Seriously craving a PS Archtop.

[Tag]

Again. Big league. A big, beautiful new original spec archtop with all the trimmings and then some.

That's all........
For now.

 

[WA Paul]

Cue music swell in the background!

 

[dogrocketp]

I've have to make do with a Guild for a number of years. It looks like the stars will never align for a PRS.

 

[ViperDoc]

Again. Big league. A big, beautiful new original spec archtop with all the trimmings and then some.

That's all........
For now.

SPRUCE?

 

[RedGuitars]

 

[RedGuitars]

 

[Tag]

I've have to make do with a Guild for a number of years. It looks like the stars will never align for a PRS.

There is NOTHING wrong with Guilds! I had a Starfire IV and VI, an X500, Johnny Smith and Artist Award. Among the finest guitars I have ever been lucky enough to own!!

 

[Tag]

SPRUCE?

I am pretty sure, yes. But, a thick flamed Chevron figured Maple top still calls.


...Brazzy neck and fretboard, 57/08 pups, Maple binding, Artist 3 purfling on neck and body, Americana birds, and master volume and tone knobs only. I want to keep the top as free as possible for maximum acoustic resonance. I think that's why Spruce will win out. TONE!

 

[AaeCee]

Hope you find one, and IMO a spruce top on that model is essential, with a lively, immediate resonance like no other.

I grabbed one from the 'Archtop Jazz' run of a few years ago, and it became an immediate favorite.

 

[WA Paul]

I am pretty sure, yes. But, a thick flamed Chevron figured Maple top still calls.


...Brazzy neck and fretboard, 57/08 pups, Maple binding, Artist 3 purfling on neck and body, Americana birds, and master volume and tone knobs only. I want to keep the top as free as possible for maximum acoustic resonance. I think that's why Spruce will win out. TONE!

Oh yeah! Pattern vintage neck carve? Or are you staying with the 25” scale?

 

[Tag]

Oh yeah! Pattern vintage neck carve? Or are you staying with the 25” scale?

25" but I want the pattern vintage neck carve!
I'm going with the 25" because on the 594 the tone post for the separate bridge and tailpiece is over twice as big. I want the top to resonate as much as possible, thus the original pre HB2 bracing,1 piece bridge/tailpiece, and a Master volume and tone knob only.

 

[ViperDoc]

I am pretty sure, yes. But, a thick flamed Chevron figured Maple top still calls.


...Brazzy neck and fretboard, 57/08 pups, Maple binding, Artist 3 purfling on neck and body, Americana birds, and master volume and tone knobs only. I want to keep the top as free as possible for maximum acoustic resonance. I think that's why Spruce will win out. TONE!

With respect to keeping the top as free as possible, what about putting your master volume and tone pots on either a floating pickguard or the ebony tailpiece? I don't think I've ever see pots on a tailpiece before. Would that be cool?

 

[dogrocketp]

There is NOTHING wrong with Guilds! I had a Starfire IV and VI, an X500, Johnny Smith and Artist Award. Among the finest guitars I have ever been lucky enough to own!!

I’m playing an X170 for about 20 years now. Before that an X700 that was a casualty of the divorce.

 

[Tag]

I’m playing an X170 for about 20 years now. Before that an X700 that was a casualty of the divorce.

The 170s are nice, and the X700s are phenomenal! I would take one over an electric L5 every time!