Eastman E1SS-DLX Slope Shoulder

The Eastman E1SS-DLX is a slope-shoulder dreadnought with a solid Sitka spruce top over solid sapele back and sides, a shorter 24.75" scale, and a Fishman Presys VT pickup. Sapele behaves a lot like mahogany, with a focused low end and a dry, woody midrange, which is why this one sits so well under a voice. The Deluxe adds the pickup, tortoise binding and a pickguard to the standard E1SS.

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An Eastman Guitars *Pre-Order Deposit ONLY* E1SS-DLX-SB Sitka/Sapele Sunburst Slope Shoulder Dreadnought Guitar w/Fishman Pickup leans against a vintage trunk on a patterned rug. "STOCK PHOTO" is in bold white letters at the bottom.
*Pre-Order Deposit ONLY* Eastman E1SS-DLX-SB Sitka/Sapele Sunburst Slope Shoulder Dreadnought Guitar w/Fishman Pickup
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Eastman braces the solid Sitka top with hand-carved scalloped X-bracing, which lets the top move more freely than heavier factory bracing and keeps the response lively. The slope-shoulder body is 16" across and 4-1/2" deep, a shape built for strumming and singing over rather than for maximum volume. Next to a square-shoulder dreadnought, it trades some boom for a rounder, more focused sound that sits in a mix without crowding it.

The 24.75" scale lowers string tension, so the guitar feels easier under the fingers and bends come more easily, at the cost of a little of the snap a 25.5" scale gives a flatpicker. The mahogany neck has Eastman's Traditional Even C profile and a 1.68" bone nut on a 12" radius ebony fingerboard, with an ebony bridge, bone saddle and open-gear tuners. The Fishman Presys VT is an under-saddle pickup with volume and tone controls tucked just inside the soundhole, and the guitar ships in a padded Eastman gig bag. The standard E1SS is the same guitar without the pickup, binding and pickguard; see all of our Eastman guitars for it and the rest of the line.

Luthier Chris Alvarado of Driftwood Guitars reviewed the E1SS Deluxe with us and called it better than most $3,000 guitars after cutting one in half; you can watch it on Chris's gear list. Every E1SS-DLX ships after our 23-Point Professional Inspection.

When an E1SS-DLX sells, its listing comes off this page, so what you see here is what we have now or can reserve for you.

Why buy from The Acoustic Shoppe

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the Eastman E1SS-DLX built for?
Players who strum and sing and want an all-solid guitar under $1,000. The slope-shoulder body and sapele back and sides give a focused, woody sound that sits under a vocal, and the shorter scale makes it comfortable for long sessions.
What's the difference between the E1SS and the E1SS-DLX?
They're the same slope-shoulder guitar with a solid Sitka top and solid sapele back and sides. The Deluxe adds a Fishman Presys VT pickup, tortoise binding and a tortoise pickguard.
Why does the shorter 24.75" scale matter?
A shorter scale lowers string tension at the same pitch, so the strings feel slinkier and chords are a little easier to hold. A 25.5" scale gives more snap and headroom for hard flatpicking.
What comes with the E1SS-DLX from The Acoustic Shoppe?
A padded Eastman gig bag. Every E1SS-DLX ships after our 23-Point Professional Inspection.
Is the E1SS-DLX in stock?
This page is the model's home rather than a single listing. Serialized guitars show up in the grid when we have them, and when we're between shipments you can place a pre-order deposit to reserve the next one. Call or email us and we'll tell you what's on the way.
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