NGD: Eastman T486

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I've been looking into a semihollow for a while. But every time I looked into a Gibson 335 I just go "HOW MUCH they want for a plywood guitar?" and end up with another Les Paul instead. I was looking at a new Epiphone Lucille but realized that I can get an used Eastman T486 around that price. Nitro finish, Duncan pickups, Gotoh bridge etc.

The previous owner probably took good care of it and it played pretty good. I swapped the Duncan SH1 for a BKP Ragnarok for shits and giggles and was quite surprised that there wasn't any uncontrollable feedback.
 

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I've been looking into a semihollow for a while. But every time I looked into a Gibson 335 I just go "HOW MUCH they want for a plywood guitar?" and end up with another Les Paul instead. I was looking at a new Epiphone Lucille but realized that I can get an used Eastman T486 around that price. Nitro finish, Duncan pickups, Gotoh bridge etc.

The previous owner probably took good care of it and it played pretty good. I swapped the Duncan SH1 for a BKP Ragnarok for shits and giggles and was quite surprised that there wasn't any uncontrollable feedback.
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Awesome, I’ve wondered about these. I’m always looking at the semihollow Gibsons and Gretsch falcons and so on. I’ve heard for a while that the Eastman stuff is worth considering. Actually I thought this was a cheaper Chinese brand but looks like a lot of their stuff is in the 1k-$2k and even above new??
 
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Awesome, I’ve wondered about these. I’m always looking at the semihollow Gibsons and Gretsch falcons and so on. I’ve heard for a while that the Eastman stuff is worth considering. Actually I thought this was a cheaper Chinese brand but looks like a lot of their stuff is in the 1k-$2k and even above new??
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They are quite well made with nitro finish and brand parts. I wouldn’t pay new price but I think they are pretty good buy if you can find one used.
 
There's a shop in my town that actually was carrying Eastman stuff, I might have to go see if they still do. These are definitely on my radar now. Their LP-like single cut looks decent too.
 
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