Hi all,
I had these out and saw a good photo opportunity to send to an interested friend.
Its interesting to compare the shapes and proportions of these three 17" archtops from the 50's era, and just posted this to the jazz forum.
I thought some here might also appreciate a look.
They are from left to right:
1949 Gibson L-7c, 1950 Epiphone Triumph Regent and 1956 Guild X-175 Manhattan
I think its interesting to see three 17" cutaways lined up this way......common influences, and attempts for each to have an individual look all come into play.
Oh yes...its the Guild forum now........that '56 X-175 is a wonderful electric archtop guitar! Quite beautiful too.
My own take on these is.....the Epi's big and kind of awkward looking, but a great acoustic archtop...the Gibson....well its hard to beat that classic style. The Guild has the best features of both.
Hope you enjoy!
D
I had these out and saw a good photo opportunity to send to an interested friend.
Its interesting to compare the shapes and proportions of these three 17" archtops from the 50's era, and just posted this to the jazz forum.
I thought some here might also appreciate a look.
They are from left to right:
1949 Gibson L-7c, 1950 Epiphone Triumph Regent and 1956 Guild X-175 Manhattan
I think its interesting to see three 17" cutaways lined up this way......common influences, and attempts for each to have an individual look all come into play.
Oh yes...its the Guild forum now........that '56 X-175 is a wonderful electric archtop guitar! Quite beautiful too.
My own take on these is.....the Epi's big and kind of awkward looking, but a great acoustic archtop...the Gibson....well its hard to beat that classic style. The Guild has the best features of both.
Hope you enjoy!
D
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