Three Guild Archtops

Rich Cohen

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Here ya go Jaguar. My three Guild archtops: on the left, the 2004 X-700 Benedetto, in the middle the 1963 A-500, and on the right, the 2001 Artist Award Benedetto. I put Thomastik Infelds on the X-700 and Artist Award yesterday, and had a hard time trying to stop playing them.
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Wow! Just wow! Stunning guitars in a beautiful garden setting. Archtops, to me, aren't just musical instruments. They are pieces of art. I literally put an archtop on a stand and just stare at it for its beauty. And you've got a helluva art collection. Thanks for sharing (so I can stare while you gloat)!! :)
 

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Geez Louise! Having all three masterpieces to compare at the same time is extraordinary. Rich, how would you summarize the differences in sound between these beauties? Do you have a favorite or is that just a really stupid question?
 

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Geez Louise! Having all three masterpieces to compare at the same time is extraordinary. Rich, how would you summarize the differences in sound between these beauties? Do you have a favorite or is that just a really stupid question?
Right now it’s the AA. But tomorrow......
 

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Wow! Great photos, great guitars, great garden! Not sure how you find time to garden with those guitars within easy reach!

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Rich:
Bet your hands and fingers are cleaner when you play any of those than they are when you clean them from trip to grocery store.
Really beautiful!!!!
 

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Man oh man, you know how to have a garden party! Stunning.
 

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Rich, I am self taught, and according to my wife a very slow learner.
 

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Fantastic guitars. I really like the close up photos of the pickups where you get to see some of the finer details. The binding on the AA and the A-500 is amazing.
 

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Beautiful Trio Rich!

Thanks for the giving us a look....
Not easy to do, but can you possibly put into words how the acoustic voices of the A-500 and the AA Benedetto compare?
 

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Beautiful Trio Rich!

Thanks for the giving us a look....
Not easy to do, but can you possibly put into words how the acoustic voices of the A-500 and the AA Benedetto compare?

Yes, how do they sound unplugged?

walrus
 
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