Eastman PCH1-D-CLA Classic Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar #2529

The true punch of this Pacific Coast Highway model comes alive the second you lay into a heavy flatpick chord, producing an immediate headroom that sets a completely new bar for affordable acoustic instruments. Eastman anchored this build around a solid thermo-cured Sitka spruce top, heat-treating the soundboard to bake out trapped moisture and mirror the rich cellular structure of an old vintage box. Supported by traditional X-bracing and backed with stable, laminated sapele sides, the full-sized 16-inch dreadnought body kicks out an immense, dry midrange focus with a tight, wood-rich bass response and pristine trebles. Chords stay remarkably separated and clear instead of getting lost in a muddy low-end swell, making it an absolute powerhouse for driving bluegrass rhythm, flatpicked fiddle tunes, or live vocal tracking.

Visually, the instrument honors an incredibly clean, timeless acoustic aesthetic with its "Classic" sunburst design. The entire body and neck are finished in an ultra-thin Truetone Satin that lets the organic grain layout of the timber feel completely open and broken-in directly out of the gig bag. Framed with durable black plastic binding on the top and back, the sunburst top gets an elegant, tasteful pop of character with a genuine abalone rosette encircled around the soundhole. Fitted with a black pickguard, simple pearl fretboard dots, and an unpretentious maple headstock logo, it walks completely away from heavy glosses and distracting cosmetic clutter to deliver a highly authentic, working-man's layout.

The physical layout behaves with zero resistance under the hand, opening up a fluid playing platform that lets your musical concepts flow effortlessly down the neck. The okoume neck is carved to an exceptionally comfortable traditional even "C" profile that fills out the palm naturally without ever slowing your fretting hand down. A durable rosewood fingerboard is matched up with a player-preferred 1 3/4-inch bone nut, offering plenty of real estate for clean string isolation during complex fingerstyle patterns or high-speed flatpicking runs. Up on the headstock, nickel Ping tuners keep fine-tuning smooth and predictable, while the factoryaction—gauged straight to 3/32-inch on the bass side and 2/32-inch on the treble side at the 12th fret—guarantees zero fight up and down the 25.4-inch scale length. Shipped in a padded Eastman gig bag, the PCH1-D-CLA is a highly dependable, value-packed workhorse engineered for serious players who demand big, classic acoustic horsepower on a modest budget.

SPECS
Neck Material: Okoume
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Neck Profile: Traditional Even "C"
Nut: Bone 1 3/4"
Fretwire: 20 Jescar-FW43080
Scale Length: 25.4"
Body Dimensions: 16" X 4-11/16"
Bracings: X-Braced
Body Top: Solid Thermo-Cured Sitka Spruce
Body Back And Sides: Laminated Sapele
Bridge And Saddle: Rosewood And Bone, 2 5/32" Spacing
Rosette: Abalone
Truss Rod: Dual Acting
Binding: Top And Back
Binding Material: Black Plastic
Logo: Maple Headstock
Inlay: Pearl Dots
Side Dot Color: White
Bridge Pins: White Plastic With Black Dots
Body Top Finish: Truetone Satin
Back And Sides Finish: Truetone Satin
Hardware Color: Nickel
Pickguard: Black
Tuners: Ping RM 1171-CVR 3+3
Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Action Height: 12th Fret 3/32" On The Bass Side And 2/32" On The Treble Side
Case: Padded Eastman Gigbag
Truss Rod Wrench: 4mm

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