Archtops - the finest guitars made!

herb

Hey! Lookee here! We have a place for the Gibson archtops, some of the world's finest guitars ever! I'll show you mine, you show me yours! Cool

OK, the third one isn't a Gibson, but it's still an archtop! Wink

The Volitan · Labrador Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 303

I've always thought 335's, 345's and the like, were gorgeous.But they aren't too practical. I play in a blues band now, but I like playing a lot of Rock (like Zep, Hendrix, Sabbath, etc) and I just don't think a 335 would work for that stuff.

herb · Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:14 am Post subject:

Why not? Alvin Lee used a 335 for years. Ted Nugent uses a Byrdland - a full bodied real archtop, not a thin body. Clapton used a 335 in Cream, too. Blues? B.B. King - 355, Freddie King - 345, should I go on?

Scott Williams · Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 4:24 am Post subject:

Archtops! I've loved 'em for years and I don't understand why you don't see many manufacturers(Gibson included) doing anything to cater to this market.
Anyway, in the interest of bandwidth(and some of these photos have already appeared here), I proudly present...

1951 Gibson L-50

1950 Gibson L-50

1948 Gibson L-4

and my current personal favorite acoustic, my 1951 Gibson L-4

Just for kicks, and since Herb posted a "non-Gibson", I submit here my road guitars.

herb · Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:08 am Post subject:

SAguitar · Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:38 am Post subject:

By Archtop, surely you mean a large even-toed ungulate like these, right?

And uh... you don't mind if I call you Shirley, do ya?

Scott Williams · Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:41 pm Post subject:

herb · Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:35 pm Post subject:

Troels · Wolf Joined: 11 Apr 2003 Posts: 536 Location: Denmark

SAguitar · Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:21 pm Post subject:

Lucy said she wanted to get her picture in here again, so... here she is!

herb · Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject:

SAguitar · Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:53 am Post subject:

Hey! Isn't that a Push Me - Pull You?

herb · Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:05 am Post subject:

Yeah, 'tis! Wink

sebcat · Little Guppy Joined: 14 May 2005 Posts: 39

I know they're not Gibsons. I'm working on that. If you look closely there is a Giby in the background.

Scott Williams · Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:54 pm Post subject: