Hi Richard good video. Lovely guitars - food for thought. I saw a particularly tasty Gold Top in the intro - Wow! If oly I was in the market. One day soon. How many of those OM's for eg are they making per month, do you know? And do they do a 000 type? thanks
You're a lovely guy, as I've said before, Richard. Just so honest about yourself. It's a shame that, like myself and so many others, you feel insecure. I could say don't but we both know it's not as easy as all that. Love the guitars. Would love the Rosewood but my budget couldn't possibly stretch to that. I said to "The King in waiting" Richard II that I wish I'd bought a Rosewood several years ago before the costs shot up. Oh well.
Ha ha!! The zipper works in my flys too (if you are a hard core follower you will know what I mean ha ha!!!) Glad you love the Eastmans. I kind of feel my shop is becoming an Eastman Guitars shop but hey ho - if they keep creating unbelievable guitars I will keep telling you about them I promise!
Just received my Eastman PCH GA from Richard a few days ago and the sound from it for a guitar for £299 in incredible. Unbelievable value for money and perfectly set up to by Rich and his tech..well worth trying the range before you buy anything else.
Hi! I just mentioned this exact guitar to the chap above who was talking about the MArtin X series guitars. They are off the scale! I cannot believe the depth of range they have brought out all of which are just so incredible. Definitely the guitar brand of the moment in the acoustic World in my opinion
Don't know if this helps, but my understanding of torrefied tops is that they're subject to a kind of specialised baking process. Seemingly this process is executed under such very specific conditions designed to cause the crystallization of the minerals within the wood itself to 'set-off'. Apparently / allegedly this replicates the ageing process very faithfully and so yields a more 'played-in' and aged tone. Got to say though, irrespective of any torrifying process, that rosewood 20 OM sounds absolutely outrageous! Nice video, as per...
Thanks for your review l love your style and the way you use a lot of chord work that the way l like and also a lot of other people to Thumbs up from Australia 👍🇦🇺👍👑
Furch or Eastman if you could have only one? I completely agree about the looper. I just got a looper and it’s really helped me practice. I got tired of playing other peoples songs and the looper allows me to get creative and make up my own songs and solo over them.
Love the OM body, non cut away. Both guitars look super value at their respective price point. Pick up in the E20 would make for a great gigging companion.
I like that you pause in between the chords...and you look like you are savouring the layers of flavour in the sound...not unlike wine tasting. Hahaha. Cheers!!!
Eastman guitars are unbelievable! And I don't just mean value! The sound off Eastman's is insane!.... Richard if you have an E6D TC in stock I would love to see a review? I prefer Sitka over Adi. Cheers
Interestingly I NEARLY did that but I felt the double Eastman OM - two models at each end of the price scale was another angle. I have a beautiful Furch Vintage 1 OM SR model which is very similar price etc. and would make a superb comparison. I almost feel guilty playing them against each other as I love both so much but yes that would be a great video.
I’m doing my research, and your previous comparison between Eastman mahogany and rosewood, pushed me towards the rosewood, but the Furch keeps on surfacing in my mind, so a comparison between the 2 maybe help me decide. I was looking at the Ac422 a
@@RichardsGuitarshop Sill waiting on that comparison ;) As you said, it would be a great comparison! Plus I cant find any videos comparing models from these two brands.
@@RichardsGuitarshop oh yes I hope so too that guitar has got 40th birthday present all over it 😆. In the meantime you've sold me on the E1om over the Martin 000x1ae I was considering.
