if needed...that is a warning sign...it signals an issue with the neck angle and a potential neck reset in the future, which will defeat the purpose of saving 2/300.00 dollars buying used instead of new.
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Hey...good eye! Looks like there's still a bit of room on the treble side, more on the bass side. I can tell you the action is quite low (as per the typical Gryphon setup), thus I suspect a neck set would be down the road a bit. A quick call to Gryphon service to ask them to comment on this with the guitar in-hand would be helpful methinks.
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually |