I have an Eastman E80M, and it played like butter right off the wall. It has a very focused projection; you won't get an OM-28V growl out of it, but you WILL get laser-like projection and an extremely balance tone. It's funny; when friends first start playing it, they say stuff like, "Yeah, it's not bad,", or "yeah, it sounds pretty good." Twenty minutes later, they're still playing it.
Better than Gibsons? Some of them are; I've played some very sketchy Gibsons. The local GC has a True Vintage J-45 that will probably still be there a year from now---a very bad guitar, especially at that price. OTOH, I don't think that any Eastman can compete with a really good AJ.
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