I'm not completely sold on the shape, but I love, love, love the way Eastman finishes their instruments. The furniture-style finish is so unique and eye catching!
Great choice. I got the red one with the P90s a couple of months ago, and I can't stop playing. Incredible sound and really well-made, feels like it was made for me!
If asked about relics I always said not my bag. Twice now you have made me eat my words. I love it. The people at Eastman are knocking it out of the park. Great playing as ever.
Man, I love your reviews. I just got back into playing after not playing for a few years. I have always been a “ it has to be a fender of Gibson” or it’s a crap guitar. Now I don’t think that at all. Your channel is for the average Joe guitar player and I mean that in a good way. No fancy speed shredding, huge pedal boards, etc, just honest in depth reviews. Great review, good guitar playing, keep them coming!
You’ve discovered Colin’s magic. He opens our eyes and ears to alternative brands, countries of manufacture, and $$$. I used to be a “has to be Gretsch/Fender/Gibson” guy. He even has me soldering and changing pickups these days.
Just got my son an ESP LTD Phoenix, from Korea. $1200 USD, and she is perfect. It blew my socks off how good a guitar this is. Machining has come leaps and bounds past the old, crank it out assembly line gits.
I'm diggin' the whole "two-sets-a-night-on-tour" vibe from this guitar. Distinctive, not pretty, like a favorite tool with some dings and rounded edges, but one that gets the job done. Eastman seems to have things figured out, and perhaps it's a good thing they're not for everyone because they're rare enough as it is. A good choice to kick off the year. Cheers!
I think you are spot on with the Marmite analogy. It certainly has a great tone. Also, I loved hearing some Cure-inspired riffing. Your taste in music is impeccable. Well done and and Happy New Year!
Played one not long ago here in Holland......its one of them you have to play ...i garentee most will fall in love.....superb playing..sounding...guitar...great feeling neck.....
I love your comment on how when a guitar catches your eye and you hone in on it... reading up... watching videos... finally find one to try.. Its a process of obsession for sure. I am with you my friend!
Happy new year man! As a viewer I can tell straight away how this is going to go.. Sometimes you get a guitar in & your whole vibe changes - you seem very pleased with yourself today, love it! 😂 Btw that jam sounds fantastic, beautifully played & those tones just lovely! Thanks man!
I have also been smitten with the Eastmans. I have the Romeo and a limited addition acoustic. Both are joys to play and listen to. The Romeo should be on a museum wall. The craftsman ship is stunning. I am always excitied to see you have posted a new video. Always well done Sir. My "Magpie" eye is on the white Juliet.
The papers underneath the covers are such an awesome, intimate detail! Been looking for a 25.5" dual humbucker guitar that isn't a tele for a while now. I played one of these recently and this is definitely that guitar. Love that the humbuckers lean towards beefy P90s and provide a ton of clarity but provide just enough bottom end and warmth. The Bigsby, to me, loosens up the string tension ever so slightly to a wonderful place that allows easy bends but holds up well to a heavy pick hand
Colin, try my method…get a piece of foam, that you can place under the post area that completely holds the string in place, while you bring the string up to the nut! Cheers!
41:20 Couldn’t agree more - these are ready to be played and as you mentioned they’re hard to put down. I live in China and these are a bit cheaper (I just picked up a used Romeo in A-1 shape for about $1100). There’s a cherry Juliet P-90 used for 900 calling me! My local musicians came up to after my last gig and they had to find out what I was playing - killer tone and fantastic playability. Enjoy✊🏼
Another brick in the villa! Great start to the new year, Colin. I haven't yet really warmed to your new guitar but I'm happy to see Eastman turning their hand to something original. She sounds great, you love the looks and it is well finished. What's not to like? Keep 'em coming!
Happy New Year, Colin... First show and first guitar of 2023.... and what a cracker!! I love that guitar, and I loved your playing. At times, you seemed almost "lost in the moment," which is probably an indication of how much you were enjoying playing it!! I was gassing after a T486 or T59V, but I might just forget that and buy this model. Jeez, life is difficult when you are a guitar addict.. I'm looking forward to many more Guitaristas reviews this year.. Thanks, mate.
Hey Colin, happy new year, those Eastman guitars are in another level, growing on us too, thanks to you, the only thing that got me kind of upset yesterday night, while watching the video, was the part when you said,"Tada"😆😁🤣, cheers.
Hi Colin! I love your version of "Lullaby". I'm a big fan of The Cure and that guitar certainly reminds my Robert Smith's current Schecter models. I'm pretty impressed with the guitar itself too, especially for the price. The Bare Knuckle pickups really do it justice. Thanks for another good deep dive on another cool guitar. I enjoyed it. Cheers man! ✌
Another cool guitar. I think the contrasting pickup rings and output jack plate help accent that cobbled together relic look. It's very cool to see such in-depth reviews of guitars we'll most likely never own, and possibly never even get the chance to try out. You give us aficionados the chance to try them out vicariously. Thanks.
Personally, I applaud Eastman Guitars for trying to become their own brand and own entity. It’s kind of like us players, trying to write music of our own. There are only 12 notes on a guitar, and it’s all been done before. Bravo Eastman. As long as you keep bringing the quality, we will keep bringing the dollars.
Thanks for the in-depth look at the Juliet. I'm seriously interested in getting one. I've got an Eastman T59/V-RD and it's a great guitar. The Juliet ticks all the boxes for something with a distinctive vibe of its own that also looks like it could have existed for decades in a parallel universe. 😎
Colin, Happy New Year from Austin Texas! I do like the look of the Juliet. I’ve been interested in the SB59 for a while, and now here’s another one for the list. By the way, Eastman also make some great mandolins…. I’ve had a model 315 for several years… when I bought it my instructor and I went through almost every mandolin in the shop, and to my ears my Eastman sounded a lot better than some other mandolins selling for several thousand dollars…. Build quality was great as well…
Mine arrived last Friday and I've spent the weekend playing it. I can totally understand why you rate it so highly - it's superb! Love at first twang for me! 😎I was aiming to get it for Christmas, but one popped up at an incredible discount price at Richards Guitars, and it was a classic "Buy it now, or kick yourself for ever after" moment. So, I guess Christmas came early for me. 😉🎅
Man, I love these vintagey kind of oddball guitars, looks sweet and you're right, it really fits you, the colors, the shape and everything. The finish almost looks a bit like old black leather, the whole thing and its colours remind me of an old, trusty, worn in saddle... Really cool! Also: Happy New Year!
Fantastic reviews and as an Eastman fan myself, Im gassing for this one and this video doesnt help! What a nice guitar the Juliet. Has something very unique and loves the headstock!
Bare knuckle pickups are british made bespoke pickup builder and they are quality all the way through their models they make the ray gun pickups that Steve stevens uses of billy idol fame and quite a few other guitarists they are not cheap we are talking £180-£400 within their entire range.
Happy New Year to you, Colin! What a wonderful surprise it is to see this video. The Eastman Juliet is exactly the guitar I was recommending to my wife just before Christmas. Instead, she wanted a white Epiphone Crestwood Custom, which she got, by the way. You were right about that guitar being great. What a fun guitar to play! We both love it. Anyway, getting back to the story, I considered getting the Juliet for myself. I almost pulled the trigger, but I hesitated because I didn't like the fact that it doesn't come with a hardshell case. I believe that every quality guitar ought to have a real case. The Crestwood didn't come with a case either, but I bought one because I thought it deserved one. But here is where I fell off the wagon and sinned. After commenting in one of your earlier videos that I wasn't a fan of ES-335 style guitars, I got weak and ended up buying a Gibson Murphy Lab '59 ES-355 Reissue in Watermelon Red. I told you before that I am a "cork sniffer" when it comes to guitars, but I shocked myself with this one. I justified my insanity by convincing myself that I needed an ES in order to complete my collection of Gibsons. I have several Les Pauls, and an SG Custom. So it goes without saying that a proper ES was required. I am just surprised that my wife let me get away with it. I am a lucky man, indeed, to have such an understanding wife! Incidentally, I think the Juliet looks fantastic! It is its shape that originally caught my eye. I still may get one for myself further down the road. Till next time!
I think your justification for getting the (very expensive) ES- 335 was perfectly valid! 🤣🤣 I use a similar logic in deciding which guitars to buy often! We are both very lucky to have understanding and encouraging partners so let this insanity never end!
@@theguitaristas You are right about being expensive. The list price for the Murphy Lab Light Aged ES-355 is $8499.00! Making it the most high priced guitar I have ever purchased. Probably, under normal circumstances I would not have been so indulgent. However, I got a smoking deal from a shop that I bought two guitars from in the past. They offered me a price so tempting that I simply couldn't refuse. I would have been an idiot to pass on such a rare opportunity. In all honesty though, this will probably be my last acquisition. I have run out of space for any more guitars. Not to mention all the cases. I am an old man now and I am immensely proud of the collection I have acquired. I have been fortunate to put it mildly. It's time now to say enough is enough and simply just enjoy the things I have. Take care, brother, and stay strong. I look forward to seeing you again next Friday.
Brilliant review Colin! After watching, I went out and purchased this Juliet at the local guitar store. I love the varnish finish, bigsby and Bare Knuckle pickups. It is a Swiss army type of guitar that can do a lot. The finish does make it feel like it’s a great vintage guitar. Cheers!
Colin, nice review. Yes, all of us have the guitar addiction. My ophthalmologist told me there is no cure for this condition so I continue watching your videos.
Howdy! Just wanted to let you know - I love your videos - but also, watching your Eastman videos helped me decide to buy a T64/v I think I got the model correct - think ES 330 - anyhow, it arrived today and it is beautiful- and plays and sounds wonderful. Without watching you, I may not have pulled the trigger - thank you!
Happy New Year Colin and crew. Well, it's starting out nicely enough, that's a fine specimen from Eastman👍😁so let's all just do our thing, enjoy your videos in 2023. Cheers, Mate
Cool guitar, gr8 sounding electrics. The design has a bit of the earlier Fano guitars thing going on, especially that headstock. Nice playing as usual, love me some Cure flavour. Cheers
Im not a fan of "brand new" beat up guitars especially one with a bigsby. The p 90 without the bigsby has my attention now though. These do have great specifications for the price. Great video to kick off the new year Colin. I just picked up a used Harmony Rebel. Its a 2020. Great guitar made in the US and very reasonably priced. I think you would like it! Cheers ... look foward to your videos every week Colin.
@@theguitaristas hey Colin, just a couple of questions. What do you use for cleaning/polishing vintage nitro and the Eastman varnish finishes? Also is naphtha safe to use on these finishes? Thanks for videos, very informative and inspiring!
Lovely guitar. I have to say Guitar Village is my favorite guitar shop, if you have never been it's an absolute treat. Unlike any other guitar shop with a fantastic range and great staff and no I do not have shares. LOL
Marmite is probably spot on, but also looks like "Heinz 57", all bits of guitars you recognise thrown into 1. Happy New Year. I forgot it was Friday, nice surprise to see another great video.🙂
Colin, excellent deep dive on a now-more-respected guitar brand. I got some nibbles and a drink and expanded my guitar knowledge. Thanks! Ebony fingerboard, 12 inch-radius! Sounds and looks beautifully playable yet, yet...scruffy.
We’re both in love with Juliet - glad there are more than one of her! I have that particular Juliet model (and the double cut LP Jr they make). Both are extremely well made guitars, sound great, and are fun to play. Thanks for another fantastic review. Cheers!
I've been googling Eastman guitars in my country(Australia) and I've found a fewSB55's and SB59's but no Juliet's. I'm still on holidays and my wife's gone back to work so I've got way too much time on my hands. This is not going to end well. Great review as always Colin. All the best for 2023.
no skipping about for me mate! stayin for the whole thing! i have a idea about a sweet switchtip...find a white one(strat style like the one on it) that fits the blade nicely...then take the tip outside in some pebbles like a driveway...then rub it in the gravels with light pressure from your foot... then clean it off as far as dirt and such...re install on the blade...then coat the scratched up tip in brown shoe polish...let sit a few hours...then rub off excess lightly... ive done this and it makes the plastic parts look old/worn...i think ittl be a lovely touch to miss juliet there! thats my 2 ounces lol! great review and playing as well mate!
I actually really like this! Definitely going to check out Eastman this year. I had the same acquisition problem after a Dean Z caught my eye after all the legal wrangling. Ended up with one from my birth year and it’s an absolute beast, best guitar I own now. Cheers Colin, looking forward to seeing the guitars you bring us in 2023
Happy new year with the new guitar!!! By the way, you started very well, you presented a wonderful guitar, with excellent characteristics and you were very happy when looking at the choice of the musical theme, you were very smart. Thank you very much!!!
I wasn’t sold on Eastman...Then I tried one! I was after a Gibson es335 and spotted the Eastman T486 hanging up, so I got the guy to get it down. I was stunned by the quality difference between the Gibson, which was pretty shoddy to be honest, and the high quality of the finished and sound of the Eastman. Since then I’ve tried their LP and LPJ... they were superb. I love the look of the Juliet and I’ll certainly be in the market for one.
Woohoo! Love my Juliettes, though I wish the P90 was available in this French Varnish, or perhaps an aging red one. This Bigsby model wasn't even available in Canada when I got my red P90 and days after receiving that one, the Ponoma humbucker version. Magpie at 200%. Goldo is actually Dusenberg's retail name for parts.
@@theguitaristas Gonna have to book passage to U.K. and invite myself over to your studio so as to jam brother 🤣👍 We could have an Eastman jam😁 Colin...have you found your Juliet...? And does she have a sister that will...? 😎👍❤😞 Love Brother
No shielding in pickup cavity for that price? :(. Just got a D'Angelico Bob Weir Bedford.. you should try one or any D'Angelico Bedford with the Seymour Duncan hum cancelling P90's..fantastic guitars and well under $1,000..more like $5-600 for some of them. Best Regards and Best Wishes for 2023!
