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10-31-2010, 05:45 PM
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| |  Eastman 904 CE ("oval" holed archtops)
Anybody play one of these? They look and sound wonderful. YouTube - Archtops: Eastman vs. Gibson |
11-01-2010, 07:52 AM
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Yes, I have played a noncut version. Very acousticy sounding. Not enough bottom end for me though. Like all Eastman's I have played, impressive quality for the $. |
11-01-2010, 08:37 AM
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I'm not a fan of the way they mount the pup. Also, and suprisingly so , not enough bottom. |
11-01-2010, 11:29 AM
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The bottom end critique makes sense--same issue with my Gibby oval HR--of course, it's a matter of preference. I love the fact that these sort of oval archtops are a tad more "bright" than non oval F holed ones. Thus, What others may see as "bottom", my initial inclination is "ahhh, muddiness". So, I always roll off the bass on the amp. different strokes, different folks. 
I was impressed with the acoustic clarity of this. I wonder if all oval holed archtops tend to be brighter sounding ?
The pickup is positioned the same way as my Howard Roberts, so it must be standard for these type of axes. |
11-01-2010, 11:36 AM
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Doesn't the pup on the HR sit above the hole? I'm not liking the pup in the hole. The Hagstrom Jimmy Oval hole has it the same way.
@NSJ, I know your an oval hole guy like me. Have you looked at the Koontz oval hole at the Guitars n Jazz site? He also had an oval hole Heratige. Nice eye candy |
11-01-2010, 11:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnW400  Doesn't the pup on the HR sit above the hole? I'm not liking the pup in the hole. The Hagstrom Jimmy Oval hole has it the same way.
@NSJ, I know your an oval hole guy like me. Have you looked at the Koontz oval hole at the Guitars n Jazz site? He also had an oval hole Heratige. Nice eye candy | Sam Koontz was a good friend of my guitar teacher. In fact, his favorite axe of all time is a Koontz oval hole (floating pickups), that took him a while to get Sam to sell it to him, so good of a guitar Sam knew he had made. (strangely enough, apparently Koontz started out as a shoe maker before he was a luthier). I've played that guitar very briefly, and it's incredible.
I don't know about that site, will check it out. Eye candy is always nice! |
11-01-2010, 12:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NSJ ...(strangely enough, apparently Koontz started out as a shoe maker before he was a luthier)... | Good evening, NSJ...
Makes sense, putting 'sole' into a guitar. No trouble with heel joints, either...
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