Eastman for the win. Good sound.

It’s extraordinary how much better the Eastman sounds. The Gibson isn’t a terrible guitar at all, the Eastman is just far superior.

To my ears, the Eastman won the day. Sound was much clearer and stronger on the Eastman on the second and third tests. Thanks for the comparison.

I've been playing blues for 40-plus years as a professional. I've been into Eastman's for about five years. I currently have four different models. To compare a Gibson tribute to an Eastman is ridiculous. I have some Gibson's I really love. But they are at the higher-end models. The Eastman models are as good or better. The tribute models are fine they sound good play good. But the Eastman's are much much better.

I've owned over 20 guitars, Gibson, Fender, PRS PRS SE, Gretsch, Mike Lipe, Yamaha, Chapman, Aria. The worst by far was a 2017 Gibson Les Paul Tribute Gold Top. The neck had a ridiculous bow that couldn't be rectified with truss rod adjustment and consequently the bridge and saddles were set high and the action was crazy high. Try and lower the action and you get horrendous fret buzz. The quality control was a joke. Besides the neck problem there was a trapezoid inlay that sat proud of the fretboard. The nut was cut badly, the gold finish was poorly done around the neck joint and the tuners were next to rubbish. Needless to say I returned that guitar and haven't purchased another Gibson since. I would love to own a really good Gibson Les Paul Gold Top. I've considered ordering a 50's Standard P90's. But nobody ever has stock which means paying up front and waiting weeks for a mail order delivery. After such a poor experience previously I don't want to pay for any Gibson I haven't tried. I also don't want to receive one with a light coloured fretboard or one weighing in excess of 10lbs. They're so inconsistent! Solution? Order an Eastman SB-56 and have none of the above issues. Simple.

Great review Chris 😊

Eastman all the way. Not even close.

Comes down to PUP/neck preference. My nitpick is that I with Easman would have done a wraparound on the P90 and an "ABR" on the Humbuckser, but they're a tremendous value.

... really great playing..!!

The middle position on the Eastman sounds great.

Les Paul definitely darker in a nice way. But if you want a little more diversity I think the Eastman would do the trick Both excellent to my ears

Yes... Eastman sounds better

Eastman is better made imo

Buying guitars should be about quality not a name. Yeah a name can make you famous but slash didn't get famous on a Gibson he got famous on a brilliant knockoff but he can still play his butt off. It's the player not the name on the headstock. That being said there is a psychological high to having a Gibson.. only a Gibson is good enough... For corporate snobs the same one that have fancy rollexes. It still tells the time 🙄. My thoughts if it feels right and sounds right and has tuning stability that's what matters. Function over form

Lollar Imperials are humbuckers, not p90s.

Eastman, twice the quality as Gibson for half the money.