Eastman AC222CE - OV Classic // Affordable Solid Top Guitars! 

Thank you felix!

Hi Michael, great to hear the review helped you in your choice! Action however is something that is completely up to how it's setup and how the store you bought it from treats it before it ships. And this can always be adjusted to your liking ;) No one guitar is the same when it leaves the factory and that also counts for action!

@@The_Guitarshop cheers Michael

Thanks man! 🙏 Did you try to adjust the neck before sanding the saddle down? It’s kind a last resort, once you are to far you need a new one. The neck carve on this is a Traditional even C shape with a 12” radius

If you can't make a good truss rood adjustment by your own, try to get the help of a luthier before sanding the bridge nut. Depending on different weather conditions, guitars can shift a lot after shipping.

He Marco! De E10D is een mooie warme volle dreadnought met een breed frequentie bereik. De AC222 heeft net iets minder diep laag, waardoor de mids en hoge frequenties waarschijnlijk iets meer naar boven komen. Deze zou juist misschien net iets meer body kunnen gebruiken van de E10D. Maar het is en blijft smaak ;) Nieuwe snaren doen ook wonderen! Deze had net nieuwe snaren voor het maken van de video. Cheers!

@@The_Guitarshop Dank voor je antwoord. Jij begrijpt wat ik bedoel. Wat voor snaren zou jij adviseren voor een E10D om wat meer 'crisp' in het hoog te krijgen. Laag is er idd voldoende aanwezig. Heb je een link voor me? Dan bestel ik direct want volgende week heb ik een optreden.

@@MarcoStarink Zelf ben ik altijd fan geweest van Elixir Phosphor Bronze, lange levensduur, heldere klank en de dikte hangt dan af van voorkeur, maar standaard zetten wij .12 op westerns ;) Hier de link! theguitarshop.nl/product/elixir-phosphor-bronze-0-12-0-53/

Hi! Quick question: how’s the action on this guitar?

The problem with Chinese guitars is the glue... it doesn't hold up and if you ever need a neck reset you are at a big loss. Some luitherers wont touch them.

@@Bidenmadeamess You just can't make such a generalizing statement. The best Chinese luthiers are very skilled and have no problem in making make a perfectly glued instrument. Eastman guitars are made by hand in Beijing. This is not low cost gear.

@@raphlasne , and are you going to take it back to Beijing to one of those highly skilled Chinese luitherers when the low quality glue breaks down and American luitherers won't mess with it or if they do it cost more than the value of the instrument. Gibson (under Norlin ownership)had the same issue in the early 70's and it did major damage to their reputation. If I had a dollar for every bad Gibson loose neck block from bad glue that I have seen I would be well off Anyone that owns one or has owned one knows what I'm talking about. The Eastmans and Blueridge instruments have a nice sound and if a person wants one , that's their choice. I just feel that they need to know the rest of the story before they buy and regret it. I know a lot of people that want an asian guitar that "sounds just like a Martin" or one of the American brands and some get close but the quality ain't there.... trust me!

@@BidenmadeamessI’m sure your political affiliations wouldn’t have anything to do with your prejudice against Chinese instruments, right? :)

Most definitely! It does a great job for both

This guitar is balanced right at the intersection of strumming and fingerpicking styles.

Hi Klaus! Correct, I remember, didn't get around to replying yet. Basically I don't have tabs for this peace, because it is an improvisation. I will consider making some in the future and offering them up on Patreon, would that be an idea?

@@The_Guitarshop Hello Maico! Good improvisation!👍

@@impossiblemusicforce Thanks!

Played. Past tense of play. Plaid is a pattern made popular by people in Scotland. Piece of music. Not peace. Peace is better than war. Piece of pie. Great playing. I love Eastmans. They make Martins sound dull in comparison but even their bass strings have a high freq that is distinctive. Sort of jangly. And a piezo pickup can accentuate this to unpleasant levels. LR Baggs Anthem or other blendable pickups are the only pickups for an Eastman in my opinion. FANTASTIC value, but to sound really professional one needs to understand their short comings

It's TWICE the price. Please be serious. Don't compare apples with oranges.

Twice the price..is it twice as good? No.

Almost 3x the price in my country. That statement is absurd.

These are disposable guitars! Trying to save a dollar and getting junk. Sure they have a good tone but what good is that if the action is .750 thousands at the 5th fret after the glue breaks loose at the neck joint? A neck reset starts at $550.00

To all the doubters and snobs here, go actually play an Eastman then you can comment. I have had Martin’s, I have had Taylor’s and I have had guilds. All in the over 1k mark and I sold them all and have mainly Yamaha and Eastman stuff nowadays. Once you have your guitar headstock ego death you will be much happier… I used to turn my nose at anything not made in USA or Japan but seriously try these Eastman’s. They may be made in china but they are genuinely handmade and you can tell.

Oak

Exactly!