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Old 10-15-2016, 11:11 PM
Mandobart Mandobart is offline
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Originally Posted by Hot Vibrato View Post
Archtops that have magnetic pickups mounted to the top are already compromised from an acoustical standpoint.
A mag pu suspended from the elevated fretboard does not compromise the acoustic tone. Now if someone has gouged out a hole in the soundboard that's a different story.

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Originally Posted by Hot Vibrato View Post
Eastman is probably your least expensive option if you want an archtop that sounds nice acoustically. But for a good plugged in tone, the Gretsch guitars are possibly your best bet. I've been impressed with the look and sound of their budget archtops.
I agree on the Eastman archtops. Their pu equipped guitars are definitely not compromised acoustically, btw. I've found no tone I liked from the new Gretsch's I've played thus far, but they are several hundred $$ less than the Eastman's.
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