Guitars players definitely need a new guitar for every birthday and Christmas! Guitar Village looks fantastic, I haven't seen anything quite like it here in the states I just bought three Eastmans in three weeks, the SB55 double cut, SB55 single cut and the T64 just like to one you got which has such beautiful tones and low action without buzz. Just played a gig last night with two of my brothers using the SB55 single cut. It's really refreshing getting different tones with just the volume and tone knobs, a great rock work horse indeed! It's your video comparing the borrowed T64 to the one your better half gave you that drove me to the internet to buy the T64. Thank you for your help!
Always a fantastic experience going to Guitar Village. First went there 20 years ago and bought a 1963 Gibson 335. Went there just last month and realised you can't even buy a reissue for what I paid for mine (how I wish I'd bought more back then!) Love seeing what they've got in the vintage rooms upstairs. Bought a couple of acoustics there too over the years and always impressed that they're happy to leave you alone with a couple of guitars and let you decide without any pressure.
It's true that it's not a bad idea, especially for people like us who aren't in a relationship and have very few friends, to spend a day at the guitar store on our birthday. We don't have to buy anything, but if we do, it will make us happy, and at least we spend the day in a place we love. It's a bit depressing to do it alone, but after all, we can be happy on our own too, and when we have a passion, it often takes precedence over many other things.
The concept of birthdays is nonsense anyway. What are they supposed to be? A celebration for having managed to stay alive for another year? If anyone should be celebrated on someone's birthday, it's their mother. The person who carried them around for 10 months in their womb, who (should have) had to lay off booze and drugs and anything else fun for years (if breast-feeding), who spent hours in pain and the following years in desperation. So if someone decides to go to the guitar store for their birthday, that gives their mum a day off, which in my book is the best and most rewarding way to celebrate her with. That is, unless the little sh*t nicked mum's credit card on the way out... ;)
Lovely guitar! I bought my Eastman SB59V and a Paoletti custom build from Guitar Village. Amazing shop and a lovely bunch. And a happy birthday to you!
I bought a T64/v in gold burst 6 months ago after being disappointed in the Chinese made Epiphone Casino (and the American made one being too expensive). It's my favourite guitar I've ever purchased, and the varnish finish is unique and something else. You won't be disappointed in your purchase. Eastman makes gibson guitars better than gibson
In my travels I will always make time to stop at guitar stores, pawn shops and the rare real camera shop. I am old, retired and just like to enjoy the trip. Usually stay on State and Federal US highways and avoid the interstates. Best find was a Martin 000M rescued from a sunny shop window at a pawn shop in Branson, MO with loose binding for a great price. Whatever you choose to play, buy for your future. My first guitar was a crappy Framus Texan 12 string. My second one a 1971 Gibson J50 new (a J45 with plain spruce top) which I still play today and will go to a nephew when I go. If you are spending top dollar/pound/yen always think about whether it is worth your money long term. If it is, buy the best you can get and plan to keep it. Gradually you can build a great collection you love to play. One you can pass on to your children with real value both financially and musically. Don't waste your time on crap if you can buy lifetime quality. No matter what smoke and mirrors are displayed by YT guitar company shills, an HB will never be a Gibson. Neither will an Epiphone, no matter how gussied up and 'Signature"d. All those products have a place, but many are beginner level. I have never seen a 'budget' Rolls Royce, have you? I rarely hear people regret buying quality.
Awesome, congrats on the new guitar, looks lovely. I'm in Guitar Village what feels like every other week sometimes as it's really local to me, shopped there since the mid 90s and had loads from them over the years. The 80s Tokai SG you showed was one of the ones I tried when I picked up my '99 SG. The Tokai was very cool and not a bad price for a genuine vintage guitar!
Keep checking out whatever guitars you want mate…. None of us are perfect players and it’s all about enjoyment! Thanks for a great video and what a lovely guitar!
Nothing like an entire row of red 335s hanging together... any guitars of the same colour for that matter, but the 335s are absolutely stunning (especially the Trini), imho. And happy belated birthday. I've spent some with friends and wished I'd spent the day alone afterwards 🎂😅
Wow, that shop looks amazing.. sadly here in Dublin, guitar shops are a dying breed. Man, i could spend hours there. Beautiful selection. Great video 🙏☘️☘️☘️
Sad to see some have closed - managed to get to 3 on a spare day I had in Dublin last week though - played a beautiful ''61 Gretsch in Some Neck - great shop.
A 54’ Les Paul custom is the dream guitar for me. I have an Eastman sb54v/ltd that I absolutely love and adore to hold off the gas for a Gibson. The Eastman might be a keeper because I do play it often and absolutely love it. It sounds awesome and is a very nice weight with a flamed maple top hiding under the ebony top which is very cool. That t64v is super awesome and I’ve had my eye on a blue one.
They are sooo expensive though 😅 but i agree it is a dream guitar for me too. The blue one i believe is actually semi hollow which will make it a totally different sounding guitar
And man i didn’t clock you said SB54/v - that is so awesome. Think there was only ever 40 of them made right? If they ever do another one im first in line haha.
Loved the whole video but the star for me was the Tele. James Burton is my hero. I've played one for over 30 years. Last time I was in Guitar Village they had the paisley pink James Burton tele. A thing of beauty.
What a great shop! Magical! And congratz on the pro level camera work - so many of these end up giving you whiplash because the camera person doesn't realise you have to pan sloooowly 😂 Have fun with the new Eastman - superb purchase!
When I can afford a better camera set up and stop buying guitars for my birthday ill definitely upgrade it haha, did the best I could with the old phone but thanks very much :)
Congrats! My T64/v (same color/finish, but with the Bigsby B7) is my absolute favorite non-Strat guitar ever. The Lollar P90s in this thing are probably the best pickups I have ever heard. And for me the T64/v was, on paper, the lowliest Casino/ES330 style guitar I have ever owned. I had a vintage ES330 that I sold happily when I found the Collings I-30 LC, and I happily sold the Collings after finding the Eastman. It beats both other guitars to the punch. Just for perspective, the ES330 was close to 8k Euros over here, the Collings was just a little under 6k, paid 2k for the Eastman. Same happened with my Memphis ES335 and the T59/v. But, to be fair, I did change the pickups in the T59. The SD Antiquities were very good, but the low wound Throbaks I replaced them with are definitely better.
