Who has the time to watch all the video demo’s at Eastwood Guitars? For those who don’t, every Sunday we are posting a single video demo paired with a recent review from Harmony Central. This week it is the Eastwood Classic 6 guitar being taken for a test drive by award winning guitarist, Wendell Ferguson. Enjoy!
Product: Eastwood Guitars Classic 6
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted 04/05/2008 at 05:38am by grum
Features : 9
Eastwood Classic-6 double cut-away (similar to gretsch country classic style).
- Walnut finish. maple body & neck.
- Chinese made two filtertron style humbucker pickups.
- 3-way toggle switch, 2x volume 1x tone knob. tune-o-matic bridge.
- case, cable & tools included.
- finish on the guitar is great, really deep strong lacquer & nice binding.
- Had one of these before that i modified with new bridge & bigsby but was stolen on me (filching gits!) that had a lovely abilone motif in the headstock that wasn’t present on my new one. but the bridge on this one is far superior to the old free-floating bridge so i can’t really complain!
Sound : 10
Beautiful range of tones available on this guitar, bridge pick up very bright & with the hollow body perfect for that gretschy twang. neck pick up lovely & warm round tone. great for jazzy/ country warmth. this guitar is great for my style, i play with various artists going from bluesy/gospel to country, rockabilly, rock n roll, and quirky rebo-esque stuff. its very playable & versatile. I use a fender twin amp and the valves really help getting tones to ring pure. for the price i can’t fault it.
Action, Fit, & Finish : 9
Guitar was set up really well, it’s shipped with .10 gauge strings which i replaced with my usual heavier gauge. minimal adjustment needed to raise action slightly to accomodate heavier gauge, absolutely no problems with intonation & pick up distances.
binding & finish very good quality, lovely grain in the top & back body.
1 volume knob was slightly loose but allen key was supplied so easily remedied.
Reliability/Durability : 10
Played my last one live & in studio constantly. very strong construction and never had a problem, even travelling by air with temperature changes from being in aeroplane holds & ham-fisted baggage handlers! so i’m not expecting any trouble with this one.
again for the price i can’t fault this guitar.
Customer Support : 10
played another eastwood guitar in a studio and was impressed with the quality so I emailed eastwood directly and asked Mike loads of questions. he was, and still is very helpful and i never have to wait too long for replys and assistance from him. Guitar is warrantied under usual conditions. company support is great, got loads of stickers & a dvd with this guitar too.
Overall Rating : 10
been playing about 16 years, used to use a 62 kay & various other old things which were lovely but very unreliable on the road. the eastwood classic 6 is a great replacement. I’ve had one stolen from me & I had no hesitation in ordering another one. It looks cool as **** & sounds great, whats to fault?!, nuthin! again, for this price you can’t go wrong. ——
NOTE: (Jan 2008) All Classic models now ship with an upgraded FIXED tun-o-matic bridge.
Guitar Review: Eastwood Classic 6 Guitar
Bonus clip: Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys and his Classic 12: