(12-04-2020, 02:10 PM)Pura Vida Wrote: The "date" is based on COA date, but not necessarily when the guitar was made. This is likely a discontinued model that was actually made prior to 2018, but only passed through Eastman's shop in Pomona then. I've seen a few older AC models trickle into the market with surprisingly recent COA dates, so maybe it's Eastman just moving some older inventory.
...along with lots of guitars I suspect are returns/B-stock guitars out there. It's not stretching it to say that Eastman has reached a new level of respect, so maybe it's not the wisest practice to flood the market with B material.