Thanks for your insight - ive always wondered how it would compare to the Collings. To the point im heading to coda in a few months and they stock them, was going to take this with me to compare it haha. Throbak…. Enough said you sir are a man of great taste haha.
In the USA. Lefthanded. Great trip. Thanks for taking us along😂 I remove the Les Paul pick guides.😂 yah 1 left handed acoustic 🎉. I'd drive 230 miles for a good look at that selection. PRS SeE Custom 24 faded blue. I owned a 24-08 very nice. Ok 2 lefthanded guitars out of 200. Sounds normal
Congrats Paul, she’s a stunner! And you were right to get the antique varnish….. it looks so much older and more desirable in my opinion. Now go back and get that Cornell. And while you’re at it, make room in the back seat for that ‘54 reissue LP 😉. Oh, and another thing…. The question raised on your last vid…. digital interfaces or old fashioned guitar and amp? I think you just answered the question (by the fun you were having) when trying out these guitars in the shop.
Hi Paul! Thanks for your tips on how to set the Cornell - I completely got it this time round, Amazing amp - and yeh beats any digital ive ever heard or used with ease. For the tone you get its amazing at that volume, but still quite loud when your boxed in with neighbours and everyone lives silently glued to there phones now. When I was a kid there some kind of noise coming out of all the houses all day long!
Cheers Paul. Yeah, as regards being too noisy for the neighbours…. my guitar style involves touching the guitar strings incredibly lightly. For example I don’t think I’ve confidently just “strummed” an electric guitar in over 20 years. I’m always amazed at how loud my guitar is when I hand it over to another player. So yes, it depends on what style you like to play I guess.
Congratulations mate. I'm looking forward to seeing some vids with the T64V. I think we all approve of your choice of lady also! A bit of a coincidence, but I purchase mine from the same store and had it sent to Aus.
@@Paul-D Desperate times... There were none of the non-Bigsby old varnish ones left in Australia, and it was the only one I could find online. I'm actually very surprised you managed to find one new as I thought they were all sold last year. I hope it lives up to your expectations. Mine certainly has.
Yeh its the last new one around in that colour so far as i can find. They were sold it and it was dug out recently apparently as ‘new old stock’ I actually paid more for it then the newer true tone ones they had instock lol
Yes lovely shop -when I wanted a replacement certificate for my custom shop strat they really werent interested -got one from guitarguitar in the end - extremely helpful -unlike this shower who just see pound notes signs and are not nice -well i have the money to buy lots of stuff from you but I wont be! -Remember this next time you fob some one off.
How about that! I found this ‘shower‘ totally freaked out and hyperventilating during a ... (((COVID))) visit for some strings. Never have seen a such an exaggerated over reaction to a harmless enquiry. Stay away.
Love that place! I bought my Glenn Campbell 1976 Signature Ovation there in an MGM sale a few years back (Managers Gone Mad. 😂) Great setting & some fabulous guitars! 👍
Yes that’s what I did! I’d played the Ovation months before but couldn’t afford it. Then my son rang me & had received notification of the sale & the ovation was still there but nearly half price @ £399! So I went up early & was about fifth in the line, but I got it! Great bargain too, love the old thing! 😂👍
Thanks for sharing your adventure. Happy birthday!!🎉 And I am very much into that Eastman you got. I desperately want a 330 like Barrie Cadogan’s but 😂😢 I have a mortgage payment instead. I’m looking at a couple of red T64s with Bigsbys.
Great shop. Bought a lovely PRS SE semi hollow from there a while ago. I bought an Eastman T464 (Gibson 339 type) from Peach Guitars also, far cheaper than the Gibson
Happy Birthday. Brilliant guitar. When I got the T59v I got a 64 at the same time. In all honesty I've barely touched the 59. I can't put the 64 down. I even use it for acoustic noodling.
I have an eastman ac222 its like a taylor but fraction of price. Plus all solid and sounds plays amazing. Ovangkol back and sides. It's like rosewood but not as hard to source. Ebony board ebony bridge mahogany neck sitka spruce top. Taylor equivalent is 2500. What your hearing on j45 types is eastman have ebony fingerboard gibson still rosewood so doesn't have the percussive attack of ebony. Great guitars. I love gretsches. The cheap stuff is great for money but a real deal gretsch is amazing. Nice video mate. Enjoy your birthday present!
Yeh i think the mahogany back vs the rosewood back of the J45 is making difference on it too. I am interested in learning more about their acoustics, i loved that E10SS
@@Paul-D was v nice! I like their upper luthier stuff. I'd like to find somewhere that has them just to try. The romeos look great I'd like to try those too. I was lucky to have a local store that stocked eastman but it shut cos of covid. They had the electrics in like you got. I tried one once was lovely.
Wow, what a treat! Enjoyed every second of it! Felt like it was me there trying all those guitars. You did well trying the Black guard tele hehe, also wanted to tried that one as soon as I saw it. So happy for you you got the Eastman. I love Eastman myself, so I know how great they are. Big fan myself and i would love to get my hands on a Juliet. By any chance did you tried it or have tried one in the past? I like very much the specs on it, 25.5 scale length, set neck, better acces than a LP, nice chunky neck and the Eastman quality. Enjoy your new guitar and looking forward to your next videos showing it! And btw, what a great shop! and cool for them to record inside. Plus feels like a cozy place, I could definitively live in that house haha.
Thanks for the kind words :) Surprisingly I haven't tried a Juliet yet. The white one always looked the best to me haha. It is so cool in there, been there since the 80s apparently.
Mahogany one! sounds better. Gibson has more low end,but the Eastman guitars seem brighter.Thanks for the demo from Australia 🇦🇺.love the yellowledbetter from Pearl Jam.😀👍
It does tend to be a thing across my other Eastmans too - being brighter. But ive also noticed they mellow over time with use more then ive ever noticed before too
I remember traipsing here there and everywhere to find a good Gibson Les Paul. No joy .... until I went to Farnham. I must have been mad to go there again and then came home with a Martin D42 ! Daren't go there again !!
So I thought I was settled on a heritage h-150 or h-535. now I need to try a Eastman sb59 or any other Eastman semi hollows lol. Just found your channel and love your work. Keep it up.
You should definitely try them for sure :) The H150 I believe comes with the same pickups as the SB59, the SB59V comes with Lollar Imperials which are more accurate original PAF tone
@@Paul-D Will do. I just found out that my local store where I buy guitars Carry’s Eastman so I will be checking them out next week. Thanks for the info.