Happy New Year, Colin! Thanks for another very interesting video. Its interesting which not so known guitars you are presenting. To be honest: This is the first guitar on your channel that really don´t catches me 🤔 Maybe because I´m the "classic design" guy!? Somehow its a guitar I would not take from the wall in a guitar shop. But that is the great thing today that there are so many different instruments we can choose from and if you like it take it, if not leave it. Anyway - looking forward to the other 51 videos this year 🤣 Greetings from Germany! 😎🎸
Well what a great start to 2023 with a wonderful hommage to the greats Gibson firebird neck into ‘Leo’ Fender body and the Gretsch hardware … wonderful looks and stunning tones… cool 50s tuners would swap them for vintage locking stepped !… alnico II pickups most under stated pickups …either way it’s a keeper ?
@@rodolpheponthus2948 yes I change the spring and also bought a Briggs Bigsby fix bar to let the string breaking will not be so harsh. I’ve actually done a lot of modifications to it but now it works amazing!
Happy New Year! What a great guitar. Love the looks. A true beauty. Also great sound and jam. I do love the Cure! Eastman really impresses on all levels. Offtopic I also started the year with a new old guitar. There is no better way to start :D. Cheers!
BTW - I use a 12 string capo to hold the string on the Biggsby roller bar to keep tension on it. the 12 string capo has more tension typically than a standard capo. anyway - works for me.
Happy new year Colin! I love Juliet in black varnish, but I wish it would come without Bigsby! To change strings is a pain in the ..... ! I think I will go for the T59v next! Cheers Nobby
Man I was just looking for something unique and came across the Blonde one without a Bigsby but this one looks way cooler! Was surprised how light it was, but re-stringing looks like a pain!! I might have to try this one out if I can find one. Thanks for the great video as always. Happy new year!
I'm not completely sold on the shape, but I love, love, love the way Eastman finishes their instruments. The furniture-style finish is so unique and eye catching!
Here here!
They started out making violins and mandolins.
Great choice. I got the red one with the P90s a couple of months ago, and I can't stop playing. Incredible sound and really well-made, feels like it was made for me!
If asked about relics I always said not my bag. Twice now you have made me eat my words. I love it. The people at Eastman are knocking it out of the park. Great playing as ever.
I was in the same boat. I was a never-relic. Then I got an Eastman relic archtop…now I am an Eastman-yes-relic
Cheers James 😁👍
Here here !
Man, I love your reviews. I just got back into playing after not playing for a few years. I have always been a “ it has to be a fender of Gibson” or it’s a crap guitar. Now I don’t think that at all. Your channel is for the average Joe guitar player and I mean that in a good way. No fancy speed shredding, huge pedal boards, etc, just honest in depth reviews. Great review, good guitar playing, keep them coming!
You’ve discovered Colin’s magic.
He opens our eyes and ears to alternative brands, countries of manufacture, and $$$.
I used to be a “has to be Gretsch/Fender/Gibson” guy.
He even has me soldering and changing pickups these days.
Just got my son an ESP LTD Phoenix, from Korea. $1200 USD, and she is perfect. It blew my socks off how good a guitar this is. Machining has come leaps and bounds past the old, crank it out assembly line gits.
I'm diggin' the whole "two-sets-a-night-on-tour" vibe from this guitar. Distinctive, not pretty, like a favorite tool with some dings and rounded edges, but one that gets the job done. Eastman seems to have things figured out, and perhaps it's a good thing they're not for everyone because they're rare enough as it is. A good choice to kick off the year. Cheers!
Cheers man! 😎👍
Just picked one up for £825 used :)
cant wait to get it. (the pomona blonde version in mint condition with the padded gig bag and certificate)
I think you are spot on with the Marmite analogy. It certainly has a great tone. Also, I loved hearing some Cure-inspired riffing. Your taste in music is impeccable. Well done and and Happy New Year!
Cheers Sqid!
Played one not long ago here in Holland......its one of them you have to play ...i garentee most will fall in love.....superb playing..sounding...guitar...great feeling neck.....
Cheers Jon... yep that's the truth! 😁👍
I love your comment on how when a guitar catches your eye and you hone in on it... reading up... watching videos... finally find one to try.. Its a process of obsession for sure. I am with you my friend!
Happy new year man! As a viewer I can tell straight away how this is going to go.. Sometimes you get a guitar in & your whole vibe changes - you seem very pleased with yourself today, love it! 😂
Btw that jam sounds fantastic, beautifully played & those tones just lovely! Thanks man!
Cheers mate thanks for the kind words... yes sometimes I just can't contain my excitement! 🤣👍
I have also been smitten with the Eastmans. I have the Romeo and a limited addition acoustic. Both are joys to play and listen to. The Romeo should be on a museum wall. The craftsman ship is stunning. I am always excitied to see you have posted a new video. Always well done Sir. My "Magpie" eye is on the white Juliet.
Happy New Year Colin I am going to start looking at Eastman I love the growl from this guitar.
