OUR THOUGHTS:
In this price range, Eastman is undoubtedly undefeated! Such well-crafted, reliable instruments that everyone can afford. The perfect workhorse acoustic.
From Eastman's site:
- Neck Material: Okoume
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- Neck Profile: Traditional Even "C"
- Nut: Bone 1 3/4"
- Fretwire: 20 Jescar-FW43080
- Scale Length: 25.4"
- Body Dimensions: 16" x 4 1/4"
- Bracings: X-Braced
- Body Top: Solid Thermo-Cure Sitka Spruce
- Body Back/Sides: Laminated Rosewood
- Bridge/Saddle: Rosewood/Bone, 2 5/32" Spacing
- Rosette: Abalone
- Truss Rod: Dual Acting
- Binding: Top and Back
- Binding Material: Black Plastic
- Logo: Maple Headstock
- Inlay: Pearl Dots
- Side Dot Color: White
- Bridge Pins: White Plastic w/black dots
- Body Top Finish: Truetone Gloss
- Neck/Headstock Finish: Truetone Satin
- Hardware Color: Nickel
- Pickguard: Black
- Tuners: Pingwell RM 1171-CVR 3+3
- Electronics: Eastman Pickup System
- Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
- Action Height: 12th fret 3/32" on the bass side and 2/32" on the treble side
- Case: Padded Eastman gigbag
- Truss Rod Wrench: 4mm