Eastman vs Larrivee

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June 19, 2014, 12:01:49 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwwW7Wa1dHk

Both sound good, but Eastman seemed to break up more under heavy strumming.  What are your thoughts?
D-02E
June 19, 2014, 12:18:46 PM #1
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...
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June 19, 2014, 12:23:58 PM #2
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
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June 19, 2014, 01:46:16 PM #3
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. 
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June 19, 2014, 01:59:41 PM #4
Sorry Larry fans, Eastman wins without doubt  :crying: :crying: :crying:
June 19, 2014, 02:03:13 PM #5
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
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June 19, 2014, 02:04:18 PM #6
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.
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June 19, 2014, 05:38:03 PM #7
To my ears the Larrivee sounded better in this instance.
June 19, 2014, 06:13:07 PM #8
Larrivee by a country mile. That Eastman is rattling. Needs a setup.
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June 19, 2014, 08:04:34 PM #9
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. 
June 19, 2014, 09:03:13 PM #10
 Larrivee for my money!

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June 19, 2014, 11:03:46 PM #11
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.
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June 19, 2014, 11:20:04 PM #12
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 :)
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June 22, 2014, 11:02:04 PM #13
China vs. Vancouver/Oxnard? No contest for me.
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June 23, 2014, 08:26:15 AM #14
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.
June 23, 2014, 10:57:12 AM #15
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.
June 23, 2014, 01:43:53 PM #16
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.
June 23, 2014, 01:58:49 PM #17
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     
June 23, 2014, 02:47:52 PM #18
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:
June 23, 2014, 03:10:46 PM #19
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. 
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