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Originally Posted by Little Jay
Your very own es 330, now that must be special... you handy man! I can only dream of making myself one...
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04-30-2021 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by JCjazz
DIY ES-330/Casino kit guitar
DIY ES-330/Casino kit guitar
For now I am satisfied, but I wouldn’t mind owning a Romeo or a T64..... does one ever have enough guitars?
Btw, I like your tone on the T64/v a lot in your youtube vids. Nice and ‘woody’!
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Originally Posted by Little Jay
And thank you, I'm glad you like the tone of my T64/v. Looks like this model shows up on the used market in Holland (you know which website it is ) every now and then. I was very lucky to grab one back in 2018. A lovely, lovely guitar with its own character!
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I'm wondering how do the Romeo's compare to their fully hollow carved maple thinlines of similar size, such as T185MX or T184MX.
Has anybody compared them?
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I picked up an as-new Romeo SC (with a Tele-ish single coil in the neck position) from a local music store this afternoon. I haven’t spent too much time on it, but some initial thoughts:
- I was expecting overly bright. Pleasantly and surprisingly, it is not. Very nicely balanced sound with the 11 gauge roundwounds it came with.
- Although obviously a different beast, it is similar in spirit to the Fender D’Aquisto Elite. It has a similar feel, I guess—the lightness, the airiness, the resonance, the delicate feeling neck.
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Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum, and I'm seriously considering an Eastman Romeo. Has anyone had any feedback problems with it at all? Can it cope with overdrive? I need it to be extremely versatile, as I play a variety of jazz styles. Also, if you have experience with Eastman Guitars in Switzerland, I'm interested. I am an Eastman Artist, but I feel like the brand has almost no presence here. What do you think? Cheers!
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Originally Posted by EASchmidt
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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I’ve had my Romeo for one and a half weeks now so still early days. I need to spend much more time with it. First impressions are that it is a magnificent musical instrument. The solid spruce top and almost-hollow construction make it very different from something like a 335. There’s a lovely bloom to the notes, complex chords sound open and transparant and it has character. This is not a sterile hollowbody. There’s mojo here. I can hit an E7#9 on the neck and lose myself in how the notes come through. Or an open G chord on the bridge with classic gain and wonder how it can sound so rich and 3D in the room. Last but not least: whenever I switch from any other guitar to the Romeo, it feels like an improvement somehow. Romeo weighs nothing, the small headstock (which I personally think is a great design) almost makes it feel like a headless guitar, the neck is like an old friend… I think I’d be privileged to have this as my only guitar. But it’s early days, let’s see.
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Originally Posted by Oscar67
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Originally Posted by Oscar67
I've since bought an Eastman Pisano 30th Anniversary AR480 and I love it, too. It will replace my AR371 (see the 3 Amigos pic at the top of this thread). But I'll not be parting with the Romeo any time soon. Glad you found your way to one!
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Originally Posted by nyc chaz
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Some niggles to report. The top screw of the truss rod cover is dangling in the cavity instead of gripping wood. When I switched to a different set of strings and had to intonate the guitar, most of the saddles were completely stuck. Some WD40 did the trick overnight, but still. Speaking of the bridge, which is by Gotoh: the diameter of the bridge posts is somewhat smaller than that of the holes in the bridge; it’s not a snug fit. It should be. Hadn’t noticed that yet.
On the plus side, when properly intonated this thing really plays and sounds in-tune all around the neck. And it’s very stable, the pegs don’t get much use. And it’s a plug-in-and-play guitar; I can plug it into any good amp with the EQ at noon, dial back the mids a bit, and it will be great.
The bridge pickup loves some gain. Guys ranging from Robben Ford to Warren Haynes would love this thing. There’s real bloom to the notes. The dual pickup setting clean is twang city, lots of snap and clarity. The bridge pickup with the tone rolled back a bit really brings it into Tele territory. Very musical voices and very inspiring.
Grant Green, What is This Thing
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