
These are just a few of the reasons Eastwood Guitars has become a favorite among the vintage at heart. Scams, non-original components, and bad refinish jobs can all come into play, and it’s easy to spend a lot of dough on a guitar with a dubious past. This can be, by and large, a very painful process. Maybe it’s the sleek look or the sound on a particular record that curls the hair on your neck, and suddenly you’re looking at your bank account and combing the wares of private brokers on the web. You can visit Eastwood Guitars for more information.There comes a point in most of our lives when you simply have to own a certain model of guitar. The new Airline '59 Newport is now shipping with a retail price of $1,099. Mike Robinson, President and founder of Eastwood Guitars said, "The National Newport Val-Pro 88 was such a fabulous guitar and hard to find, that it was a must add to the Airline ’59 family and the response to this new model is amazing".Ĭheckout the various tones that the Airline '59 Newport can conjure in this official video demo: Other features include a tun-o-matic bridge, chrome trapeze tail, Grover style tuners and it ships with a DLX Airline hardshell case. The pickups are wired to a 5-way pickup selector switch, which completes the tone shaping facilities of the instrument. The six smaller knobs let you control the volume and tone of the three pickups independently, while the bigger knob controls the master volume. Part of the guitar's distinct look is the line of knobs just below the pickguard. The mini humbuckers cover everything from surf to rock, while the piezo will give you the ability to conjure acoustic-like clean tones. Giving the guitar a wide variety of tones are two NY Mini Humbuckers and a Piezo bridge pickup. The scale length of the guitar is 24 3/4", and has a nut width of 1 11/16". The Rosewood fingerboard features zero fret and vintage style National inlaid fret markers.



The guitar's bound maple neck is bolt into the body for convenient maintenance and adjustments.
