[OddManOut]

Originally Posted by Richard Mott

OddMan, I just listened to the original recording you posted, somehow I’d missed it. But what great push and cut this guitar has! It’s almost like a mini-clinic on what makes an acoustic archtop great and so different from a flattop. I especially was struck by the great “push” of the single note lines—so much energy out in front.

Agreed...it has a snappy attack and a lot of cut as compared to a flattop. It also has more bass presence, more overtones, and more sustain than a traditional archtop. Kind of a tonal melding between an archie and a flattop.

A flattopper's archtop, perhaps.