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I've owned some 90 or so archtop's. But have since limited myself to only 3, not counting 2 nylons, and 2 flattop's.
Here's a few of them...
An Artist Award, and a rare Napolitano Prima Vera. Most of these were shot with an iPhone 6, long before I began buying camera gear, which is an entirely different rabbit hole.
the blu Super Eagle
a trio of SE's, from the days when they were cheap...
a Wesmo
my second archtop, a Yamaha AE1200 S, which was purchased before the buying frenzy began
the stately Heritage Golden Eagle Florentine
a rare Heritage JS, in a rather vintage shade that I've never seen on another
okay, no photo shoot is worth anything without some audio gear
a Heritage Gretsch, and a Heritage Kenny Burrell, essentially kissin' cousins
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08-23-2022 03:44 PM
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Wow!
Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
I've owned some 90 or so archtop's. But have since limited myself to only 3, not counting 2 nylons, and 2 flattop's.
Here's a few of them...
An Artist Award, and a rare Napolitano Prima Vera. Most of these were shot with an iPhone 6, long before I began buying camera gear, which is an entirely different rabbit hole.
the blu Super Eagle
a trio of SE's, from the days when they were cheap...
a Wesmo
my second archtop, a Yamaha AE1200 S, which was purchased before the buying frenzy began
the stately Heritage Golden Eagle Florentine
a rare Heritage JS, in a rather vintage shade that I've never seen on another
okay, no photo shoot is worth anything without some audio gear
a Heritage Gretsch, and a Heritage Kenny Burrell, essentially kissin' cousins
How would you rate them? How do you decide which to play? Do you gig with all of them?
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a fiery Tal Farlow
another sold way too soon, a '73 Super 400
finally, an ES175 in sunburst...took me forever to find the right guitar in SB
a honey burst Golden Eagle, w/ an L5 style pick guard made from ebony, of course
the trio of Super's. Okay, the SKB doesn't count, but they play the same
a mystery guitar... an Aria PE180 w/a DeArmond floating pup
the first real 18” Archtop acquired, a Heritage SE, which I later dubbed, Lady Rose
I probably spent way too much on this WU finishing it out, but I couldn't resist doing it right, w/a Pete Biltoft CC and all of the extra trimming's. Extra Credit if you can spot the extra wide Matt Cushman ebony bridge...oop's I gave it away.
an Ibanez...
My boy Humphrey...I miss him so. Okay, so just a few from back in the day. Thx for looking.
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I’m a closeted Gibson fanatic, for once you’ve owned a nice L5, I’ve been blessed to own 3, you’re hooked forever. Originally Posted by charleyrich99
But for acoustic’s, which I include guitars with floaters, my finest sounding was a Campellone Deluxe. Man, what a nice guitar! Yes, sold because it was near the beginning of the journey and I had too many others I desired to sample.
When you’ve got 15 archtop’s, you simply lick your finger with your eyes closed, point and say, that one.
I’m merely a home player. Bossa Nova and ballads move me. But I love to listen to someone with real chops!
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The lure of the gear is strong . . .
There are still days when I wish I had bought your Wu archtop roundhole
But as Jim says, "It's not like I would have kept it if I had."
Shiro Tsuji D'A, my first spiffy archtop
Tacoma AJ-22, around 2016 I was down to one guitar and this was The One:
Ca. 1934 Gibson L-75, toward the end of a chain of 1929-34 archtop round-hole Gibsons:
Epiphone Wildkat, the $100 Challenge Project then given to my adult son:
The Epiphone TriStone -- part Triumph, part Blackstone:
1957 ES-225T, one of a chain of about six, as nice as any Gibson neck I have ever owned:
1962 ES-330, Grant Green all night. Wish I'da . . .
They come and they go. You can only play one at a time.
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It took me a while to get through this awesome thread. Hyperventilating from the beautiful archtop photos slows me down.
