Each guitar in Eastman’s new Kauffmann Series – created in partnership with Dutch builder Albert Kauffmann – is totally unique
Eastman has partnered with Dutch builder and master finisher Albert Kauffmann on its new Kauffmann Series, a line of guitars – each totally unique – across three body styles and four distinct aging levels.
Each guitar in the Kauffmann Series is powered by Lollar pickups, and sports Eastman’s innovative FullerTone neck system. This system, designed by Eastman head of design Otto D’Ambrosio, utilises a two-bolt neck joint to maximise neck-to-body contact and provide greater tone, sustain and stability.
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Kauffmann Series guitars come in three body styles – with single-cut and double-cut options available, plus an offset – with each available in three distinct pickup configurations: Vintage, Classic and Deluxe, with Lollar Lollartron, Goldfoil, Soap Bar P90, Vintage Blonde, Royal T, and Special Sixty-Four pickups available across the board.
Meanwhile, each guitar sports a roasted pine body with a roasted maple neck, and has been given Albert Kauffmann’s signature “time travel” treatment, which essentially means four different levels of relicing: Light, Medium, Heavy or Extreme. Eastman says via this aging process, no two guitars in the Kauffmann Series are alike.
Credit: Eastman
Eastman draws parallels between Albert Kauffmann and the Dutch masters of light and shadow like Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer.
“Albert is a Dutch master in his own right,” the brand says. “Many works of art have left his workshop, each bearing his signature touch.
“It seems the Dutch truly have an eye for colour and light, and Albert brings that heritage to every guitar he creates. As an accomplished guitarist himself, Albert sets the benchmark: playability and tone above all else.”
Via this aging process, Kauffmann Series guitars are “built to feel instantly familiar – like an instrument you’ve trusted for years”.
The launch of the Kauffmann Series follows the FullerTone Offset, Eastman’s most player-centric electric yet, unveiled last month.
You can learn more about the Kauffmann Series at Eastman.
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