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.
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Current specification source: Eastman AC422CE. UK retail reference: Project Music. Dealer prices and stock can change.