Nice video man. You and I are both big Eastman fans. I’ve been making videos for quite a while featuring Eastman’s purely because I love them and have been the happy owner of a beautiful T185MX since about January or February 2012. I’ve heard from a couple people about Eastman discontinuing the varnish models, and I wanted to get your take on this. I picked up a lovely SB 59/V recently after trying a number of them in a guitar store. I do demos at here in Canada. This one was designated V not TV like many of the other recent guitars. According to the spec sheet, it was completed in February of this year. which I guess makes it a bit of an anomaly. Either way it has a lovely black over sunburst varnish finish and is a nice weight compared to many of the other SB 59s I tried. I’d put it somewhere between eight and 8 1/2 pounds if I had to guess, where as many of the other variants I checked out felt closer to 9 pounds or so. Either way, I am loving the sound of this new guitar and the contrast between it and my old T185. It rings like a bell and goes into beautiful harmonic feedback more easily than any of my other electric guitars. I’ve already used it on a new solo album i’m going to release later this year. Congrats on the new guitar, sounds like a good one.!
Cheers man! So I was under the impression that at around summer 2023 all the varnish models had stopped and replaced with non relic True Tone. BUT - I learnt when I was there they ARE still doing the varnish on some models at a very very reduced number and for a slightly increased price. So in theory you'll still get the aged varnish ones, just nothing like as many and it's no longer the standard on the V models.
@@Paul-D AH, interesting info here, Paul. Thanks for that. It appears that I was one of the lucky ones who got an actual varnish model based on how the Guitar feels in the hand at least.. Either way I am very impressed by these guitars. It makes a great partner to my T1 85 and as far as LP styles go, can’t imagine having anything better. Played my first festival gig with it today as I’ve only had it for a short while and man, oh man was I impressed with the way it sounded at stage volume. The sustain, the sympathetic feedback, all of it just wonderful. As far as your new guitar goes, I hope you’re enjoying it. I had a chance to demo one of these a while ago in a Music Store and I was really impressed with the sound of those Lollar P90s’. The guitar felt great in the hand too.
I know this is quite a silly comment. But I love looking at guitars and playing them. Whenever I go to a shop they literally have 1 or 2 guitars for me as I’m a lefty. I understand they got to stock what they sell like. But it does bug me 😂. Just as I’m writing this you sit down to play and there’s one behind you 😂
Yeh fair point! People like Eric Gales must hate guitar stores haha not only left handed but play with it strung back to front too. Your not trying out much 😅
I live just a couple of miles from Guitar Village but being a lefty I rarely visit as it's like visiting a sweet shop when your jaws are wired shut. 😥🤣
@@Paul-D That's odd isn't it. If you gave me a tennis racket or a bat I'd hold it in my right hand - my brother was totally right handed yet he used his knife and fork the 'wrong' way round! 😉
They didnt really have any ordinary customshops was all the higher relics and Murphy labs etc. but yeh the customshop prices have been going up here quite abit, sometimes 2 or 3 price hikes a year lately.
Next year checkout richards guirars in stratford upon avon, huge eastman dealer but they also stock Furch who make some incredible sounding guitars for the price.
@Paul-D oh awesome, I'm getting my first proper guitar from them in October, having played a £50 guitar made in the 80s in Korea for the past 20 years it's about time to upgrade. Furch blue or eastman is on the list
@@Paul-D I got a Peerless Hardtail (335) and a Peerless Songbird (330) recently - amazing. Search on Richtone Music website. Most are sold, but if you click on them you can still see the pics and read the specs. I'm not affiliated to Peerless in any way, but when you come across something so good, it's only fair to give it a mention.
Don't do it....don't go in there. Fatal for your credit card or bank balance 😂😂> Bought a numbr of guitars in there, nearly always get a good deal and the guys are great.
@@Paul-D Yup agreed... And most importantly congrats on the purchase. Great choice. I'm sure you'll be playing the frets off that in the years to come. 👍
Thanks dude - one was Ohio and one was cortez the killer (both badly done attempts but still haha) And nice place to work - the roads around there drive like butter compared to what im used too 😅
@@Paul-D Ohio! Of course! Thanks mate! Never noticed the butteriness of the roads but now I’m sure I’ll think about it every time I drive haha. Looking forward to hearing more from your T64. Got mine last year but I can’t make it sound like you can! Keep it up
So I may be experiencing early Alzheimer's but what was that riff/song you were playing on the Les Paul after you came out of drop D? Happy Birthday and that was a fantastic choice. Enjoy brother!
great video new sub ! some great guitars there im suprised they let you film with such nice stuff in there irreplaceable pieces some . Those inspired by epis with the gibson headstock look amazing do they have the 18 degree headstock like epiphone or the dreaded 11 degree like gibson i see they dont have the screw epiphone bridge pins they have the gibson posts
Welcome! Yeh i must admit ive found most stores actually wont let you film their stuff, or will make it clear they dont really want you too. Thats a very good question actually - i didnt think to look at the angle at the time. They are expensive epiphones but i think the spec does justify it, and you know theyll be used for even better price soon. The only thing i cant overlook is there still not using proper rosewood.
@@Paul-D i always used to think its just people being snobbish as i love epiphone but then i bought just a normal gibson nothing special and it was the feel for me the gibson i cant even explain it until you have one in your hands its just different saying that ihave a schecter thats not far off the gibson for feel and same scale length and its half the price .ive never come across eastman ill have to try them they look great but i think of the cheap house brand eastcoast when u said eastman and they look far from that the one you bought looks like a 60s custom shop gibson
The Eastmans are competing with the customshop gibsons in spec and build and materials. There also very consistent. That said though, in my mind once you find a truly great gibson, thats as good as it gets.
@@Paul-D Which song was that?? I am interested since I loved much of the songs played in here, especially the Pearl Jam bit on the tele and also this other riff you played at 13:05 on the Eastman, what song was that too?
If you already have some very nice high-end guitars and think there's a better one out there you'll always be looking and never satisfied.. we forget when we were teens and had poor quality low end tat ..now we're older we sniff at and turn our noses up at serious kit. .where once just a decent start would make us so happy.
I get what your saying, I don't own dozens of guitars and never will, its just about having that handful for me that each inspire you to play and enjoy having them over searching for better then I have if that makes sense.
@@Paul-D , absolutely, I'm a fair bit older than you and have had time to build a collection of very nice MIJ guitars ..my diatribe wasn't intended as a dig..just experience, in my case the best guitar is the one I pick up next week it'll be the other one...
