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Eastman SB56/n GD

Sale price£ 1,699.00 Regular price£ 1,999.00
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Jason D.
Eastman SB56 from r Guitars

Guitar is now great... Wonderful tone and playability. It has fabulous pickups and is "the king of clean" for what I need. All posted and delivered as expected when I ordered it.... but..... the set-up was utter rubbish. High action, no attention to the frets that began to buzz when I did lower the action. Overall, I would say that it was the worst set up guitar I have ever purchased. So, I packed it off to a luthier, and had a set up for £77, and it came back utterly glorious... Plays slick, rings and resonates, no buzzing frets and the tone and dynamics out of the lollar pickups is amazing. Very pleased with it. I'm happy that I paid a low price for the guitar compared to other retailers. But, R Guitars did claim to supply the instrument with a pro set up.... Unfortunately, they didn't come through on this promise. The way I see it is simple - I'm happy with delivery service, and guitar itself, but the set up is non existent in reality. I may have been unlucky... but I don't think so. It took me minutes to find 3 frets buzzing, and all it needed was some dressing. Also, the strings felt terrible too. Supposed to be D'Addario... But they weren't. Would I buy again off R Guitars... Yes.. But I would treat it as a "cut price", "guitar straight from factory" type retailer, not a retailer that sets guitars up to a good level. Their luthier isn't up to much if he can't set up a guitar to play well, so I just wouldn't expect a decent set up if I did buy again. The guitar does sound exceptional now though. The under-wound lollar p90 in the neck is great. To my ear, it sounds like what I can only describe as a modern p90..... It really is the King of clean if you like Jazz and Pop... I have a Gibson too, with 490 humbuckers. The Eastman is different. They may both be the same basic shape and construction, but the Eastman is it's own thing. Not a LP copy. It is a very high quality playing and sounding instrument. I think it would be 3k to 4k if it was a US or European build guitar. So not bad value at all. If you like LP style guitars, then you need to try one. I like mine just as much as I like my Gibson.... and in some respects the SB56 is better than my Gibson, and in other ways, the Gibson is better than the SB56. I have both... So, I'm a lucky guitarist.... ;-).... R Guitars just need to sort out employing an experienced guitar tech and get rid of the guy who is currently messing guitars up. Sorry to be so blunt about this... But I never suffer fools.... and neither should R Guitars.

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Trevor C.
Eastman gold top

I have got a lot of guitars , manly Gibson & Fender over the last 2 years I had heard a lot of good things about Eastman guitars , about the build quality ,pots ,switches, pickups, wood, tuners , electrics etc & its all true ,great guitars , GOOD PRICE definitely buying more .

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David T.
The Eastman SB56/n GD from Richard’s guitars

Having two Eastman mandolins and one violin, I already knew of the brand’s quality. I’ve always wanted a p90 equipped Les Paul, but didn’t want to pay Gibson CS prices. After a conversation with Rick at the shop, about my preferred set-up and strap button choice, I waited only a few days before the guitar arrived. It’s as good as the reviews say- CS quality, beautiful tone, great set-up. I used it for two outdoor gigs the following week. Highly recommended guitar from a great shop

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Asim
A stunning guitar from the best people in the business

The SB56 is fantastically well built and beautiful. Eastman really know how to make a guitar. Just flawless! But a guitar can only play so well without a proper setup. To this end I am grateful to Richard and his team who provided me with a first class service and a perfect instrument. I cannot speak highly enough of them and of my now favourite guitar!

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