Cheers Paul! 😎👍
Great to see you smiling already in 2023 with a new guitar. Gonna be a good year !
Love that see-through back plate.
Absolutely stellar review. I really enjoyed the ride. Thanks for sharing.
What a start to 2023 - Eastman's new creation. Great job Colin!
The papers underneath the covers are such an awesome, intimate detail! Been looking for a 25.5" dual humbucker guitar that isn't a tele for a while now. I played one of these recently and this is definitely that guitar. Love that the humbuckers lean towards beefy P90s and provide a ton of clarity but provide just enough bottom end and warmth. The Bigsby, to me, loosens up the string tension ever so slightly to a wonderful place that allows easy bends but holds up well to a heavy pick hand
Colin, try my method…get a piece of foam, that you can place under the post area that completely holds the string in place, while you bring the string up to the nut! Cheers!
41:20 Couldn’t agree more - these are ready to be played and as you mentioned they’re hard to put down. I live in China and these are a bit cheaper (I just picked up a used Romeo in A-1 shape for about $1100). There’s a cherry Juliet P-90 used for 900 calling me! My local musicians came up to after my last gig and they had to find out what I was playing - killer tone and fantastic playability. Enjoy✊🏼
Cool guitar, I like that they developed something different!
Great review, sir! And I immediately thought of Robert Smith's Schecter, as well.... Eastman makes excellent, soulful sounding guitars for sure.
Another brick in the villa! Great start to the new year, Colin. I haven't yet really warmed to your new guitar but I'm happy to see Eastman turning their hand to something original. She sounds great, you love the looks and it is well finished. What's not to like?
Keep 'em coming!
Now you have my attention again, Colin! Eastman is the.. man! 😅
Happy New Year, Happy New Gear!
Cheers man! 😁👍
I never would have paid much attention to a Juliet and I love Eastmans. Another great review
Happy New Year, Colin... First show and first guitar of 2023.... and what a cracker!! I love that guitar, and I loved your playing. At times, you seemed almost "lost in the moment," which is probably an indication of how much you were enjoying playing it!! I was gassing after a T486 or T59V, but I might just forget that and buy this model. Jeez, life is difficult when you are a guitar addict..
I'm looking forward to many more Guitaristas reviews this year.. Thanks, mate.
Cheers Bob! 😁👍
Manic Street Preachers James Bradfield played one at this years Glastonbury festival;
Hey Colin, happy new year, those Eastman guitars are in another level, growing on us too, thanks to you, the only thing that got me kind of upset yesterday night, while watching the video, was the part when you said,"Tada"😆😁🤣, cheers.
Had a bad week friends, glad to see this. I needed it !!
Cheers man, hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend 😎👍
Hi Colin! I love your version of "Lullaby". I'm a big fan of The Cure and that guitar certainly reminds my Robert Smith's current Schecter models. I'm pretty impressed with the guitar itself too, especially for the price. The Bare Knuckle pickups really do it justice. Thanks for another good deep dive on another cool guitar. I enjoyed it.
Cheers man! ✌
Cheers Rafael! 😎👍
Cheers Brother- Sitting between a Tele & LP is my exact wheelhouse...Great show as always & a wonderful start to the New Year. Thanks Man...
Another cool guitar. I think the contrasting pickup rings and output jack plate help accent that cobbled together relic look. It's very cool to see such in-depth reviews of guitars we'll most likely never own, and possibly never even get the chance to try out. You give us aficionados the chance to try them out vicariously. Thanks.
Happy New Year Colin!
And you man! 😎👍
Copies get automatically disqualified. Come up with your own idea, otherwise it’s stealing. Love your show.
I've been looking forward to your reviewing the Eastman Juliet! I haven't seen the vid yet, but I'm super-stokef!
Personally, I applaud Eastman Guitars for trying to become their own brand and own entity. It’s kind of like us players, trying to write music of our own. There are only 12 notes on a guitar, and it’s all been done before. Bravo Eastman. As long as you keep bringing the quality, we will keep bringing the dollars.
Thanks for the in-depth look at the Juliet. I'm seriously interested in getting one. I've got an Eastman T59/V-RD and it's a great guitar. The Juliet ticks all the boxes for something with a distinctive vibe of its own that also looks like it could have existed for decades in a parallel universe. 😎
Please…please keep making content. Easily my one of my favorite UA-cam channels. Thank you good Sir for making quality, interesting and fun content 🖖
Cheers Joshua, thanks for the support it's appreciated! 👍
Colin, Happy New Year from Austin Texas! I do like the look of the Juliet. I’ve been interested in the SB59 for a while, and now here’s another one for the list. By the way, Eastman also make some great mandolins…. I’ve had a model 315 for several years… when I bought it my instructor and I went through almost every mandolin in the shop, and to my ears my Eastman sounded a lot better than some other mandolins selling for several thousand dollars…. Build quality was great as well…
I hated these from the pics but when I saw it in person I loved it. Also love the cure cover. Love your take on songs.
