Archtop

Gibson Super 400 Archtop Electric Natural, 1969

On March 6, 2023 /

The Gibson Super 400 strode above most others when giant archtops roamed the earth, and is still one of the largest production guitars made. Making its introduction in 1934 as the ‘Super L-5 Deluxe’, the non-cutaway model was quickly joined by a cutaway model, initially named the Super 400 P for ‘Premiere’. The ‘400’ designation was originally a reference to the price.

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Harrison GB Custom Sapele Pomelle, 2013

On February 24, 2023 /

Here we have a very nice Harrison GB Custom with Sapele Pomelle top, built at Douglas Harrison’s shop in Toronto Canada during 2013. Originally the outgrowth of a guitar custom built for the late Gary Benson, a well known Toronto jazz guitarist and educator, the Harrison GB has proven itself popular with an increasing number of players – including Harrison himself at his own gigs!

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Gretsch 6118 Double Anniversary Smoke Green, 1962

On February 21, 2023 /

First introduced in 1958 to mark their 75th anniversary, the two-pickup Gretsch 6118 Double Anniversary was also available with one pickup, as the Anniversary. Using most of the same jigs, fixtures and design as the higher-priced 6120 models, the Gretsch 6118 Double Anniversary features a fully hollow, tone-bar braced laminate Maple body and Maple neck with bound Indian Rosewood fingerboard.

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Guild CE-100 BLD Archtop Electric Blonde, 1979

On February 18, 2023 /

The Guild CE-100 – the Capri – was a very successful model for the company, produced from 1956 to 1984, in one and two pickup versions. A fully hollow, laminate body, single Florentine cutaway archtop model rather like the ES-175, the 1956 Guild CE-100 first had a single Franz single coil pickup in the neck position.

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Gibson ES-150D Electric Double Cutaway Archtop Walnut, 1974

On February 16, 2023 /

Here’s another rarity – the Gibson ES-150D, a double cutaway, full depth hollow body electric archtop built as late as 1974 at the unionized Kalamazoo plant during the Norlin years. Drawing inspiration from the venerable ES-150 model – introduced in 1936 with the ‘Charlie Christian’ pickup and built until 1956 – the Gibson ES-150D is unusual.

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Collings CL Jazz Thinline Archtop Electric Sunburst, 2003

On February 16, 2023 /

The Collings CL Jazz is a rare thing of beauty, functional art manifesting as a thinline hollowbody carved top jazz guitar. The late Bill Collings’ work is some of the best. His work was very well thought out and executed in every way. Build quality, materials selection, fit, finish, sound and playability are top notch.

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Archtop

Gibson Super 400 Archtop Electric Natural, 1969

Harrison GB Custom Sapele Pomelle, 2013

Gretsch 6118 Double Anniversary Smoke Green, 1962

Guild CE-100 BLD Archtop Electric Blonde, 1979

Gibson ES-150D Electric Double Cutaway Archtop Walnut, 1974

Collings CL Jazz Thinline Archtop Electric Sunburst, 2003

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