It has always been interesting to me that although there is significant variation in "positive" tonal qualities for a flat top (woody, bluesy, harmonic, dry, etc.), when discussing an archtop, people tend to focus almost exclusively on a narrow range of tonal qualities, and specifically it's suitability for jazz music. I use mine for rockabilly and country, as well as other types of music, and I love the "chop" of an archtop. The percussive quality is really cool and lends itself to great rhythm work.
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