Ordered from TrueTone Music in Santa Monica last week and arrived today. After getting it out of the well-packed box and opening it up, I tuned it up and turned it on. I am in immediate thrall with this instrument's tone. My junior high school viola background has finally been honored if not assuaged.
The fit and finish are excellent, and the tone is excellent. I'm also having fun appreciating the different pickup settings through the pedalboard. I love the El Rey, but the pickup is what it is. OTOH, the Eastwood's S style configuration allows way more diverse sounds.
I'm looking forward to getting the chording under my fingers, and figuring out the replacement chording for the mando chords I like higher on the upper strings. The new real area of growth for me will be the right hand, moving beyond the pick as it were. I've never played guitar, so getting some form of finger style is an exciting challenge.
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