All good, I didn't take it as a dig :) One of my favourite Strats ive played was a 90s MIJ one. Just never come across another at the right time to replace my old partscaster Strat haha.
I preferred the sound of the E10SS and I would have bought it yesterday if I had the money for both haha. It doesn't sound like a J45 though with its really punchy bass end to me (which isn't a bad thing) it's far more rounded and better string separation.
Have an ss10/v here I bought in '20. Guy I know has a rather nice '54 Gibson J45 but, in all honesty, I prefer my Eastman. Definitely a different sound as you say. Wish I could afford more Eastmans!
@@Paul-Dyeah. I liked it. The bassy bridge. The neck sounded pretty good but I’ve already got two Strats. lol I don’t need a Tele that sounds like a Strat. You played the heck out of it though!
To be honest I bought my ss10/v despite the relic finish, which isn't my cup of tea. Found the most subtle one I could and most people don't even realise it has a relic finish. It sounds too good and plays too well to care and for a fraction of the price of an equivalent quality Gibson.
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What a great video! Thanks so much for travelling all that way to visit us. It looks/sounds like you've found a real gem of an Eastman! Enjoy 😇🎸
Thanks for being so accommodating, until next time!
Guitars players definitely need a new guitar for every birthday and Christmas! Guitar Village looks fantastic, I haven't seen anything quite like it here in the states I just bought three Eastmans in three weeks, the SB55 double cut, SB55 single cut and the T64 just like to one you got which has such beautiful tones and low action without buzz. Just played a gig last night with two of my brothers using the SB55 single cut. It's really refreshing getting different tones with just the volume and tone knobs, a great rock work horse indeed! It's your video comparing the borrowed T64 to the one your better half gave you that drove me to the internet to buy the T64. Thank you for your help!
Awesome, I did look at the SB55 afterwards and they are very cool. I just need to grow up a little to learn 1 pickup is enough hahaha
Tell my chick that. 😂
Happy Birthday Pauly and congratulations on the new guitar, well deserved!
Appreciate it 🤘
Always a fantastic experience going to Guitar Village. First went there 20 years ago and bought a 1963 Gibson 335. Went there just last month and realised you can't even buy a reissue for what I paid for mine (how I wish I'd bought more back then!) Love seeing what they've got in the vintage rooms upstairs. Bought a couple of acoustics there too over the years and always impressed that they're happy to leave you alone with a couple of guitars and let you decide without any pressure.
Thats awesome, crazy how far the vintage market has come right?! Makes you wonder how high it can go.
It's true that it's not a bad idea, especially for people like us who aren't in a relationship and have very few friends, to spend a day at the guitar store on our birthday. We don't have to buy anything, but if we do, it will make us happy, and at least we spend the day in a place we love.
It's a bit depressing to do it alone, but after all, we can be happy on our own too, and when we have a passion, it often takes precedence over many other things.
The concept of birthdays is nonsense anyway. What are they supposed to be? A celebration for having managed to stay alive for another year?
If anyone should be celebrated on someone's birthday, it's their mother. The person who carried them around for 10 months in their womb, who (should have) had to lay off booze and drugs and anything else fun for years (if breast-feeding), who spent hours in pain and the following years in desperation.
So if someone decides to go to the guitar store for their birthday, that gives their mum a day off, which in my book is the best and most rewarding way to celebrate her with.
That is, unless the little sh*t nicked mum's credit card on the way out... ;)
Lovely guitar! I bought my Eastman SB59V and a Paoletti custom build from Guitar Village. Amazing shop and a lovely bunch. And a happy birthday to you!
Its the best place ive been too, still got a few left to visit here but will take some beating thats for sure!
Awesome mate! Eastman are quality guitars and sound great!
Happy birthday Paul. All the best, keep these great videos coming 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you! Will do!
I really, really, REALLY want an Eastman AC630 Jumbo. They make Gibson look like they’re not even trying. Cheers and Happy Birthday!
I bought a T64/v in gold burst 6 months ago after being disappointed in the Chinese made Epiphone Casino (and the American made one being too expensive). It's my favourite guitar I've ever purchased, and the varnish finish is unique and something else. You won't be disappointed in your purchase. Eastman makes gibson guitars better than gibson
Ive been playing it most of the week and loving it.
In my travels I will always make time to stop at guitar stores, pawn shops and the rare real camera shop. I am old, retired and just like to enjoy the trip. Usually stay on State and Federal US highways and avoid the interstates. Best find was a Martin 000M rescued from a sunny shop window at a pawn shop in Branson, MO with loose binding for a great price.
Whatever you choose to play, buy for your future. My first guitar was a crappy Framus Texan 12 string. My second one a 1971 Gibson J50 new (a J45 with plain spruce top) which I still play today and will go to a nephew when I go. If you are spending top dollar/pound/yen always think about whether it is worth your money long term. If it is, buy the best you can get and plan to keep it. Gradually you can build a great collection you love to play. One you can pass on to your children with real value both financially and musically.
Don't waste your time on crap if you can buy lifetime quality. No matter what smoke and mirrors are displayed by YT guitar company shills, an HB will never be a Gibson. Neither will an Epiphone, no matter how gussied up and 'Signature"d. All those products have a place, but many are beginner level.
I have never seen a 'budget' Rolls Royce, have you? I rarely hear people regret buying quality.
Awesome, congrats on the new guitar, looks lovely. I'm in Guitar Village what feels like every other week sometimes as it's really local to me, shopped there since the mid 90s and had loads from them over the years. The 80s Tokai SG you showed was one of the ones I tried when I picked up my '99 SG. The Tokai was very cool and not a bad price for a genuine vintage guitar!
Id love to be local to it haha. So easy to drive about compared to where i live too 😅😅
Hell yeah, son! :D pumped for this
Oh...and many happy returns. A really great way to spend a birthday I reckon.🎂🎉🥳
Keep checking out whatever guitars you want mate…. None of us are perfect players and it’s all about enjoyment! Thanks for a great video and what a lovely guitar!
Cheers dude, playing guitars in a store on camera is a challenge lol
One of my fave Eastmans. Congrats and a happy bitrhday!
Happy birthday 🎉🎂🎸
"I've just found another room"
Yup, thats Guitar Village 😂
Thanks 😅 it certainly is, I bet there's a room ive missed still lol
Happy Birthday my friend.
That is one stunning guitar!
Congratulations.
