archtop
Curved acoustic guitar
An archtop is a type of guitar with a curved, violin-like top rather than a flat soundboard.
The design produces a distinctive warm, mellow tone favored in jazz: He played a vintage archtop through a small tube amp.
Archtops typically have f-shaped sound holes like orchestral string instruments.
The term also works as an adjective: archtop guitar, archtop bass.
Resonance opening in strings
- soundholeOpening in acoustic instrument
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- bindingLegally or morally required
pickguard · floating bridge · tailpiece · cutaway · bout · bracing · back · sides
Instrument brand or cocktail
- EpiphoneGuitar manufacturer brand
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- workshopPlace for making or learning
woodworking · carving · graduating · voicing · setup · restoration · custom
Suspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- comboItems grouped together
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
improvisation · comping · rhythm guitar · gig · session
Moderately heated, or friendly
amplified · unplugged · resonance · sustain · projection · tone · timbre · feedback
Before a conflict
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- originalFirst or inventive
- reissuePublish anew
- patinaSurface film from aging
provenance · investment · auction · rare · mint · hangover
f-hole
Resonance opening in strings
binding · pickguard · floating bridge · tailpiece · cutaway · bout · bracing · back · sides · neck
Gibson
Instrument brand or cocktail
- EpiphoneGuitar manufacturer brand
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
workshop · woodworking · carving · graduating · voicing · setup · restoration · custom
swing
Suspended recreational seat
standards · improvisation · comping · rhythm guitar · gig · session
warm
Moderately heated, or friendly
acoustic · amplified · unplugged · resonance · sustain · projection · tone · timbre · feedback · hollow
prewar
Before a conflict
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- originalFirst or inventive
- reissuePublish anew
patina · provenance · investment · auction · rare · mint · hangover
archtopflat-top
Short hair, level surface
flattop · solid body · solid-body · solidbody · dreadnought
top, arch, architect, arched, architecture, arching, arches, archer, archery