OK, I have had this PCH1-D guitar for almost 3 weeks, and I have to correct some misconceptions I had in my previous posts.
There is a good bit of sustain, contrary to what I erroneously stated previously.
When I received the new guitar, it had new strings, of course, and was very bright (as would be expected). That overwhelmed the low end. Now that the initial brightness has worn off, the low end is pretty well balanced.
The sound is definitely not as full/warm as my two solid wood grand auditoriums AC-222CE-OV and AC422CE. It is significantly louder though. I have not really played dreadnoughts in the past, but from what I had read, this was expected.
In my initial posts, I described the tone as "OK." I would upgrade that to "GOOD."
I would still say though, that if I were looking for my one and only best sounding guitar, I think the extra money for the E-1 is worth it. For my purposes (campfire/travel guitar), this is perfect.
Waiting for double sided tape from LR Baggs to install their Element pickup.
Edit: One other thing: The PCH1-D is very light in weight, compared to my other two Eastman guitars. This may be because the other two have pickups with batteries, or maybe there is something else going on.
CJ
There is a good bit of sustain, contrary to what I erroneously stated previously.
When I received the new guitar, it had new strings, of course, and was very bright (as would be expected). That overwhelmed the low end. Now that the initial brightness has worn off, the low end is pretty well balanced.
The sound is definitely not as full/warm as my two solid wood grand auditoriums AC-222CE-OV and AC422CE. It is significantly louder though. I have not really played dreadnoughts in the past, but from what I had read, this was expected.
In my initial posts, I described the tone as "OK." I would upgrade that to "GOOD."
I would still say though, that if I were looking for my one and only best sounding guitar, I think the extra money for the E-1 is worth it. For my purposes (campfire/travel guitar), this is perfect.
Waiting for double sided tape from LR Baggs to install their Element pickup.
Edit: One other thing: The PCH1-D is very light in weight, compared to my other two Eastman guitars. This may be because the other two have pickups with batteries, or maybe there is something else going on.
CJ
