Members dangerine49 Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 That was a great video about altering picks and attack on an archtop. I have used many of those tips, but I only like medium picks so I change the way I hold my picks and also use my bare fingers and nails to vary tone. My first guitar and still a player, a '58 Gretsch New Yorker: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 That was a great video about altering picks and attack on an archtop. I have used many of those tips, but I only like medium picks so I change the way I hold my picks and also use my bare fingers and nails to vary tone. My first guitar and still a player, a '58 Gretsch New Yorker: Nice burst and some very graceful f-holes on that guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordchunker Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 I love them, have owned a bunch of them, but I keep trading them off. I think I like the tone of the gypsy jazz guitars a little better, and for the most part they are much louder. GREAT for chunking chords on, but if you dig in it really has a bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretplay Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 Talking archtop lets not forget the master of all arch tops, Hofner.Yes a German guitar, it was German makers that started the USA market Gibson, Martin etc.Hofner may be forgotten or even unkown stateside but these guitars drove Europe in the fifties and early sixties, look at the early Beatles no less. Today you can pick up a 60s hand made hollow body archtop Hofner Verithin, the best of Hofners models for a fraction of it's USA cousin a Gibson 330 or Epipi Casino but for how long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 You guys already know what I have, don't you? Eastman acoustic archtop. And beacause it has a floating Armstrong pickup, I can either play it acoustically or plug it into its companion amp: Beautiful guitar, plays great and really sounds nice, although I'm still experimenting with strings, hoping to find the "best of both worlds" (great acoustic tone and great amplified tone with the same strings). For pure acoustic use, though, I think it would only be my number three, behind my Djangobox and my classical. But it excels in low-volume, almost acoustic situations... and at home practice. I wish it wasn't in storage in another country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 Talking archtop lets not forget the master of all arch tops, Hofner. I love those Vintage Hofner archtops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 Oh, and as far as "wants" go, I wouldn't mind owning an old Gibson acoustic archtop (L5, L50, Lwhatever)... or an ES-150/ES-150 copy (more for the CC pickup than for the acoustics, though). But my GAS is till under control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted November 21, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 (more for the CC pickup than for the acoustics, though). You could just get the pup. It'd be cool to have a Stimer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 It'd be cool to have a Stimer. True that. And a Peche A La Mouche amp. [YOUTUBE]Jr5o6rZ1kFU[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]LAbOJIXoIVo[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted November 21, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 That's the exact electric archtop sound I want! Just a little grit in the single lines and the breakup on the chords is gorgeous. I'm hoping that I can find that sound with a small speaker tube amp. Too scared to look up the price on that peche. I need to sit down with my Epi Valve Jr and an EQ and see if I can get that sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted November 21, 2010 Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 That's the exact electric archtop sound I want! Just a little grit in the single lines and the breakup on the chords is gorgeous. I'm hoping that I can find that sound with a small speaker tube amp. Too scared to look up the price on that peche. I need to sit down with my Epi Valve Jr and an EQ and see if I can get that sound. As far as I know, they don't even make a 110V version anyway. A single coil pickup (stimer, DeArmond) is probably another big part of that tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mblight Posted November 22, 2010 Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 Got one. not the greatest sound but always gets lots of looks and questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diddybow Posted November 22, 2010 Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted November 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 Super collection, diddybow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted November 22, 2010 Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 Here is a review of the Godin Kingpin I. It also comes without a pickup or as the Kingpin II which has two P90's. I've played one unplugged and it is a beautiful guitar to hold and, of course, to play. It is also a little lighter than what you might expect. [YOUTUBE]SpyWLrxEuX0[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted November 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 My dad knows her. We had a jam session with her at his house several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted November 22, 2010 Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 This, in either finish... I played one (in natural finish) at a local store and it felt like a big old archtop guitar. They want $700 for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roughtrade Posted November 22, 2010 Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 Well, I thought I knew what I wanted, but all these posts have confused my emotions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members meandi Posted November 22, 2010 Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 From scratch. Before finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 23miles Posted November 23, 2010 Members Share Posted November 23, 2010 Got - the Loar LH 300 Want - Gibson ES-120 Know - You don't strum em like a flat top and they sure are fun to play. I think the Gibson ES-120 looks better as an Epiphone Granada. Here is my 1963 Granada which I have had all of its life: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted November 25, 2010 Members Share Posted November 25, 2010 I got 2 Danedettos: Wouldn't mind a big-box archtop - an old Kay or a new Loar or Eastman would be nice. Godin 5th Avenues are kinda kool too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anni_Lover Posted January 13, 2011 Members Share Posted January 13, 2011 I've got a Gretsch G100CE as you can see in my avatar. I absolutely love it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted January 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 13, 2011 I love the looks of that Gretsch, Anni, and I almost got one. Any clips? Just recently I got an Epiphone Zephyr Regent, basically a one-pup ES-175. I should be getting it back from getting setup soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordchunker Posted January 13, 2011 Members Share Posted January 13, 2011 Miss my Grestch G-100. I had an Epi Emporer Regent, but honestly I`ve come to the conclusion that I do not like floating pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted January 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hey, Chordchunker, what don't you like about floating pups? I've got one on my Washburn HB15 (thinline archie, think Gibson ES-125T) and I like it. Though I'm excited about my Epi's body-mounted humbucker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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