ESTMAN DM2/v

Almost a century on from its inception, there’s still something about the infectious rhythms and swooping solos of gypsy jazz that captures the imagination. This is due in no small part to Belgium’s dapper guitar legend Django Reinhardt, whose fretboard pyrotechnics remain the gold standard.

In an appeal to the pencil-moustached jazz hero in all of us, Eastman Guitars has released this DM2/v model, a rosewood and spruce guitar that, thanks to its Antique Varnish finish, certainly looks the part.

The 1930s were a fascinating time in the guitar’s history. As players around the world continued to push the boundaries