This guitar is new, but ex-demo, so does have a few small surface marks, but nothing that is visible on the photographs. Overall it is excellent, but not brand new.
The Airline Map is Eastwood's tribute to the ever-stylish National Newport -- or Map Guitar -- from the 1960s. Icons of the studio and stage have recognized the draw of the vintage National guitars’ Valco designs, from The Cure’s Robert Smith to The Black Keys’ Dan Aurbach.
The Airline Map is crafted from tone-chambered mahogany rather than the original Res-O-Glas bodies of the mid-century, which adds stability while still focusing on the model’s famous resonant tone. Factor in the two Alnico Hot-10 humbuckers, and you’ve got a modern tone monster with familiar controls and all of the mojo of a vintage National.
The guitar is supplied with a quality gig bag.
Specifications:
- Body: Tone Chambered Mahogany
- Neck: Bound Maple, Bolt-on, Modern C Shape
- Fingerboard: Rosewood, Block Markers
- Scale Length: 24 3/4" (628mm)
- Width at the Nut: 1 11/16" (43mm)
- Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
- Pickups: 2 Valco Vintage Voice Humbuckers
- Switching: 3-Way
- Controls: 2 Volume, 1 Tone
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
- Hardware: Nickel/Chrome, Bigsby B-50
- Strings: D'Addario #10
- Unique Features: NATIONAL-Style Striped Pickguard