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I have been playing my new E1OM so much the other guitars are being neglected. This guitar sounds so good and is so much fun I just can`t stop playing it. 95% of the time it`s the one I grab. Have it tuned double dropped D.
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It's a healthy obsession.
Better than watching TV all day and nice guitars are less expensive than some hobbies nowadays.
Congratulations on the new OM!
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Same for me with my E6OM TC. Between that and my classical guitar the others don't get a look in!
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It's cool to see people enjoying the "low end" E1 models. When I started playing in the early 2000s I would have bit your hand off for a full solid wood guitar at that value.
A couple of weeks ago right before I bought my 10SS there was an ex demo E1D for sale on Reverb for £370. I nearly bought it about ten times that day but it wasn't what I really wanted. It went that night and it had the "make an offer" option, so I would like to think whoever bought it got it for around £350, and that is a hell of a lot of guitar at that value!
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Yes, those "low end" guitars really aren't low end. It's the open pore finish and choice of Sapele for tone wood that enables them to keep the price down, and it's a brilliant strategy b/c it blows away other guitars at the same price point.
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(05-15-2022, 08:26 AM)SneakyDeaky Wrote: It's cool to see people enjoying the "low end" E1 models. When I started playing in the early 2000s I would have bit your hand off for a full solid wood guitar at that value.
A couple of weeks ago right before I bought my 10SS there was an ex demo E1D for sale on Reverb for £370. I nearly bought it about ten times that day but it wasn't what I really wanted. It went that night and it had the "make an offer" option, so I would like to think whoever bought it got it for around £350, and that is a hell of a lot of guitar at that value!
I never cared to pay for all the extra fancy bindings inlays and bling. I played many that didn`t live up to the extra cost. If the guitar is solid woods that I like spruce or cedar w/sapele and built with the same quality that is all that matters to me. Maybe less fancy but, Low End? I don`t see it that way with these Eastman`s.
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Looks great! Congratulations and continue to love playing the guitar!
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I really dig that finish on your OM! Congrats!
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(05-14-2022, 02:48 PM)maxoom Wrote: I have been playing my new E1OM so much the other guitars are being neglected. This guitar sounds so good and is so much fun I just can`t stop playing it. 95% of the time it`s the one I grab. Have it tuned double dropped D.
Congrats, that's a beautiful sapele back. I like the E1 models. I played an E1D with classic finish here in Oklahoma recently. I don't think I've seen any E1OMs with the classic finish online so unique snag.
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