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    Has anyone had these two similar guitars ? Any major differences in build quality ? Both guitars are made in china and look similar.

    The Stanford seems well built, probably has cheaper HW and Korean pickups (probably Artec). I've had a chance to try the Stanford and it seems good value for money. The Stanford costs about half of the Eastman. For the money saved you can swap out the HW and pickups at any time.

    The Eastman is well built according to reviews, has better HW than the Stanford and Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickups. I haven't had a chance to try the Eastman.

    Is it worth the extra money for the more expensive Eastman ?

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    Never heard of Stanford.

    That Eastman is way pricey. I'd be looking at Edwards E-SA's, Seventy Seven exrubato/exrubato jazz. or the new Epiphone inspired by Gibson line if 2k is your max budget. Might even be able to find a nice used ES333 or possibly a crackhead musician who'll let his 335 go for 2k cash flat. Besides, the Eastman body contours look like crap.

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    Go for Standford. Great guitars!

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    The Stanford is a manufactured guitar....this model for example is possibly a Cort Source with another finish and some different details! Take a look at the videos...do you recognize the shape? The Eastman...it's an Eastman, made by Eastman...great guitar and high quality!




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    I bought a Stanford Thinline 35 Cherry (half the price of the Eastman). It plays well and looks great.

    Stanford Thinline 35 AV vs Eastman t59-2024_0901_15242600-jpg

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    Congratulations! I think you did good! It looks killer!

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    Used Eastmans are fairly priced, and readily available. Changing pickups in a thinline is a not real easy to do. And will cost to have them replaced along with the actual choice of pickups as well
    So would be wise to consider that when buying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Little Jay
    Congratulations! I think you did good! It looks killer!
    Yes, I'm very happy with this guitar so far. Killer guitar for the price...

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    Quote Originally Posted by jads57
    Used Eastmans are fairly priced, and readily available. Changing pickups in a thinline is a not real easy to do. And will cost to have them replaced along with the actual choice of pickups as well
    So would be wise to consider that when buying.
    I don't plan to change the pickups yet. I don't have a direct comparison with others, but they sound very good.

    I have calculated that if I went for the upgrades, replacing the bridge and tailpiece with Faber HW, branded pots, switch, jack and e.g. Bare Knuckle Stormy Monday pickups would work out cheaper than the Eastman T486. Whether the Eastmans are better made I can't judge, but the Stanford is a lot cheaper even if I upgrade.

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    I’m curious - the Stanford website says it has a mahogany neck, but Thomann says it’s maple, and the Thomann photos show maple. What is yours?

    Steven

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    Where are these Stanfords made? I like the type 175

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevo58
    I’m curious - the Stanford website says it has a mahogany neck, but Thomann says it’s maple, and the Thomann photos show maple. What is yours?

    Steven
    Unfortunately, the information on Stanford's website is incorrect. It correctly lists Thomann. My guitar has a maple neck (like all Eastman guitars) and the fingerboard is rosewood.

    I have also tried the Stanford Stanford CR Thinline 35 AV where the neck is maple and the fingerboard is ebony. This combination has more treble, the sound is not as warm and smooth as my Stanford CR Thinline 35 Cherry. The Cherry has a nice jazzy sound on the neck pickup that I was not able to achieve on the AV version even with the tone control pulled down. The AV may have a slightly airier sound, but it's not as beautifully warm and round as the Cherry, which has more lower mids. This video shows the sound as it really is


    The difference between the AV, Cherry and Vintage Blonde models are the fingerboard material and lacquer. The Antique Violin version of the guitar has an ebony fingerboard and matte nitro lacquer. The Cherry and Vintage Blonde versions have a rosewood fingerboard and a gloss PU lacquer finish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arnesto
    Where are these Stanfords made? I like the type 175
    All Stanford guitars come from the German company i-musicnetwork, which owns the Maybach Guitars, Stanford, Larson brands. Stanford guitars are made in China to the specifications of the manufacturer i-musicnetwork. I don't know if the final assembly and finishing is done in Germany ?

    I don't know where i-musicnetwork makes Stanford guitars, but the look of the Antique Violin finishes on Stanford guitars looks Eastman (with Antique Violin finishes).

    Stanford guitars are well built and play very well. I also own a Stanford CR Vanguard AV and a Stanford CR Thinline 30.

    On the Stanford CR Thinline 30 I have fitted a higher quality Faber bridge. I am going to replace the pickup switch. The pickup switches on the Stanford guitars are weaker. Otherwise, they're great guitars.

    If you only need a neck pickup, try the Stanford CR Vanguard AV in addition to the Stanford CR 175. The 175 has a maple top, the Vanguard has a spruce top. The spruce top brings some warmth in the sound.

    Krenar shows it nicely here


    You can find both the Stanford CR 175 and the Stanford CR Vanguard AV here

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    The first Stanfords from this series looked exactly like Eastmans.

    Stanford used to be a brand of the Czech company Furch back in the noughties, but I don’t think they have any association now.


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