Eastman continues to forge ahead with products in both its electric and acoustic ranges and, as always, the quality and value for money is simply outstanding. Both the E20 models we reviewed raised eyebrows around the
Guitarist offices for their general playability and, most importantly, their sound. It’s uncanny the way Eastman has made two fresh-off-the-workbench instruments that you would swear had been in action for the previous few decades – they don’t only look as though they’ve been around the block a few times, they feel it, too. So we were curious to know where the idea of producing the new lightly reliced series began. The secret, it seems, starts with the violin industry and the application of a special varnish…
