Intruducing the Airline NEWPORT. It is Eastwood’s take on the rare National Newport Val-Pro 88 from the late 50’s and early 60’s. It features two NY Mini Humbuckers and a Piezo pickup in the bridge with a 5-way swtich. Tones of tonal variations!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Body: Tone Chambered Mahogany
Neck: Maple, Bolt-on
Fingerboard: Maple, Sharks Tooth Fret Markers
Scale Length: 24 3/4″ Scale, Zero Fret
Width at Nut: 1 5/8″
Pickups: Dual NY Mini Humbuckers, Piezo Bridge
Switching: 5-way
Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone for each pickup, master volume
Bridge: Tun-o-matic
Hardware: Grover Style Nickel/Chrome
Strings: D’Addario #10
Case: INCLUDED
Unique Features: Rubber body binding, Piezo bridge pickup
More pictures:
Whats the price? And what are the suggested strings to use, so I could get the most out the acoustic sound, and not lose on the electric?
$1099.Uses your favorite electric guitar strings.
Mike, you’re brilliant. Please don’t ever stop making these guitars. Just bought a Sidejack and of my 17 guitars, it’s my favourite.
Cheers
Chris
I want one of these Map guitars SO much! Especially without the Bigsby. But with Christmas coming there’s no way I can purchase one now. I do hope this model will continue to be made. I’ve actually had dreams of playing one of these guitars!!!
I recently got this guitar in Sea Foam Green. It’s a very versatile guitar. In my opinion this guitar embodies a Map, Supro, and the 3P together. An all in one guitar…..- Frankenstein of Airline Guitars- Probably, I urge you guys to save, and sell your body to science – just kidding! But, really consider this guitar. I prefer to keep it as studio and if you want to go gigging with it you might as well buy two! Compare to Piezo combinations of a Music Man John Petrucci’s almost $2K and 3K and PRS guitars P22’s $2K or even $5K. $1K is not a bad deal! I’m glad you put this guitar out. I’m waiting for the Blue Metallic and White.
Nice. Any Glenwood 99 style in progress?
no plans for the Glenwood 99. too big, too heavy…
I stumbled on this site a while back and got stuck !
I got my Airline ’59 Newport Black with a Bigsby since a few days, great guitar !
cheers to the team in Liverpool, they did great sending to me in Berlin.
Here are two pictures (links, can’t remember the syntaxe atm)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbzQ5rfCYAARj4F.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbzU1sqCMAEhG3v.jpg
Cheers !
I love that guitar in sea foam green, could you show some pictures of this whit a bigsby please? Thank you
in black lefty please!
I was wondering what al the knobs do to the tone? I realize they must shape the tone but in what way? Are they like an EQ directly on the guitar?
there are 6 knobs. 3 pickups. one volume and one tone for each pickup.
Is this model limited? if so, aproximately how long do I have before they run out?
not limited. We will continue production for the next year or two.
Love this guitar but the glenwood 99 style with a bigsby and a piezo pickup would be perfect!
Whoa! this guitar looks amazing, is it available in red???
Hello I like to know is the “buy it now” still valid and if the guitar still habe stock？
THANKS
EUGENE
No sorry. It’s been discontinued… only a couple of LH models still available.