In 2020, there was a spate of reviews for this Eart instrument. Offering stainless steel frets and a roasted neck, it offered impossible to find features at $200 or so price point. Like a lot of people, I tapped this instrument into my cart and left it there because, really, did I need another guitar?
I looked at the YouTube reviews again and after a lot of suffering through the cork-sniffing, I came to the conclusion that I was still interested but, again, did I really need a Chinese guitar?
This week, Ryan from 60 Cycle Hum posted information that this base model was being offered at an unbeatable price, so I finally gave in and added it back to the cart. What did I have to lose? If it really had stainless frets, I could fix it up well enough for practice and not wear out the instruments I needed for work. The only thing was that it was red and I'm not a fan of red guitars, but for the price, I'd have to be crazy not to get it - if, in fact, it was what it said it was, and if not, oh, well.
Well, it came in today. After letting it warm up, I just had to give it a test drive. First impressions were excellent - everything cosmetically was fine - polished fretboard, beautiful frets, comfortable neck, nice matte finish with wood grain visible (even if it's veneer or photoflame, it's tastefully done.) Acoustically, it's loud and I think that's the poplar body. The complaints about the mint green pickguard are, in my opinion, ridiculous - it looks great. Super-smooth neck with a nice edge. Zero buzz and obviously set up from the factory and quite well at about 1.75mm.
So, I plugged in. All the controls feel tight and the stock strings are actually pretty good. I started with chromatic runs up and down - nothing, no dead frets, no buzz. Hate to say it, but this hasn't been my experience with either Gibson or Fender, new, out-of-the box. Having to Plek a multi-thousand dollar instrument is a little ridiculous. The tuning was very stable for a cold instrument and stabilised further as it warmed up. No hitching on the bone nut and the tuners are really nice - solid with a good ratio.
The pickup tone is very balanced and all the pickups were matched in terms of loudness. Even though these are ceramic pickups, they are not ice-picky. This gave me margin to do EQ to get it where I liked it at the amp. No noise, oddly, and all the controls were quiet. Also, the output jack is on the edge of the instrument, rather than on the top like a Fender or Squire, so the cable is out of the way and if one uses a headphone amp for practice, it should plug right in.
You know you have something when you don't need to put it down for hours. Before I knew it, time had disappeared. It is just so comfortable to play. So, knowing I had acclimated to the tone, I swapped to the next nearest thing I had that might be considered to be comparable, a Squire CV Strat. Someone gave me that instrument and I've always really liked the neck and rolled fingerboard. In truth, it's my favourite practice instrument just because it's very comfortable. The CV has brighter pickups for sure and I think that the Eart is more reasonable and balanced and both play great BUT the Eart has silent stainless frets. Uh-oh: looks like the Squire might be spending more time on the hanger in the future!
So, I then moved to a Fender Strat with maple neck. Now, I'm a fan of maple necks, but switching between the two had me feeling that I preferred the Eart because although it's rosewood, the surface is polished and just a different experience. Yes, the Strat had a more refined pickup response, but I can always change pickups if I wanted that sound. And after all, one can spend $1500 on a Pro Strat and still want Lollars. The Eart pickups are fine and swappable if one is so inclined, but I think they're peachy as-is.
So, for an instrument at this price point, what is Eart trying to do? Lose money? Maybe they're trying to build brand recognition and if so, this is your opportunity to take advantage of that strategy. The fit, finish and feel of this instrument demonstrates to me that Eart not only understands what should go into a quality instrument but that they also have the capability to achieve that goal. What do the kids say today? Respect, Eart!
I would go on but I think I'm going to go back out to the studio and play a little more, just because.
If you're upgrading your Bullet, or like me, you want a practice instrument that won't wear out, I can't see how, for the price of a pedal, you could possibly go wrong with this instrument. This is obviously constructed to a high standard far beyond the current selling price. And considering Eart have other models, I'm now curious what else is going on, and maybe that's their thinking. Because this one, well, it's a keeper.
Is this instrument good for a new or intermediate player? Yes, without reservation. Good for an advanced player? Yes - and stop it now, you know full well that your LP doesn't stay in tune. Do you want to fiddle or do you want to practice? Can you gig with this instrument? Maybe I'm a special case or just lucky but I would say that as-is, out-of-the-box, this instrument is giggable. When I bought a PRS, known for being giggable on delivery, it still needed a little tweaking and that was a few dollars more than the Eart. Really, I'm amazed. There are now more countries when it comes to guitar quality, just brands, and this entry-level Eart is ridiculously good.
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Roasted Maple Neck and Roasted Mahogany BodyRoasted maple neck provides excellent stability and gorgeous caramel finish.The mahogany wood used for the body was also roasted for stronger mids and slightly lighter weight. |
Bone NutBone is a harder natural material and it has been favored by many luthiers for higher-end instruments due to its sustain and natural lubricating property. |
Hand Polished Stainless Steel FretsStainless steel frets provide unrivaled durability and smooth playing surface for nice and easy big bends. Each fret ends are also hand-dressed for playing comfortability. |
U to C Compound Neck Profile and Compound RadiusSSS has a unique U to C compound neck profile with a thicker shoulder on the lower frets, slowly tapers down to a slimmer C to higher frets. Along with a 7.25” to 9.5” compound fingerboard radius, SSS provides excellent playability for both chording and soloing. |
MIDDLE
- D.C.R: 5.3K
- Magnet: Ceramic8 Bar
- Treble: 8 Middle: 6 Bass: 6.5
- This model is based on ceramic magnet single pickups line.It is consisted of staggered top#1010 steel poles and #8 ceramic bar magnets with plastic bobbin.These will give a different flavor that might be suitable for certain styles or tastes,and they have a distinctive meatiness to them that sounds good for some nasty blues playing.
