SUB £300 Electro & Acoustic Options. Pros & Cons of Body Sizes. Eastman PCH1 OM, GACE and D.

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  • Опубликовано: 28 янв 2025

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  • @elderberry-hamster
    @elderberry-hamster 4 года назад +7

    This was an excellent comparison demonstration. I heard of Eastman from another channel when they were describing top quality guitar brands. Richard's stamp of approval sold me on finally getting an acoustic guitar. Thank you for sharing your passion, knowledge and experience, which you do with all your videos!

  • @MrSkunk1964
    @MrSkunk1964 5 лет назад +6

    bless your heart for taking the time to explain the complexities of different body shapes. picked the guitar back up after 13 years break . i know the sound i want rich warm tone . and thank heavens for the internet . lots of help out there. it was sheet music and perseverance lol. And thankfully your an honest guitar seller to boot. big thanks matey .

  • @michaelp8856
    @michaelp8856 2 года назад +1

    hopefully people looking for their first guitar will stumble upon this sight. you give years of advice in

  • @TheJalesi2001
    @TheJalesi2001 6 лет назад +6

    I have this exact guitar from Richard, (the OM) and it's a stunning instrument for the money! For £265 you get an amazing guitar, quality set up and excellent advice from Richard, it's worth every penny honestly!

  • @JosephStruchko
    @JosephStruchko 9 месяцев назад

    Very informative video.I learned a few things I was unaware of.Thank you.

  • @guysurtees9299
    @guysurtees9299 2 года назад

    That was a really useful and informative video, thanks Richard.

  • @briancoyne6700
    @briancoyne6700 2 года назад

    I just stumbled across a PCH1 OM at a used guitar shop. It blew me away. It was so inspiring. They sold it to me for $199. Best deal of my life. It's perfectly set up. The edges are smooth--possibly rolled. Sounds and plays like Heaven. So comfortable to play on the couch or in a chair. Light. Can't say enough about this guitar!

  • @tonybrooks476
    @tonybrooks476 6 лет назад +1

    Another cracking video Richard. Really clear explanation of the different guitars and your value based ethos and approach to quality. Brilliant.

  • @saeedstar
    @saeedstar 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the very nice informative demo.❤

  • @davidhatfield9075
    @davidhatfield9075 6 лет назад +2

    I got to admit, I'm struggling with my dreadnought for exactly the reasons Richard has pointed out. So tempted by these Eastman guitars, in fact everything in your shop is fab mate. I can comment on the set up side of Richards business tho. He turned my cheap Yamaha dreadnought into a fine & easily playable instrument. Worth it believe me. Thanks & I think it's time my shoulder had an easy life with one of those.

  • @FRST2012
    @FRST2012 6 лет назад +2

    Richard, the PCH1 OM that I purchased from you 10 months ago is a fantastic guitar for the money. The finish was superb and it plays very well due to the excellent setup. The best guitar at this price point that I have owned.

  • @dennisfinch5981
    @dennisfinch5981 Год назад

    Love the demonstration that compared these 3 types of acoustic guitars, I have been looking at buying a new guitar you have sold me on the Gace, Thank you.

  • @fucknose9
    @fucknose9 6 лет назад +1

    really enjoyed the vid and learned a lot, only been playing guitar around 9 months, so interesting to see and hear the difference thank you

  • @michael4382
    @michael4382 5 лет назад +3

    Much preferred the gloss dreadnought to the satin finish. Sounded very good.

  • @nelsonalabanza3349
    @nelsonalabanza3349 3 года назад +2

    If I were to buy a guitar, I'd choose the "D" body one. It has an expanding rounding sound that ranges...soothing to listen...🤔🤔🤔⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ...yes dreadnought...it is...👍👍👍

  • @yamahamusicians
    @yamahamusicians 6 лет назад +2

    Great video Richard. I'm a big fan of Eastman guitars. Also prefer the GA style myself. I know how Eastman guitars are made and people find it hard to believe that they are hand made but, that is exactly what they are. Superb quality and incredible value for money.

    • @istvantoth7431
      @istvantoth7431 5 лет назад

      Are these made in China or Indonesia?

    • @robertmacmoneagle6917
      @robertmacmoneagle6917 5 лет назад +1

      Jonny Broker they are handmade by a small team of Chinese luthiers.

  • @MrTennisgolf
    @MrTennisgolf 3 года назад

    I’m a bass player looking for an acoustic. I really appreciate your explanation of the shapes and sound differences. I really learned that I like the dreadnought sound.

