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Eastwood Guitars is a manufacturer of vintage-tribute stringed instruments founded in 2001 by Mike Robinson. Built on a passion for rare and discontinued mid-century electric guitars, the company was created to bring the aesthetics and character of 1950s and 1960s designs to players who couldn't easily find or afford the originals. Instruments in the catalog draw inspiration from the idiosyncra...

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Eastwood Guitars is a manufacturer of vintage-tribute stringed instruments founded in 2001 by Mike Robinson. Built on a passion for rare and discontinued mid-century electric guitars, the company was created to bring the aesthetics and character of 1950s and 1960s designs to players who couldn't easily find or afford the originals. Instruments in the catalog draw inspiration from the idiosyncratic shapes and sounds of Mosrite, Vox, Univox, and Coral designs, as well as other obscure American and Japanese electric guitar makers of the postwar era.

In 2004, Eastwood acquired the rights to the Airline brand name — historically associated with Valco-produced instruments sold through Montgomery Ward department stores — which allowed the company to revive models like the fiberglass-bodied Res-O-Glas series. The renewed interest in Airline-style instruments was partly spurred by Jack White's high-profile use of vintage originals with The White Stripes. Beyond Airline, Eastwood's catalog spans electric guitars, basses, tenor guitars, resonator guitars, lap steels, electric mandolins, and ukuleles. The company uses an in-house crowdfunding platform called Guitstarter to gauge demand and fund production runs of niche and limited-run models.

Eastwood has collaborated with Warren Ellis of The Dirty Three and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to co-develop the Warren Ellis Signature Tenor series, a family of 4-string electric tenor guitars. Other artists associated with the brand include Albert Bouchard of Blue Öyster Cult and Justin Young of The Vaccines, who plays the Eastwood Spectrum 5.

Eastwood has 262 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Solid Body Electric Guitars, Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars, and Electric Basses. Their gear is featured by 147 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Electronic. Notable users include Bill Nelson, Colin Newman, and Laurie Vincent. Most Eastwood products fall in the mid-tier range — professional-grade without flagship pricing.

Artists Who Use Eastwood

Bill Nelson uses 7 Eastwood products

Bill Nelson

Guitarist, Music Producer · Bill Nelson’s Red Noise

Colin Newman uses 6 Eastwood products

Colin Newman

Singer, Guitarist · Wire

Laurie Vincent uses 5 Eastwood products

Laurie Vincent

Singer, Guitarist · Slaves

Dallon Weekes uses 4 Eastwood products

Dallon Weekes

Singer, Bassist · Panic! at the Disco

Jeff Wootton uses 4 Eastwood products

Jeff Wootton

Guitarist, Bassist · Gorillaz

Enon Kawatani uses 4 Eastwood products

Enon Kawatani

Singer, Guitarist · indigo la End

Seye Adelekan uses 3 Eastwood products

Seye Adelekan

Bassist · Gorillaz

Adrian Belew uses 2 Eastwood products

Adrian Belew

Composer, Guitarist · Nine Inch Nails

Cameron Picton uses 2 Eastwood products

Cameron Picton

Singer, Guitarist · Black Midi

Hozier uses 2 Eastwood products

Hozier

Singer, Guitarist

Richard Lloyd uses 2 Eastwood products

Richard Lloyd

Guitarist · Television

Warren Ellis uses 2 Eastwood products

Warren Ellis

Guitarist, Composer · Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Richard Hawley uses 2 Eastwood products

Richard Hawley

Singer, Guitarist · Pulp

Ed Rodríguez uses 2 Eastwood products

Ed Rodríguez

Guitarist · Deerhoof

Aziz Ibrahim uses 2 Eastwood products

Aziz Ibrahim

Guitarist · The Stone Roses

Bobb Bruno uses 2 Eastwood products

Bobb Bruno

Guitarist · Best Coast

Steve Onotera uses 2 Eastwood products

Steve Onotera

Guitarist

Michael John Scheuchzer uses 2 Eastwood products

Michael John Scheuchzer

Guitarist · MercyMe

Micah P. Hinson uses 2 Eastwood products

Micah P. Hinson

Singer, Guitarist

Rob Graham uses 2 Eastwood products

Rob Graham

Bassist · Drenge

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