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Eastman’s Grand Auditorium at its Most Elegant





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The Eastman Guitars AC822CE represents the very highest echelon of exquisite trim and Eastman craftsmanship, pairing premium tonewoods and gorgeous appointments with the immensely versatile Grand Auditorium body style. Truly a fingerstyle player’s dream guitar, the AC822CE begins with the soft and dynamic response of an Engelmann spruce top with hand-carved scalloped X-bracing. Next, a premium set of rosewood back and sides fills out your tone with impressive low end and powerful, projecting treble frequencies with lush harmonic depth. The ebony fingerboard proudly brandishes attention-demanding vine-themed inlays ? a perfect visual complement to the striking turquoise/magenta abalone rosette. And while the AC822CE is certainly one of the more exquisite-looking 6-strings Eastman has to offer, a fast-playing Traditional Even “C” mahogany neck, 1.5-inch sound port, rosewood arm contour, and deep body cutaway supply top-notch performance to match this guitar’s superlative looks. Finally, the AC822CE comes equipped with stage-ready LR Baggs Anthem electronics, all adding up to a treasure of a 6-string that’s bound to enrapture the eyes and ears of any audience.





Modern performance paired with classic tonewoods





While the AC822CE Grand Auditorium is certainly one of the most innovative acoustic-electrics in Eastman's lineup, its tonewood pairing comprises one of the most time-tested acoustic combinations: spruce and rosewood. In fact, this guitar boasts a premium Engelmann spruce top that supplies a sweet, soft, and dynamic response ? an ideal tonal profile for fingerstyle pickers and singer-songwriters. Coupled with the firm bass, bell-like highs, and harmonic-drenched sound of the rosewood back and sides, the Eastman AC822CE is equally capable of taking on intimate fingerstyle finesse, high-energy strumming, and everything else in between.





Ultra-versatile Grand Auditorium body





Eastman’s Grand Auditorium acoustic guitars represent a thoroughly modern reimagining of the acoustic guitar, forgoing vintage inspiration for contemporary performance and versatility. The body clocks in at just a touch smaller than a dreadnought but bigger than any fingerstyle-bound parlor guitar. This in-between body shape allows the Grand Auditorium to serve as a sonic Swiss Army knife, tackling any style or genre you can throw at it with a remarkably balanced response across all six strings. Furthermore, the AC822CE comes equipped with three decidedly modern enhancements: A deep cutaway for full access to the upper frets, a 1.5-inch sound port to provide your ear a direct sonic snapshot of what your audience hears, and a comfortably contoured rosewood armrest. An LR Baggs Anthem pickup seals the deal with lush, acoustically accurate plugged-in tones.





Eastman Guitars: thinking inside the box





Many know the Eastman Music Company as a trusted name in the realm of band and orchestra instruments. Fortunately for all guitar lovers, Eastman Guitars has attained a similar stature with its steadfast dedication to the guitar-building process. Similar to how Sweetwater got its start, Eastman founder Qian Ni grew his business from its humble origins in the back of his car to its status as a burgeoning, reputable company. Today, Eastman is also the proud owner of Bourgeois Guitars ? as a matter of fact, Eastman’s high-end guitars are voiced by hand by luthiers trained under the multitalented Dana Bourgeois. True to Ni’s vision, Eastman Guitars meticulously approaches each instrument, backing them with a lifetime warranty. From hand-scalloped bracing to fine tonewoods to precision tap tuning, an Eastman guitar is a feature-rich instrument that will grow with you musically for years to come!





Eastman Guitars AC822CE Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:


Eastman’s immensely versatile Grand Auditorium body style, elevated with a gorgeous array of top-end aesthetic features


Engelmann spruce top with hand-carved scalloped X-bracing offers a sweet and responsive tonality


Rosewood back and sides supply firm bass, sparkling highs, and harmonic-rich overtones


Cutaway offers unfettered access to all 20 frets


Fast-playing Traditional Even “C” neck shape carved from a stout slab of mahogany


Ebony fingerboard complete with dazzling vine-themed inlays


1.5-inch sound port provides an exact sonic snapshot of what your audience hears from your guitar’s soundhole


Comfortable rosewood armrest contour


Stage-ready LR Baggs Anthem electronics electrify your unplugged tones with the utmost acoustic authenticity


Elegant visual appointments include flamed maple binding with turquoise/magenta purfling, pearl inlay on the headstock, and an abalone rosette with turquoise/magenta purfling


Incredibly stable Gotoh SG301 tuners