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Old 04-12-2011, 01:22 PM
Idaho John Idaho John is offline
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I have owned an Eastman, Blueridge and currently a Recording King. I like all three. LoMa's evaluation of the Eastmans with Mahogany back and sides seems to fit with my experience. I would take mahogany over rosewood in an Eastman. But as he said - Eastman is a bit of an acquired taste.

Blueridge and Recording King are built with Martin Golden Era models in mind. The BR series of parlor guitars and the OM series with Adirondack tops have an 1 3/4 inch nut width and are very playable and I like them very much.

But I ended up with a Recording King - the tone worked for me. I said in another post that in order to make these guitars work, you may need to invest in an action job/set up and play around with different sets of strings. All three are quality guitars and give great value for the money spent.

You can find Eastman's at a much better price if you shop around.

To be fair, I am biased towards RK...If price remains a consideration, don't forget Silver Creek.

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