@@stucarr2912 OMG YES!! The Martin X series is a classic example of branding!! Laminated necks?!!! No doubt to hide the worst cut of the wood for their necks. By laminating the neck (and the very top of the headstock so you cannot see the grain there either) they totally hide very important tell tale signs of the quality of the wood. They SAY they laminate the neck for strength. Well of course this is total rubbish. They only NEED to laminate the neck because the wood they use is inferior. Its cheaper to make - end of story. Then they give you the Fishman Sonitone pickup. This is the same pickup Eastman put in their £299 electro! Watch my video on the PCH series and you will see a guitar for £265 that runs circles around the X series Martin. If you were coming to me for advice I would offer you the E1 OM, all solid woods etc. (instead of the horrible laminated back and sides on the Martin) and then we would fit (totally free of charge - professional instalation at no cost) the Fishman MAtrix pickup at £159. Total cost of your guitar £659? Which if my memory serves me right is about the same price as the Martin? So you can buy a laminated back and sided guitar with the cheapest Fishman Sonitone...... or you can buy a HAND MADE all solid wood guitar with a top of the range Matrix VT pickup (as used by Lowden on £5000 guitars) for the same price. Hmmmm..... you would THINK it was a no brainer right? Welcome to the world of MARKETING! It was amazing and refreshing to see Eastman featuring on the covers of both Guitarist Magazine and Guitar magazine this month winning guitar of the year awards for different models including the E1D (the big brother to the E1 OM) for best acoustic guitar in its class. Have I waffled again!!! Its only excitment .... sorry....
Richard I’ve enjoyed your videos and found them very helpful. I’m returning to play guitar after 40 years. So I’m older but have the desire to play again. My question is this. I’m only going to buy one more guitar in my life. I’m looking at the Eastman Ac 222 Ce and the Cort Gold A8. Which is the better guitar. I’ve been unable to find either so I haven’t played either. I’m looking for a good sound and ease of playing. What do you suggest. Thank you, Rob
It's the Adirondack spruce on the E 20 OM that gives it the power. The E 10 OM (not to be confused with the E 1 OM) is the same guitar with mahogany b/s. Both are great value.
Indeed time willing I will do this - I have both in stock and have already played them together. This is how I knew how good the Eastman was/is. Furch is my benchmark and boy was it interesting!!
Nice guitars , personally I would love a T58-V ! Btw I heard that Fender Mexico use torrification on their necks as it stops fret sprout months later after shipping to another climate 👍
Hey try to set the camera messurement in spot messurement. Then the cam will focus just the center. Maybe that will help in focussing the things you like to show.maybe its called matrix messurement. Im not sure, because my main language is german. 😁
Nicely demoed, Richard. My previous account, Guitarman, got hacked by my granddaughter about 4 months ago and I now have a new account that I’m not letting her use! Lol So you don’t push the Taylors and Martins. I know you’re a huge fan of Eastman. I believe the mahogany is mostly responsible for the tone and the sustain. Are tone and sustain the primary reasons that you seemingly don’t support the Martin and Taylor camps?
Hi there. Thanks for your feedback. Things go a little deeper than that and actually I don't think there is any one source of information I can point you to any more online that explains it. In a nutshell I have been doing this 24 years and at one point I was selling 10 guitars a day 7 days a week - most mainstream brands. I found it suffocating and I ended up resenting my sales and who I was and my industry generally! I felt it was deceitful - that may sound harsh but I tend to over dramatize my feelings!!! So now... I ONLY sell guitars I would recommend to my best friend - that is pretty much it. If I can genuinely love it - I sell it. Taylor = sterile & expensive for what you are buying. Martin = massively variable and you can never really tell what you are going to get until its in your hand and you play it. Not great for making genuine heartfelt recommendations. Eastman.... they are just a joy to be around. A Fraction of the price of the American equivilent yet everything and more in terms of pleasure and of course quality and tone. So definitely a guitar I could recommend to my best friend! I should do a little video on my 24 years in the industry but I figured it would look a bit self indulgent and probably boring for many!!! lol
My friends at Brook have always claimed that the back and sides have minimal effect in tone, it’s more to do with the top, though I have to say my experience in playing a lot of different Brooks contradicts that. For sustain though you really need a nice dose hard wood like rosewood or cocobolo. My yew backed guitar by contrast has very little sustain, but has superb clarity, great for baritone or low tunings. As for tops, my experience so far says that Adirondack definitely produces the sound that inspires me the most. That E20 sounds amazing- would love to try one, or hear one played fingerstyle 😊
Richards Guitars I would like to watch a video about your history within the industry 👍🏻 I brought a Garrison guitar from Regent Guitars around 10 years ago.
Richards Guitars Hey, Richard! Whatever history you want to share is always welcome. I’ve always viewed your opinion as authority because I trust your motives. I think you’re getting to be among the real McCoy of the major trusted guitar authorities. I thank you for your time and input.