  • @michaelm1861
    @michaelm1861 6 лет назад

    Great review! Exactly what I was looking for and more! Cheers!

  • @CARLOSDIGGS
    @CARLOSDIGGS 3 года назад

    Amazing video. Love the explanations, demonstration, and my wife's first lesson :-) I'm in the states, near Washington DC. It also comes with a Lifetime warranty.

  • @glorioskiola
    @glorioskiola 3 года назад +1

    This is great. I have problems with my right upper arm/shoulder and I play a dread. Just looking at the difference between the D and the OM makes it clear how much better an OM would be for me. I’ve got my heart set on an Eastman OM. The one you played sounds great. It sounds better to me than the D.

    • @olimon63
      @olimon63 3 года назад

      Since a decided to play guitar again after a lot (really) of years, I played mostly electrics but I had an old Yamaha D and my shoulder terribly suffered each time I played it. Then I decided to go for a more little body model and finally I got an Eastman E8OM... Since then I found myself playing the OM most of the time. What a beautiful sound! And it is so confortable!

    • @glorioskiola
      @glorioskiola 3 года назад

      @@olimon63 my dread is a Yamaha fg830, and it was killing me! I got my Eastman e20OM a week ago. I love it! What a difference! So comfortable.

  • @notdolo
    @notdolo 4 года назад

    just got one today from my local guitar shop! can't wait to start playing :)

    • @uffesommerlund6523
      @uffesommerlund6523 4 года назад

      if you like to get on fast approaching learning rhythm guitar ping me I just finished my first guitar booklet out of 5. I sell it for 10euro

  • @istvantoth7431
    @istvantoth7431 5 лет назад +1

    Is the neck satin on the dreadnaught?

  • @Cuisinenomade1
    @Cuisinenomade1 3 года назад

    I can also here on the dreadnought, a ton of buzz. Is that execution or set up or guitar construction?

  • @LL-or9fd
    @LL-or9fd 3 года назад

    great informative video!!

  • @jang.m.vanderburg941
    @jang.m.vanderburg941 4 года назад

    I do like the dreadnought guitar most. Is the brighter color of the one in this video due to the glossy finish? Or does it have a different colorcode? Or is the top from a different wood (not spruce but cedar?)?

  • @mikenorman6697
    @mikenorman6697 6 лет назад +3

    To my ears, the dreadnought and OM both sound great and the grand auditorium is trying to do sound like both of the other two without succeeding and without having its own voice/identity. Perhaps the cutaway is hurting its tone?

    • @AudiowaveTV
      @AudiowaveTV 5 лет назад +1

      Thats every cutaway model for ya! Of course it affects tone! Imagine having a piece of wood vibrating. Now chop off a corner and vibrate it again....of course it will sound different!

  • @michaellaverty1844
    @michaellaverty1844 4 года назад

    Richard, love your videos. I wish we had a shop of your caliper in my city. All we have is the mega type stores.

  • @jamesmarkjackson1979
    @jamesmarkjackson1979 6 лет назад

    Good advice. A lot of my friends who have started to learn guitar in their thirties have struggled with dreadnoughts, especially the depth of the body.

    • @AC-he8ln
      @AC-he8ln 4 года назад

      You mean cos it's really big?

  • @Bettys_Eldest
    @Bettys_Eldest 6 лет назад

    I have twice had a frozen shoulder (once for over a year) I was reasonably comfortable playing my slimline Gordon Smith GS1 whilst standing, but not sitting. There was no way I could play even my Gibson ES135 slimline semi-acoustic without pain and my dreadnought sat in it's case for over a year. The OM looks and sounds nice, is that what we used to refer to as a "Folk" body shape?

  • @Baedon2010
    @Baedon2010 5 лет назад

    Very good demo. Thank you.

  • @johnnorth9355
    @johnnorth9355 6 лет назад +11

    It is possible (with a huge amount of work) to get even a cheap guitar to play OK but only when you play a quality instrument properly set up do you realise that things are cheap for a reason. I have over the years played even quality instruments that have never been set up properly and are often unplayable which is a great shame. Your philosophy of recommending a price point where you can afford to set up any such guitars that leave your shop is to be applauded Richard because only in that way can new guitarist have a reasonable shot at learning their skills. Great video (and great looking guitars at a ridiculously good price).

    • @tomasbajl2180
      @tomasbajl2180 6 лет назад

      It sure feels better to play a guitar that is set up properly, but the only way new guitarist can have reasonable shot at learning their skills is to practice :)

    • @standardnnn6064
      @standardnnn6064 6 лет назад

      Cheap guitars set up properly can play and sound beautiful.

