Sound Pure's Take

The first thing you notice is the contrast between the ivory-toned Kent Armstrong P90 and the rich, warm laminated maple...you can almost feel a groove starting to build in your head just looking at it from across the room.  Plug it in clean and the magic starts to happen.  Hit a few T-Bone licks--that natural gritty punch comes right out with a fairly heavy hand.  Now maybe you start going through some standard ballad changes--a lighter touch yields warm, full tones that are rarely associated with the classic "box-with-a-P90."  Chop it up with some hot jazz rhythm work--the extraordinary balance between percussive punch and well defined, full tone leaps right out.  By now you've noticed how unusually fast the neck is for a big 'ol box like this, how easy it'll be to adjust the action and volume by raising or lowering the bridge a little bit.  What's left to think about!?

From Eastman Guitars

Premium tonewoods and the time-honored process of meticulous hand-craftsmanship form a harmonious relationship that has established Eastman as a major force in the world of archtop guitars. Most often associated with jazz, Eastman archtops are often used in many other styles of music due to their beautiful sound and finish. Eastman is proud to offer the broadest range of traditional and contemporary premium archtop guitars available today.

Neck Material
3-Piece Maple
Fingerboard
Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius
12"
Nut Material
Bone
Nut Width
1-3/4"
Fretwire
22-Jescar FW47104-P
Scale Length
25"
Body Dimensions
16" X 3 1/4"
Body Top
Laminated Maple
Body Back/Sides
Laminated Maple
F-Holes
Yes
F-Hole binding Material
Single Ply Ivoroid
Cutaway
No
Head Cap Veneer Material
Ivoroid B/W
Truss Rod
Single Acting
Headstock Style
AR
Binding Material
Ivoroid 5-Ply Top, 3-Ply Back
Logo Material
Plastic Pearl
Inlay
No Fingerboard Markers
Inlay Material
No Fingerboard Markers
Side Dot Color
Black
Hardware Color
Gold
Pickguard
None
Tailpiece
Trapeze-style
Tailpiece Material
Gold & Rosewood
Bridge
Rosewood Compensated, 2-3/32" Spacing
Tuners
Jinho RM-1271GVR 3+3
Neck Pickup
Kent Armstrong P-90, Custom Pickup Ring
Bridge Pickup
None
Controls
250K Volume & Tone
Truss Rod Cover
Rosewood
Strings
Cleartone Phosphor Bronze .012-.052 Roundwound
Tuning
E A D G B e
Case
Hardshell Case

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