@@RichardsGuitarshop I really appreciate your videos and your honesty. I would love to see a video about your 24 years in the industry!!!! Thank you for sharing and doing what you love.
"I don't want to talk about Eastman guitars, I want to talk about something else".. Immediately followed by a comparison of two Eastmans 😂 Yamaha also make thermocured/TC ("torrified") tops
I love Eastmans , bang for the buck they are awesome, got to tell you tho, you have the worst guitar website out there ,you pre load a ton of pages, makes navigation a pain in the ass.
Please excuse my teeth! TWO veneers fell off over Xmas and am going to the dentist Thursday!!!!!!!!!
Never noticed till you posted the message.
I come here to listen to your advice and hear the guitars ;)
@@hollywoodactress I am so full of insecurity it's not healthy!
Hi Richard good video. Lovely guitars - food for thought. I saw a particularly tasty Gold Top in the intro - Wow! If oly I was in the market. One day soon. How many of those OM's for eg are they making per month, do you know? And do they do a 000 type? thanks
You're a lovely guy, as I've said before, Richard. Just so honest about yourself. It's a shame that, like myself and so many others, you feel insecure. I could say don't but we both know it's not as easy as all that. Love the guitars. Would love the Rosewood but my budget couldn't possibly stretch to that. I said to "The King in waiting" Richard II that I wish I'd bought a Rosewood several years ago before the costs shot up. Oh well.
You misspelled "teef". : )
Hi Richard I really enjoy your channel I’ve been viewing you for a few months now I think your enthusiasm and knowledge of guitars is quite insp
What a great presentation with all intense emotions about the product. Keep it like this with honest opinion brother. Love watching your reviews
Thank you Eastman and Thank You for a great Review ! Amazing Sound.
Bought a E20OM TC because of this video man thing is a beauty!
Sent before I had the chance to finish my comments.... delighted you got some new jeans for your Christmas really impressed with the Eastman guitars
Ha ha!! The zipper works in my flys too (if you are a hard core follower you will know what I mean ha ha!!!) Glad you love the Eastmans. I kind of feel my shop is becoming an Eastman Guitars shop but hey ho - if they keep creating unbelievable guitars I will keep telling you about them I promise!
Just received my Eastman PCH GA from Richard a few days ago and the sound from it for a guitar for £299 in incredible. Unbelievable value for money and perfectly set up to by Rich and his tech..well worth trying the range before you buy anything else.
Hi! I just mentioned this exact guitar to the chap above who was talking about the MArtin X series guitars. They are off the scale! I cannot believe the depth of range they have brought out all of which are just so incredible. Definitely the guitar brand of the moment in the acoustic World in my opinion
Don't know if this helps, but my understanding of torrefied tops is that they're subject to a kind of specialised baking process. Seemingly this process is executed under such very specific conditions designed to cause the crystallization of the minerals within the wood itself to 'set-off'. Apparently / allegedly this replicates the ageing process very faithfully and so yields a more 'played-in' and aged tone.
Got to say though, irrespective of any torrifying process, that rosewood 20 OM sounds absolutely outrageous! Nice video, as per...
Gary Constantine torrefication is pivotal and paramount to the guitars overall increase in projection and tone ability! Love it! Genius!!! 👌🏼💪🏼
Thanks for your review l love your style and the way you use a lot of chord work that the way l like and also a lot of other people to
Thumbs up from Australia 👍🇦🇺👍👑
Hi,
enjoyed your video, great enthousiasm and off the cuff presentation. I have an E1OM and love it.
You get to see the E1 OM at 02:55
Furch or Eastman if you could have only one? I completely agree about the looper. I just got a looper and it’s really helped me practice. I got tired of playing other peoples songs and the looper allows me to get creative and make up my own songs and solo over them.
That gold top... wow, looked incredible!
Love the OM body, non cut away. Both guitars look super value at their respective price point. Pick up in the E20 would make for a great gigging companion.
I like that you pause in between the chords...and you look like you are savouring the layers of flavour in the sound...not unlike wine tasting. Hahaha. Cheers!!!
