Description
Pre-loved Eastman Jazzbox - get New York boutique appeal for the price of 1/8th of a Benedetto...
Eastman archies have earned a reputation as some of the best sounding and playing jazz guitars available at any price. Built using old world construction methods, each instrument is meticulously hand crafted out of the finest materials. The AR810CE features a hand carved, X-braced top made of well aged spruce, flamed solid maple back and sides, and a maple neck. Aesthetically, this instrument takes inspiration from the modern, "clean," cello inspired look of builders such as D'Aquisto and Benedetto. The wood cello style tailpiece, dotless ebony fingerboard, Gotoh tuners, and nitrocellulose finish give the instrument a sophisticated, timeless appearance.
This one has been well played, and you can see and feel that it has from the various bumps and scrapes, but IMO this is part of the charm. Action sitting low and slinky with flats and rounds, no pokey frets or surface pitting to speak of, intonates perfectly all the way up, electronics fully functional. As is fairly common with these, the fingerboard binding is just a hair wider than the neck, but one so inclined could knock it back with a scraper. We'll leave that to your discretion, doesn't affect playability one bit. Comes fully set up in its hard case, ready for rhythm changes.
SN #AU009 | Weighs only 2.70kg !