Product Description
This is a rare Blonde Prototype 910ce thin Body with a set in routed Humbucker. Has that fat warm jazz tone and the clarity that Eastman are famous for. Although it is labeled an 910ce by Eastman, when you look more closely it is a jazz Elite 17 prototype. This guitar fooled Eastman who though it wan a 910ce costing over $1000 more.
Eastman Custom Jazz Elite 17 is designed by Guitars ‘n Jazz owner, Lou Del Rosso and made by Eastman Guitars exclusively for Guitars’ n Jazz. It is “gig ready” out of the box. The Jazz Elite 17 is a 17″ lower bout by 2 1/2″ depth at the rim and features Eastman best premium woods, 905 neck profile, abalone inlays, hand wound Lollar Imperial set humbucking pickup, and most importantly heavy parallel bracing used in the 60’s by Gibson in it’s famous L5 models which are extremely expensive today. The fuller 905 profile neck and the heavy parallel top bracing makes a much stiffer top and a more complex Gibson like Jazz tone with the clarity that Eastman archtops are famous, but with a warmer jazz tone. Feel and tone of this Jazz Elite is reminiscent of the early Heritage Golden Eagles which cost almost 3 times more and are no longer produced. This Jazz Elite 17 comes in a gloss Sunburst nitro finish with all maple binding.
- Hand made Old-World craftsmanship at its Finest
- Private reserve tonewoods & deluxe appointments
- Carved spruce top, carved maple back and sides
- Classic Venetian cutaway, humbucker pickup design
- Heavy Parallel bracing to emulate the Gibson and Heritage Jazz tones
- Choice Ebony or Nylon saddle for more warmth and that 50’s mojo
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