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I've got a Eastman E10-00. It's a fantastic guitar for sound, but like the poster above, the neck profile is a bit of a struggle.
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
How do the 2 guitars sound compared to each other out of interest? Does the body join 12 vs 14 change the sound much?
Will have to them, I like chunky necks usually but not sure on acoustics.
I wasn't able to compare them directly as I sold the E1 to buy the E10. I'd say the E10 projects better (louder), and has a much fuller tone, excellent for fingerstyle. It's difficult to know how much the body join affects the tone as the E1 is sitka/sapele and the E10 is adirondack/mahogany.
Anyway, interesting on the E10. Could fit the bill if the neck suits….
:-)
Anyone else got any thoughts about 00’s with mahogany in like the E10?
If so they seem to be rare. One think I’ve noticed is there’s no set definition for 00’s, shapes and sizes seem to vary and overlap. I’ve found that quite confusing, I want something bigger than a palour and smaller than an OM but sizes for those change as well. The Eastmans look ideal, size wise.
There’s the Harley Benton, but it is an Okoume top rather than mahogany. But I assume it is similar.
There’s a Martin, but I it’s a 000 size guitar, even though it’s a similar shape to the 00 (some 000 seem to be OM shape, confusingly)
https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/11101709575019--martin-000-15sm
There’s a Guild, which is listed as a Concert size, which I assume is supposed to be smaller than a 00.
https://guitarvillage.co.uk/product/guild-m-20-natural
Back to @earwighoney OP, the Sigma S00R-45VS and the Eastman E10 00-TC are 46mm nut width but the Sigma is Adirondack Spruce/Rosewood and the Eastman Adirondack Spruce/Mahogany.
S00R-45VS - Sigma Guitars - Legendary Acoustic Guitars (sigma-guitars.com)
E10OO - Eastman Guitars
My go-to acoustic currently is an all-mahogany Vintage V300MH and I would love another all-mahogany 00 acoustic which is a bit more upmarket (about £1K - £1.5K) and, like @earwighoney , a slightly larger nut width. The nut width on the Vintage is 42mm. It's comfortable to play in my hands but note definition is not as good as when I play my FG's or OM (which now cause me shoulder/neck problems). Nut width on the HB CLA -15M is 43mm sadly.
Vintage V300 Acoustic Folk Guitar ~ Mahogany – VintageGuitarsRus
CLA-15M Solid Wood - Harley Benton
All-mahogany 45-6mm nut width 00's are a bit thin on the ground aren't they! That Guild M-20 Natural all-mahogany (44.5mm) and the Eastman E10 00-TC nearest matches.
Guild M-20 Natural - Guitar Village
Thanks for your advice.
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Trouble is Manchester isn't what it was though for guitar shops, I used to go to Sounds Great back in the day and try out a decent range to my hearts content, but they are no longer around.
PMT are okay but tend to be Yamaha, Martin, Taylor and Gibson, no Eastman or anything like that. Also, you always have somebody trying a drum kit through a PA or somethign so you can't hear much.
Forsyths are good, I'll plan a trip there, but they only have limited stock, nothing I particularily want in my price range.
They have some lovely Atkin's in stock, but I can't justify that kind of spend and would probably lose control with my credit card so perhaps I shouls avoid!
Richards looks the best, but it's probably a 4.5 hour round trip.
Okoume is very different to mahogany (at least on paper). It is as light as Sitka Spruce, and as soft as Western Red Cedar. (!) Whether this translates into the expected very different sound, I do not know. Never played one.
Martin 000 is the same as Martin 00 except for being slightly larger all-round.
Martin OM is exactly the same as Martin 000. The main difference is the longer neck which provides a standard scale length; the bodies are the same.
"Concert size", for most makers, means the same thing as 00 in Martinspeak.
Furch quote their standard nut width two ways and they don't agree! They say 1 3/4" (44.5mm) in one breath, and 45mm in the next. I have roughly measured mine (just with a ruler) and it's ... er ... maybe 44.5mm but I can't say for sure. When I get home (I'm travelling again at present and for that reason a bit absent here) I'll measure it properly.
PS: My Furch 45mm(ish) "soft V" neck is hands down the best, most comfortable I have ever played. Not sure why they call it a "V" to be honest, it doesn't feel V-shaped, it just feels like part of my hand. I've got some lovely guitars with excellent necks I'm completely happy with, but the neck on this new Furch is in another league.
I have a site in Blackburn (work related), you’ve just given me an idea as it is overdue a survey!
I love the body size of the Eastman, it's just the chunky neck profile (not the nut width) that can give me problems. I'm not sure that Furch have a 00 around the £1k mark. If they did I'd definitely be interested.
A small gripe about the Sigma and RK 12 fret 00's is they are all long scale. My RK 12 fret 0 is long scale, and I like it a lot but I prefer short scale on smaller bodied guitars.