Brown - Archtops

[Tad Brown]

Thanks Rob!

Here are a few videos from the La Conner Guitar Festival last weekend.

Live from the Waterfront Cafe in La Conner Washington, The Single Petal Of A Rose, from Duke Ellington's "The Queen's Suite"

Performed by guitarist Sean McGowan on a 16" Oval Hole Acoustic Archtop.

Adirondack spruce, red maple, African blackwood. 10 gram bridge, harmonically tuned tailpiece, James May Ultratonic pickup into a Henriksen Bud and PA.



Live from the Yacht Club in La Conner Washington, "My Romance", from The Rodgers And Hart Song Book, performed by guitarist Sean McGowan

17" Acoustic Archtop, adirondack spruce, red maple, African blackwood. 10 gram bridge, harmonically tuned tailpiece,

Dual source pickup system - James May Ultratonic and Armstrong floating P90 into a Henriksen Bud and PA.



Live from the Yacht Club in La Conner Washington - Guitarist Sean McGowan performing Miles Davis' "All Blues" on his 16" True Blue archtop.

Adirondack spruce, red maple, honduras rosewood, Ron Ellis P90, Henriksen Bud and PA. Lapis lazuli crystal blue finish...

[Rwpierce]

Gorgeous work!!

[Dogma]

These all appear to be photos - very good photos, but quiet!

[Tad Brown]

Originally Posted by Dogma

These all appear to be photos - very good photos, but quiet!

The photos were linked to uncompressed videos which can still be found on the website below, but perhaps Youtube is preferable to the forum.

Here's another stunning performance by Sean McGowan, playing J.S. Bach's 'Cello Suite No.1 Prelude' on guitar at the 2023 La Conner Guitar Festival.
16" Oval Hole Acoustic Archtop - Adirondack spruce, red maple, African blackwood, 10 gram bridge, harmonically tuned tailpiece, James May Ultratonic pickup, Henriksen Bud amp.

[J.R. Rogers]

Wow - Sean is a phenomenal player. Your archtops sound really great, Tad! All beautiful but I love the look of the oval soundhole design.

JR