archtop

Changing pick ups on an old archtop hollowbody but there are no pick up cavities, the old pick ups were attached directly to the wood using a sticky foam pad. Any suggestions on which pickups would work well for this? Any advice on the foam would be appreciated as well. Thanks

Hey everyone who clicked on this thread! I recently bought the Ibanez AF55 for the purpose of modding it and turning it into a good jazz box. If it can help, I'd like to get a sound that's close to the "D" sound in this video: Absolutely no idea if it's achievable. I figured it's a sound that I...

I went looking for a Martin CF-1 archtop. The only natural I could purchase had been altered with the addition of a second pickup etc.. None of the sellers with a non-sunburst/altered guitar would ship to Canada. Oh well -- someday. The sunbursts all looked like the sprayer was doing ojt -- not...