Archtops, pure or mostly acoustic

Jalapeno

BigLicks67 said:

Pat Metheny - Linda Manzer guitars, Kenny Burrell steel string and nylon string acoustics, John Scofield uses normal acoustics, Django Rheinhardt, Charley Bird, John McLaughlin that's just off the top of my head.

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To be fair most of Django's recorded material pre-dates the electric guitar ...... in his twilight years he used Gibson Archtops with pickups, but he couldn't get to grips with it- you can hear him over-playing the electric on the Rome Sessions.  He then reverted to a Maccaferri with a Stimer p/u which gives a very unique bright sound.

carlos

Have never seen GB with a flat-top

carlos

ArchtopDave;677892" said:

Make your own!  My first attempt at making a guitar - did this under Mark Bailey's guidance.

I'm sure my own wouldn't look like that!

streethawk

georgenadaintl;678530" said:

Have never seen GB with a flat-top

He plays a nylon stringed acoustic on some youtube vids. Buzzy as hell.