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Greg, those are the days when I was living vicariously through your NGD posts. I learned a lot. I’v had my share of great ones as well, and when my Campy arrives in a few weeks I expect that, between it and my Trenier Model E I will have the best of any I have owned here at the same time. Thanks for all the entertainment and education your purchases have provided for me. Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
a fiery Tal Farlow
another sold way too soon, a '73 Super 400
finally, an ES175 in sunburst...took me forever to find the right guitar in SB
a honey burst Golden Eagle, w/ an L5 style pick guard made from ebony, of course
the trio of Super's. Okay, the SKB doesn't count, but they play the same
a mystery guitar... an Aria PE180 w/a DeArmond floating pup
the first real 18” Archtop acquired, a Heritage SE, which I later dubbed, Lady Rose
I probably spent way too much on this WU finishing it out, but I couldn't resist doing it right, w/a Pete Biltoft CC and all of the extra trimming's. Extra Credit if you can spot the extra wide Matt Cushman ebony bridge...oop's I gave it away.
an Ibanez...
My boy Humphrey...I miss him so. Okay, so just a few from back in the day. Thx for looking.
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2B - your camera skills are on a par with your taste in guitars - excellent!
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What a beautiful collection. One which really caught my eye because I almost bought one was the Napolitano Prima Vera. Bill Fender had one just like this all blond, flamed and loaded with binding. And the top of that headstock- wow! It was between this and a blond Campellone Special which I bought.
My collection at its largest was 9, now down to a sensible 5, including a 1994 Emperor Regent in the often advertised Antique Sunburst - which I have an odd obsession for.
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90 archtops? Really?
In how many years?
You didn't have gas, you had a disease.
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I’m not alone with guitars no longer residing with me.
Post ‘em if you’ve got’em!
I know Danny W. has some along with absolutely beautiful photos!
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From 2012 to 2016. Gulp! Originally Posted by wintermoon
What’s even stranger is that I can individually name and recall every one of them…in order of their arrival. A total wasteland of guitars in one section of my brain.
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
From 2012 to 2016. Gulp!
What’s even stranger is that I can individually name and recall every one of them…in order of their arrival. A total wasteland of guitars in one section of my brain.
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I remember that one. It was a real player with a finish burst to match. Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
The lure of the gear is strong . . .
There are still days when I wish I had bought your Wu archtop roundhole
But as Jim says, "It's not like I would have kept it if I had."
Shiro Tsuji D'A, my first spiffy archtop
Tacoma AJ-22, around 2016 I was down to one guitar and this was The One:
Ca. 1934 Gibson L-75, toward the end of a chain of 1929-34 archtop round-hole Gibsons:
Epiphone Wildkat, the $100 Challenge Project then given to my adult son:
The Epiphone TriStone -- part Triumph, part Blackstone:
1957 ES-225T, one of a chain of about six, as nice as any Gibson neck I have ever owned:
1962 ES-330, Grant Green all night. Wish I'da . . .
They come and they go. You can only play one at a time.
What a gorgeous collection! What did you think of that Bartolini 5J?
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I loved that movie. Especially the way the Gopher danced! Hilarious. Originally Posted by wintermoon
Okay, gimme a second while I meditate on it.
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Archtop - Purchase price - Sold price
95 Washburn J6S in rare wineburst - $700 s $1k
94 Washburn J6S in black $500 s $700
07 Epi Regent in sunburst $400 s $450
10 Epi 175 in sunburst $350 s $400
85 Yamaha AE1200S in blonde $750 s $1400
85 Yamaha AE1200S in sunburst $900 s $1400
85 Yamaha AE1200S in sunburst $ 900 s $1600
95 Guild D25 $350 s $450
98 Guild X500 $1550 s $2900
01 Guild DeArmond X-155 in blonde - 2 of 'em $600, $450, s $800 s $600
