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Originally Posted by Nick Triesch
Anyone play the Eastman guitars. They are all handmade. The models E10D , E20D and DT30D are amazing guitars . Huge sound for half the price of a Martin HD28. Check the reviews. I have owned Martin and Goodall guitars but my new Eastman is the best guitar I have ever played.
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I'm probably going to order an "Inspired by Gibson (IBG)" J-200 this week. There's several acoustic and electric models. This series is made in Indonesia, but to a very high standard. For $999 vs $5,299 MAP pricing, it sounds like it's pretty close to the real thing.
https://www.epiphone.com/en-US/Acoustic-Guitar/EPIWYA96/Aged-Antique-Natural-Gloss
There's lots of videos of this thing being played, but this guy removed the piezo pickup under the bridge, raised the saddle to compensate, and added brass bridge pins and Elixir strings that I think were a notch lighter. He claims it sounds much better. This thing sounds sweet: