Tone difference between Eastman 371 vs AR 403

[Andy Pegg]

Thanks ugarte, I haven't considered going for a TOM bridge, so I'll bear that in mind. On the issue of the mass of a tailpiece, I have always considered that with an amplified guitar the requirement is to keep the string vibrating for as long as possible (sustain). This means that a low density, flimsy, tailpiece is likely to absorb some of the vibrations and act as a slight damper doesn't it? Maybe the difference that a heavier tailpiece would make would not be discernible, in which case I can save some money!

[sgosnell]

The T145 was replaced by the T146. I'm not certain those are still produced, but they are easily available used. Some people don't like the 1.75" body depth, but I do.

[guido5]

I have a AR371 along with a AR610 and a AR910. The AR371 has a different voice and to my ear anyway captures the ES175 thing quite nicely (enhanced by a DiMarzio 36th Anniversary). The 17 inchers are quite different and quite amazing in different ways, but the Ar371 does things they just can't touch...

[LandWaterSky]

Here's me noodling (poorly, in places) on my AR403 through my little Vox AGA70. Was just trying this out to see if the Vox, through its tube preamp channel, would be able to act as a lighter, smaller alternative for my Jazzamp 112. It actually sounds quite similar!
Lots of pick and finger noise as the iPad was so close to my hands. Apologies for the scrappy doodling, but it should give prospective buyers of these instruments a rough idea of the sound.

Thanks for doing this, Dave.

[pingu]

I have always considered that with an amplified guitar the requirement is to keep the string vibrating for as long as possible (sustain).

You may well know this already ,
if so , sorry

the best guitar for sustain is a solid body ....

archtops are about making some acoustic energy
thats what they do ....
this will necessarily shorten the decay ....