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I think that's the point.
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Well you did say it was a shame Eastman decided to do it.
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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...
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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... |
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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.
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Quote:
https://imgur.com/a/mAyU2ta Guess that makes me a poser and a hoser (Canadian, eh). |
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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.
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