Really well done vid.
Thanks.
Cheers man
Happy Birthday and congrat's on your new Eastman guitar Pauly and enjoy your new girl.....
Thanks 🤘
Nothing like an entire row of red 335s hanging together... any guitars of the same colour for that matter, but the 335s are absolutely stunning (especially the Trini), imho. And happy belated birthday. I've spent some with friends and wished I'd spent the day alone afterwards 🎂😅
It is always cool to see. Thanks man
Wow, that shop looks amazing.. sadly here in Dublin, guitar shops are a dying breed. Man, i could spend hours there. Beautiful selection. Great video 🙏☘️☘️☘️
That sucks - Then again its the same near me, 250 mile round trip to see a store like this haha
Sad to see some have closed - managed to get to 3 on a spare day I had in Dublin last week though - played a beautiful ''61 Gretsch in Some Neck - great shop.
A 54’ Les Paul custom is the dream guitar for me. I have an Eastman sb54v/ltd that I absolutely love and adore to hold off the gas for a Gibson. The Eastman might be a keeper because I do play it often and absolutely love it. It sounds awesome and is a very nice weight with a flamed maple top hiding under the ebony top which is very cool. That t64v is super awesome and I’ve had my eye on a blue one.
They are sooo expensive though 😅 but i agree it is a dream guitar for me too.
The blue one i believe is actually semi hollow which will make it a totally different sounding guitar
And man i didn’t clock you said SB54/v - that is so awesome. Think there was only ever 40 of them made right? If they ever do another one im first in line haha.
Loved the whole video but the star for me was the Tele. James Burton is my hero. I've played one for over 30 years. Last time I was in Guitar Village they had the paisley pink James Burton tele. A thing of beauty.
It sounded great unplugged too we found out after. I didnt love the neck pickup but the bridge and the guitar itself was sooo good
Just found this channel...and that shop! Love that Watkins Rapier 22 (really want a 33)...in the posh room where it belongs!
Such a cool place, shame its so far away haha
What a great shop! Magical! And congratz on the pro level camera work - so many of these end up giving you whiplash because the camera person doesn't realise you have to pan sloooowly 😂 Have fun with the new Eastman - superb purchase!
When I can afford a better camera set up and stop buying guitars for my birthday ill definitely upgrade it haha, did the best I could with the old phone but thanks very much :)
Congrats! My T64/v (same color/finish, but with the Bigsby B7) is my absolute favorite non-Strat guitar ever. The Lollar P90s in this thing are probably the best pickups I have ever heard. And for me the T64/v was, on paper, the lowliest Casino/ES330 style guitar I have ever owned. I had a vintage ES330 that I sold happily when I found the Collings I-30 LC, and I happily sold the Collings after finding the Eastman. It beats both other guitars to the punch. Just for perspective, the ES330 was close to 8k Euros over here, the Collings was just a little under 6k, paid 2k for the Eastman. Same happened with my Memphis ES335 and the T59/v. But, to be fair, I did change the pickups in the T59. The SD Antiquities were very good, but the low wound Throbaks I replaced them with are definitely better.
Thanks for your insight - ive always wondered how it would compare to the Collings. To the point im heading to coda in a few months and they stock them, was going to take this with me to compare it haha. Throbak…. Enough said you sir are a man of great taste haha.
Great video, awesome looking shop. Happy birthday, enjoy your new guitar!
Thanks! Will do!
In the USA. Lefthanded. Great trip. Thanks for taking us along😂 I remove the Les Paul pick guides.😂 yah 1 left handed acoustic 🎉. I'd drive 230 miles for a good look at that selection. PRS SeE Custom 24 faded blue. I owned a 24-08 very nice. Ok 2 lefthanded guitars out of 200. Sounds normal
Im left handed and i am so grateful i somehow didnt pick the guitar up as a lefty haha
Congrats Paul, she’s a stunner! And you were right to get the antique varnish….. it looks so much older and more desirable in my opinion. Now go back and get that Cornell. And while you’re at it, make room in the back seat for that ‘54 reissue LP 😉. Oh, and another thing…. The question raised on your last vid…. digital interfaces or old fashioned guitar and amp? I think you just answered the question (by the fun you were having) when trying out these guitars in the shop.
Hi Paul! Thanks for your tips on how to set the Cornell - I completely got it this time round, Amazing amp - and yeh beats any digital ive ever heard or used with ease. For the tone you get its amazing at that volume, but still quite loud when your boxed in with neighbours and everyone lives silently glued to there phones now. When I was a kid there some kind of noise coming out of all the houses all day long!
Cheers Paul. Yeah, as regards being too noisy for the neighbours…. my guitar style involves touching the guitar strings incredibly lightly. For example I don’t think I’ve confidently just “strummed” an electric guitar in over 20 years. I’m always amazed at how loud my guitar is when I hand it over to another player. So yes, it depends on what style you like to play I guess.
@paulstaffordcook8799 yeh i guess thats a pretty good point. Just play lighter 😅
Thoroughly enjoyed your trip Paul. Felt ( wished) like I was there too 😂. Enjoy your new present! ….. and belated birthday wishes from Malvern🎉 👍🏻
Thanks mate. Its worth the trip for us in the West Midlands haha
I like this idea of buying a guitar for myself every bday.... so much I'm making up for the last 20 years pretty damn good this year ha ha.
Go for it hahaha
What a fantastic video from my favorite year youtuber have a wonderful day also happy birthday ❤😊🎂🇬🇧
Thanks!
Happiest of birthdays. Enjoy your day bro.
Thanks so much
Nice one Paul happy birthday!! 😁👍👍
Cheers Colin 🤘🤘
Congratulations mate. I'm looking forward to seeing some vids with the T64V. I think we all approve of your choice of lady also! A bit of a coincidence, but I purchase mine from the same store and had it sent to Aus.
no way, bet that was a scary wait with the courier!
@@Paul-D Desperate times... There were none of the non-Bigsby old varnish ones left in Australia, and it was the only one I could find online. I'm actually very surprised you managed to find one new as I thought they were all sold last year. I hope it lives up to your expectations. Mine certainly has.
Yeh its the last new one around in that colour so far as i can find. They were sold it and it was dug out recently apparently as ‘new old stock’
I actually paid more for it then the newer true tone ones they had instock lol
Congrats dude, can’t wait to play it 😊 she’s a beauty, top video too !
