Eastman semis

Hootsmon

Any love....good experiences?

i was looking at the ER2 Deluxe......it looks great

Teyeplayer

Yet to play or own a bad Eastman. They are fantastic guitars.

Brad

Had a T486 for a few years, great guitar. I’d like an archtop in my future. 

Rowby1

Bought a T486b just before lockdown. I think it’s probably the best guitar I own. Knocked my Heritage 535 off the top spot.

Jason

I have a T64/V, I can't fault it, much better than the ES330s I tried

chrisj1602

I have a T59v, it’s a seriously good guitar.

Hootsmon

on the nitro ones....is the finish as good as Gibbo nitro?

TADodger

I have a T184mx, it is a very nice ES390 size guitar. 

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chrisj1602

Hootsmon said:

on the nitro ones....is the finish as good as Gibbo nitro?

Mine is the violin varnish as you can see, but the nitro ones I played when shopping for it were really well finished. I personally preferred the feel of the varnish on the neck, and I liked the worn in look of the guitar.

Hootsmon

any notice some neck heavy models,particularly the ER 2's and 3s

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chrisj1602 said:

I have a T59v, it’s a seriously good guitar.

I've got the amber version - it's bloody brilliant

To answer a later question, I had an SB59 which has the nitro finish and that was flawless

DB1

Brad said:

Had a T486 for a few years, great guitar. I’d like an archtop in my future. 

I've had an AR403CE and an AR580CE. I couldn't fault them, and I'd happily have another one.

hessodreamy

I had a 486 for a bit. Very well made guitar which felt quality. In the end I didn’t dig the sd pickups and the fretboard was a tad wider than I’m used to (a tad wider than my lp studio, for example). 

mgaw

ER2 Deluxe.   owned one of these for about 6 months,  bit bland tbh

Rowby1

Hootsmon said:

on the nitro ones....is the finish as good as Gibbo nitro?

Compared to my ‘93 and ‘03 LP Standards I’d say better.

YourArsenal87

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chrisj1602 said:

I have a T59v, it’s a seriously good guitar.

I've got the amber version - it's bloody brilliant

To answer a later question, I had an SB59 which has the nitro finish and that was flawless

I’ve got the red one with the smaller headstock - fantastic guitar.

Bebopper

My friend has been playing of the violin finish Eastman semis for years. 

zedhex

Eastman Semis (particularly the T64v) give me a semi - nuff said?

shuikit

This is my T64/v. Tried a number of Eastmans in the shop and they were all great.  

LordOxygen

I have a T59v with the violin finish. Bought it new from Peach last summer. Its a decent guitar, in particular the neck and PUs (Seymour Duncan antiquity) are ace. If you can get past the daft looking headstocks they're a good buy, even more so if you can pick one up used as the depreciation curve is steep for the first owner. Which is meaningless if you intend to buy new a keep it long term of course.