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Finally, an archtop for the CF crowd...
Although Rainsong offered a (now-rare) jazzbox in the mid-90's, and Australian luthier Martin Lewis produced a short-lived carbon-fiber archtop about a decade ago, it looks like Rok Drobun has finally found the formula with his line of Fibertone instruments. Problem is they're produced in Slovenia and not often seen in the US, so if you were interested it was a sight-unseen/unheard custom-order deal - until now - and at a relatively affordable $3500 you're in high-end Eastman territory:
https://www.archtop.com/ac_21FT.html
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It looks like it was in a fire.
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TMK it's this guy's formula of directional CF - it takes on a textured appearance when light hits it at a certain angle...
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I prefer mine.
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The Fibertone in the clip above doesn't sound particularly loud, warm or woody (reverb added and the mic' is quite hot judging by the amount of background noise it is picking up). But perhaps I am missing something?
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As far as the miking/reverb is concerned, I can tell you from personal experience with my own Rainsong jumbos that CF guitars can sometimes be temperamental in that respect - as I discovered on a gig with a run-of-the-mill Shure SM57 - so I wouldn't necessarily use that video clip as my criterion. By the same token Joe eats/sleeps/lives/breathes archtop guitars, so when he describes the Fibertone's voice as being clear, focused, and loud I'd be inclined to favor his evaluation...
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There you go. I said that I was missing something!
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Would definitely be interesting to hear an "honest" sample, recorded with a more appropriate mic position!
In the meantime I'll make do with my own, "non-purified carbon fibre" (aka wood) guitars |
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Love that wood-veneer overlay, but I think Rok -as Martin Lewis before him - was looking to follow more in the mid-20th century tradition of Gibson/Epiphone/D'Angelico/Stromberg while bringing new technology to the table, than seek a different aesthetic as Emerald has done with their entire lineup...
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I think the guitar sounds quite good -- a good sounding jazz pickup to my ears. As noted, it is kind of expensive. I prefer the sound of my Eastman AR910CE which cost considerably less. - Glenn
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Of course, Tim can make anything sound good!
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The main driver for me was that I spend about 6 months/year in the Upper Mojave where my house averages barely 10% RH. When I used to bring my wood guitars there I would be refilling the case humidifiers daily and even then in 24hrs they'd be bone dry.
My solution was to pay $$$ and get some guitars that were immune to the RH problem.
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Where I live, near the USA northwest Pacific coast, the humidity ranges from 30-65% RH the large majority of the time and so rarely is any action needed to combat low humidity issues. So I have been satisfied with wood guitars. But I can sure see the need for CF guitars where it's super dry, for sure! - Glenn
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https://milanomusic.com/eastman-ar91...guitar-blonde/
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I had no idea the price had gone up that much! When I bought mine it was in the mid $2K range. Wow... time flies I guess! Hope all is well for you, Steve! - Glenn
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