The Eastman AC422CE is an all-solid cutaway grand-auditorium electro-acoustic with a Sitka spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides and LR Baggs Element EAS VTC electronics.
AC422CE at a glance
| Body | 16 x 4.25-inch cutaway grand auditorium |
| Top | Solid Sitka spruce |
| Back / sides | Solid rosewood |
| Scale length | 25.4 inches |
| Neck / fingerboard | Mahogany / ebony |
| Fingerboard radius | 12 inches |
| Bracing | Hand-scalloped X |
| Electronics | LR Baggs Element EAS VTC |
| Finish | Truetone Gloss |
| Case | Hardshell case |
| UK price reference | £1,299 at Project Music, September 2026 |
Key specification
The AC422CE uses Eastman’s Traditional Even C neck profile, a 1.75-inch bone nut and 20 Jescar frets. Rosewood back and sides distinguish it from the mahogany-backed AC322CE.
AC422CE or AC322CE?
The broad format is similar: both are 16-inch cutaway grand-auditorium instruments with factory LR Baggs electronics. The most obvious construction difference is the back and side wood, with rosewood on the AC422CE and mahogany on the AC322CE.
Current specification source: Eastman AC422CE. UK retail reference: Project Music. Dealer prices and stock can change.