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Originally Posted by ArchtopNYC
You can blues on anything. That said, I think there's probably nothing worse than a floating pickup archtop for playing at any volume. The feedback could easily be an issue playing to 50-100 people.
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I've done way more gigs than I can count using an archtop with a floating pickup. While feedback
can be an issue, I've not had too much trouble. It's certainly no worse than an amplified flat top. However, once you get past a certain stage volume, an acoustic archtop with a floating pickup becomes the wrong tool for the job. But if you're playing drummerless, or with a tasteful drummer at a reasonable stage volume, an archtop with a magnetic pickup can be magic. Blues sounds great on an archtop.
You can cut down on feedback by orienting your rig so that your body is between the guitar and the amp (behind and to the right). Also, avoid being near the bass amp or subwoofer, or your archtop
will howl.