| One look at the label on the inside of Eastman Guitars'
John Pisano signature model guitar says it all: The words "Handmade to
my specifications" appear above Pisano’s signature. Pisano has had a hand
in every step of the guitar’s design. The John Pisano signature model guitar
is a finely crafted instrument that has the artistic integrity of its namesake
written all over it!
Pisano gives credit to his friend Ted Mayer for helping
with the guitar’s design. Mayer’s a guitarist, artist, computer enthusiast
and a designer who also holds an engineering degree. "Without him there'd
be no John Pisano model" Pisano said. "We spent a lot of time analyzing
and comparing different aspects of different instruments, trying to get
things that I thought were good."
The result is a tasteful looking guitar that focuses
on integrating and retaining a solid acoustic sound even when amplified.
Its tone is warm and punchy, with lots of bass register clarity – perfect
for comping chords and walking bass lines. According to Pisano, much thought
and experimentation went into the decision making process regarding the
guitar’s pickup, a custom designed Kent Armstrong humbucker.
"I wanted to have a built-in pickup," Pisano said. "the
sound that I’m looking for is more of an acoustic sound but still electric,"
he said, recalling the sound of the 1930s-era Gibson electric guitar that
Charlie Christian played.
We ordered this rare Natural finished John Pisano
Model around 6 months ago and it was very definitely worth the wait ...
what a gorgeous guitar in every sense of the word. This one plays
and sounds every bit as good as it looks. I really can't get over
how much of the acoustic sound comes through when you're plugged into an
amp! |
