Love the finish on those.

Squier DESPERATELY needs to move their stuff back to China, it was WAY BETTER. I honestly don’t like the new classic vibes.

Would a different Eastman model have a smaller / thinner neck? My hands are small and I don't do well with a big neck.

Your dead right about this being the most important pedal (at least in my mind). The second example (slane castle intro) was the best though - because the other two are funnily enough songs where John actually doesn't (typically) use the DS-2 - but instead the big muff for the solos. But his use of the DS-2 dwarfs the muff for sure

I am an acoustic guy that stables 15 guitars. Electric guys have pedals....we buy more guitars. In the acoustic world, some of the music you were playing, demanded one guitar over the other. There wasn't a better one...each had their place and purpose. I own everything from a folk/parlor, to a twelve fret at the heel, slot head, Southern Jumbo Body (I like different and this guitar is a monster) Do you "Need" 15 acoustics...no...and neither do I. They follow me home and have turned into the retirement home for the cheap and unwanted. I have 6 that are my main players. The 24" scale on the slot head is generally the volume killer on the parlor, but that and the slot head should make the strings easier to do bends. The Mahogany top is also going to have a natural compression versus the spruce top. Top wood really matters.

Hi Paul they both great but what models are they Alvarez Eastman

Every guitarist needs a jumbo too!😊

Yes you did. But not because of size and anything like that. Not because of sound, tone … Just because there is never enough of guitars 😊

They compliment each other well. Of the two, the Eastman “J45” sounds like it finger picks better than the parlor strums. If picking only one, that would be my choice. Also, you seem to like Neil Young. Ohio wants to be played on a rosewood guitar. If you were to get a rosewood OM (000 body, long scale, light bracing), you would get a lot of dreadnaught bass/boom, but still have great articulation for finger style. And the Neil You g songs would all sound better. It would be your perfect third guitar. Source: I own a J-45, L00 and OM-21 :-)

Only case I can hear Eastman been obviously better is with a capo.

These tests are not reliable. The test should be done on the same guitar. And you would still have a 90% reliability. Just screw a screw of the pick up a millimeter less and the sound changes. Anyway, beyond the test, the Tex-Mex have more of everything.

You definately needed the Eastman imho. A parlor excells in fingerstyle... you can use a pick but it's like going shopping with you Ferrari...

Love these Eastman videos as they are such amazing single cuts. I tried a SB59. It was light, deep top carve and amazing fretwork. The neck profile was just the perfect amount of chunky. Electronics were whisper quiet. They really do put Gibson USA Standards to shame.

i have an older sigma DR 28 with the old lookalike martin logo , i am not much of a acoustic guitarplayer so i mostly have it in open G tuning and use it for slide .

Hi Paulie, just brought (today) an eastman E10-TC-SB (the other acoustic I have is an OM Eastman 3OMe). Whoop whoop. For me the tone in your video the Eastman is head and shoulders better. My query is that are OMs are better for picking (parlours also) and are dreadnoughts vetter for strumming? Is there a decent alrounder?

Interesting topic, I think sound comes second to comfort when you're just sat at home playing, I have three very different acoustics varying in price and sound and probably play them all the same amount of time,I don't really favour one over another. That Eastman sounds pretty epic though.

Definitely a different character to the sounds.

Hey man. I don't do acoustic guitars, but when I do... parlour every time. The smaller body suits me better and I like the kinda blues journeyman vibe ✌️

Great comparison of the two Pauly. I got my E10D about the same time you got the E6SS. It's also strung with 12s. I've been using a heavier pick (1mm) than I think you're using and have been strumming the E10 pretty hard for practice - primarily an electric player too. I love the overtones and warmth from the E10D and the volume with a heavier pick is much more noticeable, as one might expect.But I did use a 0.73mm pick last night and the guitar sounded quite different - more akin to the guitar on Bowie's Andy Warhol. I think using different gauge picks is a very useful strategy for getting different tones from an acoustic. Don't think I'll be moving on the string gauge just yet though. Wishing you the best 2025!

My girlfriend got me one of these, I’m excited for it to come in

I’ve got 8 Gibsons that I dearly love, but recently got an Eastman to see what the hype was about. I now have 5 (4 SB59’s and a T484) and hope to get number 6 soon, an SB55/v. They are absolutely great guitars. I will say, though, that the 2 new Gibson Studio models (the Studio and Studio Session) are amazingly good guitars as well (I got one of each and they were both spot on) so I think they are finally listening to their customers and getting their quality to where it should be. It’s a great time for guitarists for sure.

Fat 50s all the way I have heard them many times, where they really win is when you go high up the neck they still have the same thickness of sound they don't sound weak same across the fretboard

Nice playing! Great guitar!

Two good sets of pickups. But from the comparisons I prefer the Lollars. What I great pickup set.

it was a no talking video lol

Congratulations on another Eastman. Like you I own a few Eastmans and I love them. I am looking for an Eastman Dreadnought. Found a brilliant guitar shop - Maks Guitars in London - has a fantastic range of Eastman guitars and Mak is a really nice fella.

Love both , Eastman guitars are sleepers in my eyes i sold two Gibsons and bought two Eastman’s, an amp and Telecaster with the money enough said. Unbelievable guitars for the price

very well done! I wonder if people know this song and who played it? I think Danny Kirwan sang say it. Danny was such a great player that I can't tell you if it was he or Peter playing in various songs. Great choice man made my evening!

Hello very good vidéo what is the name of the song thanks

The different neck is more decisive

Pauly, if you had to choose between the T486 and the SB59, which would it be? I know they are both great (I have an Eastman acoustic/electric), but between these two electrics, which would you choose if you had to? Thanks!

No headstocks were harmed in the making of this video

To my ears, its closer to a Tele. Mustangs too.

The newer ones are better. Great video!