Name: Eastwood Newport Tenor
Brand: MRG Series
SKU: 2983
Price: 649.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Eastwood Guitars Newport Tenor Dark Cherry #color_dark-cherry

$649.00 USD

Color — Dark Cherry

Dark Cherry

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Story

The EPI bass guitar, or EB-S, was manufactured between 1961 and 1969. We brought our Newport Bass tribute to the table last year, but we thought another 4-string instrument would suit the Newport style very well.

Introducing the Newport Tenor! This instrument will maintain similar material specs to the originals Newports, including a mahogany body, mahogany set (glued-in) neck with rosewood fretboard. It will feature a tenor (23") scale length, and will include a single Warren Ellis Blade pickup.

This combination of woods, pickup and construction give the Newport a distinctive rich tone, but brighter snarlier tones are possible when played down by the bridge, rather than over the pickup. The short scale and light weight makes for a very playable instrument. Whichever stringed instrument you play, you'll feel at home on the Newport Tenor!

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Customer Experiences

The tenor guitar I purchased from Eastwood far exceeded my expectations. It exudes quality in every aspect. The frets are silky smooth with no rough edges which makes it a delight to play. The overall finish is perfect too. I changed the strings on arrival as I wanted a different tuning. I was later advised when enquiring about string recommendations that Eastwood would have fitted the required strings for me. However, changing them wasn’t a problem and no adjustments were needed to the truss rod. Intonation all up the neck was spot on. The sound is of course the main consideration and I certainly wasn’t disappointed. Used through my Fender amp. I can achieve just the sound I prefer. The bonus was a gig bag included in the price, a nice touch even though I won’t be using it preferring to use a hard case. For anyone thinking that the price of an Eastwood is high, I can only say that you get what you pay for. I highly recommend Eastwood for the quality of their products and the great after sale service too.

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Well, the invitation to join the Tenor Guitar Club will be rescinded in about five minutes. So while the Tenor Club won't see me as a viable member, from my point of view, I've finally found the perfect guitar. A bit of backstory. I've been playing guitar for almost 30 years. I've also been removing strings and trying different tunings for about that same amount of time. I hate standard tuning with a real passion. And while some players want more strings; 7, 8, 9!!! I always wanted less strings. Four strings seems just right. Two of my inspirations for guitar are Ty Tabor and Adam Jones, and so I naturally gravitated to Drop-D. That's what this guitar is for me. Not a tenor, but a kick-*** Drop-D machine. Tuned from low to high, D A D G. String gauges: 54 - 38 - 26 - 20. All wound strings. The nut had to be filed a little to accommodate the bigger strings of course, but that's nothing new. Let me say this. The shipping box the guitar arrived in left a lot to be desired. It had a big gash along the sides. Tape all over the place. Certainly not representative of the quality product inside. Fortunately, the guitar itself was in great shape. The fit and finish, save for my personal preferences for the bridge, are top notch. The set neck is just beautiful. This is the first guitar I've ever purchased that didn't need the frets touched up. Amazing! I can never leave well enough alone, so this is what I thought needed a bit of refinement: --The action from the factory is crazy high. Almost comically high. --Having a dot on the tenth fret was really disconcerting. I put a fake dot at the ninth fret (where it SHOULD be) and am using a collection of brown Sharpies to try and hide the tenth fret dot. I know, I know. One more thing to keep me out of the Tenor Club!!! --I do quite a bit of palm muting. I actually chose this model because it looked like the bridge was the furthest back on the body than the other tenor models. The saddle set screws are way too damn long. Uncomfortable for having my hand anywhere near the bridge. I cut them down so they sit below the tops of the saddles. Easy fix. (See photo) --Since I was messing with the bridge anyway. And since the string spacing would be something new to get used to. I did narrow the individual saddles a bit to tighten up the spacing, as well as having the benefit of gaining a little more fretboard on the outsides of the top and bottom strings. It's long been a pet-peeve that some makers leave a miniscule amount of neck material on either sides of the outermost strings. If you bend that top or bottom string even a little bit the opposite way it gets yanked off of the fretboard. (See photo for how much fretboard I have hanging over now) The guitar looks a little smaller hanging on the wall beside a "regular" guitar, but in my hands it feels perfect. Well done. I love it.

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Walled Lake, MI

As an aging guitarist I have been moving from six string to tenor guitar. Eastwood has opened the door to the wonderful world of electric four stings with their wide selection of instruments. The Newport is one of the most comfortable body shapes I have ever played. I like the blade pickup and am still learning how to set it up with my pedal board since it is a departure from the humbuckers I normally play

North Berwick, ELN

Great sounding tenor guitar. Good balance across strings and nice hot output from the blade pickup. The instrument was delivered quickly and well packaged.

Grimsby, NEL

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