Eastman T58/GD ‘Truetone Gold’ 16" Cutaway Archtop Electric Guitar

The Eastman T58/GD is a striking new addition to Eastman’s celebrated archtop range - a 16" Venetian cutaway semi-hollow thinline dressed in a deeply evocative Truetone Gold finish that channels the visual opulence of the golden age of American archtop design while delivering the practical performing advantages of Eastman’s contemporary build standards and electronics. The Truetone Gold finish - a lustrous, light-catching gold over the spruce laminate top - is the defining visual character of this instrument, giving it a warmth and radiance that photographs don’t fully capture and that sets it apart immediately from the more conventional sunburst and natural finishes of the T-series range.

Spruce laminate top and maple laminate back and sides provide the responsive, warm, and naturally semi-hollow voice that Eastman’s archtop players have come to expect - articulate, clear, and with the natural acoustic resonance that laminate archtop construction uniquely delivers under the fingers even without amplification. A pair of Toneride Vtron pickups - Eastman’s own voiced single-coil-style units in silver rings - capture the guitar’s natural acoustic character with clarity, warmth, and the chimey, dynamic response that defines the archtop electric voice. Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece, Göldo 3-Point Vario bridge on ebony, pearl split block inlays, ivoroid binding on neck and body, ebony fingerboard, Traditional Even C neck profile, Gotoh Relic Series SD90 tuners, Goldo ELK2B switch, CTS 500K pots, Switchcraft output jack, and Truetone gloss finish complete a specification of considerable vintage-inspired character and performing refinement. New model.

Features

• Truetone Gold finish over spruce laminate top and maple laminate back and sides delivers a deeply evocative visual character that channels the golden age of American archtop design - warm, lustrous, and immediately distinctive on stage.
• Paired Toneride Vtron pickups in silver rings capture the guitar’s natural archtop acoustic character with clarity, chimey dynamic response, and the articulate, warm electric voice that defines the archtop genre.
• Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece provides smooth, musical vibrato with the classic visual character appropriate to a gold archtop of this aesthetic ambition.
• Göldo 3-Point Vario bridge on ebony, pearl split block fingerboard inlays, ivoroid binding on neck and body, and Gotoh Relic Series SD90 tuners complete a vintage-inspired appointment package of considered coherence throughout.
• 16" Venetian cutaway body with 25" scale length, Traditional Even C maple neck, and ebony fingerboard at 12" radius deliver a comfortable, familiar, and naturally expressive playing platform for jazz, blues, and chord melody styles.

• Body: 16" Venetian cutaway archtop
• Body dimensions: 16" x 2-9/16"
• Top: Spruce laminate
• Back & sides: Maple laminate
• Neck: Maple, Traditional Even C profile
• Fingerboard: Ebony, 12" radius
• Fingerboard inlays: Pearl split block
• Binding: Ivoroid (neck and body)
• Side dots: Black
• Headstock inlay: Pearl
• Nut: Bone, 1.72"
• Scale length: 25"
• Frets: 20, medium jumbo Jescar 47104-P
• Truss rod: Dual-acting
• Bridge: Göldo 3-Point Vario on ebony
• Tailpiece: Bigsby B70
• Neck pickup: Toneride Vtron
• Bridge pickup: Toneride Vtron
• Pickup frames: Silver rings
• Switch: Goldo ELK2B
• Switch tip: Black
• Potentiometers: CTS 500K
• Capacitors: 0.022μF
• Output jack: Switchcraft L11
• Knobs: Vintage style with tulip buttons
• Hardware colour: Nickel
• Tuners: Gotoh Relic Series SD90
• Finish: Truetone Gold gloss
• Strings: D’Addario NYXL .012-.052
• Includes: Eastman padded gig bag
• Made in: China (Beijing)