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    Eastman

    Apr 06, 2021 4 minutes
    TESTED BY DAVID HUNTER

    Eastman String Company should need no introduction to the American guitar community. You might say it’s the company that finally and utterly defied the “budget-brand” preconceptions of Chinesemade guitars by consistently turning out a range of acoustic and electric instruments that compete well against quality guitars of just about any origin. The original Romeo, released about a year and a half ago, landed in ’s Gear of the Year selection for 2019, and Eastman has just added to the range with the Romeo LA, a companion model with hot-rodded looks, sounds and features. Eastman sent us a Romeo LA prototype — one of just two in existence —

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