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    Registered User Cary Fagan's Avatar
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    Default Eastman 404...white top??

    I came across this white-topped Eastman 404. It doesn't look like someone has removed the finish. And it has a pickguard reminiscent of an early Gibson on it. A one-off experiment from Eastman? Click image for larger version. 

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    https://www.ebay.ca/itm/EASTMAN-MD-4...50fe%7Ciid%3A1
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    Default Re: Eastman 404...white top??

    Strange. A 404 should have mahogany back and sides. Not maple. Maybe a custom run for a store? Or for a NAMM or similar show? The soundhole rosettes are also not standard.

    Cool looking though.
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    Default Re: Eastman 404...white top??

    Eric, the listing says mahogany although the image looks like maple.
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    Default Re: Eastman 404...white top??

    It would have to be a real hoss for that money.

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    Default Re: Eastman 404...white top??

    I think it looks great. Much nicer ring inlay. Like the inlayed pickguard. Should have been brown above the cross piece.

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    Default Re: Eastman 404...white top??

    Listing says it ships from Japan; maybe this version is only made for the Japanese market.

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    Default Re: Eastman 404...white top??

    Two piece headstock?

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