Cheers Ryan!
Mine arrived last Friday and I've spent the weekend playing it. I can totally understand why you rate it so highly - it's superb! Love at first twang for me! 😎I was aiming to get it for Christmas, but one popped up at an incredible discount price at Richards Guitars, and it was a classic "Buy it now, or kick yourself for ever after" moment. So, I guess Christmas came early for me. 😉🎅
Love your reviews & love those Eastman Juliets too !
Great start to the New Year!
Thanks Colin.
Happy new year! Thanks for all your hard work!
Cheers that's appreciated! 😎👍
Well I bought an eastman ac122ce and it does not disappoint!!
I think that thing is cool as heck. I'm really enamored with Eastman
I think Eastman definitely have themselves a new fan. Very nice axe. Happy new year bro 👍
Cheers Karl, and you mate!
Love Cure in the intro loop. And first I saw a thumbnail for this video I was like "this looks like Robert Smith Schecter" 😊
Man, I love these vintagey kind of oddball guitars, looks sweet and you're right, it really fits you, the colors, the shape and everything.
The finish almost looks a bit like old black leather, the whole thing and its colours remind me of an old, trusty, worn in saddle... Really cool!
Also: Happy New Year!
Cheers man... yes I think very cool 😎👍
Fantastic reviews and as an Eastman fan myself, Im gassing for this one and this video doesnt help! What a nice guitar the Juliet. Has something very unique and loves the headstock!
And thanks for this awesome review !
Bare knuckle pickups are british made bespoke pickup builder and they are quality all the way through their models they make the ray gun pickups that Steve stevens uses of billy idol fame and quite a few other guitarists they are not cheap we are talking £180-£400 within
their entire range.
Happy New Year to you, Colin! What a wonderful surprise it is to see this video. The Eastman Juliet is exactly the guitar I was recommending to my wife just before Christmas. Instead, she wanted a white Epiphone Crestwood Custom, which she got, by the way. You were right about that guitar being great. What a fun guitar to play! We both love it. Anyway, getting back to the story, I considered getting the Juliet for myself. I almost pulled the trigger, but I hesitated because I didn't like the fact that it doesn't come with a hardshell case. I believe that every quality guitar ought to have a real case. The Crestwood didn't come with a case either, but I bought one because I thought it deserved one. But here is where I fell off the wagon and sinned. After commenting in one of your earlier videos that I wasn't a fan of ES-335 style guitars, I got weak and ended up buying a Gibson Murphy Lab '59 ES-355 Reissue in Watermelon Red. I told you before that I am a "cork sniffer" when it comes to guitars, but I shocked myself with this one. I justified my insanity by convincing myself that I needed an ES in order to complete my collection of Gibsons. I have several Les Pauls, and an SG Custom. So it goes without saying that a proper ES was required. I am just surprised that my wife let me get away with it. I am a lucky man, indeed, to have such an understanding wife!
Incidentally, I think the Juliet looks fantastic! It is its shape that originally caught my eye. I still may get one for myself further down the road.
Till next time!
I think your justification for getting the (very expensive) ES- 335 was perfectly valid! 🤣🤣 I use a similar logic in deciding which guitars to buy often! We are both very lucky to have understanding and encouraging partners so let this insanity never end!
@@theguitaristas You are right about being expensive. The list price for the Murphy Lab Light Aged ES-355 is $8499.00! Making it the most high priced guitar I have ever purchased. Probably, under normal circumstances I would not have been so indulgent. However, I got a smoking deal from a shop that I bought two guitars from in the past. They offered me a price so tempting that I simply couldn't refuse. I would have been an idiot to pass on such a rare opportunity. In all honesty though, this will probably be my last acquisition. I have run out of space for any more guitars. Not to mention all the cases. I am an old man now and I am immensely proud of the collection I have acquired. I have been fortunate to put it mildly. It's time now to say enough is enough and simply just enjoy the things I have.
Take care, brother, and stay strong. I look forward to seeing you again next Friday.
Brilliant review Colin! After watching, I went out and purchased this Juliet at the local guitar store. I love the varnish finish, bigsby and Bare Knuckle pickups. It is a Swiss army type of guitar that can do a lot. The finish does make it feel like it’s a great vintage guitar. Cheers!
Nice one Dave! 😁👍
Colin, nice review. Yes, all of us have the guitar addiction. My ophthalmologist told me there is no cure for this condition so I continue watching your videos.
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Howdy! Just wanted to let you know - I love your videos - but also, watching your Eastman videos helped me decide to buy a T64/v I think I got the model correct - think ES 330 - anyhow, it arrived today and it is beautiful- and plays and sounds wonderful. Without watching you, I may not have pulled the trigger - thank you!
Nice one Neal! 😁👍
I have my tea ….let’s rock n roll Colin. Happy new year!
Cheers Micky happy new year mate!
Happy New Year Colin and crew. Well, it's starting out nicely enough, that's a fine specimen from Eastman👍😁so let's all just do our thing, enjoy your videos in 2023. Cheers, Mate
Cheers Michael!
You know what happens when you buy an Eastman?...... You have a guitar for the rest of your life. Beautiful handmade/spec guitars.
Cool guitar, gr8 sounding electrics. The design has a bit of the earlier Fano guitars thing going on, especially that headstock. Nice playing as usual, love me some Cure flavour. Cheers
Great review! Also, using capo when restringing the Bigsby… GENIUS!
Im not a fan of "brand new" beat up guitars especially one with a bigsby. The p 90 without the bigsby has my attention now though. These do have great specifications for the price. Great video to kick off the new year Colin. I just picked up a used Harmony Rebel. Its a 2020. Great guitar made in the US and very reasonably priced. I think you would like it! Cheers ... look foward to your videos every week Colin.
Great choice with awsome tones. Happy new year
I really enjoyed that review. I think I’ll get one.
Happy new year 🎉
Cheers John!
@@theguitaristas hey Colin, just a couple of questions. What do you use for cleaning/polishing vintage nitro and the Eastman varnish finishes? Also is naphtha safe to use on these finishes? Thanks for videos, very informative and inspiring!
@@JohnSmith.907 mmm... i'm not known for cleaning guitars! Have you tried the Eastman website?
@@theguitaristas cheers Colin I’ll check their website 🍻
That is a lovely guitar, pleasing both aesthetically and sonically with the subtlety of your playing, Colin, the finishing touch.
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Lovely guitar. I have to say Guitar Village is my favorite guitar shop, if you have never been it's an absolute treat. Unlike any other guitar shop with a fantastic range and great staff and no I do not have shares. LOL
Marmite is probably spot on, but also looks like "Heinz 57", all bits of guitars you recognise thrown into 1. Happy New Year. I forgot it was Friday, nice surprise to see another great video.🙂
Happy new year! Sounds sweet.
Colin, excellent deep dive on a now-more-respected guitar brand. I got some nibbles and a drink and expanded my guitar knowledge. Thanks! Ebony fingerboard, 12 inch-radius! Sounds and looks beautifully playable yet, yet...scruffy.
Cheers Ken 😁👍
Really impressed with the Eastmans you have shown on your channel Colin and I'm definitely going to buy one.
Great way to start the new year. Looks and sounds like a keeper. Really appreciate and enjoy your reviews.
Cheers Chris!
Gorgeous. Love it. Great job, as always, too.
We’re both in love with Juliet - glad there are more than one of her! I have that particular Juliet model (and the double cut LP Jr they make). Both are extremely well made guitars, sound great, and are fun to play. Thanks for another fantastic review. Cheers!
Nice one! (or two should I say... 🤣) 👍
I've been googling Eastman guitars in my country(Australia) and I've found a fewSB55's and SB59's but no Juliet's. I'm still on holidays and my wife's gone back to work so I've got way too much time on my hands. This is not going to end well. Great review as always Colin. All the best for 2023.
😁 cheers man... maybe get the others first like I did and then Juliet when they eventually drop down under? 🤣
Have a wonderful new year ✨️ 😊
Cheers man and you! 😎👍
no skipping about for me mate! stayin for the whole thing!
i have a idea about a sweet switchtip...find a white one(strat style like the one on it) that fits the blade nicely...then take the tip outside in some pebbles like a driveway...then rub it in the gravels with light pressure from your foot...
then clean it off as far as dirt and such...re install on the blade...then coat the scratched up tip in brown shoe polish...let sit a few hours...then rub off excess lightly...
ive done this and it makes the plastic parts look old/worn...i think ittl be a lovely touch to miss juliet there! thats my 2 ounces lol!
great review and playing as well mate!
Cheers man! 😁👍
My favorite pickup sound on the channel yet! I guess I found the humbuckers I have been looking for!
I actually really like this! Definitely going to check out Eastman this year.
I had the same acquisition problem after a Dean Z caught my eye after all the legal wrangling. Ended up with one from my birth year and it’s an absolute beast, best guitar I own now.
Cheers Colin, looking forward to seeing the guitars you bring us in 2023
I like it. I dig the color scheme.
Great review,,thanks man. Makes me wanna get an Eastman
Happy new year with the new guitar!!! By the way, you started very well, you presented a wonderful guitar, with excellent characteristics and you were very happy when looking at the choice of the musical theme, you were very smart.
Thank you very much!!!
