Guitar Player

Eastman

introduced original in-house designs, like the semia-coustic Romeo, to its lineup, which includes near-replicas of classic electric guitars. Now the company has gone back to basics with an appealing new entrant in the guise of the fabled LP Junior: the SB55DC/v, which we’re checking out as a exclusive, hot off its release at the 2020 Winter NAMM show. When done right, there’s little not to like about an iconic set-neck, double-cutaway, single-pickup slab of rock-and-roll fury fitted out in this classic guise. Eastman wisely sticks to

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