Eastman T59/v | A Few Months Of Ownership
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
- Hi folks, Time for my follow up video on the Eastman T59/v
So despite this arriving to me with issues unseen in other Eastman guitars I knew It would be worth sticking out. And the guitar fought me for a short time (cheeky thing!) but it is now been settling in lovely and giving me exactly what I hoped it would based on my experience and thoughts with Eastman before this one.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:52 The Sounds I Like From It
04:08 How has it been to live with?
09:10 Outro
#eastman #semihollow #t59v
Also, in the background of today was using the Marshall studio Jubilee. I have found myself very much so enjoying this amplifier, BUT the Katana hasn't been side lined by it at all. Im still using it maybe even a little more so.... make of that what you will haha!
One of the earlier goals this year is to upgrade my Mic preamps so when I use an amp over software you get a better sound. It's been annoying me for some time that my recordings are never quite accurate but if you've been here since the start - youll know ive always worked to make improvements and thats certainly the next one. Thanks for watching!
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Just ordered mine - can't wait! Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it.
Awesome! Hope it isnt too long of a wait!
Another fantastic video on an Eastman. Cheers mate.
Cheers! They'll be another Eastman video soon with the SB56 - breaks my heart it wont by MY SB56, for now hahaa.
Wheels! 🤟🏼 Great tune, sounds mint on that guitar! Nice work 😎
It has the foos tone hahaha. Cheers dude
Sounds great! Love the Peter Green touches . . . thanks for that.
thanks for watching, My latest Eastman vid youll see I have a real love for Peter Green haha
** although still VERY much a work in progress haha
Wonderful guitars ! In love ! A must have...
The gold top P90 is also a must have, send help 😅😅
Superb! Love the Fleetwood Mac stuff 👌
Thanks for watching 😁😁
Just picked up a T486b on Saturday and it’s off the scale excellent. Set up and playability are spot on and the build quality excellent. It’s heavy which I like and I just cant put the thing down. It’s also very nice to look at!
Nice one, im guessing the bigsby adds some weight. Mine is 8lb 2 ounces so quite light!
Anyway I could PM you about my T59?
Nice playing as always 👍 I have a T486 Goldburst which I like a lot, but did need a lot of setup as it had some uneven frets. My experience here in Australia is the Eastmans can need a setup; they don’t have a distribution centre in Australia so come to shops direct from the factory. I’ve had same experience with their flat top acoustics. A couple also had neck lifting issues. I did an in depth video on my experience with the T486 here
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Just got my t59 a few weeks ago. Excellent.
What colour you go for?
I've bought two, still have the T486, but the quality of both have been second to none. That's one beautiful guitar...glad it has worked out.
Still very much enjoying it. Looking forward to an SB56 joining it 😁😅
Thanks for the update, always interesting to see how things work out after the honeymoon period.
I have several Eastman guitars and none have had any issues. I've upgraded tuners to Gotoh lockers and one guitar has Gibson 490 pickups but that's just coz I can't help myself (and they sound superb btw). I'm going to have to sell a couple as I've got carried away, but only Eastman has ever done that to me. As far as I can tell, they haven't made a bad guitar or even average, all Eastmans are quality.
I put those locking tuners on my sb59 too. This "V" variant the tuners seems to be better then the normal pingwell ones. But yeh man its crazy how good they are.
Dont suppose you happen to have the SB56 (goldtop p90) eastman to sell? Haha. That one has been eating at my soul knowing how hard it seems to be to find 😅
@@Paul-D sorry Paul, apart from a jazz box AR503 and SB59/v, the others are all 335 variants. Totally understand the SB56 calling though, I'll give you a shout if I get hold of one. (I've got a mint T184mx classic with Lollars going on sale soon if you're interested)
My friend has been eyeing up one of those. He has the T64v so is keen on the Eastmans. Ill let him know if you send a link over once you decide to let it go 👍
I've had a T64/TV for just over a month. It was shipped to me (in Canada) from Peach Guitars. I've had the same experience as you describe in which the guitar has needed to "settle in" or get used to the environment and my playing style. It's the one and only guitar I've owned with a Bigsby, so I thought it might have had something to do with that. But now that it is staying in tune and is perfectly intonated I can't put it down! All of my other guitars and my entire pedal board are collecting dust. This guitar straight into an amp (Vox AC15 or Traynor YCV40) is sublime.
