Eastman Guitars — A Review Of Two Models
Posted: October 13, 2015 Filed under: Music and Guitars | Tags: Eastman AC530-12, Eastman AJ816, guitar review Leave a commentIf you have not heard of Eastman guitars (www.eastmanguitars.com), you need to be informed! The company makes a variety of stringed instruments: mandolins, archtop acoustics, flat top acoustics, and electric guitars. They are a very well made import, and their acoustic flat top models are always well reviewed, e.g. their dreadnought models E20D, E10D, E20SS, and E10SS. Here, in this posting, I offer my own reviews of my own two models: the AJ816, and the AC530-12. Read the rest of this entry »
Guitar Review: Cordoba Acero D11-CE
Posted: August 16, 2015 Filed under: Music and Guitars | Tags: Cordoba acero d11-ce, guitar review 3 CommentsIf you’re a guitarist and hear the name Cordoba you should think “classical guitar.” That has been their bread and butter. About a year ago, while perusing through my latest issue of Acoustic Guitar (August, 2014), I read about Cordoba’s new Acero (meaning “steel”, thus steel string) line of acoustic guitars. I was impressed by the review and filed it away. A year later I remembered the review of the Acero D10 dreadnought. I searched Reverb for an Acero, and found an Acero D11-ce. It, too, is a dreadnought with solid spruce top and solid acacia back and sides (note photo of guitar). Read the rest of this entry »