Thanks Carlos, that's appreciated! 😁👍
Nice sound nice looks, and from what I'm hearing, you've already found your guitar of the year 🤘😃
Certainly its in the lead at this point! 🤣👍
@@theguitaristas 😃😃
Happy New year Colin! Sounds very sweet and love the playing, bit of a marmite vibe but I like it.
I wasn’t sold on Eastman...Then I tried one! I was after a Gibson es335 and spotted the Eastman T486 hanging up, so I got the guy to get it down. I was stunned by the quality difference between the Gibson, which was pretty shoddy to be honest, and the high quality of the finished and sound of the Eastman. Since then I’ve tried their LP and LPJ... they were superb. I love the look of the Juliet and I’ll certainly be in the market for one.
I'm lovin these Eastman guitars.
Woohoo! Love my Juliettes, though I wish the P90 was available in this French Varnish, or perhaps an aging red one. This Bigsby model wasn't even available in Canada when I got my red P90 and days after receiving that one, the Ponoma humbucker version. Magpie at 200%.
Goldo is actually Dusenberg's retail name for parts.
Nice one Stephane!, great guitars eh??... I'm thinking a bigbsy retro fit on the P90 version would work a treat! 😁👍
@@theguitaristas I would try the Duesenberg trem on the P90 version first. Taking the easy path :D
This guitar sounds great in your hands Colin😉👍
That is a pleasure for all involved 😎👍
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Love Brother
Thanks mate.. but you know the pleasure is all mine! 😁👍
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Gonna have to book passage to U.K. and invite myself over to your studio so as to jam brother 🤣👍
We could have an Eastman jam😁
Colin...have you found your Juliet...?
And does she have a sister that will...?
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Love Brother
@@ditchgator1 one day! 😎👍
No shielding in pickup cavity for that price? :(. Just got a D'Angelico Bob Weir Bedford.. you should try one or any D'Angelico Bedford with the Seymour Duncan hum cancelling P90's..fantastic guitars and well under $1,000..more like $5-600 for some of them. Best Regards and Best Wishes for 2023!
Happy New Year, Colin!
Thanks for another very interesting video. Its interesting which not so known guitars you are presenting.
To be honest: This is the first guitar on your channel that really don´t catches me 🤔 Maybe because I´m the "classic design" guy!?
Somehow its a guitar I would not take from the wall in a guitar shop. But that is the great thing today that there are so many different instruments we can choose from
and if you like it take it, if not leave it.
Anyway - looking forward to the other 51 videos this year 🤣
Greetings from Germany! 😎🎸
Cheers man happy new year!
Well what a great start to 2023 with a wonderful hommage to the greats Gibson firebird neck into ‘Leo’ Fender body and the Gretsch hardware … wonderful looks and stunning tones… cool 50s tuners would swap them for vintage locking stepped !… alnico II pickups most under stated pickups …either way it’s a keeper ?
Happy New Year Colin
Cheers mate and you!
Just bought mine yesterday! Thanks for the review.
Nice one! Love mine 🖤
Only thing I’ll mod is to put a different Bigsby spring on it so the bar sits a bit higher. Tis all! It plays great and the neck is a beast!
@@PabloRomero1991 Yes agreed... neck is wonderful! 🙌 they got so many things right with this guitar.
@@PabloRomero1991 I've just tried one and have noticed the Bigsby bar is a bit low on the body
Have you changed the spring ?
@@rodolpheponthus2948 yes I change the spring and also bought a Briggs Bigsby fix bar to let the string breaking will not be so harsh. I’ve actually done a lot of modifications to it but now it works amazing!
Happy New Year! What a great guitar. Love the looks. A true beauty. Also great sound and jam. I do love the Cure! Eastman really impresses on all levels. Offtopic I also started the year with a new old guitar. There is no better way to start :D. Cheers!
Happy New Year Mana Haas! 😎👍
BTW - I use a 12 string capo to hold the string on the Biggsby roller bar to keep tension on it. the 12 string capo has more tension typically than a standard capo. anyway - works for me.
Nice one Colin, cool guitar and sounds lovely, great playing too....
Cheers Henry! 😁👍
Colin you might want to get a Vibramate String Spoiler if you’re keeping it? They make stringing a Bigsby really easy 👍
Happy new year Colin! I love Juliet in black varnish, but I wish it would come without Bigsby! To change strings is a pain in the ..... ! I think I will go for the T59v next! Cheers Nobby
Gawd I love the Cure. Beautiful playing!
Great vid Colin. All the best.
Cheers mate!
Man I was just looking for something unique and came across the Blonde one without a Bigsby but this one looks way cooler! Was surprised how light it was, but re-stringing looks like a pain!! I might have to try this one out if I can find one. Thanks for the great video as always. Happy new year!
Cheers Sean, i'm sure I made restringing it look harder than it actually is... 🤣