​The regular E20D from Eastman is one of our favorite guitars in our range for a reason. With an Adirondack spruce top and a rosewood back and sides, this model has a fantastic sound for a very competitive price. Every now and then, Eastman releases a special model that goes a step further, like this Large Soundhole model that was developed in collaboration with Acoustic Shoppe!

Just like the regular E20D, this special model features a Thermo Cure Adirondack spruce top with a Truetone Gloss finish, but with an enlarged sound hole like the one we know from the 1935 D28 by Clarence White and Tony Rice. This enlarged sound hole gives the guitar more bass response and better projection, making this Eastman an absolute bluegrass cannon!

The guitar also has some impressive specifications. For example, both the body and neck have an ivoroid binding, with a herringbone purfling on the body. Eastman has also applied a beautiful Dalmatian-style pickguard to the top, along with an ebony bridge with an important detail. The ebony bridge pins are of the unslotted type, and sound gurus all over the world are convinced that this is the best method to get the most out of a guitar's sound!

The mahogany neck has the familiar Traditonal Even C-neck profile that makes Eastman so smooth to play. Eastman has something special up its sleeve here too, because the rosewood headstock lacks the logo! Instead, there is a modified Eastman logo on the back of the headstock, and we can only say that this clean style appeals to us very much.

With this E20D Large Soundhole, Eastman has built a great guitar that can easily compete with instruments from the higher segment!