Archtop Guitar Body Resonances

[@danfurr1907]

Awesome, informative video!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

4:15 The Acoustic sound actually reminds me of a Martin Backpacker Guitar but more refined as the body is bigger.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

3:56 It sounds kinda like those Martin Guitars

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

3:55 Yes it's an Archtop Acoustic-Electric, the Acoustic sound is very akin to like an Archtop version of a D45, the D45-Ar.

[@baxter77piano]

It would be nice to hear them plugged in though!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The Amplified Sound is good but even then the Acoustic sound makes it an Acoustic-Electric Guitar

[@ESANANIKONE]

Man this is exactly what it seems lacking in all my electric guitars ! I might need to contact you to order one :)

[@ronlight7013]

Useful demonstration, but I think it would be helpful to also demonstrate the resonance of something like a Casino, a full-hollowbody thinline. I wonder if that splits the difference between the Gretsch and the 335 and maybe falls a little closer to your own designs.

[@GrezGuitars]

+Ron Light - Yes, I agree, but, I didn't have a thin line hollow body hanging around at that moment. I do make them and they do a good job of being a more comfortable but still fairly rich sounding archtop. Really they are even a little more full sounding with the totally unimpeded top, but that's a different sound than a semi-hollowbody. For this video I'm trying to show that you can get close with a semi-hollowbody, for those who want the tonal character of a semi but with more low richness.

[@whimpypatrol5503]

I was wondering about a gretsch for comparison and also how much of that extra resonance the pups catch. And how different pups sound. I personally don't like PAFs for myself and appreciate filtertrons. I suspect more than 50% of the sound quality comes from the pups and AMP

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

4:35 That's more like it, it sounds more like those Taylor Acoustic-Electric Guitars w/ Magnetic Pickups.

[@MrScotchpie]

I have an acoustic arch top guitar from the 1930s. It was handmade in London by a maker who only made these guitars for professionals in the Big Bands of the day. It is deeper than yours. Maybe half to twice as deep. Is there a reason why it was so deep or why modern guitars much slimmer?

[@GrezGuitars]

Greater body depth was and is still common in acoustic archtops. As the instruments became electric gutiars more than acoustic over time, body depth was reduced for greater comfort and in some cases to reduce lower frequency feed-back. There is some diminishment of the lowest frequencies as body depth is reduced but if the instrument will primarily be played plugged into an amp, this can be restored somewhat. So for many it is a reasonable trade off.

[@stephen212]

What's the acoustic guitar hanging on the wall above the printer?

[@GrezGuitars]

+stephen212 , That's one of my acoustics with a salvaged old growth redwood top. There is a better photo of this guitar in the November 2015 issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine, page 100. It's just slightly over a standard OM size.

[@stephen212]

+Grez Guitars Thanks. I don't see pricing or dealer info on your website. Clue me in!

[@GrezGuitars]

Most of the time I sell direct. At the moment (2015) a new acoustic build is about $2,500 plus or minus a little depending on what exactly you want. The best bet is to email me, [e-mail] or even call, you can get my number of my website, www.grezguitars.com

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

So you're creating a new type of Guitar, a thin bodied Travel Archtop Acoustic-Electric.