That being said, and at the risk of seeming a tad neurotic (apologies for the ensuing essay), there are a few reasons to nitpick the guitar - none of which are perhaps quite as serious as the issues you encountered with the nut and over-rounding of the fret ends on the treble side, but they do seem significant enough to mention for any prospective Eastman guitar buyers out there who might be expecting perfection from a not-so-inexpensive instrument they purchase online.
1. The multi-line purfling/binding was not installed evenly along the bass side of the neck. The three lines that run along the binding kind of look like a wave. It's bothersome that the binding is perfectly even everywhere else on the guitar; the only area it is imperfect is precisely the area within view while playing.
2. On the back of the guitar, there is a small area where the bottom of the binding meets the guitar body in one of the cutaways that either the finish was not applied or there was a blemish in either the maple laminate or binding that wasn't repaired. It's only half a centimetre wide, but because it looks like a sliver of unfinished maple it really stands out from the colour of the Classic finish.
3. Similar to gripes #1 and #2, the area of the guitar where the neck joins the body on the bass side - again, in view while playing - was not finished well. And since the neck joins the body at the 16th fret on the T64, the area is much more conspicuous that it would be on a T59. Frustratingly, the finish on the treble side along the neck/body joint is flawless.
4. The bridge pickup tone control is very stiff/scratchy within the 7-10 range of the pot, whereas the other three pots are as smooth as silk. This has no effect on the range of the pot or of tone tone of the guitar, it's just another cosmetic/QC issue.
5. And finally, the biggest shock to me is that the pieces of maple used for the three-piece neck were either not planed perfectly flat or they were not joined together correctly because there is a 5cm line down one of joints on the back of the neck with a gap about 1mm wide. The finish has of course filled this gap so it's not something that can be felt, but like the other points mentioned above it stands out visually.
I wanted to take the time to write this because I appreciate your channel and the Eastman reviews you have done. Like a lot of people, I'm sure, I have been led to believe that Eastman's quality and craftsmanship is second to none - perhaps only to Gibson's Murphy Lab. The comparisons with Gibson (which Eastman understandably can't seem to get away from) tend to put Eastman guitars on par with or even above the Gibson Custom Shop, models that are triple the cost of a comparable Eastman.
When I saw the T64/TV listed on Peach Guitars' website in the new Truetone Vintage Gloss finish without any of the "relic'ing," I felt an overwhelming urge to buy the guitar, and I did. Of the five "defects" listed above, only one of them is visible in the photos of the guitar Peach provided: #2, the very small, unfinished sliver on the back of the guitar body. In hindsight I wish I had taken the time to ask a few more questions and request a few more photos from different angles in natural lighting; I worried that someone else would buy the guitar because it has an absolutely stunning plain maple top and back so I made the impulsive decision to buy it with no questions asked. When 99/100 reviews and RUclips comments vouch for Eastman's impressive craftsmanship I didn't believe that I had anything to worry about.
So are the issues with my guitar an anomaly for the brand, or are the cosmetic flaws all within a reasonable tolerance for a hand-crafted instrument? I'd like to believe that it is the latter. Now I'm at exactly one month and one day with the T64/TV, and the more I play it the less I pay attention to the imperfections and the more I marvel at the tone. The tone is no doubt a sum of all of the parts of the guitar, from the fully hollow construction to the maple neck and body to the Lollar P90 pickups and all of the electronics and the Bigsby vibrato. I've never played a guitar that felt so alive. It's almost shocking. I think this is due to the guitar being perfectly intonated, and I mean perfectly. But the pickups... Wow. The output of every string across every fret is absolutely balanced and unbelievably clear; the dynamic range just with picking/strumming intensity is tremendous - and this doesn't yet account for the wealth of tones afforded by the volume and tone pots.
After about 20 years of playing I thought I had my "dream" tone with a Strat or SG running through tone-shaping pedals (compression, boost, various overdrives and fuzz), but now in comparison that all sounds like a heavy blanket is smothering the amp. It's funny how sound can have that effect on us, like you don't know what frequencies you're missing until you hear them, and once you do there's no going back. It's what keeps us forever searching for our own six-stringed holy grail. And I've found mine, imperfections be damned.