Welcome any time 🤘
Loved watching this mate. Stoked you got the T64 finally. Majestic looking beauty it sure is. Cheers mate
It took a couple years but very pleased to have it 🤘🤘 cheers again
That’s so great . Congratulations. I absolutely understand why you went for it . I have the T59 V but would love one of these .
The T59v is awesome, love mine its by far the guitar ive bonded with the most
Yes lovely shop -when I wanted a replacement certificate for my custom shop strat they really werent interested -got one from guitarguitar in the end - extremely helpful -unlike this shower who just see pound notes signs and are not nice -well i have the money to buy lots of stuff from you but I wont be! -Remember this next time you fob some one off.
How about that! I found this ‘shower‘ totally freaked out and hyperventilating during a ...
(((COVID))) visit for some strings. Never have seen a such an exaggerated over reaction to a harmless enquiry.
Stay away.
Love that place! I bought my Glenn Campbell 1976 Signature Ovation there in an MGM sale a few years back (Managers Gone Mad. 😂) Great setting & some fabulous guitars! 👍
P.S. Eastman ES10 my next buy! 👍
I have heard of there sales, apparently back in the day the ques would be lining the street for it!
Yes that’s what I did! I’d played the Ovation months before but couldn’t afford it. Then my son rang me & had received notification of the sale & the ovation was still there but nearly half price @ £399! So I went up early & was about fifth in the line, but I got it! Great bargain too, love the old thing! 😂👍
congrats with the new guitar , i had a few eastmans myself and there great , happy birthday .
Happy memories. I used to live opposite (more or less) Guitar Village 15-20 years ago.
No way, man i wish i lived in a county like that 😅😅
I bought a twelve string Paul Reed Smith cut back from guitar village in Farnham Surrey. Very helpful.
Happy birthday pal. Lovely looking guitar and sounds epic.
Thanks man
Nice guitar! Happy Birthday and congratulations.
Thanks man
Happy bday, mate. And congrats on the new guitar!
Thanks 🙏
Thanks for sharing your adventure. Happy birthday!!🎉
And I am very much into that Eastman you got. I desperately want a 330 like Barrie Cadogan’s but 😂😢 I have a mortgage payment instead. I’m looking at a couple of red T64s with Bigsbys.
YES. The first person to comment anything here on Little Barrie. Love that mans playing
Maybe the black T486B with P90s would be closer to Barries?
Great shop. Bought a lovely PRS SE semi hollow from there a while ago. I bought an Eastman T464 (Gibson 339 type) from Peach Guitars also, far cheaper than the Gibson
Happy Birthday. Brilliant guitar. When I got the T59v I got a 64 at the same time. In all honesty I've barely touched the 59. I can't put the 64 down. I even use it for acoustic noodling.
I have a feeling that is going to happen too haha
I have an eastman ac222 its like a taylor but fraction of price. Plus all solid and sounds plays amazing. Ovangkol back and sides. It's like rosewood but not as hard to source. Ebony board ebony bridge mahogany neck sitka spruce top. Taylor equivalent is 2500. What your hearing on j45 types is eastman have ebony fingerboard gibson still rosewood so doesn't have the percussive attack of ebony. Great guitars. I love gretsches. The cheap stuff is great for money but a real deal gretsch is amazing. Nice video mate. Enjoy your birthday present!
Yeh i think the mahogany back vs the rosewood back of the J45 is making difference on it too. I am interested in learning more about their acoustics, i loved that E10SS
@@Paul-D was v nice! I like their upper luthier stuff. I'd like to find somewhere that has them just to try. The romeos look great I'd like to try those too. I was lucky to have a local store that stocked eastman but it shut cos of covid. They had the electrics in like you got. I tried one once was lovely.
Ah no way thats a bummer. The consequences of covid are still strongly felt in that sense. Changed the world really
@@Paul-D yeah totally. Crazy times. Miss the shop it was cool.
Amazing video, thanks for sharing the experience
Cheers hope alls well in Blackpool
Beautiful guitar! Happy birthday 😀
Thank you kindly!
Wow, what a treat! Enjoyed every second of it! Felt like it was me there trying all those guitars.
You did well trying the Black guard tele hehe, also wanted to tried that one as soon as I saw it.
So happy for you you got the Eastman. I love Eastman myself, so I know how great they are. Big fan myself and i would love to get my hands on a Juliet. By any chance did you tried it or have tried one in the past?
I like very much the specs on it, 25.5 scale length, set neck, better acces than a LP, nice chunky neck and the Eastman quality.
Enjoy your new guitar and looking forward to your next videos showing it!
And btw, what a great shop! and cool for them to record inside. Plus feels like a cozy place, I could definitively live in that house haha.
Thanks for the kind words :)
Surprisingly I haven't tried a Juliet yet. The white one always looked the best to me haha. It is so cool in there, been there since the 80s apparently.
@@Paul-D Nicee!! wish there was a store like that here in my country. If you have a chance to try a Juliet would love to hear your thoughts!
Those 50s LP Jr's!!! I've still yet to see a vintage Gibson in the flesh!
Super cool. Shame i didnt get to have a go on that one haha.
Thats a great store Wonderful Pic .Cheers from NYC
Hopefully ill get to Rudy’s one day!
Very happy that Guitar Village is in my hometown
Lovely place to live! The roads were like heaven compared to where i live haha. Nice pizza place next door too!
I bought a T64/v in Goldburst last March. Just got an SB59 in Sunburst. My two best electrics, out of 15.
Awesome - they are very hard to beat and i dont think anything does at the price.
Love this shop
I thought you were going to leave with that e10ss the way you were salivating over it…. Eastman makes amazing instruments.
I really would have if i could afford both haha
Ive been keeping an eye on it since because they photo each of their guitars separately online - for the most part anyway.
Mahogany one! sounds better. Gibson has more low end,but the Eastman guitars seem brighter.Thanks for the demo from Australia 🇦🇺.love the yellowledbetter from Pearl Jam.😀👍
It does tend to be a thing across my other Eastmans too - being brighter. But ive also noticed they mellow over time with use more then ive ever noticed before too
I remember traipsing here there and everywhere to find a good Gibson Les Paul. No joy .... until I went to Farnham. I must have been mad to go there again and then came home with a Martin D42 ! Daren't go there again !!
haha its easily done!
Happy birthday
Comparing both esstmans would be nice to see. Wonder which one you will end up preferring.
