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Acoustic (non-electric) archtop guitars are becoming hard to find...post photos of yours here!

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Comment by FloridaGull on April 30, 2013 at 11:27am

A 1964 Gibson ES-125 at Wolfe Guitars in Jupiter, FL:

http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-es-125-1964-ice-tea-burst

They are asking $2175...

Enjoy!

Comment by Edward Sparks on October 29, 2012 at 1:43pm

Anyone used or heard one of these?  I have three archtops and I would like a pickup on two of them...this looks good and I have had great experience with Bill Lawrence soundhole pickups in the past...

Bill Lawrence A-400 Magnetic Pickup for Archtop

Comment by Edward Sparks on August 24, 2012 at 8:15pm

Cool, that's what I would do too.  Thanks! Edward

Comment by Jim Yates on August 24, 2012 at 6:12pm

I have been going right into the board.

Comment by Edward Sparks on August 24, 2012 at 5:09pm

Okay, I see it now.  How do you like the pickup?  Are you using a preamp, is so, what kind? Thanks! 

Comment by Jim Yates on August 24, 2012 at 4:29pm

Edward, mine's a Fishman.  I used just the saddle.  Luckily it matched the posts on the Gretsch bridge bass.  I didn't want to sacrifice the stairstep bridge.  Since the Gretsch was rosewood, they didn't match, so I eventually took a black magic marker to the Gratch rosewood to make it match the Fishman ebony.

Comment by Edward Sparks on August 24, 2012 at 1:11pm

Hey Jim, What kind of pickup did you install?  I know Fishman makes a archtop guitar pickup that is built into their own archtop bridge, but yours is a Grestch stairstep bridge???  I have a Epiphone Zenith archtop made in 1948 and I would love to put in a bridge pickup...

Comment by Jim Yates on August 24, 2012 at 9:07am

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Comment by Jim Yates on August 24, 2012 at 8:56am

I'm quite happy with the acoustic, non-cutaway version of this guitar.  I have installed a pick-up, but I payed about the same price for mine.  Made in China.

Comment by Edward Sparks on August 24, 2012 at 8:27am

Wow, that is a great price for the Grestch Sync...Is this one of the Electromatic models made overseas? 

 

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