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In this issue...
  • Joey Says...
  • Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll!
  • SILVERTONE Rare
  • Tone Controls - Tone and Gain Sucking Leeches?
  • Kirk Lorange - Open Air - an étude
  • K&S Hawaiian
  • DEMO SALE! - Still a few guitars available
  • AIRLINE '59 Custom
  • ON THE NET - Check out our EBAY Store

  • WEB SITE

    A huge selection of Bizarre Vintage Guitars and Bass guitars.

    Vintage Guitars

    Looking for a deal? We have a nice selection of slightly used in-store demo guitars at greatly reduced prices.

    DEMO Guitars

    TUNE IN NOW! Thayrone-X has the best on-line radio in cyberspace.

    The Bone Conduction Music Show

    Check out the new AIRLINE MAP model in stock NOW.

    NEW in STOCK

    You can find a link at the top of the home page to revisit the prior years worth of newsletter.

    Newsletter Back-issues

    This is the MUST HAVE guitar of the year, and judging by the early reviews, they won't last long!

    AIRLINE H44

    We have a bunch of lefties on stock, ICHIBAN, Hi-Flyer (standard and RAMONES version), DELTA 6, Airlines in 2 and 3 pup version (with optional BIGSBY!) and more on the horizon. Check them out!

    Lefties in Stock

    We are looking for good quality vintage guitars for trade-ins towards a new Eastwood guitar. If you are bored with your old one, upgrade to a new axe!

    Trade-Up

    We finally did it. The AMPEG AEB-1 is now the EEB-1.

    3 NEW Models

    Looking for a hand made 18W combo? Check out our AIRLINE model.

    AIRLINE AMP

    Missed the LIVE version? No worries, you can watch the replay here.

    WEBCAST Replay

    Harmony Central has TONS of EASTWOOD Reviews on-line. Don't forget to write your own!

    Guitar Reviews

    Every month magazines the world over are publishing info and reviews on EASTWOOD products. Here is a link to the latest.

    EASTWOOD in the News #1

    EASTWOOD in the News #2

    EASTWOOD in the News #3

    Lap Steel Review

    Eastwood / SQUEEZE

    AIRLINE 2P DLX reviewed in UK Magazine

    My Rare Guitarticles April 2009

    This week we are in Frankfurt Germany for the 2009 MUSIKMESSE show. It runs from April 1-4, so if you are in town for the show, be sure to drop by Hall 4.0, Stand H48 and say hello!

    The LIMITED EDITION 50th Anniversary AIRLINE is selling quickly - we only have 50 of them so don't wait too long or they will be gone! The new BREADWINNER guitar is shipping this month, so if you want the free hardshell case, etc, get on board today.



    Joey Says... Great Mistakes

    Joey Says... Great Mistakes

    Great Mistakes from the World of Electric Guitars

    Well folks we all know what great guitars have been designed and created over the years, but there were some vessels of musical expression in the guitar world that were, lets say a stroke of mistaken genius. In this column I discuss some of the mistakes that we have more or less taken for granted, and I also give some of my own mistakes that might work out for you. The great Leo and his mistakes of genius.

    more info

    Fender Coronado XII Guitar

    Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll! (Fender Coronado XII Guitar)

    By Michael Wright, The Different Strummer

    Yeah, man, that's why we get into guitars, isn't it? All of which is evident in this cool Summer o' Love 1967 Fender Coronado XII Wildwood! Whether some cat took LSD, or anything lighter, while playing this guitar is also unknown. But there's NO doubt drugs were involved. That's because this is a Wildwood. And we're not talking JerseyShore here. Well, ok, we really don't know for sure about the sex and rock. This is a Fender electric guitar, after all, and I don't think someone bought it to play jazz standards. Or Kumbaya.

    Full story

    1968 Danelectro Sears Silvertone Guitar

    1968 Danelectro Sears Silvertone Guitar

    by Rob Roberge

    Rare is, of course, a relative term when you're talking about anything made by Danelectro for Sears. This ain't a hand carved arch-top by one of the D'Whoever's in New York, or a prototype KOA wood, only ever seen by Ted McCarty and the 33rd-level Masons who know the secret Skull & Bones handshake and Vulcan death grips, after all.

    full story...

    Tone Controls: Tone and Gain Sucking Leeches?

    Tone Controls: Tone and Gain Sucking Leeches?

    by Don Mackrill

    Guitar amps have tone controls. Always have, always will. Maybe. More tone controls are better - treble, middle, bass - a tone stack for every channel! Always has been, always will be. Maybe not! WHY?

    full story...

    Kirk Lorange - Open Air - an étude

    Kirk Lorange - Open Air - an étude

    I was fiddling around on my new acoustic the other day, exploring and experimenting with the use of open strings in unusual configurations and came up with an interesting piece I call 'Open Air' ... I thought I'd share it with you, mainly because it forces you to really think about what you're playing rather than just flipping the autopilot switch and reworking familiar ground.

    more...

    K&S Hawaiian

    K&S Hawaiian

    Hey, somebody throw me a rope!

    The resurgence of lap or hawaiian style of playing has taken the hollow neck design of German immigrant, Herman Weissenborn, from the custom builders to the American importers with copies being manufactured in Korea, China and Mexico.

    more...

    DEMO GUITAR SALE! - Still a few guitars available

    DEMO GUITAR SALE! - Still a few guitars available

    We are doing our SPRING CLEANING getting ready for the new shipment to arrive in 2 weeks. We have a few B-Stock guitars for sale with minor paint blemishes and scratches and some showroom demos at GREAT prices. Here is your chance to snap up some SUPER savings!

    Full story

    Airline '59 Custom Guitar (2P & 3P

    Airline '59 Custom Guitar (2P & 3P)

    QUESTION: What happens when you take the top selling AIRLINE model, toss it back into Eastwood's Custom Shop Labs in Toronto, Canada, and tell them, "Money is no object! I want that damn stripe, and I want it now!!!" ANSWER: The '59 Custom AIRLINE, 2P and 3P models, VVSC pickups, Deluxe FORM-FIT custom case and lots of goodies!

    more

    ON THE NET - Check out our EBAY Store

    ON THE NET - Check out our EBAY Store

    For those of you that don't know, we have a wide range of guitars, pickups, guitar parts, "project" guitars, etc on sale on EBAY. Drop by and check it out!

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    NEW Eastwood BREADWINNER Guitar

    NEW Eastwood BREADWINNER Guitar

    It's finally in production folks! Yes, we got a LOT of email requests for this model over the years and have finally moved to production. The gutiar will begin shipping in March 2009. The initial limited run will be available in White (as shown) or Black with black pickgaurd. Both colors will be available with the traditional custom hardtail or an optional Strat style tremolo bridge. The first 48 of these guitars with INCLUDE a custom fit deluxe hardshell case (value $149). Future releases will NOT include the case.

    Eastwood BREADWINNER Guitar
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