Thanks Richard I really enjoyed this video and thanks for switching back and forth. It’s the sort of thing I get up to with my guitars 😂
I am an Eastman tragic and have my eye on an OM1 here in Australia.
Personally I prefer the warmer tone of the E1. Thanks for posting.
Eastman guitars are unbelievable! And I don't just mean value! The sound off Eastman's is insane!.... Richard if you have an E6D TC in stock I would love to see a review? I prefer Sitka over Adi. Cheers
Agreed !
Could you do a comparison between Furch and Eastman, rosewood and spruce models ?
Interestingly I NEARLY did that but I felt the double Eastman OM - two models at each end of the price scale was another angle. I have a beautiful Furch Vintage 1 OM SR model which is very similar price etc. and would make a superb comparison. I almost feel guilty playing them against each other as I love both so much but yes that would be a great video.
I’m doing my research, and your previous comparison between Eastman mahogany and rosewood, pushed me towards the rosewood, but the Furch keeps on surfacing in my mind, so a comparison between the 2 maybe help me decide. I was looking at the Ac422 a
Didn’t finish message, pushed the wrong button, between the Eastman Ac422 and the Furch green +
@@RichardsGuitarshop Sill waiting on that comparison ;) As you said, it would be a great comparison! Plus I cant find any videos comparing models from these two brands.
OM vs SS? stuck between the two..
you seem like quite a stoner !!!! I LIKE it !!!
Sounds absolutely brilliant! Which would you choose between the E1-OM and the Yamaha LS6ARE or maybe even the LS16ARE?
I know! I’ve been wanting a Yamaha Red Label but these Eastman guitars sound great as well.
Call me an idiot but I much prefer that "raspier", more simple country sound of the E1OM ... just love it...
Whoa those om's sound HUGE!! I want one ASAP. And now I know where I will get one from, thanks.
So glad you love them - I still have a smile on my face after playing that E20OM TC - I just hope they can keep them available for me!
@@RichardsGuitarshop oh yes I hope so too that guitar has got 40th birthday present all over it 😆. In the meantime you've sold me on the E1om over the Martin 000x1ae I was considering.
@@stucarr2912 OMG YES!! The Martin X series is a classic example of branding!! Laminated necks?!!! No doubt to hide the worst cut of the wood for their necks. By laminating the neck (and the very top of the headstock so you cannot see the grain there either) they totally hide very important tell tale signs of the quality of the wood. They SAY they laminate the neck for strength. Well of course this is total rubbish. They only NEED to laminate the neck because the wood they use is inferior. Its cheaper to make - end of story.
Then they give you the Fishman Sonitone pickup. This is the same pickup Eastman put in their £299 electro! Watch my video on the PCH series and you will see a guitar for £265 that runs circles around the X series Martin.
If you were coming to me for advice I would offer you the E1 OM, all solid woods etc. (instead of the horrible laminated back and sides on the Martin) and then we would fit (totally free of charge - professional instalation at no cost) the Fishman MAtrix pickup at £159. Total cost of your guitar £659? Which if my memory serves me right is about the same price as the Martin?
So you can buy a laminated back and sided guitar with the cheapest Fishman Sonitone...... or you can buy a HAND MADE all solid wood guitar with a top of the range Matrix VT pickup (as used by Lowden on £5000 guitars) for the same price. Hmmmm..... you would THINK it was a no brainer right? Welcome to the world of MARKETING!
It was amazing and refreshing to see Eastman featuring on the covers of both Guitarist Magazine and Guitar magazine this month winning guitar of the year awards for different models including the E1D (the big brother to the E1 OM) for best acoustic guitar in its class.
Have I waffled again!!! Its only excitment .... sorry....
@@RichardsGuitarshop lol much appreciated waffling, it's brilliant that you care so much about the products. Great work.
Richard I’ve enjoyed your videos and found them very helpful. I’m returning to play guitar after 40 years. So I’m older but have the desire to play again. My question is this. I’m only going to buy one more guitar in my life. I’m looking at the Eastman Ac 222 Ce and the Cort Gold A8. Which is the better guitar. I’ve been unable to find either so I haven’t played either. I’m looking for a good sound and ease of playing. What do you suggest.