  • @baronvonchickenpants6564
    @baronvonchickenpants6564 5 лет назад +2

    Dreadnought sounded awesome

  • @jimmillward3505
    @jimmillward3505 2 года назад

    Great acoustic guitar beautiful sounding and well made cant complain at all, apart from the electronics in this guitar, after 10 months the pickup is acting weird and dropping signal strength on the E B and G strings. I cant fathom it. could be due to the crappy quality electronics the Chinese turn out, For example Chinese capacitors are well known to be complete and utter garbage, badly made with substandard materials, Japanese capacitors are amongst the best in the world. Even though i have this annoying problem i realise the guitar is so well priced and such good quality it's hard to complain, but even when the pickup was working properly the sound quality is just about acceptable for recording. I might have to look into putting a K&K in my guitar. The electronics lets this guitar down but then again the price and overall quality is outstanding. Great review mate, very honest and as an owner of an Eastman i can say people can trust everything you said about this guitar, i wish i had it years ago.

  • @lazvt8469
    @lazvt8469 4 года назад

    If you live in 'Merica....your best bang for the buck is the Orangewood brand. The YT reviews and the hype is legit.... Love my lefty Morgan...gives my son's $1200 Martin a run for its money.

  • @123elvislives
    @123elvislives 3 года назад

    Great review there mate very helpful 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺

  • @Isofile
    @Isofile 5 лет назад

    @richard: how do these laminate eastmans compare to the sigma range? Like the ooom-18+ for example?

  • @daveallsopp320
    @daveallsopp320 6 лет назад

    Hi Richard, another informative video the Eastman models look and sounds great, I’ve got one issue I’m a lefty I like the om and the ga models are these available left handed

  • @reneliebregt6319
    @reneliebregt6319 5 лет назад

    Great video !! Considering to buy the GACE because I already have an OM and dreadnought 😁

  • @r0llingd0g
    @r0llingd0g 3 года назад

    Eastman PCH1 GACE or CORT GA 5F-BW NS?

  • @skjelstad777
    @skjelstad777 5 лет назад

    I like your style of showing the guitars

  • @walthamstowman
    @walthamstowman 6 лет назад

    Hey Richard great video these guitars sound fantastic at that price point....

  • @julesrace2217
    @julesrace2217 4 года назад

    Really helpful, thanks

  • @gabzsy4924
    @gabzsy4924 4 года назад

    I'm fairly new but not total noob. I have just came in contact with someone selling an E1OM from Eastman. Would you recommend it?

  • @PreacherAtArrakeen
    @PreacherAtArrakeen 5 лет назад

    Those look like incredible bargains. Could you tell me, please, how light are they? I may want a 'campfire' guitar.

    • @PreacherAtArrakeen
      @PreacherAtArrakeen 5 лет назад

      Also, I think if you take auto stabilization off your camera, it won't go in and out of focus.

  • @kelboy5097
    @kelboy5097 6 лет назад +1

    great advice

  • @PreacherAtArrakeen
    @PreacherAtArrakeen 5 лет назад

    Would've loved having one of those for a beginner's guitar. I don't know if the PCHs are all hand-made. At that price, I somehow doubt it.

  • @kanyinak
    @kanyinak 4 года назад

    Absolutely love my PCH1-D. I'm by no means a great guitarist but I like nice stuff. I have Alvarez Masterworks and other all solid guitars worth a good deal more than the PCH1-D and I feel quite happy playing the Eastman Dreadnaught. Just a tip, its a real sonic machine, crazy volume and tone regardless of price point. Just astounding really for this price point.

    • @uffesommerlund6523
      @uffesommerlund6523 4 года назад

      if you like to get on fast approaching learning rhythm guitar ping me I just finished my first guitar booklet out of 5. I sell it for 10euro

    • @tikigodsrule2317
      @tikigodsrule2317 3 года назад +1

      Was your Alvarez Masterworks guitar worth it?

    • @kanyinak
      @kanyinak 3 года назад

      @@tikigodsrule2317 if you are asking me is it worth what I paid for it, the answer is yes. I still have the Alvarez. I swapped the PCH1-D for a PCH1-GACE and am very happy with it.

  • @banjo1434
    @banjo1434 4 года назад

    I tried the both the PCH and E1 lines side by side last weekend. The glaringly obvious problem for the PCH line was that the E1 line - which cost 200 pounds more - sounded a thousand pounds better. I think I gave the PCH option less than a minute of my time since it was so clearly not in the same league. The E1 oozes out a gorgeous woody tone that one associates with much more pricey guitars, while the PCH doesn't in my opinion. Fine guitar though it is.
    I'm happy I went with an 800 series (FS 820) Yamaha when i was looking at OM sized guitars, but my next guitar will be an E1D.