01 Guild DeArmond X-135 in blonde $500 s $$600
77 Ibanez 2460 in blonde $ 2300 s $3k
04 D'Angelico EXL1 (Korean) in blonde, burgandy and sunburst - 5 of 'em $800 s $1300
02 Heritage Super Eagle in rose $2850 s $5k trade value
07 Heritage Golden Eagle in blonde$2500 s $3200
08 Heritage Golden Eagle in ebony $2850 s $3200
99 Heritage Golden Eagle in ASB $1700 s $3100
10 Heritage 555 in Amber burst $1650 s $2300
05 Victor Baker Bebop in wine burst $2300 s $3200
04 Vestax NYL2 in blonde $1700 s $3k
04 Vestax NYL2 in blue $1800 s $2500
10 Eastman Pisano in blonde and sunburst - 4 of 'em $1100 s $2k
10 Eastman 810 in sunburst $1k s $1200
12 Eastman 910 in blonde
12 Eastman 371 in sunburst
12 Eastman AJ817 cutaway arched back jumbo in sunburst
07 Heritage Super Eagle in blonde $2700 s $3300
08 Heritage Super Eagle in blue $3k s $3500
03 Heritage Eagle Mahogany in vintage burst $1200 s $1400
10 Custom build non cutaway w/ violin edges in natural $1300 s $1900
10 Peerless Monarch in sunburst $1k s $ 850
10 Peerless Imperial in blonde $e
10 Peerless Cremona 16 in sunburst $1150 s $1450
11 Peerless Cremona 17 in vintage burst $1100 s $1550
98 Guild X170 - 2 blondes, 2 sunbursts
07 Heritage Super Kenny Burrell in sunburst $3600 s $4k
02 Heritage Gretsch 18" in natural $3k s $4k
12 Eastman Jazz 16 in red $1300 s $1400
04 Guild X180 in blonde $1200 s $1600
04 Bourgeois A350 in violin finish $2400 s $3400
99 Heritage 575 in sunburst $1200 s $1400
08 Heritage Sweet 16 in chestnut burst $1700 s $2700
11 Eastman AJ817 non cut in blonde
12 Eastman AJ816 non cut in blonde
12 Loar LH650 in blonde burst
10 Yunzhi Bene in blonde $700 s $1k
11 Gibson BB King in red
12 Gibson BB King in ebony
98 Gibson L5CES in sunburst $2500 s $4400
08 Campellone Deluxe in blonde
98 Napolitano Primavera in blonde $2k s $3200
72 Gibson Super 400 in vintage burst $4k s $6700
08 Gibson L5 WesMo in sunburst $5k s $6500
92 Guild Artist Award in blonde $3150 s $3450
07 Heritage Golden Eagle in vintage sunburst $3450
99 Heritage Super Eagle double humber in natural $2600 s $3750
12 Loar LH650 $1k
94 Heritage Super Eagle single HB $3400
94 Heritage Sweet 16 $2500
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I love that flick too but couldn't stand that rodent, Bill Murray wasn't much better. Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
I loved that movie. Especially the way the Gopher danced! Hilarious.
Okay, gimme a second while I meditate on it.
Chevy was ok but Rodney and Ted stole the show.
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You forgot the Aria PE190 Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
I'm counting around 72, it probably just seemed like it was 90
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Continued…
Guild Benedetto JSA signed $4500 s $6500
ES175 $1750 s $2200
L4CES $3k s $3k
Loar LH650 $750
Loar LH700 $750
Heritage Super Eagle acoustic $3300 s $3750
Aria PE190 $1500 s $2400
Memphis EL300 $1350 s $1750
Alhambra 9P classical $950
Wu 18" $2000
Yunzhi oval hole $750
Epi ES175 $450
Nap Primavera $3200 s $3700
Cremona 16" blonde $1050 s $950 Hines repaired
Cremona 17" sunburst $1350 s $1500
this year…
ES175 $ 2300 s $3k
Heritage Golden Eagle Florentine $4300 s $4800
Eastman 830 Jeff Hale model $650
Eastman AR610 $1500
Seventy Seven Jazz Hawk $1200
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Geez!
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not so fast…doing in order of acquisition - see below. Originally Posted by wintermoon
You forgot the Aria PE190
I'm counting around 72, it probably just seemed like it was 90
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Hey, in my defense I didn’t purchase an archtop between 2016 and 2021. Originally Posted by wintermoon
Oh, and I forgot the 2 Breedlove’s purchased this year.
I think I missed the black GE acquired from the good Dr, later sold to a jazz guitar student in SC. That was a great sell because the kid really needed a guitar.
and the one that got away…. Super 400 CC, for $6500, that I couldn’t raise the bread for!
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I think I tried to buy an Aria PE180 from you once too
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Oh, I thought 2 of those were your gigging guitars? Originally Posted by wintermoon
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