Eastman AR803 "Premium tonewoods and the time honored process of meticulous hand craftsmanship form a harmonious relationship that has established Eastman as a major force in the world of archtop guitars. Today Eastman offers the widest selection of classic and contemporary archtop guitars in the industry. Most often associated with jazz, Eastman archtops are frequently used in many other styles of music due to their beautiful sound, range and finish." - Eastwood Guitars The Eastman 803 series was designed for the giging guitarist that needs flexibility, clarity and fullness. The 803 series features a hand carved spruce top with a hand carved ample back and solid maple sides. Designed with the serious Jazz musician in mind, the Uptown 803 is everything a 16" hand-carved archtop guitar should be. Eastmans 803 series feature that timeless acoustic/electric jazz tone that we have all heard on countless recordings … a strong punchy acoustic timbre reinforced by a thick warm electric tone! The acoustic tone is incredibly loud and provides an archetypical archtop solid top tone. Rich and lush with the jazz chord melody playing, while single note runs are clear and concise. The low, light set up allows for effortless playing, and while typically used in jazz it also works nicely for fingerstyle and county blues. Incredible tone, sustain and playability, and the wood grain and finish are just gorgeous! This instrument is Great Condition with a few things to note. There are light surface scratches throughout the guitar with a majority of them being recognizable in the darker part of the sunburst finish. We have attempted to capture the worst of this. There is sinking on parts of the binding making them look uneven. There are also a few very light scratches on the headstock. Includes Hardshell Case.Features :
Top Wood: Carved Spruce
Back Wood: Carved Maple
Scale: 25"
Nut Width: 1 3/4"
Weight: 5.2 lbs
Setup High E: 2/32"
Setup Low E: 2.5/32"
Cutaway: Venetian
Sunburst Finish
Serial Number: 150
Neck Wood: Maple
Fretboard: Ebony
Bridge: Ebony
Headstock Shape: Solid
Headstock Overlay: Ebony
Headstock Inlay: Eastman Logo
Tuners: Gold Gotoh w/ Ebony Buttons
Inlays: None
Body Binding: 7 Ply Ivoroid/Black
Fretboard Binding: Ivoroid
Pickguard: Ebony w/ Ivoroid Binding
Nut Material: Bone
Saddle Spacing: 2 3/32"
Neck Profile: C Shape
Pickup(s): Seth Lover SH-55N (Original Kent Armstrong in Case)
Case: Hardshell Case
List price: $1,599.99