Thanks dude. Let me know which ones and ill get the compared 🤘
@@Paul-D 335 style
I did compare those 2 a little while back when I borrowed a T64 but will definitely revisit it with my own :)
If you're gonna play a song in a guitar shop Cortez the killer is the one!
Thanks man - definitely had the ‘what to play in a guitar store’ thing going on. And ive only recently found crazyhorse and stuff so im loving it
Hi ya, I’ve got four eastmans and the t64 is my favourite
I can definitely see why. Totally unique
So I thought I was settled on a heritage h-150 or h-535. now I need to try a Eastman sb59 or any other Eastman semi hollows lol. Just found your channel and love your work. Keep it up.
You should definitely try them for sure :) The H150 I believe comes with the same pickups as the SB59, the SB59V comes with Lollar Imperials which are more accurate original PAF tone
@@Paul-D Will do. I just found out that my local store where I buy guitars Carry’s Eastman so I will be checking them out next week. Thanks for the info.
Nice video man. You and I are both big Eastman fans. I’ve been making videos for quite a while featuring Eastman’s purely because I love them and have been the happy owner of a beautiful T185MX since about January or February 2012. I’ve heard from a couple people about Eastman discontinuing the varnish models, and I wanted to get your take on this. I picked up a lovely SB 59/V recently after trying a number of them in a guitar store. I do demos at here in Canada. This one was designated V not TV like many of the other recent guitars. According to the spec sheet, it was completed in February of this year. which I guess makes it a bit of an anomaly. Either way it has a lovely black over sunburst varnish finish and is a nice weight compared to many of the other SB 59s I tried. I’d put it somewhere between eight and 8 1/2 pounds if I had to guess, where as many of the other variants I checked out felt closer to 9 pounds or so. Either way, I am loving the sound of this new guitar and the contrast between it and my old T185. It rings like a bell and goes into beautiful harmonic feedback more easily than any of my other electric guitars. I’ve already used it on a new solo album i’m going to release later this year. Congrats on the new guitar, sounds like a good one.!
Cheers man!
So I was under the impression that at around summer 2023 all the varnish models had stopped and replaced with non relic True Tone. BUT - I learnt when I was there they ARE still doing the varnish on some models at a very very reduced number and for a slightly increased price. So in theory you'll still get the aged varnish ones, just nothing like as many and it's no longer the standard on the V models.
@@Paul-D AH, interesting info here, Paul. Thanks for that. It appears that I was one of the lucky ones who got an actual varnish model based on how the Guitar feels in the hand at least.. Either way I am very impressed by these guitars. It makes a great partner to my T1 85 and as far as LP styles go, can’t imagine having anything better. Played my first festival gig with it today as I’ve only had it for a short while and man, oh man was I impressed with the way it sounded at stage volume. The sustain, the sympathetic feedback, all of it just wonderful. As far as your new guitar goes, I hope you’re enjoying it. I had a chance to demo one of these a while ago in a Music Store and I was really impressed with the sound of those Lollar P90s’. The guitar felt great in the hand too.
@@LucasHaneman Glad I got my ss10/v hearing that! Amazing guitar.
What a great Store . . . .
Lovely that mate
Appreciate it 🤘
I know this is quite a silly comment. But I love looking at guitars and playing them. Whenever I go to a shop they literally have 1 or 2 guitars for me as I’m a lefty. I understand they got to stock what they sell like. But it does bug me 😂. Just as I’m writing this you sit down to play and there’s one behind you 😂
Not silly at all. Its mad im actually left handed in nearly everything but guitar (which seems lucky!)
@@Paul-D I tell you what is good about being left handed. I can always barter on a guitar. Cos they don’t sell 😂
Yeh fair point! People like Eric Gales must hate guitar stores haha not only left handed but play with it strung back to front too. Your not trying out much 😅
I live just a couple of miles from Guitar Village but being a lefty I rarely visit as it's like visiting a sweet shop when your jaws are wired shut. 😥🤣
Ahh that sucks. Im actually left handed but thankfully never picked up the guitar that way haha
@@Paul-D That's odd isn't it. If you gave me a tennis racket or a bat I'd hold it in my right hand - my brother was totally right handed yet he used his knife and fork the 'wrong' way round! 😉
Happy birthday bro!!
Cheers mate. No white firebirds yet haha
Very cool store.
It really is!
Thats my kind of guitar store, not an ibanez or crappy bc rich insight! No kid stuff
As i was walking round it didnt even occur to me those kind of things were ‘missing’ haha
What a crazy expensive shop those Gibson and fender custom shop prices are expensive and that’s from an Aussies perspective!
They didnt really have any ordinary customshops was all the higher relics and Murphy labs etc. but yeh the customshop prices have been going up here quite abit, sometimes 2 or 3 price hikes a year lately.
Next year checkout richards guirars in stratford upon avon, huge eastman dealer but they also stock Furch who make some incredible sounding guitars for the price.
Thats where my sb56 came from 😁
@Paul-D oh awesome, I'm getting my first proper guitar from them in October, having played a £50 guitar made in the 80s in Korea for the past 20 years it's about time to upgrade. Furch blue or eastman is on the list
Thats wild!
Must Have been so horrible being around all those awesome guitars 😎🤙
haha - to be honest I was tempted not to play the 7 grand les Paul incase it made everything feel worse after, luckily it didn't lol
Great video
Thanks!
Hi. Great channel. Have you tried the Peerless Songbird (330 copy)? It's a killer guitar.
no I haven't heard of that one. ill check it out though - forever curious
@@Paul-D I got a Peerless Hardtail (335) and a Peerless Songbird (330) recently - amazing. Search on Richtone Music website. Most are sold, but if you click on them you can still see the pics and read the specs. I'm not affiliated to Peerless in any way, but when you come across something so good, it's only fair to give it a mention.
Don't do it....don't go in there. Fatal for your credit card or bank balance 😂😂> Bought a numbr of guitars in there, nearly always get a good deal and the guys are great.
Haha so true. Thankfully a guitarstore and the the food shop is about the only place i spend money - ever 🤣
Sheesh it just seems like the other day it was your birthday... But that was last year. 🙄
Happy birthday mate. Trust you've had a great time. 🎸🎸🎸
And I should have said first up.. What I store - completely mad. I'd be saving for this or that year after year. First up... hmmm that Trini Lopez. 😁
I know mad how fast time goes, especially post covid it seems to me haha.
@@Paul-DYup agreed...and congrats on the purchase. Great choice!!