Neck Pickups
- D.C.R: 5.3K
- Magnet: Ceramic8 Bar
- Treble: 8 Middle: 6 Bass: 6.5
Bridge Pickups
- D.C.R: 5.5K
- Magnet: Ceramic8 Bar
- Treble: 8 Middle: 6 Bass: 6.5
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| Price | $399.00 | — | $309.99 | — | — |
| Hand Orientation | Right /Left | Right | Right | Right | Right |
| Pickups | Covered alnico5 pickups | Open Humbuckers | Humbucker and Two Single Coils | Covered Humbuckers | Open Humbuckers |
| Body Material | Mahogany | 2-piece Roasted Mahogany with Quilted Maple Veneer | 2-Piece Roasted Mahogany with Flame Maple Veneer | Roasted Padauk with Burled Poplar Veneer | Roasted Ash with Burled Maple Veneer |
| Neck Material | Roasted Mahogany | Hard Rock rosted Maple | Roasted Maple | 5 piece Roasted Maple/Walnut | 5-Piece Roasted Maple/Padauk |
| Fingerboard | Indian Rosewood | Hard Rock rosted Maple | Roasted Maple | Indian rosewood | Indian Rosewood |
| Customized | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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EART also strives to develop the music capabilities of children around the world through music popularization activities, continuously expand the scope of music performance, and improve performance capabilities. With the purpose of "contributing to the popularization of local social music and education", it is committed to providing music lovers and consumers.
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| number of strings | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| fretboard material | Rosewood | Rosewood | Jatoba Wood | Maple Wood | Maple Wood | Maple Wood |
| back material | Rosewood, Mahogany Wood | Mahogany Wood | Basswood | Maple Wood | Poplar | Maple Wood |
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Well packaged and visually stunning!
This guitar arrived very well packaged as I tried to show from the photo. There was an outside card board box, and a molded Styrofoam insert containing the guitar. The guitar was then placed in a plastic bag with the strings encased in a light plastic wrapper. There were no blemishes, scratches or any type of defective workmanship on the guitar. The body has a satin finish, and there seems to be a slight glossy finish to the fretboard. The description of the wood used is roasted mahogany for the body and roasted maple for the neck. However, the neck does not look “roasted” as all the roasted maple necks I’ve seen (including one of my other guitars) are darker in color. It still may very well be roasted if Eart has a process to roast maple without a color change. The neck is on the thin side, very different that any of my other Strats, but very comfortable. I was curious about this brand after seeing numerous reviews. This is an amazing guitar for $188! The stainless steel frets have not fret sprout (as did my Les Paul and one of my Strats before I smoothed them down). To me, a Strat shaped body is the most comfortable of all guitar shapes. This Eart has all the right contours, plus an extra indentation on the back treble side by the neck joint. I assume they designed it to give the player better fret access. However, a better design feature to accomplish this would have been to round off the heel joint. A few of my Fender guitars have this feature and it is provides better access to the higher frets than the indentation on the Eart. This guitar is still a joy to play. Bending a string is effortless due to the stainless steel frets. The tuners are very nice, and the tremolo block is full size with 3 springs attached. One reviewer said the tuners, tremolo, and saddles are Korean made (denoting a higher quality), and they all work well. Tremolo bar is a pop in (different than any of my other Strats), and works well without any tuning issues. I don’t use a whammy bar much in my playing, so I usually leave it off, but with the ease of just popping it on, I may use it more. The strings feel like 9’s and I will change then to 10’s on my first string change. I’ll then remove the pickguard to see how the inside is routed. Also curious to see how 10’s effect tuning stability. The pickguard is a mint green, which I like, but that is a matter of personal taste.The pickups kind of sound like a Strat; definitely a hum cancelling “quack” in the 2 and 4 position. I always wanted to try a Strat style guitar made from mahogany. The pickups may sound a bit warmer due to the mahogany. However, I feel they are weakest part of the guitar for me. I plan to drop in humbuckers to make this guitar different from my other Strats. Here are the resistances in Ohms for this Eart with a few other guitar pickups for comparison.Eart Texas Specials 1995 USA StratPosition 1 bridge: 5.36 6.42 7.18Position 2 Bridge and middle: 2.7 3.18 5.93Position 3 middle: 5.2 6.14 5.96Position 4 middle and neck: 2.7 3.05 5.98Position 5 neck: 5.26 5.93 5.98In conclusion, this is a great guitar even for 3x the money. Well made, and fun to play.
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Don
Plays as well as the real thing
Reviewed in Canada on December 7, 2022Color: redVerified Purchase
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Great for the money
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Neil Thomson
Good quality components, but needs work out of the box
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Steven B.
I love mine , the pickguard is awesome.
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A fine instrument
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