Thank you,
Rob
Richard the E1 is all solid?
Yes. Spruce or cedar (E2) Sapele back and sides.
It's the Adirondack spruce on the E 20 OM that gives it the power. The E 10 OM (not to be confused with the E 1 OM) is the same guitar with mahogany b/s. Both are great value.
Eastman v Furch at same price points ?
Indeed time willing I will do this - I have both in stock and have already played them together. This is how I knew how good the Eastman was/is. Furch is my benchmark and boy was it interesting!!
I was thinking the sam thing Aidan. I too love the Furch. So cant wait for the shoot out.
@@RichardsGuitarshop Please do this! Finding it hard to pick between the two
Hey Rich! What are your thoughts on the double top models??
Love that guitar. What’s the price in dollars? Greetings from Richmond, Va.
The Rosewood
Nice guitars , personally I would love a T58-V ! Btw I heard that Fender Mexico use torrification on their necks as it stops fret sprout months later after shipping to another climate 👍
"it's what I call a Satin finish...it's a Satin finish"
hey Richard. I want to buy a parlor guitar with a 1 and 13/16 inch nut. do you have one or can you get one ?
Hey try to set the camera messurement in spot messurement. Then the cam will focus just the center. Maybe that will help in focussing the things you like to show.maybe its called matrix messurement. Im not sure, because my main language is german. 😁
Nicely demoed, Richard. My previous account, Guitarman, got hacked by my granddaughter about 4 months ago and I now have a new account that I’m not letting her use! Lol
So you don’t push the Taylors and Martins. I know you’re a huge fan of Eastman. I believe the mahogany is mostly responsible for the tone and the sustain.
Are tone and sustain the primary reasons that you seemingly don’t support the Martin and Taylor camps?
Hi there. Thanks for your feedback. Things go a little deeper than that and actually I don't think there is any one source of information I can point you to any more online that explains it. In a nutshell I have been doing this 24 years and at one point I was selling 10 guitars a day 7 days a week - most mainstream brands. I found it suffocating and I ended up resenting my sales and who I was and my industry generally! I felt it was deceitful - that may sound harsh but I tend to over dramatize my feelings!!! So now... I ONLY sell guitars I would recommend to my best friend - that is pretty much it. If I can genuinely love it - I sell it. Taylor = sterile & expensive for what you are buying. Martin = massively variable and you can never really tell what you are going to get until its in your hand and you play it. Not great for making genuine heartfelt recommendations. Eastman.... they are just a joy to be around. A Fraction of the price of the American equivilent yet everything and more in terms of pleasure and of course quality and tone. So definitely a guitar I could recommend to my best friend! I should do a little video on my 24 years in the industry but I figured it would look a bit self indulgent and probably boring for many!!! lol
My friends at Brook have always claimed that the back and sides have minimal effect in tone, it’s more to do with the top, though I have to say my experience in playing a lot of different Brooks contradicts that. For sustain though you really need a nice dose hard wood like rosewood or cocobolo. My yew backed guitar by contrast has very little sustain, but has superb clarity, great for baritone or low tunings. As for tops, my experience so far says that Adirondack definitely produces the sound that inspires me the most.
That E20 sounds amazing- would love to try one, or hear one played fingerstyle 😊
Richards Guitars I would like to watch a video about your history within the industry 👍🏻 I brought a Garrison guitar from Regent Guitars around 10 years ago.
Richards Guitars Hey, Richard! Whatever history you want to share is always welcome. I’ve always viewed your opinion as authority because I trust your motives. I think you’re getting to be among the real McCoy of the major trusted guitar authorities. I thank you for your time and input.
@@RichardsGuitarshop I really appreciate your videos and your honesty. I would love to see a video about your 24 years in the industry!!!! Thank you for sharing and doing what you love.
"I don't want to talk about Eastman guitars, I want to talk about something else".. Immediately followed by a comparison of two Eastmans 😂
Yamaha also make thermocured/TC ("torrified") tops
I love Eastmans , bang for the buck they are awesome, got to tell you tho, you have the worst guitar website out there ,you pre load a ton of pages, makes navigation a pain in the ass.
work on your production skills