Firstly thanks for sharing your thoughts here. Secondly - the T64 is secretly my favourite of the bunch and I spent most of this afternoon playing my friends one haha!
As for the QC issues you’ve experienced. I think the main worry is there has been a significant change in the production time since the recent change with not doing to aged varnish finish - i did mention this topic only briefly on my most recent eastman video but didnt want to bash it too much and be “that guy”.
So the number of QC niggles experienced from you on the newer run models does add to my concern - but all that said it does seem the true character of the T64 has come through regardless and thats great to hear.
@@Paul-D I ended up double-dipping and shared my post on the Eastman Guitar Fans guitar forum. If you're on that forum, you could see photographs of everything I detailed above. The title of the post is "Eastman T64/TV - Finish Flaws?"
It does appear that there were some corners cut in the finishing of my guitar, areas that I would personally give a little more attention to if I were in the Eastman workshop. The Truetone gloss on my guitar does seem like a very thin finish, and unless you look closely and scrutinize every detail there isn't much to complain about. Still, I don't think this is what one would expect to see from a (1700 pound / 2800 CAD) guitar.
I can't compare it to the antique varnish as I haven't yet been able to see/feel a guitar with this finish in person. I never liked the look of Eastman's relic'ing and I wasn't too fond of the idea of the antique varnish being so thin that it would scratch/wear quickly, so the non-relic'ed Truetone gloss is something I was delighted to see Eastman offer. I only wish there was that little bit more attention to detail so that - as a first-time Eastman buyer - I didn't have this nagging feeling of buyer's remorse in the back of my mind.
Stunning tones , loved the outro jam , i,m torn between a 335 type or a Mustang type for my next guitar for some indie grunge flavours lol
Thats one of those dilemas where the answer is youll get both but which do you like more to get first haha
lol supersonic was the first riff i ever learned on guitar loved to hear it
I've picked up a T59v a few months back after wanting a 335 style guitar. I've taken it to a local luthier straight away for a set up. While he had it he sorted out a smal issue with a bad contact on the pickup switch. Other than that there were no issues. It plays fantastic and feels great. Antique varnish finish.
sweet nice one. They are all the 335 I will ever want :D
I was also tempted by some similar Tokai guitars but very happy with the Eastman. Considering the cost I think it is a lot of guitar. I remember looking at a Gibson 335 in a shop. It was a basic, plain cherry, matt finish one and it was £2.5k. I'm not knocking Gibson by any means but I couldn't justify that price personally now that I've got the Eastman.
Totally agree. I have to look at gibson now and pretend all that exists is the highest end customshop models and have that as the gibson standard. Everything else is copies. And eastman are the best of them.
Fun video and nice playing as always! There is a goldtop in stock in Budapest :) (called Stageshop)
I think theres 1 in stock in the UK currently. Been keeping an eye on the recent shipment and doesnt seem to be any on there. I dont think the model has been discontinued 🤔
Nice update 👍
Thanks 👍. I still really want the gold top though hahahaha.
the guitar sounds incredible. sounds like a telecaster on juice
It sounds better then i can record it thats for sure
There's a big difference between body feedback (midrange "woooo") and loose winding pickup feedback (high whistle or screech). NOT the same thing. Glad you're not having either. Beautiful guitar.
Definitely, also im stealing the phrase mid range wooo that describes it perfectly 😅
Eastman builds amazing guitars. I almost bought an acoustic from them, but I finally ended getting a Sigma 00015m with cutaway because I wanted an all mahogany guitar. I might consider buying a dreadnought or a spruce/rosewood back and sides auditorioum though. Their Es 175 replicas also sound like heaven. Thanks for sharing!
I tried Eastmans version for the J45 recently, (as someone whos never liked large acoustics to play) and it was amazing, would love to have one haha.
@@Paul-D oh yes I would love to have a J45 style guitar too 😆if I had to pick a dreadnought body shape, it would be hard for me to choose between the round or square shoulder really... I wish Eastman made a more affordable version of the J45 style guitar though.
I think they do, The E1SS is the affordable version on the J45 sizes. Then there's the one I tried E10SS and one above that too.
