I ordered the H-78 because as a teenager in the early '60s, I saw this in the Sears and Montgomery Ward catalogs and it became my dream guitar way back then. My order was a little delayed due to the Covid 19 virus but that made it even more exciting when I received it. The guitar arrived in perfect condition due to a great packing job by Eastwood. The fit and finish is perfect. This guitar is absolutely gorgeous. The action was great right out of the case. The pickups are warm with a good output level. The three individual pickup switches gives a wide variety of tonal options. The neck shape is comfortable for playing for long periods of time. if there is a downside, it's that the guitar is fairly heavy for a semi-hollow body, primarily due to the Bigsby but I have other semi-hollow body guitars equipped with Bigsbys that are about the same weight. I have looked at some vintage Airline, Silvertone, and Harmony H-77 and H-78 guitars and the build quality on this modern Eastwood/Airline if far superior with modern upgrades like a roller bridge and a better finish. I couldn't be happier with my purchase in fact, I am so pleased that I ordered two more guitars from Eastwood. I am going to be a return customer for a long time.

A truly unique instrument. It does take some experimentation to find out how to play it, but produces a bright ringing mandolin sound from the double course strings. I wouldn't recommend tuning it in fifths, leaving it as an open tuning makes it far more playable with the DGBD tuning that it ships with or with a variation on sawmill tuning like DGGD. It is a 22 1/2" scale length, like the other lapsteels at Eastwood, so strings and tuning inspirations can be found there. Open tunings for tenor guitars are also a good resource for tunings at this scale length.

I own one Eastwood already an love it. Ordered another model but just didn't bond with it. Eastwood issued a return label and refunded my money quickly and no problems. I'm saving for a different model and will purchase soon.
Great company!

Very nice finish, great tone, like the neck . Easy to play.

Excellent cable. It looks cool and is good quality.

I can be a real guitar nerd and dive into the excellent craftsmanship and playability of our new purchase, or I can explain it this way My son Diego and I fight over who gets to play it.

One of the best guitars I own! Plays incredible and sounds even better. You can get all kinds of tones with this bad boy! Trust me when I say you will not be disappointed. I get so many compliments on this guitar!

Nice. Well-made and just plain cool! Thanks!

Very nice cable....

Great! Would definitely recommend to anyone who is on the fence. There could be some promotion going on so be sure to check in with the customer support before hitting purchase. Very quick response with any questions that I had, and shipped quickly.
About the guitar. It came in flawless. Playable right off the bat though there are something I would probably swap in the future. The string isn't bad but coming from playing strats, I preferred softer string. The finish is perfect. There do seem to be a tiny slit around the neck fit like mentioned on one of the reviews that I saw, but not a problem.
All in all, gorgeous guitar, great purchasing experience.

Always great buys

To start, the Airline Map Deluxe Is marvelous to behold, a joy to play and a genuine surprise to hear! Articulation, sensitivity and power define the performance. All splendid. However, Eastwood could do better with just a hair of support and documentation. No users manual, catalog or even tags. My case, additionally purchased DOES NOT have Eastwood logo as pictured. Small change perhaps, but quite unusual. Don't wish to tell anyone how to do it, but, seriously, study your market, your audience, Eastwood. Love the guitar. Sad your reps don't care about such trivialities (yours, not mine.)

My Airline 59 3P “Ripley” just arrived and it has exceeded all expectations. Looks great, plays great and the quality is flawless. There's not a lot of reviews out there but I am super impressed. The Eastwood service was also great and the delivery was very smooth.

Awesome guitar.. will not be my last Eastwood!!

Very fun guitar. Medium action.

With all the knobs there's only one place to put your pick hand. Right on top curve of the Bigsby.
Not a problem but a very narrow window.

Using all three pickups, it really does a nice job of blending multiple octaves with distortion. Bright.

Great cord!

beautifully appointed

This guitar looks and sounds amazing! Came within 3 days of ordering (USA to Canada) and Eastwood made it so easy to purchase with their customized finance options (Just email them, they are awesome to deal with). I think I've found a new favorite guitar brand...

I absolutely love this guitar! I played guitar for about 35 years until about 4 years ago when I had a stroke that effected my left hand and made me give it up. There was a huge hole in my life where guitar playing used to be. I never really played much slide but I realized that if put the guitar on my lap, I was perfectly comfortable and able to make music again. Once I realized this, I decided to get a Lap Steel. I ordered the Preordered the regular Airline Lap Steel because it was out of stock and just before it was supposed to be back in stock, the Lap Steel Pro came out and I upgraded my order. The reason I told you this story is so that you'll understand that I don't know diddly about Lap Steels, but I know a good guitar from a crappy guitar. This ain't no crappy guitar! I find it to be very playable and it sounds great. It comes with a nice hard shell case that's almost perfect. The reason I say almost is because there's no little compartment to keep your picks. I think it looks super classy with the vintage chrome hardware although I must admit that I was taken aback by a little note it comes with that said the nickel could be carcinogenic. You experienced Lap Steel players will have a better perspective on this than me but I was very surprised that it came strung with relatively light strings. I would have expected real heavy ones like they use on resonator guitars. Anyway, I've been having a blast with it and I feel like it was an excellent purchase.

Great guitar,well set up great quality.plays as good as top brands for a fraction of the cost . Well pleased