How My Archtop Sounds

[louparte]

I don't play like most guitar players. I record my guitar in larger
orchestrations I compose on synths. The guitar I record with most often is
my Mr. Binh arch-top, usually plugged in with tremolo. My archtop-playing is
minimalist, I slide around mostly on unvoiced chords. On flat-tops, I finger-pick
or strum.

I managed to finish a recording today (23 August 2014). It's the only music
I've finished in a year. If anyone is curious how my archtop sounds. All of
the guitar parts here are played on it.



Composed and recorded in my bedroom on Auria, ioDock, Korg M3m, Kawai
K1, Roland Sonic Cell, my big Vietnamese arch-top, Kent Armstrong mini-
humbucker plugged into JoeMeek VC3 and Lexicon MPX110 (tremolo).

Sequenced and early mix on Korg M3. Finished tracks in Auria. Probably
less-than-optimum mix. I'm happy with the arch-top sound.

[newton]

Originally Posted by louparte

I don't play like most guitar players. I record my guitar in larger orchestrations I compose on synths. The guitar I record with most often is my Mr. Binh arch-top, usually plugged in with tremolo. My archtop-playing is minimalist, I slide around mostly on unvoiced chords. On flat-tops, I finger-pick or strum.

I managed to finish a recording today (23 August 2014). It's the only music
I've finished in a year. If anyone is curious how my archtop sounds. All of
the guitar parts here are played on it.

Congrats on wrapping up your recording session. Job well done man. I have a Guild F4CE that I currently have strung with Cleartone Nickel Plated .10 gauge lights to serve as my main electric guitar for awhile. So, I was wondering what strings work best for you when you record with your Guild F47CE?

[louparte]

Originally Posted by newton

Congrats on wrapping up your recording session. Job well done man. I have a Guild F4CE that I currently have strung with Cleartone Nickel Plated .10 gauge lights to serve as my main electric guitar for awhile. So, I was wondering what strings work best for you when you record with your Guild F47CE?

I never use electric strings on my Guild acoustics. I use .11's PB's either D'Addario or Elixir on the F65ce (the cutaway). But that model is not as conducive to playing pick-up only as the F4CE. I've always liked the F4ce models. It's where the idea of the F65ce came from. But mine is much more of an acoustic guitar. In fact, it has beautiful acoustic tone.

On the arch-top on that song, I'm using the same strings I use on my acoustics - except I use .10's.