Eastwood Guitars
| Private | |
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Michael Robinson |
| Headquarters | Georgetown, Ontario, Canada |
Area served | Global |
| Website | www.eastwoodguitars.com |
Eastwood Guitars is a Canadian company founded by Michael Robinson which primarily manufactures vintage-style electric guitars. It has no connection with Brian Eastwood Guitars, a respected British guitar maker since the 1970s.
According to their website: "We make Eastwood® Guitars in three different factories based in Korea and China. Many accessories such as cases and Airline straps are made in Canada."
The company was established in 2001 with the intent of manufacturing replicas of rare vintage electric guitars. 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. Much of the company's focus is on building reproductions of famous discontinued electric guitar models such as the Valco Airline, and the Supro Coronado.
As of summer 2012, Eastwood Guitars produced around 60 guitar models, many of which having been well received by players and reviews.[1] The company also produces bass guitars which are either reproductions of classic bass guitar designs or adopted from current Eastwood guitar designs, as well as exotic variants such as electric mandolins, ukuleles and lap steel guitars.
Notable Eastwood Guitars players
- Neko Case - Classic 12, Airline Lap Steel
- Calexico - Airline '59 Custom
- The Decemberists - Messenger, Sidejack Baritone, Classic 12
- Echo & the Bunnymen - Saturn 63
- Foo Fighters - Sidejack Baritone
- John Fogerty - Airline Coronado DLX, Airline Map, Mandocaster
- Wire - Airline Map [2]
- MGMT - Wandre
- Yo La Tengo - Messenger
- Twiggy Ramirez - Sidejack Baritone
- Bubbles - Classic 12
- Goo Goo Dolls - Sidejack Baritone
- Mark Farner formerly of Grand Funk Railroad-Messenger
- 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
References
- ↑ List of instances involving Eastwood Guitars appearing in various musician and musical instrument magazines. Retrieved August 2012.
http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/news.htm - ↑ http://www.guitarworld.com/interview-wire-guitarist-colin-newman-bands-new-live-album-gear-and-plans-future