The Goldtop Les Paul and the Les Paul Custom were a significant new direction for a traditional archtop guitar manufacturer ...

Perhaps any good electric guitar could do the job ... throw a dart at the D’Angelico hollowbody catalogue and come up trumps with a top-quality archtop for jazz. But the D’Angelico Excel EXL-1, a ...

Harmony Guitars has brought a classic – and in many cases sought after – archtop back from the dead in the shape of the H62 Reissue, and it might just be one of the coolest jazz guitars of the year.

Palen may not be a musician, but during the past three years, he has earned the respect of jazz guitarists throughout the world. When these professionals pick up one of Palen’s archtop guitars ...

six steel-stringed instrument with a distinct arched top and the rich sound you’ll hear in a Chet Atkins song or Wes Montgomery jazz guitar solo. Archtop guitars, which are considered pretty ...

It will take several repeated listening sessions to discover all the layers of this album, as it is rich in ideas and clever arrangements; a delightful musical experience for sure, for anybody who ...

Legendary instrument maker Orville Gibson invented the archtop guitar in the 1890s, creating a sweet sound that's a favorite among jazz, swing and some blues guitar players. That's why Peter ...

In 1932, John D’Angelico opened up a guitar shop in New York City’s Little Italy neighborhood where he built and sold handmade archtop jazz guitars. The foundation of his design principles came from ...