Ah, you make that thing sing, man. On your advice, I bought that guitar, and haven't regretted it for a second. I love that thing. It plays and feels like a guitar that costs two or three times as much. Outstanding playing as always, Lucas.
I’m glad you don’t regret it Derek. I can tell it inspires you and it’s sounding better and better all the time. You certainly sounded wonderful on it yesterday evening man
The folks at Eastman who calculated the margins to make something of this value to be produced for sale - they are part of the wonder behind a beautiful instrument like this. If I had to do it all over again... (Loved the inro!!)
I have to agree 100% regarding the neck/fret work, on my E6SS-TC it's outstanding, the frets are highly polished, fret ends and sides of the beautiful Ebony fretboard are smooth as silk, always enjoy your playing too 👍
Happy to hear you like yours so much! It’s really incredible what these guys have done with fret work on their instruments in the past few years. Absolutely amazing, even on the more budget conscious offerings like this one. Thank you so much for watching.!
Always a joy to listen to you play Lucas. I was looking at this guitar pretty closely but was only able to play the slightly higher end model (E1OM). That guitar still haunts me so I may need to save up. I ended up with a Taylor Academy 12 for a little more than the PCH but boy does it sing.
Taylor academies are definitely great guitars. Would love to review one sometime on the show. If you already have the Taylor Academy, I would recommend saving up for that E1 or an E6. For what it is this guitar sounds great, but I must say solid back and sides, in particular a solid back adds a lot of base response to a guitar. For reference, you can check out my video from a couple of months ago comparing the Eastman E1 and E6 oms’. Same room, same microphone in a similar location to this video, just the slightly higher end models. I think you may have already watched that video, but if you are considering one of those mid level, Eastmans, it might be worth another watch. If you’re looking for something to complement your Taylor, you’ll probably enjoy the warmth that solid back and sides bring to the table with the mid-level Eastmans
i really appreciate that when you say you're going to go give us a little demo of what a guitar can do, you play the absolute SH*T out of it!! thank you!
Nice choice! That’s what I would’ve gone for as well. I love the Yamaha stuff too, but I think the Eastman has just a slight edge sound wise, and the necks are a little wider as well, which is great when starting out.. thanks so much for watching. By the way!
I haven't been in a guitar store for a long time. But, if I were recommending a guitar to a junior or high school kid, or starting adult, I think these seem like really good guitars. I used to say the Taylors, because they were usually set up really good. But, the eastmans have the nice rolled edges and good fret work, and are put together real nice. I got my youngest daughter an Eastman AC120 probably 15 years ago (solid cedar top, laminate sides and back) and it still plays perfect, tuners work great, frets nice, low action, doesn't need a neck reset. These seem about the same, and only went up a little (I got the AC120 for 300 bucks). I also have an E20SS/v that is a monster, and an E10 om tc that sounds so sweet. Both opened up real nice after a bit of hard playing. That is the one thing I don't like about laminate back - is that they don't open up quite as nice as solid back. I don't mind laminate sides at all though. But, your right that they are a little more sturdy for hard gigging, and humidity and temperature doesn't mess with them as much. I'm not an Eastman fan boy ... but you gota admit that you get a great guitar for an affordable price.
Wise words. I’m glad that you’ve had a great experience with your daughters guitar! I agree with you about solid backs. Makes a huge difference, indeed.
I love the Yamaha stuff especially when you get up a little higher in the FS range but I have to give the hat to Eastman here for the fact of sheer play ability alone. Eastman takes the win when it comes to fret work. Both guitar sound good.
Ah, you make that thing sing, man. On your advice, I bought that guitar, and haven't regretted it for a second. I love that thing. It plays and feels like a guitar that costs two or three times as much. Outstanding playing as always, Lucas.
I’m glad you don’t regret it Derek. I can tell it inspires you and it’s sounding better and better all the time. You certainly sounded wonderful on it yesterday evening man
The folks at Eastman who calculated the margins to make something of this value to be produced for sale - they are part of the wonder behind a beautiful instrument like this. If I had to do it all over again... (Loved the inro!!)
Well, you have a nice dreadnought, that means you’ve got justifiable room for a smaller bodied guitar like this 😉
I have to agree 100% regarding the neck/fret work, on my E6SS-TC it's outstanding, the frets are highly polished, fret ends and sides of the beautiful Ebony fretboard are smooth as silk, always enjoy your playing too 👍
Happy to hear you like yours so much! It’s really incredible what these guys have done with fret work on their instruments in the past few years. Absolutely amazing, even on the more budget conscious offerings like this one. Thank you so much for watching.!
Always a joy to listen to you play Lucas. I was looking at this guitar pretty closely but was only able to play the slightly higher end model (E1OM). That guitar still haunts me so I may need to save up. I ended up with a Taylor Academy 12 for a little more than the PCH but boy does it sing.
Taylor academies are definitely great guitars. Would love to review one sometime on the show. If you already have the Taylor Academy, I would recommend saving up for that E1 or an E6. For what it is this guitar sounds great, but I must say solid back and sides, in particular a solid back adds a lot of base response to a guitar. For reference, you can check out my video from a couple of months ago comparing the Eastman E1 and E6 oms’. Same room, same microphone in a similar location to this video, just the slightly higher end models. I think you may have already watched that video, but if you are considering one of those mid level, Eastmans, it might be worth another watch. If you’re looking for something to complement your Taylor, you’ll probably enjoy the warmth that solid back and sides bring to the table with the mid-level Eastmans
i really appreciate that when you say you're going to go give us a little demo of what a guitar can do, you play the absolute SH*T out of it!! thank you!
I do my best. :-) Your comment made my day! Thank you so much
I really love your playing!
Thanks so much. That means a lot! I appreciate all the kind comments, Thanks for watching
👍 99 with kind regards from Berlin 🎄🎁
Thank you so so much!! Cheers from Canada Happy holidays
Just ordered a PCH1-OM as my first guitar at 35. Was eyeing the Yamaha fg/fs830 model but took the jump for the Eastman.
Nice choice! That’s what I would’ve gone for as well. I love the Yamaha stuff too, but I think the Eastman has just a slight edge sound wise, and the necks are a little wider as well, which is great when starting out.. thanks so much for watching. By the way!
beautiful intro!
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks a bunch
I haven't been in a guitar store for a long time. But, if I were recommending a guitar to a junior or high school kid, or starting adult, I think these seem like really good guitars. I used to say the Taylors, because they were usually set up really good. But, the eastmans have the nice rolled edges and good fret work, and are put together real nice. I got my youngest daughter an Eastman AC120 probably 15 years ago (solid cedar top, laminate sides and back) and it still plays perfect, tuners work great, frets nice, low action, doesn't need a neck reset. These seem about the same, and only went up a little (I got the AC120 for 300 bucks). I also have an E20SS/v that is a monster, and an E10 om tc that sounds so sweet. Both opened up real nice after a bit of hard playing. That is the one thing I don't like about laminate back - is that they don't open up quite as nice as solid back. I don't mind laminate sides at all though. But, your right that they are a little more sturdy for hard gigging, and humidity and temperature doesn't mess with them as much. I'm not an Eastman fan boy ... but you gota admit that you get a great guitar for an affordable price.
Wise words. I’m glad that you’ve had a great experience with your daughters guitar! I agree with you about solid backs. Makes a huge difference, indeed.
Great 👍
Thanks!
Between this model and Yamaha FS800, which one is the better guitar?
I love the Yamaha stuff especially when you get up a little higher in the FS range but I have to give the hat to Eastman here for the fact of sheer play ability alone. Eastman takes the win when it comes to fret work. Both guitar sound good.