Eastman AH6OM 2012 - K&K pickup, Plek'd, OHSC - Like E6OM w/ E8OM appointments

This is rare and really nice Eastman OM. This guitar is one of about 400 made by Eastman in 2012 for the Music & Arts music store chain. It is very similar to the E6OM Limited - with premium woods, herringbone trim and rosette, abalone fretboard markers, and a backstrip.

Nicely ambered sitka top, with tons of silking in the grain. Beautiful bookmatched set of curly mahogany back and sides. Ebony fingerboard and bridge.

Medium chunky neck profile. Bone nut. Nut width measures 1 23/32 (just shy of 1 3/4). Frets are in great shape with hardly any wear. The satin nitro lacquer on the back of the neck has worn to a nice soft gloss, and is super comfortable to play.

No cracks, breaks or issues. Cosmetics are not perfect – it’s got a few minor dings here and there, and marks on the headstock from string changes. But overall it presents really well, with a nice vintage-y vibe.

Loud, wonderful tone fingerpicked or flatpicked. Really well balanced bass to treble, with lots of warm overtones. The guitar has been professionally set up and Plek’d, and the action is low with no buzzing. It has a K&K pickup system installed, and it sounds as stellar plugged in as it does acoustically.  

This guitar has had the following upgrades:

- K&K pickup system ($200) (upgrade over the stock Fishman Matrix pickup)
- Greven "Tor-Tis" pickguard
- Strap button added at the neck heel
- Plek'd and set up by Danny Shoemaker at Straight Frets in Austin, TX ($200)

Comes with an original Eastman hard shell case in excellent condition.

Here is a description of this limited run of AH6OM guitars from Pat (PFC) at Eastman, from a 2012 thread on the Unofficial Blueridge Guitar Forum:

“It is a guitar we make exclusively for Music & Arts stores. It is an E6OM with E8OM appointments and a Fishman Matrix pickup. Very cool instrument.

Also it has the angled pin bridge that I designed to combat any imbalance with pickups and more evenly spread pressure across the top. It also reduces the break angle for the bass strings behind the saddle, so the tops won’t collapse or do anything funny. It’s a subtle change, but it makes a difference.

These guitars are all a standard 25 inch scale. The tuners are a Ping variant of the Gotoh style.”