Hi everyone! I recently joined the forum and this is my first post. I just bought my first Eastman guitar, an E1OM. I wasn't really looking to buy a guitar right now. I had read a little about the new E1OM and thought that it seemed to be a lot of guitar for the money. After reading Treenewt's comments about his over at the AGF, I decided to go ahead and order one. It came last week and I'm pretty impressed with it.

These are nice guitars! What really impressed me was that it came out of the box with a near perfect setup. Maybe my dealer did a setup before they shipped it, but he didn't say anything about doing so. It has some nice woods for this price point and the neck feels really comfortable.

Post any deals here to share with the community.

Today as I was playing my Eastman (E10D-TC) guitar and spending time with my family (Grandma who turns 82 today, wife, and Dad) I was thinking about how blessed I really am.

I know the holiday season is hard for some, and a time of joy for others. I just wanted to take a moment today and give thanks for all the blessings I have.

Regardless of what you believe, I am reminded of Paul’s words of wisdom in his letter to the Thessalonians, “Give thanks in all circumstances...” (1 Thess 5:18a) Today we have so many reasons to give thanks, no matter how difficult life may seem. And in the grand scheme of things, guitars are just a small part of our blessings. I am thankful to have my family, friends, health, and faith. And if you live in America then you enjoy the blessing of your Freedom too.

Eastman guitars are just the cherry on top of many blessings. I am thankful for so much, but also the opportunity to own such amazing guitars.

How many folks here own a Carbon fiber acoustic guitar?  Thinking about humidity here in Arizona, along with the desire to take a guitar outdoors (camping, etc), I see the appeal of a Carbon instrument. 

When doing some searching last night, I came across Journey Carbon guitars - was not familiar with them, but interesting design with the removable neck (similar to voyage-air guitars):

I’ve been trying to learn Pete Huttlinger’s version of Hector the Hero, and this is as far as I’ve gotten. It does show a bit of my new E1OM’s tone and projection.

Watch to the end to see a little special appearance by my boy.

https://youtu.be/rCulZyljBow

Put a set of seth lovers in my T386, having a problem getting the set balanceed out.
Started with both at 3/32 per Eastman spec, neck has a lot more volume.
Seem I,ve been all over trying to ajust out, right now I have neck at 5/32 and bridge 5/64.
Looking for clear and tight response. 

I know this is all personal,  but seems like a big spread, any one else have this with Seth Lover in a T386? 

Thanks
RwP

I was watching tv coverage of the Californian fire storms. I hope none of you have suffered from the terrible devastation. Alan

I just picked up a very slightly used Eastman HE120CE from Guitar Center, Tukwila, WA. I would say it's comparable to Taylor's 110CE, but has a better low-end. I got it for $359.99 with a Taylor HSC. I traded in a Yamaha FGX800 which is a great guitar for the money, but the Eastman is a definite step up.It sounds very nice plugged or unplugged and will be my "take to jam sessions without worry" guitar from now on. You can see photos of one on Reverb.
Does anyone know the difference between the HE120CE and the AC120CE?

One of the greatest of all time has passed at 85.

Malaguena:

I've just been looking at a 2017 used E6om in mint condition which I quite like (God it would be cheaper for me to pay for a good therapist!). The main issue for me is the fact that it has been re-fretted by a luthier with stainless steel Jescars, and they are set slightly higher than the original frets. What are the implications of this for me? The seller says 'I just prefer slightly higher frets as it makes the acoustic play a bit more like my electrics. I find I needs less fretting pressure to cleanly fret chords with the higher frets. They're not huge by any means. The new frets are the same stainless steel frets that are fitted standard on my Suhr electric and very similar size to a Fender Strat's Dunlop 6105 frets. The standard Eastman frets were pretty small and low.' Travel distance effectively precludes my benefitting from a hands-on. Should I be wary of buying this guitar? What is the likely impact on sound/playability of these frets? I know next to nothing about fret materials/fittings.