Eastwood Guitars
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Eastwood Guitars is a Canadian
/ Korean
company set up by Michael Robinson which reproduces an array of classic electric guitar
designs.
The company was established by Michael Robinson in 2001 because he wanted to re-create affordable and playable versions of rare vintage electric guitars
that have long since gone out of production. The company's production philosophy is to create guitars which not only evoke classic looks and vintage sounds, but that are to be sold at a price point where they are meant to be played and not simply collected.
Eastwood guitars now produce around 40 guitar models, which have been well received by players and reviews. They also produce bass guitar
s which are either reproductions of classic bass guitar designs or adopted from current Eastwood guitar designs.
Source: Eastwood Guitars official website
Canada
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/ Korean
South Korea
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company set up by Michael Robinson which reproduces an array of classic electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
designs.
The company was established by Michael Robinson in 2001 because he wanted to re-create affordable and playable versions of rare vintage electric guitars
Electric Guitars
Electric Guitars were formed early in 1980 by Neil Davenport and Richard Hall who were both studying English at Bristol University. The band soon increased to a five-man line-up, with Andy Saunders , Matt Salt and Dick Truscott , they also later added two backing singers: Sara and Wendy...
that have long since gone out of production. The company's production philosophy is to create guitars which not only evoke classic looks and vintage sounds, but that are to be sold at a price point where they are meant to be played and not simply collected.
Eastwood guitars now produce around 40 guitar models, which have been well received by players and reviews. They also produce bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
s which are either reproductions of classic bass guitar designs or adopted from current Eastwood guitar designs.
Artists who use Eastwood Guitars
- Neko CaseNeko CaseNeko Case is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and her contributions as a member of the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers....
- Classic 12, Airline Lap Steel - CalexicoCalexicoCalexico is a Tucson, Arizona-based Americana / Alternative country band. The band's two main members, Joey Burns and John Convertino, first played together in Los Angeles as part of the group Giant Sand. They have recorded a number of albums on Quarterstick Records, while their 2005 EP In the...
- Airline '59 Custom - The DecemberistsThe DecemberistsThe Decemberists are an indie folk rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States, fronted by singer/songwriter Colin Meloy. The other members of the band are Chris Funk , Jenny Conlee , Nate Query , and John Moen .The band's...
- Messenger, Sidejack Baritone, Classic 12 - Echo & the BunnymenEcho & the BunnymenEcho & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...
- Saturn 63 - Foo FightersFoo FightersFoo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...
- Sidejack Baritone - The Redmond Barry's - Airline Map (Lefty)
- John FogertyJohn FogertyJohn Cameron Fogerty is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest...
- Airline Coronado DLX, Airline Map , Mandocaster - MGMTMGMTMGMT is an American alternative rock band founded by Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. After the release of their first album, the members of their live band, Matthew Asti, James Richardson and Will Berman, joined the core band in the studio...
- Wandre - Yo La TengoYo La TengoYo La Tengo, sometimes abbreviated as YLT, is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan , Georgia Hubley , and James McNew .Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential...
- Messenger - Viniloversus - Airline Map
- Twiggy RamirezJeordie WhiteJeordie Osbourne White , better known by his pseudonym Twiggy Ramirez , is an American musician, who is best known for being the bassist and guitarist for Marilyn Manson. He was also the bassist for A Perfect Circle, and Nine Inch Nails...
- Sidejack Baritone - Bubbles - Classic 12
- Goo Goo DollsGoo Goo DollsThe Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
- Sidejack Baritone
Source: Eastwood Guitars official website
Models
- Airline® '59 1P
- Airline® '59 2P
- Airline® '59 3P
- Airline® '59 Town & Country DLX
- Airline® '59 Town & Country STD
- Airline® '59 Coronado
- Airline 2P DLX
- Airline 3P DLX
- Airline Coronado® STD
- Airline Coronado® DLX
- Airline® Map
- RS-II
- Airline® Tuxedo
- Airline® Tux Deluxe
- Airline® Tux Custom
- Breadwinner
- Messenger
- Supro® Dual Tone
- Airline® Bighorn
- Airline® Twin Tone
- Airline® Town & Country
- Airline® Town & Country DLX
- Joey Leone LTD
- Joey Leone Superfast
- Doral
- P90 Special
- Eastwood GP
- Hi Flyer
- Saturn
- Airline® H44 DLX
- Airline® H44 STD
- Ichiban
- Mach Two
- Classic 6
- Classic 12
- Sidejack DLX
- Stormbird
- Nashville 12
- Wandre STD
- Wandre DLX
- Airline® Folkstar
- Warren Ellis Signature Tenor
- Airline® Mandola
- Mandocaster
- Airline® - Ukulele
- Airline® Lap Steel
- Delta 6
- Sidejack Baritone
- Sidejack Baritone DLX
- Magnum Bass
- EEB-1
- EUB-1
- Airline® Map Bass
- Hi Flyer Bass
- Classic 4