The SB59 doesn’t have any of those percussive tones I love, but the clean sounds are incredibly rich, almost chimey, thanks to these Seymour Duncan’s and the guitar’s huge natural sustain.
Usually LP clean sounds don’t do it for me, as I feel the miss the percussive and punchy sounds of a Fender guitars, but this guitar was different. It’s bluesy, smooth, and sounds like the ’60s and ’70s to my ears. The best sounds by far are the neck pickup with the volume and tone cranked. Everything from Led Zeppelin to Cream to The Clash in terms of rock tones and even plenty of crystal clean and clear tones for pop, jazz, and fusion.
However, this SB59’s controls are incredibly sensitive and I was able to get a huge variety of sounds out of it. I used to hear players like Joe Bonamassa say that they could get a huge variety of tones from just their volume and tone controls and never believed it. The Seymour Duncan humbuckers are creamy, rich, and really PAF-like. When it comes to the tuners, Gotoh SD90 are responsible for keeping this 24.75″ scale length guitar in tune.Įastman’s SB59 is closer to a vintage Gibson Les Paul in tone than a lot of the real Gibson’s I’ve played. CTS 500K pots are matched to the stereotypical LP set up with a 3-way switch and two volume and two tone controls. When it comes to the engine that drives this beast, you’ve got two Seymour Duncan Classic 59 humbuckers that don’t disappoint. That’s matched to an Ebony fingerboard that holds gorgeous Pearl Crown inlays and Ivoroid binding around the body and neck. A 1-piece Mahogany body is matched to a Flame Maple Top and 1-piece Mahogany neck as well. The Eastman SB59 is, as the name implies, a ’59 Les Paul remake with a vintage Nitrocellulose finish. This guitar is a vintage LP through and through and even felt surprisingly familiar the minute I picked it up. Thanks to Alex from Eastman Guitars for making this review possible!Īs someone who has never been a fan of traditional Gibson Les Pauls, I was shocked at how much I enjoyed this Eastman SB59.
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