    • @LA-zc9rg
      @LA-zc9rg 4 года назад

      Banjo eh Yamaha FS OM style bridge string spacing is awful less than 2” it’s a way too narrow for a finger style guitar. The string spacing is less than a mexican 90’s Fender Strat. The Eastman PCH kills the Yamaha FS. Eastman PCH 1 OM bone nut and saddle, nitro finish too.... can’t be beat sounds phenomenal! I bough one to toss in the car, take on vacation, sit around a fire in the backyard. Absolutely can’t be beat for the $$$!

  • @angelg8445
    @angelg8445 5 лет назад

    Do u ship to NC in the US?

  • @TonezzUK
    @TonezzUK 4 года назад +1

    Howcome this guitar has gone from £265 to £299?

  • @hahabobblehead2059
    @hahabobblehead2059 4 года назад +2

    Price on this has gone up quite a bit

  • @angusdevine7045
    @angusdevine7045 3 года назад

    The OM for my liking, sounds best to me.

  • @joibjalla
    @joibjalla 5 лет назад

    I need and want that glossy dreadnaught! 🎸🎶🎤

  • @Skybluetoo
    @Skybluetoo 6 лет назад

    The finish on the guitar looks beautiful. I’m really really interested in the GA but this review ( ruclips.net/video/ew_KrgljnIk/видео.html ) worries me a little. The reviewer says the saddle and nut are not bone as advertised? I know you wouldn’t be able to replace the but and saddle but would your set up service address some of the issues he mentions?

    • @myphone5242
      @myphone5242 6 лет назад

      There's video showing what's included in the set up and string height at nut is one of the issues addressed 👍
      ruclips.net/video/oGtr1b-Gvqw/видео.html

    • @Skybluetoo
      @Skybluetoo 6 лет назад

      My Phone Exellent. Thanks. Not expecting miracles from a sub £300 guitar obviously but it seems like it might need a bit of setting up. Absolutely love love love the classic finish. Beautiful. 😀

    • @myphone5242
      @myphone5242 6 лет назад

      Looks good but ads cost without improving sound. If they left it natural without abalone rosette and used bone nut and saddle and better tuners....
      But that's just me and looking at the geometry these are cracking.

    • @RichardsGuitarshop
      @RichardsGuitarshop  6 лет назад +1

      @@myphone5242 the geometry is excellent as I mentioned in the video. It is available in natural if you look on the link. If they advertise it as bone its bone.

  • @bertbregdenz2756
    @bertbregdenz2756 5 лет назад +3

    you have to buy new trousers !

  • @deFunkyMofo
    @deFunkyMofo 5 лет назад

    You sure put that Eastman down heavy at 6:23!

  • @deldia
    @deldia 6 лет назад

    Here's a service I would take off you if I lived in the area: copy a set up. I own multiple guitars. One in particular plays best for me. I've no idea how it's set up. I have played with the kits that show you how how the strings are etc.

  • @exionem
    @exionem 4 года назад

    Grand Auditorium has the most beautiful shape but the ugly dreadnought has a huge sound. The perfect guitar would be a GA with a Dreadnought sound. Is there such a thing?

  • @lightfoot413
    @lightfoot413 5 лет назад +1

    I want the Grand Auditorium..didnt know they were handmade,,Thank you Richard..

  • @dontsubscribeme9547
    @dontsubscribeme9547 5 лет назад

    Imagine if the D did not have a plastic finish on top...

  • @mojoefelix
    @mojoefelix 4 года назад

    Your claim that these guitars are manufactured without machines is absurd and unsubstantiated. No electric sanders? No tablesaw? No electricity? Huh? I bet they even use CNC in making these. Even USA small bench luthiers use machines in making guitars costing $5000.

    • @RichardsGuitarshop
      @RichardsGuitarshop  4 года назад +3

      Bourgeois Guitars.have teamed up with Eastman as a World Leader in hand built acoustics. I think maybe you have taken things a little to the extreme but rest assured these are as hand made as a guitar gets and that really is the point of the video.

  • @billweaver6092
    @billweaver6092 5 лет назад +2

    Sorry that you can’t afford a decent pair of jeans...

  • @Lioguitarist1965
    @Lioguitarist1965 3 года назад

    You speak Too much but dont show guitar sound So much ...So frustrating...when we need to but a guitar we need concrète démonstration