@@Paul-D Oh yes, I didn't see this one. Thanks Paul, Happy New Year :D
Hi paul. Love your videos. I'm thinking of getting a t59v, but heard they some have problems with their necks twisting. Have you had any problems with your eastman guitars? Thanks
Ive had no problems and i have a few friends who also own them with no issues, i have to say though i have heard of the odd problem myself, and Eastman do offer a good warranty if your the original owner so id say it was worth getting one new justtttt in case.
But overall the chances of that being an issue would be sooooo small i wouldnt worry.
However - ill be keeping an eye on whats going on at eastman, how many times have we seen before what was once great go downhill eh.
@@Paul-D 👍
I’m hoping to get one next week but slightly put off by the issues you’ve encountered.
I understand that - as i say though of all the eastmans i ever played. This one has been the only one with any issue at all. Yet i could find faults on the majority of other brands even at this price point haha.
Just ordered a T60 (1 of 200 only) due to arrive end of June/July in UK. Should be a great guitar too. Maybe you should review mine and compare to yours!
Nice! Itll feel like a long wait - but VERY cool to have a limited one like that. Ive always wanted to find one of the 40 black P90 ones they did
@@Paul-D now arrived! ruclips.net/user/postUgkxFMRUPRMrWSILtfzwjx2vzAnzh4cf7Fvs?si=toJIX4KUdGyB9S1P
What is that song at 1:53? I know it but can't put my finger on it and it's driving me crazy :) Great guitar and great playing!
Pretender - Foo Fighters :D
Did you have any issues adjusting to the wider nut/fretboard on this guitar? That's the one thing that worries me about Eastmans (I can't find any locally to try out), as I'm used to 1.68" nuts.
yeh on paper I think that worries alot of people your not alone there. I bounce between gibson and eastman all the time and I dont find it bothers me in the slightest way at all.
Just having witnessed the varnish finished model's online vs. in-person not sure if I'm a fan; this one looks more like a non varnish/gloss whereas the others I've seen look varnished like someone used a brush?
Nope cant say ive ever thought that about any of the V models. But, i guess each one is different and maybe youve seen some dodgy one 🤷♂️
Funny, I got a T64/v in April and that’s needed a few truss rod moves too. I guess it is a changeable season but I wonder if the 3-part maple necks are part of the reason. Has yours remained settled now?
Yeh its nice and stable now did take a little while though. I put it down to new guitar syndrome. They take a while to learn what they are i find daft as it sounds 🤣
@@Paul-D I'll sit mine down and try explaining it's not a tree anymore and can chill out with the whole trying to grow thing.
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Im very torn between a T64v and a SB56 for my next one. Overall i prefer the sound of the T64 but the SB56 would be the most different from the others. Sooooo i dunno
@@Paul-D I'm guessing you're less likely to have a full hollow body than a LP-alike so I'd go for the T64/v. They're not an 'only' guitar - the upper fret access is limited and there are other restrictions, but if you have a few things already then it's something unique and different that you might not have covered. The Lollar P90s are incredible and with the lightweight body you just feel like you've got something ready to roar and go a bit crazy, in a good way. Sort of feels like a fun throw around guitar but has some serious rock noise. I think the bridge pup on it is the best I've heard, and I had a Tele with custom shop vintage pups in it. I have a 335 and the T64/v is very different from it other than shape. I'm one of those people that's sceptical about anything beyond pups mattering much in terms of tone but the hollow body does something and the pickups are incredible.
what looper did you use at end ? and was it going through same amp ?
Ditto X2 is the looper I have, same amp - I admit looking back at this recording it wasn't the best though
How far behind is the t486 to this model in your opinion?
If this is a 10/10 the t486 is a 9/10. Having owned both i feel there very close. The t59v has a slightly fatter neck though which is a personal preference thing
@@Paul-D thankyou that's exactly what I needed to know. You do great work and you are a great musician.
Much appreciated thanks 🤘
Well I opted for a T486 gold burst here in Sydney Australia! Appreciated your detailed and honest reviews, thankyou. Please check out my channel, featuring Eastman acoustic guitars.
Id rather save money and purchase this quality brand , I couldnt give my money to a vile company like Gibson!
I guess Gibson just dont think £2,500 buys you the best they can do. Eastman dont agree haha.
It was a midge ure Song in the middle of the Video 🤔
That I played?
@@Paul-D yes 👍
Like your guitar playing beginning on 3.43 min 👍👍
ahhh thats a Peter Green track haha.
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