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Does this Eastman have a pickup or is the sound coming from a microphone? It looks like it has a cable connected to it.

I'd go with Eastman for the 12" fretboard radius -- same as Gibson and friendlier to my hand than Martin's flatter 16" -- and invest the 2k savings elsewhere.

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The viedo does not give the exact sounds or overtones, for this is youtube. I personally tried these guitars and ended up with the Gibson 12-string. Why ? Any company can make a great and / or poor sounding guitar. I was checking out 12 strings and even played a martin HD28 12, and still the Gibson won out. I am definitely a martin man, but Gibson was a next level guitar in that store and, therefore, went home.

The Guild being older has had time for the wood to open up. For me the Guild or the Eastman.

Wow. First of all - thank you! You just saved me from wasting a SL of money! (Again..) I was locked in on buying the Gibson. The your video comes up. At first, I thought to myself hmm that Gibson is a decent 12 string ax. Then you took the Eastman and I was like damn! That one sounds way better than the Gibson… And then you started playing the Guild and I was straight out blown away!!! The Guild sounds like a fantasy. That’s all I want from a 12 string. Now I’m gonna go find me one of those. THANK YOU!!!

So which one did you keep please? Thanks.

Guild win from other.

Koa wins

Eastman Larrivee Martin in that order. Martin muffled, Larrivee a little to much high end punch ! IMHO

I think that the Guild and the Eastman both sound better than the Gibson. It's probably that they are both jumbo guitars compared to the dreadnaught. For me between the Guild and the Eastman I'd choose the Guild. I've been playing their guitars for almost 50 years and I haven't ever been dissapointed by them.

Can't beat a Guild 12 string!...

Guild. Rich and powerful.

“Fractured Mirror”! xoxo The Clarences

$2200 for a used guild the Eastman used maybe $1000 and the Gibson at least $2500. ..so I guess it may also matter your budget

Sorry the Larrivee is incredible

Are these all using the same strings? I love my Larrivee OM44R but the Martin blows the Larrivee away in this one.

I thought the Eastman was too bright and not enough bass resonance. The Larrivee had more bass and warmth. The Martin had all those overtones and trebles I’d take the Larrivee as well it’s cheaper than the Martin but seems more balanced.

I’m glad I got the Mahogany and Koa, and not the Rosewood.

I love Eastman guitars and own a E20D but I've owned a Guild F212 since 1970 so I'm a bit biased but, if I had to choose, I'd go with the Guild. The Eastman would be my second choice but it's so close. They all sound great. Very tough choice.

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Two factors are top of my thoughts for buying a 12-string. #1 = maple neck, because a mahog can snap and the structural creep over time may need truss adjustment regularly. #2 = top-nut should not be much less than 2", should be 2.125 for man hands, but 1.75 is ridiculous (and common) and only for women (even on a 6-string!). The industry goes to endless variations of looks, but they dread to add visible size to the neck at the top-nut. Sustain is going to be better with a maple neck. Why stick with mahog? Certainly many have tried maple (probably Simon & Patrick). The Eastman appears to have the biggest top-nut, and it has the deeper sound spectrum (lower resonant frequency for wah-wah generation).

I saw two online and bought one, due Monday. I already have one in Sunburst, so sweet I got another.

First strum on the Martin HD-28 is enough to say it is better than Eastman by far.

Currently looking looking at all 3 of these models. How do they all conpare in person? Do you have a favourite?

One of my favorite Gilmour solos. Super nice performance, well done!

Holy delay pedal. Great job man

Wonderful video. Like the tone on the Eastman, would have liked to hear one of the Martins in the competition, but getting four guitars isn't always so easy to do!

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The F-412 has a certain interval space between the octaves that sounds like no other. To my ear, it also has the best performing balance across the tonal spectrum.

I hope you kept the Eastman. The Guild sounds good to, being that it's Maple. Gott 'a say though, that Eastman is hard to beat. I'm curious to know which one you kept.

Gibson the best

Guild

Man they all sound goof

Cards on the table: I already own an Eastman AC330e (in ultra-rare sunburst) that I bought while I was living in China back in 2021. It had a few issues that needed resolving, but after a new nut and a thorough set-up it's a wonderful instrument that more than meets my 12-string needs (I'm a fingerstyle instrumentalist). Having said that, I have to say that I'm not sure just how much of a fair comparison we have here: here in the UK at least the Eastman is less than a third of the price of a new Gibson J45-12, and half the price of the Guild, even assuming you can find one new. There is a worry therefore that this is an exercise in comparing apples with oranges. On watching the video above, however, the Guild is the very obvious winner for me: it just has more DEPTH then the other two and a wonderful richness to the sound that makes you realise why for years Guild was the go-to brand if you wanted a top-quality 12-string acoustic. Second is the Eastman: it's toppier and a bit more strident than the Guild, lacking its fulsome mid-range, but still has a lovely, full bottom end that would sound fabulous through a decent PA system. That extra treble does wonders for clarity and note definition as well. As a fingerstylist, therefore, that would be still be the one I'd pick. By contrast, the Gibson does nothing for me, it just sounds...bland and entirely lacking in character. Given that it's by far the most expensive guitar here (as well as Gibson's notorious reputation for quality control issues), I'd have to ask what I'm paying beyond the name on the headstock, something that means absolutely zilch to me.

Eastman all the way.

Eastman sounded the best.

Well done, thanks !

I remember a bit of him. Couple of short conversations in the yard, and in those times he never told me he was a hero. But then, his generation never felt they had to. I think when you can make it back from doing what he did for us on the far side of the world, a quiet family life at home would be the sweetest blessing, and remember what you did it all for.

I'm sticking with my Gibson J185 12 string in flame maple with AAA sitka top. But, all of those guitars are totally gorgeous! I never met a guitar I didn't like!

This story make me cry..He is a live forever..

Martin, Larrivee close behind (very close), then Eastman

I have the Guild 1512 Rosewood. The maple is a little bright for me but I think I like the Eastman in here.

This was so unnecessary!

Eu gostei muito do filme mais essa cena corta a cabeça da pessoa não gostei e muito barbaro muito triste cenas muito fortes .

Eastman, hands down. Unparalleled quality and value. A working musician's tool for the stage or studio.

You may have just sold me another Eastman. I have their "beginner" level a-style Mandolin, and it's about 90% as good as my Collings, at less than a quarter of the price. This Eastman sounds 90% as good as the Guild, at less than a third of the price. Sign me up. It may even have a bit more volume / projection than the Guild!

as an avid Gibson J45 owner, I prefer it to be in 6 string only. If I ever want a 12 string acoustic, it'll be a Guild.

Definately the Guild for me.... I own one myself of course....

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