The Eastman AR503CE steps up from the laminated-maple AR372CE and AR403CED with a solid spruce top over laminated flamed-maple back and sides. It is a 16-inch Venetian-cutaway archtop with a single Seymour Duncan Seth Lover neck humbucker and a 25-inch scale.
AR503CE at a glance
| Body | 16 3/16-inch Venetian full-hollow archtop |
| Dimensions | 16 3/16 x 2 9/16 inches |
| Top | Solid spruce |
| Back / sides | Laminated flamed maple |
| Scale length | 25 inches |
| Neck / fingerboard | 3-piece maple / ebony |
| Fingerboard radius | 12 inches |
| Pickup | Seymour Duncan Seth Lover neck humbucker |
| Finish | Truetone Gloss |
| Case | Hardshell case |
| UK price reference | £1,469 at Project Music, October 2026 |
Where the AR503CE fits
The construction change is the headline: the AR503CE introduces a solid spruce top while keeping laminated maple back and sides. The AR580CE uses the same broad wood formula but adds higher-spec trim, gold hardware and a Seymour Duncan Jazz neck pickup.
Current specification source: Eastman AR503CE. UK retail reference: Project Music. Dealer prices and stock can change.