First Look at Two Tasty New Eastman Vintage Varnish Models: E20SS/V & E20 OOSS/V

[davenumber2]

Originally Posted by Glob

The varnish gets aged pretty quickly anyway. Might work on a violin but on a guitar: scratches, discolorations, marks (from the bubble wrap!) all happen irrespective how careful you are.

I think that's the point.

[davenumber2]

Originally Posted by Street Glider

Oh, I understand that, which is why I didn't say there wasn't a market for it or that it was a bad business decision. I just think people who buy such guitars tend to be posers...

Well you did say it was a shame Eastman decided to do it.

[Street Glider]

Originally Posted by pagedr

Are people who buy well used vintage guitars posers as well?

There's a pronounced difference between a 40 year old guitar which has 40 years of wear and a one year old guitar which has 40 years of wear...

[Street Glider]

Originally Posted by davenumber2

Well you did say it was a shame Eastman decided to do it.

And, from a philosophical standpoint, I believe it is.

From a business standpoint? Hey, if there are people waving around fistfuls of money to get one, it would be stupid of them not to...

[davenumber2]

Originally Posted by Street Glider

There's a pronounced difference between a 40 year old guitar which has 40 years of wear and a one year old guitar which has 40 years of wear...

I tend to agree with this but one positive of a relic finish is that you don't have to worry about babying it and can just play without worrying about picking up a ding here or there.

[Dan Boggs]

Originally Posted by Street Glider

There's a pronounced difference between a 40 year old guitar which has 40 years of wear and a one year old guitar which has 40 years of wear...

I only play my antique varnish Eastman when I'm wearing these pants:

https://imgur.com/a/mAyU2ta

Guess that makes me a poser and a hoser (Canadian, eh).

[kizz]

I was in a guitarshop the other day and tried about 10-12 different Eastman models. I actually had high expectations since I've heard so many great stories about Eastman. I do not know if the quality has dropped, but out of the many Eastmans I tried there was only one that spoke just a little to me and it was an cheap ac122 jumbo size, the rest seemed seriously overbuilt, felt heavy and had a very thick polyfinish. I left the store quite disappointed, but wiser on Eastman guitars. I should not be able to say if an antique varnish look does anything better, but I doubt it, a bit like old wine in new bottles.