@@Paul-D Yup agreed... And most importantly congrats on the purchase. Great choice. I'm sure you'll be playing the frets off that in the years to come. 👍
Ive made a good start on the others with the frets haha
Great playing and the best guitar shop! I’m lucky to work right by there :) What’s the Neil Young song- the name of it’s on the tip of my tongue!
Thanks dude - one was Ohio and one was cortez the killer (both badly done attempts but still haha)
And nice place to work - the roads around there drive like butter compared to what im used too 😅
@@Paul-D Ohio! Of course! Thanks mate! Never noticed the butteriness of the roads but now I’m sure I’ll think about it every time I drive haha. Looking forward to hearing more from your T64. Got mine last year but I can’t make it sound like you can! Keep it up
Ill definitely do a follow up on it. Its about to be on its second set of strings already 😅
So I may be experiencing early Alzheimer's but what was that riff/song you were playing on the Les Paul after you came out of drop D? Happy Birthday and that was a fantastic choice. Enjoy brother!
Oh Well by Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac - one of my go to rock riffs haha, love that track and thanks brother!
@@Paul-D Thanks! I was driving myself nuts. Yes, great riff. I would love to see in the future an update on your Eastman.
Ill be doing a vid on it before end of month and usually do one a few months later just to see if its had any issues longer term 😀
Hey good show man; those Eastman guitars look and sound great; what city is this guitar shop in? All the best from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Cheers dude, its in a village near london called Farnborough
@@Paul-D it’d be the house of dreams for me; by the way you we’re playing some nice licks on those electrics! Keep up the good work!
That normal guitar store what to play syndrome was kicking in haha
great video new sub ! some great guitars there im suprised they let you film with such nice stuff in there irreplaceable pieces some . Those inspired by epis with the gibson headstock look amazing do they have the 18 degree headstock like epiphone or the dreaded 11 degree like gibson i see they dont have the screw epiphone bridge pins they have the gibson posts
Welcome! Yeh i must admit ive found most stores actually wont let you film their stuff, or will make it clear they dont really want you too.
Thats a very good question actually - i didnt think to look at the angle at the time. They are expensive epiphones but i think the spec does justify it, and you know theyll be used for even better price soon. The only thing i cant overlook is there still not using proper rosewood.
@@Paul-D i always used to think its just people being snobbish as i love epiphone but then i bought just a normal gibson nothing special and it was the feel for me the gibson i cant even explain it until you have one in your hands its just different saying that ihave a schecter thats not far off the gibson for feel and same scale length and its half the price .ive never come across eastman ill have to try them they look great but i think of the cheap house brand eastcoast when u said eastman and they look far from that the one you bought looks like a 60s custom shop gibson
The Eastmans are competing with the customshop gibsons in spec and build and materials. There also very consistent. That said though, in my mind once you find a truly great gibson, thats as good as it gets.
Perfekt Incubus playing there
Its a good track. Especially for someone who doesnt play much acoustic haha. Im sure some skilled flatpickers out there would hate me for that 😅
@@Paul-D Which song was that?? I am interested since I loved much of the songs played in here, especially the Pearl Jam bit on the tele and also this other riff you played at 13:05 on the Eastman, what song was that too?
I get socks and some wine gums.
It goes both ways with us haha.
I can smell the nitro sat here watching on my phone 😀
Its a smell you dont forget haha
If you already have some very nice high-end guitars and think there's a better one out there you'll always be looking and never satisfied.. we forget when we were teens and had poor quality low end tat ..now we're older we sniff at and turn our noses up at serious kit. .where once just a decent start would make us so happy.
I get what your saying, I don't own dozens of guitars and never will, its just about having that handful for me that each inspire you to play and enjoy having them over searching for better then I have if that makes sense.
@@Paul-D , absolutely, I'm a fair bit older than you and have had time to build a collection of very nice MIJ guitars ..my diatribe wasn't intended as a dig..just experience, in my case the best guitar is the one I pick up next week it'll be the other one...
All good, I didn't take it as a dig :)
One of my favourite Strats ive played was a 90s MIJ one. Just never come across another at the right time to replace my old partscaster Strat haha.
Damn, prefer the Eastman acoustic!
I really liked that E10SS with the flamed back. If I had enough to buy it on top I would have.
Did they have any Casinos or 330s?
They had the epiphone casino downstairs, but no usa ones i dont think.
What fretboard oil did you use. That's..
Ive always used the crimson guitars fretboard restorative but ive found the music nomad one to be exactly the same 🤘
Where can i read more about Eastman discontinuing their varnish?
There's a namm video from last year (early 2023) where one of the people at Eastman discuss it and give reasons for it.
@@Paul-Di see. I have been looking to get a t59 in sunburst. Guess i gotta hurry then!!
I think the sunburst are still varnish for now - but yeh who knows how long for!
Buy A Guild
I have the eastman e10ss it's way better than the gibson j45 the tops better also
I preferred the sound of the E10SS and I would have bought it yesterday if I had the money for both haha. It doesn't sound like a J45 though with its really punchy bass end to me (which isn't a bad thing) it's far more rounded and better string separation.
Have an ss10/v here I bought in '20. Guy I know has a rather nice '54 Gibson J45 but, in all honesty, I prefer my Eastman. Definitely a different sound as you say. Wish I could afford more Eastmans!
wont buy another guitar made in China, im okay with Indonesian, Japaneese, Korean. but not one made in China. Happy Birthday tho!
Thats fair enough dude 🤘🤘
These are different gravy! Nevermind Indonesian or Japanese these are better than gibson usa custom shop models..I'm a luthier..I know!
That’s the most bottom I’ve ever heard from a Tele bridge pup
The bridge sounded really good i thought. Didnt love the neck mind but still
@@Paul-Dyeah. I liked it. The bassy bridge. The neck sounded pretty good but I’ve already got two Strats. lol I don’t need a Tele that sounds like a Strat. You played the heck out of it though!
Appreciate you watching 🤘
👂🏻🤔 incubus??
Must’ve been the long drive to get there 🤣
Only a guitar player would pay a massive premium for an instrument that's been deliberately made to look damaged!!
To be honest I bought my ss10/v despite the relic finish, which isn't my cup of tea. Found the most subtle one I could and most people don't even realise it has a relic finish. It sounds too good and plays too well to care and for a fraction of the price of an equivalent quality Gibson.
Most boring guitar shop I've ever seen
How so?
Wow way over priced. It's a piece of wood.