https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwwW7Wa1dHk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwwW7Wa1dHk)
Both sound good, but Eastman seemed to break up more under heavy strumming. What are your thoughts?
Agree with your assessment. The Larrivee sounded a little "warmer" or "woodier" - slightly more appealing... hopefully I'm not just being biased by my love for Larrivee's but I don't think so...
I was actually the "requester" in this one. Thanks to Ted for putting it out there. I have to admit, I thought I'd like the Eastman better with everything I've heard online about them being more "traditional" in sound. But the Larri won in my opinion. You can really hear the balance that they are known for.
I am GASSING for a Larri guys. Seriously! :donut :donut2 :coffee
I've owned 2 Eastman's and still own 1. The frets were not finished as well as Larrivees. The thin nitro finish you get for the money can't be beat and it does sound great, different from Larrivee but still great. And, I got my Eastman for a ridiculously low price, it was an offer I could not refuse.
Sorry Larry fans, Eastman wins without doubt :crying: :crying: :crying:
I really like Eastman, a true lutherie shop. But they are not making SCGC reinterpretations of Golden Age Martins. They are fine for the $1000 and under market but Larrivee is in an echelon at least a couple above. Plus the bugaboo of all Asian guitars is consistency. But if you want an arch top Larrivee you are out of luck. Eastman makes. Some good ones
Quote from: mrkpower on June 19, 2014, 01:59:41 PM
Sorry Larry fans, Eastman wins without doubt :crying: :crying: :crying:
I'm not sure how you determined that from the posts here. :?
I like Eastman but no way did I imply that! Larrivee wins hands down. I prefer the Larrivee tone and feel, and the build quality is a notch better, IMO.
To my ears the Larrivee sounded better in this instance.
Larrivee by a country mile. That Eastman is rattling. Needs a setup.
For the dough the Eastman is a very decent guitar but really there is not much to compare. Sort of like putting the Kings against a junior team.
Larrivee for my money!
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I've handled about a dozen Eastmans of varies style's some were good others not so good my only complaint is that there truss rods have limited usability.So check the rods before buying.
I played an few Eastman E6OM and an E10OM while shopping before eventually buying my Larrivee. They both sounded good, loud, responsive, and punchy but there were a few detail things in each that just bugged me. Tops that weren't very carefully bookmatched; fretboard inlays that were out of alignment. Made me wonder where else attention to detail might have slipped.
Then I picked up my Larrivee and forgot about the Eastmans :)
China vs. Vancouver/Oxnard? No contest for me.
Quote from: ffinke on June 22, 2014, 11:02:04 PM
China vs. Vancouver/Oxnard? No contest for me.
I just got back from China. The air is so polluted, you'd think it was night at noon, you can't drink the water and they don't even have toilet paper in the public loos. No thanks.
Quote from: Walkerman on June 23, 2014, 08:26:15 AM
I just got back from China. The air is so polluted, you'd think it was night at noon, you can't drink the water and they don't even have toilet paper in the public loos. No thanks.
And I've read that 30 million people live in caves while at least a third of the country lives in third world poverty. Yet many say they will soon be the world's greatest economy and power? Strange world.
Quote from: ducktrapper on June 23, 2014, 10:57:12 AM
And I've read that 30 million people live in caves while at least a third of the country lives in third world poverty. Yet many say they will soon be the world's greatest economy and power? Strange world.
It's called slave labor.
Quote from: Walkerman on June 23, 2014, 01:43:53 PM
It's called slave labor.
When you enslave your own people, it's called communism or whatever the strange brew of crony capitalism and Marxism is going on over there. Still a lot of folks, especially Canadians, love to vacation in Cuba so what do I know? :beer
Are we talking about guitars or politics? :?
Is this political thread?? :? :?
What happen if Eastman were made in the US and Larrive were produced in China??? :? :? :?
Which guitar sounds better ONLY depending on where the company comes from???? :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
Quote from: mrkpower on June 23, 2014, 02:47:52 PM
Are we talking about guitars or politics? :?
Is this political thread?? :? :?
What happen if Eastman were made in the US and Larrive were produced in China??? :? :? :?
Which guitar sounds better ONLY depending on where the company comes from???? :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
Actually...one of Eastman's selling points is its low price....hence the comments.
I must admit that after the sound and playability considerations a big part of why I went with Larrivee over Eastman was that for about $200 bucks more I was buying a guitar made by people paid enough to live in comfort right here in North America.
Quote from: ZachStevenson on June 23, 2014, 03:31:59 PM
I must admit that after the sound and playability considerations a big part of why I went with Larrivee over Eastman was that for about $200 bucks more I was buying a guitar made by people paid enough to live in comfort right here in North America.
:thumb :+1:
Be careful! You guys are starting to sound humane and progressive! :ohmy:
and political....
Quote from: cke on June 25, 2014, 12:21:48 AM
Be careful! You guys are starting to sound humane and progressive! :ohmy:
Humane and progressive are mutually exclusive terms. Progressive policies have caused more poverty, misery and death worldwide than anything else I can think of.
Plus . . . I like buying stuff made in North America because people there also buy stuff from the company where I work. (We're having a heck of a time selling much of anything in China.) Buying from potential customers isn't "progressive." It's conservative. When customers have money in their pockets, it's good for business. Then we can hire more people who can then afford to live decent lives, feed their kids, get decent health care, support the local charitable organizations, and pay taxes. Some of them even buy guitars. It's a beautiful thing.
OK Friends lets not cause this to be locked I think we are well on the edge. If we want to compare the guitars - Great; if we want to discuss the politics of the country of each builder there are other sites on the Internet for that :donut :donut2
Quote from: JOYCEfromNS on June 25, 2014, 03:53:28 PM
OK Friends lets not cause this to be locked I think we are well on the edge. If we want to compare the guitars - Great; if we want to discuss the politics of the country of each builder there are other sites on the Internet for that :donut :donut2
We have already been over the edge ................ and dropping down now :crying:
Getting back to the guitars (I think...) I am always amazed at the solid tone and workmanship of the 03 series guitars. While I love the more upscale feel of a 05, 09 or 10 series Larrivee (when I can afford it), the value of the 03 series makes it a tempting place to purchase and live with Larrivees. For example, I don't have a standard L or LS body yet, but want one (after all, it IS Larrivee's trademark model), and lately I'm asking myself, why not just get a 03 series? :thumb
Quote from: cke on June 25, 2014, 12:21:48 AM
Be careful! You guys are starting to sound humane and progressive! :ohmy:
A humane and progressive passive aggressive shot if I've ever seen one. Well done! :beer
Quote from: ducktrapper on June 26, 2014, 02:31:16 PM
A humane and progressive passive aggressive shot if I've ever seen one. Well done! :beer
Well well,well! I do take that as a compliment! :cheers
Having owned both an Eastman and Larrivee. I see no comparison. Larrivee by a mile! This is why the Eastman is gone....
I've had 4 Eastman instruments and 3 Larrivee come through during my trading frenzy days. No comparison. Larrivee instruments were better on every level.
I couldn't get through the demo. Both guitars were either out of tune or
the player just dropped the notes early due to his poor technique, either
way, they both sounded out of tune to me.